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ERIC Number: EJ357295
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Textbook Forum: The Misuse of Markovnikov's Rule.
Newton, Thomas A.
Journal of Chemical Education, v64 n6 p531-32 Jun 1987
Questions the continued misuse of Markovnikov's Rule in organic chemistry texts. Claims that the results of several studies that show the reaction to be more complex than it appears at first. Criticizes authors of new texts who have perpetrated the rule based on reading older texts. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, College Science, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Organic Chemistry, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Textbook Content, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Markovnikov Rule