All Organic chemistry articles – Page 7
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ResourceThe discovery of buckminsterfullerene | Anecdotes for chemistry teachers
Listen to a 7-minute podcast telling the story of the discovery of the ’soccer ball’ carbon allotrope
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ResourceTeach functional groups
To illustrate the differences in reactivity of isomeric alcohols, try using the iodoform demonstration in the video. Follow the discussion scenario in sequence for tips to help your students understand a difficult concept in carbon chemistry.
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FeatureMolecular motors power on
From rotating alkenes to artificial muscle – specification links and resources will help you bring this cutting-edge story to your classroom
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NewsThe longest carbon-carbon bond in chemistry
Use this cutting-edge research as a starter in your class
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NewsHealthier hair in just 10 minutes with graphene dye
It’s non-toxic and gives hair antistatic and thermal conductive properties
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Class experimentExtracting limonene from oranges
Limonene is found in oranges, and now your classroom. Create a distillation apparatus and support students to make their own plant oils. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceOrganic chemists: Fighting blindness
The RSC Organic Division Council have developed scientific case-studies to highlight the importance of organic synthesis in every aspect of life.
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ResourceParacetamol book
This book consists of seven freestanding activities that can be used in a wide range of teaching and learning situations in both academic and vocational courses.
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ResourceOrganic chemists: contributing to food production | 16–18 years
This scientific case-study highlights the importance of organic synthesis in more efficient food production.
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ResourceAspirin book
This book contains eight free-standing activities that can be used singly or as a coherent package in a wide range of teaching and learning situations for both academic and vocational courses.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Dettol
Link the post-16 topics of phenols, bonding and acids and bases to the topic of antiseptics.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Nurofen
Link the post-16 topics of bonding and solubility, isomerisation and reactions of organic functional groups to the topic of analgesics. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.
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ResourceMolecules against malaria
This medicinal chemistry case study is designed to introduce students to the development of antimalarial 4-aminoquinolines and the early stages of drug discovery and development. It focuses on antimalarial 4-aminoquinolines (4-AQs) and involves an introduction to malaria, its causes, societal impact and the need for new drugs. It then presents ...
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NewsInorganic polystyrene gives old material a new backbone
New catalytic route opens the door to polymers made from boron and nitrogen
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ResourceOn This Day – Jul 23 : Vladimir Prelog was born
He was the first person to synthesize the unusually symmetrical hydrocarbon adamantane, whose derivatives are routinely used for medical applications. He shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “his research into stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions”.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Reaction mechanisms
Reaction mechanisms are an important part of understanding chemical interactions. This activity helps learners to identify them.
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MisconceptionsChemical misconceptions I: Chemical reactions
Explore chemical reactions, how to describe them, form word equations, and why they occur.