Inorganic Chemistry
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SLiThErs - Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable
Chip Nataro / Lafayette College
Thu, 12/17/2020 - 14:18
A collection of all of the IONiC VIPEr SLiThErs (Supporting Learning with Interactive Teaching: a Hosted, Engaging Roundtable). These events are short presentations on a topic followed by a period of discussion between the presenter and live participants. Each of these events is recorded and posted to the IONiC VIPEr YouTube Channel.
Thermodynamic Analysis of Aqueous Redox Chemistry: Introduction to Latimer and Frost-Ebsworth Diagrams
Max Wallace / Colorado State University Pueblo
Thu, 06/18/2026 - 18:38
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This two-part educational module, comprising a structured in-class activity and a take home assignment, introduces undergraduate inorganic chemistry students to the construction, interpretation, and utility of Latimer and Frost-Ebsworth diagrams.
Rhenium isocyanide complexes from the Figueroa group
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This literature discussion is in honor of Dr. Josh Figueroa, recipient of the 2026 F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry. Josh has done some tremendous work with isocyanide ligands and this paper is but a brief glimpse into this field. The complexes of interest contain carbonyl ligands and isocyanide ligands, so there are plenty of opportunities for students to use group theory to predict the number of IR-active vibrations for these ligands.
From Whiteboard to Spartan: An Integrated Exploration of H2A Molecular Orbitals and Molecular Geometry
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This two-part activity offers an integrated approach to understanding molecular orbitals and molecular geometry. In class, students will first engage in a hands on, qualitative construction of the H2O molecular orbital diagram using symmetry principles and a whiteboard.
Adducts of XeO3
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This literature discussion was prepared as part of the 2025 ACS awards collection in honor of Gary J. Schrobilgen, winner of the M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry.
Replace the Orbitron
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There are several LO's on the site that use the Orbitron which unfortunately is no longer available. Here is another option that should allow use of those LO's.
SLiThEr #61: Resources for teaching cyberinfrastructure skills in the chemistry curriculum
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Here's the video for SLiThEr #61:
Group Theory with WebMO
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Students build several organic molecules in the WebMO builder and examine their symmetry elements and point group. Then students build structures with particular point groups starting from a benzene or cyclohexane structure.
Moleculuar Computation and Visualization in Undergraduate Education (MoleCVUE)
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The MoleCVUE website contains several items that should be of interest to the VIPEr community, especially the activities. Each activity is designed to be ready to deploy in lecture, laboratory, or as homework. There are activities covering all of the major subdisciplines of chemistry (some more than others). Some activities that might be of particular interest to VIPEr are "Group Theory", "VSEPR", and "Electron Configurations of Atoms and Ions". All of the activities are written to use WebMO, but could be adapted for other systems. Most activities are doable with the free or demo versi