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This LO brings together organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry, and computational chemistry in a complete whole, and shows how these different expertises and techniques all can add to our understanding of a rich chemical system. It might be of particular interest in a class dominated by even-electron and diamagnetic chemistry to give students an understanding of how practitioners approach odd-electron, paramagnetic systems.
This Learning Object is dedicated to Prof. Jason D’Acchioli as part of the VIPEr LGBTQIAN+ LO collection created in celebration of Pride Month (June) 2022.
Jason is a valued member of the IONiC/VIPEr community, and has participated as a VIPEr Fellow. As an out member of the community, Jason serves as a "possibility model"-an example for students and junior faculty that says to them that this field is a place for them, and that people will celebrate them as we celebrate Jason. Jason's profile may be found on 500queerscientists.com (https://500queerscientists.com/jason-dacchioli/).
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| 19 and 17 Electron Substitution Chemistry.pdf | 136.6 KB |
| 19 and 17 Electron Substitution Chemistry.docx | 25.54 KB |
Students will be able to analyze a paper with both electrochemistry/CV and computational studies, and, with these guided questions, figure out what it's "all about" and what the authors have shown. Students will electron count odd-electron species, connect electron counting to oxidation/reduction, connect CV traces to chemical reactions, and connect ideas about antibonding orbital density and bond weakening.
Students should be given these leading questions along with the paper to read, which can be followed by a group discussion. The questions might be challenging for individual students, but student groups of 3-4 might be able to take a first pass at the questions before joining for a larger group discussion.
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