Mistry, N orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-0828, Fitzpatrick, C and Gorman, S (2016) Design Your Own Workup: A Guided-Inquiry Experiment for Introductory Organic Laboratory Courses. Journal of Chemical Education, 93 (6). pp. 1091-1095. ISSN 0021-9584
Abstract
A guided-inquiry experiment was designed and implemented in an introductory organic chemistry laboratory course. Students were given a mixture of compounds and had to isolate two of the components by designing a viable workup procedure using liquid–liquid separation methods. Students were given the opportunity to apply their knowledge of chemical and physical properties of organic molecules as well as develop their problem-solving skills by designing the workup themselves rather than following a pre-existing recipe. Students were able to show that this experiment improved their problem-solving skills and understanding of chemical concepts related to the workup process.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. |
Keywords: | First-Year Undergraduate/General; Laboratory Instruction; Organic Chemistry; Inquiry-Based/Discovery Learning; Problem Solving/Decision Making; Molecular Properties/Structure; Noncovalent Interactions; Separation Science |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Organic Chemistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2016 12:05 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 07:32 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00691 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Education |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00691 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100416 |