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In the Classroom
Overhead Projector Demonstrations
Of Magnets and Mechanisms
Edward G. Neeland
Department of Chemistry, Okanagan University-College, Kelowna, BC Canada

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February 2002
Vol. 79 No. 2
p. 186

Abstract
Bar magnets overlaid on a drawn molecule and projected using an overhead effectively illustrates the approach of a nucleophile on an electrophilic center and subsequent loss of a leaving group. This practical demonstration facilitates the understanding of electron flow (mechanism) of a reaction.
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*  Citation
Neeland, Edward G. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 186.
*  Keywords
Magnetic Properties; Mechanisms; Organic Chemistry; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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January 2, 2002
March 16, 2005
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