Developing and Disseminating NOP: An Online, Open-Access, Organic Chemistry Teaching Resource To Integrate Sustainability Concepts in the Laboratory

Marco Eissen
D-27777 Ganderkesee, Germany
Müfit Bahadir
Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis, Braunschweig University of Technology, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Burkhard König
Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
Johannes Ranke
UFT—Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of Bremen, D-28334 Bremen, Germany
J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (7), p 1000
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1000
Publication Date (Web): July 1, 2008

Abstract

To foster greater awareness of sustainability issues in chemistry among future professional chemists, traditional course content must be revised. We have collected and developed material that allows students and teachers of organic chemistry to assess reactions beyond experimental set ups, reaction mechanisms, and chemical yields. The NOP resource we use and distribute freely online includes additional parameters that should be considered in the organic chemistry laboratory: atom economy of chemical transformations; energy efficiency of chemical transformations; questions of waste; renewable feedstocks; toxicity and ecotoxicity; and safety measures for the chemicals used. We report on the development, use, and international adoption of NOP project efforts to promote sustainable practices in organic chemistry laboratories.

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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