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Cover
January 2009
Vol. 86 No. 1


 Chemical Education Today
Editorial
A Living Textbook of Chemistry—for Everyone11
John W. Moore
Reports from Other Journals: Research Advances
Research Advances: Organ Preservation Improved by Snow Flea Protein?; Edible "Antifreeze" Prevents Unwanted Ice Crystals; Thujone: Not the Active Ingredient in Absinthe12
Angela G. King
Especially for High School Teachers
A Real Rock Star?13
Erica K. Jacobsen
Commentary
A Plea for the Abandonment of the Atmosphere As a Unit in Gas Law Instruction17
George C. McBane
Classroom Activity Connections
Board-Game Gel Filtration and Affinity Chromatography19
Eric A. Hunt and Sapna K. Deo
Association Report: SOCED
The Changing Landscape of Teaching High School Chemistry21
Kristin D. Collins and Terri M. Taylor
Ask the Historian
Melting Points and the Characterization of Organic Compounds23
William B. Jensen
CLIP, Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Kerosene25
Jay A. Young
CLIP, Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
n-Pentane26
Jay A. Young
News & Announcements27
Letters
Preparation and Properties of a Spectacular Thermochromic Solid30
Miha Bukleski and Vladimir M. PetruĆĄevski
Letters
Equivalent Initial Conditions in the Study of Chemical Equilibrium: The Stoichiometric and Thermodynamic Points of View31
Mario Capitelli, Savino Longo, and Roberto Celiberto
Letters
Thermodynamic Mysteries31
Bruno Lunelli
The Information Page32
Book & Media Reviews
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance: Elementary Theory and Practical Applications, Second Edition (John A. Weil and James R. Bolton)33
Ffrancon Williams
Advertising in This Issue36
Out of the Editor's Basket37

 Chemistry for Everyone
Chemical Information Instructor
Assessing Resource Bias and Engaging Students To Personalize Class Content through Internet Social Tagging41
Laura E. Pence and Harry E. Pence

 In the Classroom
Teaching and Applying Chemistry-Specific Writing Skills Using a Simple, Adaptable Exercise45
Marin S. Robinson, Fredricka L. Stoller, Brad Horn, and William Grabe
Nanotechnology Provides a New Perspective on Chemical Thermodynamics50
Richard G. Haverkamp

 In the Laboratory
Got a Match? Ion Extraction GC–MS Characterization of Accelerants Adsorbed in Charcoal Using Negative Pressure Dynamic Headspace Concentration55
Barbara Anzivino, Leon J. Tilley, Laura R. Ingalls, Adam B. Hall, and John E. Drugan
Investigating the Retention Mechanisms of Liquid Chromatography Using Solid-Phase Extraction Cartridges60
Mary E. O'Donnell, Beata A. Musial, Stacey Lowery Bretz, Neil D. Danielson, and Diep Ca
Glowmatography64
Thomas S. Kuntzleman, Anna E. Comfort, and Bruce W. Baldwin
Assembly of a Modular Fluorimeter and Associated Software: Using LabVIEW in an Advanced Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Laboratory68
W. Russ Algar, Melissa Massey, and Ulrich J. Krull
JCE Concept Connections
Science Underlying 2008 Nobel Prizes71
Bernadette A. Caldwell
Microwave Synthesis of a Long-Lasting Phosphor72
Jean-Sébastien Filhol, David Zitoun, Laurent Bernaud, and Alain Manteghetti
The Chemistry of Formazan Dyes. Synthesis and Characterization of a Stable Verdazyl Radical and a Related Boron-Containing Heterocycle76
David E. Berry, Robin G. Hicks, and Joe B. Gilroy
The Synthesis and Characterization of Rouaite, a Copper Hydroxy Nitrate. An Integrated First-Year Laboratory Project80
Elizabeth J. Bushong and Claude H. Yoder
An Esterification Kinetics Experiment That Relies on the Sense of Smell82
Deborah C. Bromfield-Lee and Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo
Green Chemistry
A Facile Solvent-Free Cannizzaro Reaction. An Instructional Model for Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory85
Sonthi Phonchaiya, Bhinyo Panijpan, Shuleewan Rajviroongit, Tony Wright, and Joanne T. Blanchfield
Microscale Synthesis of Chiral Alcohols via Asymmetric Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation87
Christine M. Peeters, Rik Deliever, and Dirk De Vos
Use of Chiral Oxazolidinones for a Multi-Step Synthetic Laboratory Module91
Matthew P. Betush and S. Shaun Murphree

 Research: Science and Education
The Correlation of Standard Entropy with Enthalpy Supplied from 0 to 298.15 K94
Frank L. Lambert and Harvey S. Leff
An Informational–Theoretical Formulation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics99
Arieh Ben-Naim
On the Clausius–Clapeyron Vapor Pressure Equation106
S. Velasco, F. L. Román, and J. A. White
Second- and Higher-Order Virial Coefficients Derived from Equations of State for Real Gases112
William A. Parkinson
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
The Role of Fisher Information Theory in the Development of Fundamental Laws in Physical Chemistry116
J. M. Honig

 On the Web
JCE Online: ConfChem
Chemistry at the National Science Digital Library120
Theresa Julia Zielinski, Jon L. Holmes, and John W. Moore
JCE Online: ConfChem
NSF's NSDL Program: An Overview of Its History, Progress, and Promise121
Lee L. Zia
JCE Online: ConfChem
Chemical Education Digital Library: Online Resources, Services, and Communities122
John W. Moore, Jon L. Holmes, and Theresa Julia Zielinski
JCE Online: ConfChem
The ChemCollective Digital Library123
David Yaron, Michael Karabinos, Jodi Davenport, Gaea Leinhardt, and James G. Greeno
JCE Online: ConfChem
IONiC: A Cyber-Enabled Community of Practice for Improving Inorganic Chemical Education123
Ethan Benatan, Hilary Eppley, Margret Geselbracht, Adam Johnson, Barbara Reisner, Joanne Stewart, Lori Watson, and B. Scott Williams
JCE Online: ConfChem
Bridging the Common Molecules Collection and the Science Classroom: Attractive and Inquiry-Stimulating Reciprocal Net Learning Modules124
Ji-Young Chong and Maren Pink
JCE Online: ConfChem
Open Source and Open Access Resources for Quantum Physics Education125
Mario Belloni, Wolfgang Christian, and Bruce Mason
JCE Online: ConfChem
CSERD—Another Important NSDL Pathway for Computational Chemistry Education126
Shawn C. Sendlinger and Clyde R. Metz
JCE Online: ConfChem
Online Resources for Teacher and Students from the American Chemical Society127
Mary Kirchhoff
JCE Featured Molecules
Molecular Models of Compounds in Lightsticks128
William F. Coleman
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