The incorporation of a research component into a sophomore organic chemistry laboratory sequence is described. The students prepare a research proposal, perform the planned two-step synthesis, and present their research as a poster at a departmental "research conference". The evolution and application of this approach to the organic chemistry laboratory are discussed.
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Davis, D. Scott; Hargrove, Robert J.; Hugdahl, Jeffrey D. J. Chem. Educ.1999 76 1127.
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