The Study of Metal–Carbonyl Complexes by Means of Computational IR Spectra Analysis: A Remote Didactic Approach Based on Chemical Thinking

• Published in: Journal of chemical education Vol. 99; no. 9; pp. 3211 - 3217
• Main Authors: Reina, Miguel, Guerrero-Ríos, Itzel, Reina, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 13.09.2022; American Chemical Society
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Bimetals; Carbon monoxide; Carbonyl compounds; Carbonyls; Chemistry; Chromium; College students; COVID-19; Educational activities; Educational Objectives; Infrared spectroscopy; Inorganic salts; Iron; Laboratory Equipment; Manganese; Metals; Molybdenum; Organic Chemistry; Organometallic compounds; Pandemics; Phosphines; Spectra; Students; Tungsten; Second-Year Undergraduate; Upper-Division Undergraduate; Organometallics; Inorganic Chemistry; IR Spectroscopy; Computational Chemistry

We describe a remote pedagogical approach based on chemical thinking to study metal–carbonyl complexes by analyzing simulated IR spectra. The proposed approach, implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, can be employed in classrooms that have very limited laboratory equipment for evaluating toxic me...