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Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources
Chemical Information Instructor
A Literature Exercise Using SciFinder Scholar for the Sophomore-Level Organic Chemistry Course
Ian J. Rosenstein
Department of Chemistry, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323
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April 2005
Vol. 82 No. 4
p. 652
Abstract
Teaching students to find information in the chemical literature is an important aspect of undergraduate education. Most schools spread instruction in chemical information over their curriculum instead of teaching an independent course on the subject. While the cross-curricular approach allows for instruction to be done in a relative context, there are few published exercises designed to introduce literature searching at an early stage of the standard curriculum. Especially lacking are exercises that utilize modern online databases. This report details an exercise for the sophomore-level organic course using SciFinder Scholar to search the Chemical Abstracts database. Students each research the synthesis and use of a chiral auxiliary then present their findings to their classmates in a short oral presentation.
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A lab handout for the students, including a step-by-step procedure for carrying out a SciFinder search, and the structures of 24 chiral auxiliaries are available.
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 Rosenstein, Ian J. J. Chem. Educ. 2005 82 652.
*  Keywords
 Chemical Information; Organic Chemistry; Stereochemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids
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March 14, 2005
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