Submitted by Lori Watson / Earlham College on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 16:26
My Notes
Description
This is a literature discussion assignment which asks students to read and write responses to some guided questions.  This is then followed by an in-class discussion loosely based on the questions provided.  This particular article investigates the synthesis and structural characteristics of a calcium carbene.  Within the context of the journal article, I ask students to review MO diagrams and interpret X-ray data.  I also introduced computational methods in the context of inorganic chemistry using this paper.
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lit_jacs128_45_14676_06.doc 29.5 KB
Time Required
2-3 hours for students beforehand; 50 minutes in class
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