Table of Contents

December 2008
Volume 85, Issue 12
Pages 1595-1711
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Playing with Liquid Foams: Learning Physical Chemistry. Liquid foams are present in everyday life, including foods, fire-fighting systems, shampooing, and shaving. This makes them a perfect system to stimulate students’ interest in the chemistry and physics of surface phenomena. In his article, Hernán Ritacco proposes a simple experiment that illustrates the Young–Laplace law using foams and lasers. This experiment involves many concepts, including surface tension, film permeability, liquid flow through mobile and changing channels (plateau borders), and out-of-equilibrium systems.

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Chemical Education Today

Sustainability

John W. Moore
p 1595
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1595
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Sharing and Its Rewards

Laura E. Slocum
p 1597
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1597
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Research Advances: New Molecule Key to Anti-Heart Attack Drug?; 12 Million Molecules, 143 Basic Shapes; Improving Non-Stick Surfaces at the Flip of a Switch

Angela G. King
p 1598
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1598
History, Education, and Documentation

Revising the ACS Guidelines for Chemistry Programs in Two-Year Colleges: Exploring Changes and Opportunities

John V. Clevenger , Margaret S. Richards and Jodi L. Wesemann
p 1602
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1602

Chemistry in Sustainable Development and Global Environment

Peter Abeta Iyere
p 1604
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1604
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Sustainability Education and the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement

Laura E. Pence
p 1608
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1608

Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee Experiences

Justin D. Fair , Ashley L. Bartelson , Besnik Bajrami , Christine M. Cardillo , Michelle L. Dean , Sadagopan Krishnan , Naimish Sardesai and Tyson A. Miller
p 1609
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1609

Committee Reports, August 2008

Committee Members
p 1610
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1610

From Our Roving Reporter

Morton Z. Hoffman
p 1614
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1614

CHED Salutes Outreach Volunteers

Betty Moore and Linda Fanis
p 1615
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1615

Salicylic Acid

Jay A. Young
p 1617
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1617

Resorcinol

Jay A. Young
p 1618
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1618

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1619
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1619
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Assessing Nitration Products of Benzene Derivatives Using TLC Analysis

Rita K. Hessley
p 1623
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1623
History, Education, and Documentation
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J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1578–1583

John Andraos
p 1624
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1624
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The Way of Synthesis. Evolution of Design and Methods for Natural Products (Tomás Hudlicky and Josephine W. Reed)

David G. J. Young
p 1626
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1626.1
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Chemistry for Everyone

Ionic Blocks

Susan V. Alexander , Richard S. Sevcik , Rex Gamble , Elizabet Martinez and Linda D. Schultz
p 1631
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1631

In the Classroom

Student Learning and Evaluation in Analytical Chemistry Using a Problem-Oriented Approach and Portfolio Assessment

Mary C. Boyce , Kuki Singh
p 1633
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1633
History, Education, and Documentation

Using a Tablet PC To Enhance Student Engagement and Learning in an Introductory Organic Chemistry Course

Terry L. Derting , James R. Cox
p 1638
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1638
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

Designing and Conducting a Purification Scheme as an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Practical

Kate J. Graham , Brian J. