2016 VIPEr Workshop: Örgânömetâllicâ at the Frontiers of Inorganic Chemistry

VIPEr Workshop: Örgânömetâllicâ at the Frontiers of Inorganic Chemistry

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

June 26 – July 1, 2016

This workshop encoils inorganic faculty, postdocs, and graduate students into the supportive community of scholars known as IONiC (Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemistry). Inorganic chemistry is one of the broadest fields in chemistry, covering the entire Periodic Table of the Elements, yet faculty members tend to be narrowly trained in a single subdiscipline. Stepping into the inorganic classroom, where knowledge of all of the subdisciplines is expected, can be daunting. Collaboration with colleagues from different inorganic subfields is an obvious solution to this problem, but geographical and professional isolation, especially at small institutions, inhibits such collaborations. This workshop provides an opportunity to network and collaborate with other inorganic chemists and to enhance knowledge in the broad topic of organometallic chemistry. The products of this workshop will introduce students to advances in and applications of organometallic chemistry.

The IONiC community supports faculty interaction through its web home, VIPEr (Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource, www.ionicviper.org). Participants in this workshop will learn about the resources on VIPEr and become active VIPEr contributors. The workshop theme, organometallic chemistry, will add a "back to grad school" feel to the workshop, with participants immersing themselves in cutting edge chemistry, learning from leading researchers in the field, and creating new learning opportunities for their students. The research experts for this workshop will be Melanie Sanford and Nate Szymczak from the host institution, Elon Ison from North Carolina State University, and Oleg Ozerov from Texas A&M.

Participants will work collaboratively to develop new teaching materials that provide modern organometallic examples to teach inorganic chemistry concepts. Before the workshop, there will be a short pre-workshop web conference that introduces participants to one another and to the web-based collaboration tools that IONiC uses. Participants and workshop leaders will discuss what resources the participants will want to bring to the workshop.

Our NSF grant will pay for lodging and several meals and all workshop expenses. Attendees must provide their own transportation to the University of Michigan but are encouraged to seek funding from their faculty development programs at their home institutions.

POST-WORKSHOP RESULTS

These are the Learning Objects (LOs) that were produced by the participants at the UM Organometallica TUES workshop!

Leadership Council LOs Developed for the Workshop
LO Title	LO type	Author(s)	Institution
George Stanley Organometallics	Collection	Adam Johnson	Harvey Mudd College
Fischer-Schrock Personality Profile	In-Class Activity	Adam Johnson	Harvey Mudd College
CBC electron counting in an IR catalyst	Problem Set	Chip Nataro	Lafayette College
L igand effects in titration calorimetry from the Angelici lab	Literature Discussion	Chip Nataro	Lafayette College

Team LOs Developed Based on the Expert Talks for the Workshop
LO Title	LO type	Author(s)	Institution
Electrochemical and Carbonyl Frequencies to Explain Ligand Non-Innocence in Organometallic Pincer Complexes	Literature Discussion	Bryan Sears	Emmanuel College
		Craig Donahue	U. Michigan-Dearborn
		David Eichhorn	Wichita State University
		Kristy Mardis	Chicago State University
		Samuel Esarey	University of Michigan
		Terrie Salupo-Bryant	Manchester College

Ni(II) Ni(III) Ni(IV) Electron Counting and Geometries	Problem Set	George Lisensky	Beloit College
		Brandon Quillian	Armstrong State University
		Daniel Kissel	Lewis University
		Jacob Lutter	University of Michigan
		Melanie Sanford	University of Michigan
		Roxy Swails	Lafayette College
		Shirley Lin	United States Naval Academy

Relating ¹H NMR Data to the Electronic Structure of Re(V) Oxo Complexes	Problem Set	Stephanie Poland	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
		Carmen Works	Sonoma State University
		Elon Ison	North Carolina State University
		Eugene Chong	University of Michigan
		Matthew Riehl	Bethany Lutheran College
		Murielle Watzky-Brewer	University of Northern Colorado

Building Molecular Orbitals for a Square Pyramidal Oxorhenium(V) Complex	In-Class Activity	Murielle Watzky-Brewer	University of Northern Colorado
		Carmen Works	Sonoma State University
		Elon Ison	North Carolina State University
		Eugene Chong	University of Michigan
		Matthew Riehl	Bethany Lutheran College
		Stephanie Poland	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Literature Discussion of "Design, synthesis, and carbon-heteroatom coupling reactions of organometallic nickel (IV) complexes."	Literature Discussion	Daniel Kissel	Lewis University
		Brandon Quillian	Armstrong State University
		Emily Sylvester	Wheeling Jesuit University
		George Lisensky	Beloit College
		Jacob Lutter	University of Michigan
		Melanie Sanford	University of Michigan
		Roxy Swails	Lafayette College
		Shirley Lin	United States Naval Academy

Activating H₂: Mechanisms for Catalytic Hydrogenation and Hydroborylation	In-Class Activity	Elizabeth Jensen	Aquinas College
		Kari Stone	Benedictine University
		Mary Grellier	University of Toulouse
		Nate Szymczak	University of Michigan
		Richard Lord	Grand Valley State University
		Santiago Toledo	St. Edward's University

