ERIC Number: EJ1033344
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 4
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Collaborative Student Laboratory Exercise Using FT-IR Spectroscopy for the Kinetics Study of a Biotin Analogue
Leong, Jhaque; Ackroyd, Nathan C.; Ho, Karen
Journal of Chemical Education, v91 n7 p1073-1076 Jul 2014
The synthesis of N-methoxycarbonyl-2-imidazolidone, an analogue of biotin, was conducted by organic chemistry students and confirmed using FT-IR and H NMR. Spectroscopy students used FT-IR to measure the rate of hydrolysis of the product and determined the rate constant for the reaction using the integrated rate law. From the magnitude of the rate constant, the reaction was found to be activation limited. A student survey was conducted, which showed the laboratory experiment to be a positive learning experience.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Scientific Concepts, Measurement, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Organic Chemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Calgary)
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