Implementing a Student-Designed Green Chemistry Laboratory Project in Organic Chemistry
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- 作者：Kate J. Graham ; T. Nicholas Jones ; Chris P. Schaller ; Edward J. McIntee
- 刊名：Journal of Chemical Education
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：November 11, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：91
- 期：11
- 页码：1895-1900
- 全文大小：192K
- ISSN：1938-1328
文摘
A multiweek organic chemistry laboratory project is described that emphasizes sustainable practices in experimental design. An emphasis on student-driven development of the project is meant to mirror the independent nature of research. Students propose environmentally friendly modifications of several reactions. With instructor feedback, students search for a literature protocol for their most promising reaction. Students follow the procedure as described and also carry out a modified, greener reaction that they have designed on their own, incorporating a modest change in reaction conditions. The exercise concludes with a report focusing on comparative data analysis. This unique approach also focuses on teaching students the important research skills involved in locating, reproducing, and modifying a literature procedure.