Environmentally Friendly Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiments for the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Literature Survey and Assessment

Due to a growing awareness of environmental issues, green chemistry concepts are increasingly being incorporated into the undergraduate organic chemistry lecture and laboratory component. This minireview summarizes environmentally friendly organic chemistry experiments suitable for undergraduate lab...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 943 - 959
Main Authors Mohan, Ram S, Mejia, Maria P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 14.04.2020
Division of Chemical Education, Inc
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Chemistry
College Science
College students
Curricula
Curriculum development
Green chemistry
Laboratory tests
Literature reviews
Organic Chemistry
Reagents
Science Experiments
Science Instruction
Science Laboratories
Sustainability
Toxicity
Undergraduate Students
Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives
Second-Year Undergraduate
Green Chemistry
Laboratory Instruction
Safety/Hazards
Organic Chemistry
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Summary:Due to a growing awareness of environmental issues, green chemistry concepts are increasingly being incorporated into the undergraduate organic chemistry lecture and laboratory component. This minireview summarizes environmentally friendly organic chemistry experiments suitable for undergraduate laboratories. Whenever feasible, LD50 values for various chemicals are provided to allow readers to determine the suitability of an experiment for their curriculum based on the toxicity of reagents used.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00753