Synthesis and Molecular Modeling of Sodium Tetrathionate

Submitted by Kim Lance / Ohio Wesleyan University on Sat, 07/17/2010 - 12:01
Description
This experiment is a computational supplement to synthesis of sodium tetrathionate described in "Macroscale Inorganic Chemistry:  A Comprehensive Laboratory Experience".*  Students will synthesize one sulfur oxyanion (tetrathionate), optimize and compute IR spectra for their synthesized product.   In addition, students will predict (using symmetry arguments) and then compute the IR vibrational modes for six additional sulfur oxyanions.  A comparison of theoretical (IR spectra),

Student-Led Organometallics

Submitted by Adam Johnson / Harvey Mudd College on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 19:42
Description

I teach my organometallics course, a junior/senior level half-course, entirely as student-led presentations of the primary literature.  In the past, the course was populated almost entirely with seniors who had already taken a one-semester advanced inorganic course.  This past year, I taught it to juniors and seniors, and the juniors had not taken inorganic yet.  A description of the course first appeared in J. Chem. Educ. in 2007 (link below).  This VIPEr learning object is an update of the original paper based on my experience over the past two years.

Dinitrogen activation with "Side-on" N2 complexes

Submitted by Tarun Narayan / Harvey Mudd College on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 16:49
Description
This powerpoint presentation was created as part of the requirements for Chemistry 165 "Organometallics" at Harvey Mudd College during the fall semester 2009.  The authors of this presentation are Kristine Fong, Eric Nacsa and Tarun Narayan, all from Harvey Mudd College.  The activity consists of three items:  a powerpoint presentation, a script that goes along with the presentation, and a literature review (annotated bibliography) for further reading. 

Shilov Chemistry

Submitted by Allegra Liberman-Martin / UC Berkeley on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 16:29
Description
Description: 
This powerpoint presentation was created as part of the requirements for Chemistry 165 "Organometallics" at Harvey Mudd College during the fall semester 2009.  The authors of this presentation are Allegra Liberman-Martin (Scripps College), Levi Moore (Pomona College), Drexel Proctor (Pomona College) and Giselle Sullivan (Scripps College).  The activity consists of three items:  a powerpoint presentation, a script that goes a

Kevin Shaughnessy's Organometallic Chemistry Course

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 23:48
Description
On this website, Kevin Shaughnessy (of the University of Alabama) has very detailed lecture notes for his course in Organometallic Chemistry (CH609). He also posts problem sets and old exams and provides other resources for students enrolled in a course in organometallic chemistry.

Bioinorganic Chemistry- Metals in Purely Structural Roles

Submitted by Sheila Smith / University of Michigan- Dearborn on Sat, 10/17/2009 - 14:28
Description
This is a discussion leader to bring students into the topic of "Metals in Biochemistry- Structural Roles" by reminding them of pieces they already know from General Chemistry and other courses.

Coordination chemistry via Inorganic Chemistry ASAP

Submitted by Hilary Eppley / DePauw University on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:23
Description
This in-class activity is a fun way to show students how to apply basic concepts of coordination chemistry to complicated systems that appear in a recent issue of Inorganic Chemistry. After quickly reviewing types of ligands (monodentate, chelating, bridging), how we assign charge to ligands and metals in complexes, and the idea of coordination number, I took my class through a number of "real world" examples from the latest ASAP edition of Inorganic Chemistry.

Bioinorganic Techniques in a Nutshell

Submitted by Betsy Jamieson / Smith College on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 14:20
Description
This website is from the Center for Metalloenzyme Studies at the University of Georgia.  It contains brief summaries of common techniques used in bioinorganic chemistry.  I really liked that for each technique lists what kind of information you can obtain, as well as what the limitations of the method are.  It also provides examples of what kinds of questions can be answered with each technique.  It does not provide in-depth information about how each method works, but rather simply lists the basic facts about each technique.  

Computational Organometallic Chemistry

Submitted by Tom Cundari / University of North Texas, Chemistry, CASCaM on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 17:57
Description
Lecture given at NSF-CENTC 2008 workshop on modeling in organometallic chemistry.

Energy Nuggets: MOF’s for CO2 Sequestration

Submitted by Maggie Geselbracht / Reed College on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:50
Description
This literature discussion activity is one of a series of “Energy Nuggets,” small curricular units designed to illustrate: The Role of Inorganic Chemistry in the Global Challenge for Clean Energy Production, Storage, and Use.
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