Submitted by Kari Stone / Lewis University on Thu, 06/30/2016 - 14:31
Additional Authors
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
My Notes
Categories
Prerequisites
General Chemistry
Corequisites
No Corequisites
Course Level
Upper Division/Graduate
Topics Covered
Chemical literature
Molecular structure
Physical methods / analytical techniques
Symmetry
Subdiscipline
Spectroscopy and Structural Methods
Description

In-class exercise that helps students learn how to use structural data and other experimental methods to assign structure. Using chemical intuition, students will rationalize the structures of metal complexes that differ by protonation states.

Attachment Size
Structure Matching Student Handouts 166.52 KB
Learning Goals

A student should be able to:

  • Use structural data to assign structure
  • Rationalize the structures of metal complexes that differ by protonation states
  • Apply critical thinking skills to solving chemical problems
Equipment needs

none

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Time Required
20 minutes
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Evaluation

Evaluation Methods

This assignment has not been evaluated.

Evaluation Results

This LO was developed for the 2016 VIPEr workshop Organometallica.  It has not yet been evaluated.

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