ERIC Number: EJ825815
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
Pages: 4
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A Three-Step Laboratory Sequence to Prepare a Carbene Complex of Silver(I) Chloride
Canal, John P.; Ramnial, Taramatee; Langlois, Lisa D.; Abernethy, Colin D.; Clyburne, Jason A. C.
Journal of Chemical Education, v85 n3 p416-419 Mar 2008
We have developed a multistep inorganic synthesis experiment for our second-year undergraduate teaching laboratory that introduces students to modern organometallic chemistry. The ligands are prepared in two simple steps and the preparation of an air-stable silver carbene complex is accomplished in the third step. The students are introduced to multinuclear NMR ([to the first power]H and [to the thirteenth power]C) spectroscopy and a modern area of chemistry, as well as prepare an important class of ligand, namely N-heterocyclic carbenes. We have used this experiment to introduce students to novel coordination geometries and valence states of carbon. (Contains 3 figures and 1 scheme.)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Science Experiments, Spectroscopy, Scientific Concepts, Molecular Structure
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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