Oxorhenium(V) Methyl, Benzyl, and Phenyl Complexes: New Mechanism for Carbonyl Insertion	Literature Discussion	Matthew Riehl	Bethany Lutheran College
		Carmen Works	Sonoma State University
		Elon Ison	North Carolina State University
		Eugene Chong	University of Michigan
		Murielle Watzky-Brewer	University of Northern Colorado
		Stephanie Poland	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Structure matching: the $64,000 question	In-Class Activity	Kari Stone	Benedictine University
		Elizabeth Jensen	Aquinas College
		Mary Grellier	University of Toulouse
		Nate Szymczak	University of Michigan
		Richard Lord	Grand Valley State University
		Santiago Toledo	St. Edward's University

Kecking over Electron Counting Formalisms? An In-Class Exercise in Counting Electrons for Ru Complexes with Proton-Responsive Ligands in the CBC and Ionic Methods	In-Class Activity	Richard Lord	Grand Valley State University
		Elizabeth Jensen	Aquinas College
		Kari Stone	Benedictine University
		Mary Grellier	University of Toulouse
		Nate Szymczak	University of Michigan
		Santiago Toledo	St. Edward's University

Follow-up quiz/exam questions for Literature Discussion of Electrochemical and Carbonyl Frequencies to Explain Ligand Non-Innocence in Organometallic Pincer Complexes	Problem Set	Kristy Mardis	Chicago State University
		Craig Donahue	Michigan-Dearborn
		David Eichhorn	Wichita State University
		Bryan Sears	Emmanuel College
		Samuel Esarey	University of Michigan
		Terrie Salupo-Bryant	Manchester College

Individual LOs developed for the workshop
LO Title	LO type	Author	Institution
Electron Counting using the Neutral and Ionic Methods	Problem Set	Daniel Kissel	Lewis University
Cyclic voltammetry animations	Web Resources and Apps	George Lisensky	Beloit College
Uses for Character Tables: IR and Raman Spectroscopy	In-Class Activity	Kristy L. Mardis	Chicago State University
Will it Float? Density of a Bowling Ball Activity	In-Class Activity	Terrie Salupo-Bryant	Manchester College
Reaction Report	In-Class Activity	Roxy Swails	Lafayette College
(Trispyrazolylborate)coppercarbonyl structure, IR spectroscopy, and electrochemistry	Problem Set	David Eichhorn	Wichita State University
Determination of the O-H stretching frequency by isotopic substitution using IR spectroscopy	Lab Experiment	Kari Stone	Benedictine University
Coordination Compound Nomenclature Worksheet	In-Class Activity	Elizabeth Jensen	Aquinas College
Making Connections between Inorganic Course Content and the Primary Literature	Literature Discussion	Santiago Toledo	St. Edward's University
"Flipped Laboratory": A Discussion-based Electrochemistry Experiment for General Chemistry	Lab Experiment	Samuel Logan Esarey	University of Michigan
Structure, Reactivity, and Trans Influence in Pd(II) Complexes - Exam Questions	Problem Set	Stephanie Poland	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Solid State Stoichiometry Activity	In-Class Activity	George Lisensky	Beloit College
Inquiry-Based Introduction to Carbonyl Ligands	In-Class Activity	Emily Sylvester	Wheeling Jesuit University
A thorough treatment of bonding, structure and the properties of oxygen binding in hemoglobin	Problem Set	Bryan Sears	Emmanuel College
A Guided-Inquiry Approach to Building a Catalytic Cycle	In-Class Activity	Murielle Watzky-Brewer	University of Northern Colorado
You Can Predict Structural Changes and Reactivity with Frontier Orbitals: A Case Study in Carbonyl Clusters	Problem Set	Richard Lord	Grand Valley State University
The Heat Content of Fuels	Problem Set	Craig Donahue	University of Michigan-Dearborn
Basics of Lanthanide-Based Photophysics	5-slides about	Jacob Lutter	University of Michigan
Chemical Information Available on the Web	In-Class activity	Matthew Riehl	Bethany Lutheran College
Determining transition metal oxidation states: Recognizing bond metal-ligand types	In-Class Activity	Brandon Quillian	Armstrong State University
Ligand Design for Selectivity and Complex Stability	Five Slides About	Daniel Kissel	Lewis University
Stoich's Suite: Stoichiometry with macroscopic objects	Problem Set	Matthew Riehl	Bethany Lutheran College
Close Packing Activity	In-Class Activity	George Lisensky	Beloit College
Solid State Stoichiometry Online	Web Resources and Apps	George Lisensky	Beloit College
Organic Nomenclature Active Learning Worksheet	In-Class Activity	Shirley Lin	United States Naval Academy
Introduction to Atom Economy and the Hydroamination Reaction	Five Slides About	Eugene Chong	University of Michigan
Student Oral Presentations of a Communication from the Primary Literature	Literature Discussion	Carmen Works	Sonoma State University