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| The specific objectives of our project are to incorporate modern NMR spectroscopy into general and organic chemistry laboratory curricula at Mt. San Antonio College, and to provide students with increasingly in-depth, hands-on experience in the application of modern NMR techniques through adapting and implementing well documented NMR experiments. Adaptations to several of the targeted experiments include using Spartan to explore the relationship between molecular modeling computations and experimental results. Following the acquisition and the installation of the Anasazi FT-NMR instrument in 2005, we begun work on the project by focusing our initial efforts on learning and mastering the operation of the instrument, developing detailed student protocols for sample preparation and loading, spectra collection (both 1H and 13C spectra) and analysis, and developing the Spartan molecular modeling adaptations to the targeted experiments. These aspects of our project are nearly complete. Our current ongoing efforts are focused on developing and piloting (planned for this semester) several of the NMR experiments themselves. Preliminary results from our collective efforts will be discussed in this presentation. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the NSF (DUE 0410033) for support of this project. |
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NSF Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum
1:30 PM-5:05 PM, Monday, August 20, 2007 Seaport -- Flagship Room, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |