Background information, procedures used, and typical results obtained are provided for experiments involving the nitrile oxide cycloaddition with enamines. The experiment is suitable for advanced undergraduate organic laboratories or beginning undergraduate research. (JN)

Discusses materials needed, procedures used, and typical results obtained for experiments designed to make a numerical stepwise study of the oxygenation of hemoglobin, myoglobin, and other oxygen carriers. (JN)

Describes an undergraduate enzyme kinetics experiment which uses bovine erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase, a very stable enzyme commercially available in lyophilized form. Includes background information, reactions involved, procedures used, and the calculation of typical results obtained. (JN)

Provides tips to assist in preparing a training program designed to show that: (1) fire is dangerous; (2) ordinary individuals can neither understand fire nor extinguish it; and (3) a fire safety officer can do both. (JN)

Discusses an instructional strategy in which stoichiometric reactions are presented in terms of a recipe. Solutions for two different stoichiometric problems are included. (JN)

Proposes an approach to chemical kinetics and mechanism using statistical games, illustrating its use in monomolecular, catalytic, autocatalytic, consecutive, and equilibrium reactions. Major features of the games are also outlined and discussed. (JN)

Discusses a successfully implemented laboratory experiment that compares the strengths and weaknesses of mechanical and computer models. The computer models used are available from the Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange (QCPE) at a modest price. (JN)

A model of twin octahedrons having a common line which is useful for teaching stereochemistry (especially that of complex ions) can be made easily by using a sealed, empty envelope. The steps necessary to accomplish this task are presented. (JN)

A model of a cube which is necessary for teaching stereochemistry (especially of inorganic compounds) can be made easily, by using a sealed, empty envelope. The steps necessary to accomplish this task are presented. (JN)

A model of a trigonal prism which is useful for teaching stereochemistry (especially of the neodymium enneahydrate ion), can be made easily by using a sealed, empty envelope. The steps necessary to accomplish this task are presented. (JN)

A model of a square antiprism which is necessary for teaching stereochemistry (for example, of the octafluorotantalate ion) can be made easily by using a sealed, empty envelope. The steps necessary to accomplish this task are presented. (JN)

A model of a dodecahedron which is necessary for teaching stereochemistry (for example, that of dodecahedrane) can be made easily by using a sealed, empty envelope. The steps necessary for accomplishing this task are presented. (JN)

Discusses various ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA)-type chelating agents found in ophthalmic products, personal care products, and disinfectants. Also discusses the properties and action of these EDTA agents. (JN)

The entropy change for a reaction in aqueous solution can be evaluated as a combination of entropy factors. Valuable insight or understanding can be obtained from a detailed examination of these factors. Several entropy effects of inorganic chemical reactions are discussed as examples. (Author/JN)

Because class size often limits student opportunity to handle individual models, teachers use stereoscopic projections to demonstrate structural features. Describes three-dimensional pointers for use with different projection systems so teachers can indicate a particular atom or bond to entire classes, avoiding the perspective problems inherent in…