The Lewis Dot Structure(s) of Nitryl Fluoride

Submitted by Sheila Smith / University of Michigan- Dearborn on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 20:43
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This is the In Class Activity that I use to review the concepts of Lewis Dot Structures, LDS, (connectivity, resonance, formal charges, etc.) learned in General Chemistry and to introduce new ideas of resonance contributions to the character of the molecule.  The question itself is apparently very simple, but the discussion that it produces can be quite rich and brings in both new and old ideas of LDS, providing both a good review and a good segue into advanced ideas of Lewis Dot Structures.

keeping a lab notebook

Submitted by Adam Johnson / Harvey Mudd College on Thu, 09/13/2012 - 23:19
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I found this great website linked from somewhere a few days or a week ago and already forgot where. But I am teaching organic lab this semester and convinced one of the students to do a little research. As a reward, I am going to buy her, and the whole class, gelly roller pens for keeping their notebooks.

This is a GREAT site that has so much detail on keeping a lab notebook. There is a lot of great stuff in there.

Oxidative Suzuki-Type C-H Functionalization (Learning to Read a Detailed Organic Paper)

Submitted by Matt Whited / Carleton College on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 21:09
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This is a literature excercise I used in my upper-level organometallic course to guide students through some of the important points of a detailed organic/organometallic paper.  I have found that the first hurdles in some of these papers involve getting students to the point where they can understand (a) what specific reaction is being performed, and (b) what the role of each reagent is.  This set of questions includes a mix of material, including some things that are specifically stated in the article and some that are implied or referenced elsewhere.  I found that excercises like this one

Cu/Pd catalysis review article

Submitted by Adam Johnson / Harvey Mudd College on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 20:10

VIPEr user and supporter Melanie Sanford has a recent review article entitled "High-valent organometallic copper and palladium in catalysis." The article reviews the use of high-valent Cu and Pd catalysts for improving the activity, selectivity, and scope of chemical processes. Coauthor Amanda Hickman is my former student (insert paternal pride here).
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v484/n7393/full/nature11008.html

Congratulations Melanie and Amanda!
 

VIPEr Screencast

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 10:27
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This screencast is a brief introduction to some of the features of VIPEr.

New Features!

Submitted by Adam Johnson / Harvey Mudd College on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 19:10

We are in the process of rolling out some new features on VIPEr, and I would like to announce them here.

First: it is now possible for users with faculty status to post file attachments to comments in forum threads (stand alone forums, or the forum attached to an LO).  This is an easy way to show a minor update to a LO without creating an entirely new LO.  If you want to create a more substantial derivative LO, and have it link forwards and backwards to the original, feel free to contact a member of the LC for assistance.

BIT life sciences scam

Submitted by Adam Johnson / Harvey Mudd College on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 22:32

File this one under "if it's too good to be true, its probably too good to be true."

I got a conference invitation to present my work at the 3rd "world congress of Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis" in Beijing this spring. I was intrigued and excited to present, but I have to admit, even from the first email, red flags were going up.  The very first email I got from them said something like they hadn't heard from me after their initial email a few days ago. I put together an abstract and got on the program and was happily planning my trip to China.

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Melanie Sanford named 2011 MacArthur Fellow!

Submitted by Joanne Stewart / Hope College on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:55

Melanie Sanford, organometallic chemistry at the University of Michigan and all-around wonderful person, was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow!

The MacArthur web site describes the award as follows:

The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.

Searching Inorganic Substances in SciFinder: Diverse Compounds, Diverse Strategies

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 13:22
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e-Seminar – Searching Inorganic Substances in SciFinder: Diverse Compounds, Diverse Strategies

 

Thursday, September 22, 2:00 p.m. ET

Rebroadcast: Tuesday, September 27, 6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. ET

 

This e-Seminar explains how to use the SciFinder substance search options to locate inorganic compounds and related information. Presenter Ben Wagner (University at Buffalo) not only covers the basics of name, molecular formula and structure searching but also explores advanced search techniques such as precision analysis that can help researchers find answers for this diverse and complex class of compounds.

 

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Amy Prieto awarded 2011 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship

Submitted by Joanne Stewart / Hope College on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 15:55
According to C&E News (Aug 1, 2011), Amy Prieto, inorganic chemist at Colorado State and valued VIPEr member, was awarded the 2011 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship. "The award recognizes significant contributions to solid-state chemistry by an untenured faculty member at a U.S. instituion." GO AMY!!
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