Abstract
Organic chemistry problems that interrelate and integrate synthesis with spectroscopy are presented. These synthesis- spectroscopy roadmap (SSR) problems uniquely engage second-year undergraduate organic chemistry students in the personal discovery of organic chemistry. SSR problems counter the memorize-or-bust strategy that many students tend to employ in the study of organic chemistry with an instructional strategy that fosters "seeing" connections, "hearing" what a problem has to say, and "feeling" the exhilaration that comes with discovery. (Figure Presented).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2137-2141 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Education |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 9 2014 |
Keywords
- Inquiry-based/Discovery learning
- IR spectroscopy
- Mass spectrometry
- NMR spectroscopy
- Organic chemistry
- Problem solving/decision making
- Reactions
- Second-year undergraduate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Education