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Research Experience for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory: A Student-Centered Optimization of A Microwave-Enhanced Williamson Ether Synthesis and GC Analysis
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Baar, Marsha R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
An inquiry-based experiment for the organic chemistry laboratory was developed to provide students with a cognitively rich research experience. Student teams were charged with optimizing the reaction conditions for the Williamson ether synthesis of 2- fluorophenetole from 2-fluorophenol, ethyl bromide, and potassium carbonate in either absolute…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Student Experience, Student Research, Laboratory Experiments
Comparable Educational Benefits in Half the Time: An Alternating Organic Chemistry Laboratory Sequence Targeting Prehealth Students
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Young, Sherri C.; Colabroy, Keri L.; Baar, Marsha R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
The laboratory is a mainstay in STEM education, promoting the development of critical thinking skills, dexterity, and scientific curiosity. The goals in the laboratory for nonchemistry, prehealth majors, though, could be distinguished from those for chemistry majors. In service courses such as organic chemistry, much laboratory time is often spent…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Nonmajors, Undergraduate Students