Submitted by M. Watzky / University of Northern Colorado on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:46
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Description

This Guided Literature Discussion was assigned as a course project, and is the result of work originated by students Christopher Lasterand Patrick Wilson.  It is based on the article “Deca-Arylsamarocene: An Unusually Inert Sm(II) Sandwich Complex” by Niels J. C. van Velzen and Sjoerd Harder in Organometallics 201837, 2263−2271. It includes a Reading Guide that will direct students to specific sections of the paper that were emphasized in the discussion.  This article presents a study of the reactivity of bulky CpAr-Et/iPrSm complexes that is contrasted to the more well-known Cp*2Sm.

Attachment Size
Reading Guide (Word) 23.47 KB
Discussion Questions (Word) 39.21 KB
Learning Goals

After reading and discussing this article, a student should be able to…

-      Be more familiar with the chemistry of sandwich samarocene complexes.

-      Understand how bulky ligands affect structure and reactivity in a sandwich complex.

-      Apply the CBC method to identify ligand functions and metal valence number/ligand bond number.

-       Understand how XRD bond distances can help determine a ligand charge.

Implementation Notes

I am planning on assigning this LO as a graded in-class group discussion. Students will be given a copy of the article, reading guide, and discussion questions one week in advance. On the day of the discussion, students will be assigned in groups of 2-3. They will then have one lecture period to answer the questions in writing as a group.  [This article is among the free-access ACS Editors’ Choice.]

Time Required
1 lecture period, with materials given one week in advance
Evaluation
Evaluation Methods

A portion of their grade (20%) is dedicated to literature discussions (4-6 over the course of the semester). The grading rubric involves 3 possible ratings for each question/answer: “excellent”, “acceptable”, or “needs work”.

Concepts covered during literature discussions will be included among exam materials.

Evaluation Results

N/A

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