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In the Laboratory
A Literature-Based, One-Quarter Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Course
Michael J. Baldwin
Department of Chemistry, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172
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March 2003
Vol. 80 No. 3
p. 307
Abstract
A one-quarter undergraduate inorganic laboratory course is described that includes a coherent series of experiments derived from related papers in the primary literature. The papers investigated a model complex of the manganese-containing active site of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II. The experiments include syntheses that incorporate acid–base chemistry, chemical and electrochemical oxidations, and low-temperature reactions. Physical methods including spectroscopic, electrochemical, magnetic, and manometric experiments are employed. In addition to exposing the students to current research, this approach provides predictable endpoints and timetables for the experiments, allowing the scheduling of a wide variety of techniques into the one-quarter course and providing a basis for fair evaluation of the students. This format has received enthusiastic feedback from the students, who have expressed a strong preference for the series of related experiments that build upon each other as compared to the traditional "cookbook-style" laboratory course.
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 Baldwin, Michael J. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 307.
*  Keywords
 Acid–Base Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Catalysis; Electrochemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Inorganic Synthesis; Laboratory Instruction; Magnetic Properties; Manganese; UV-Vis Spectroscopy
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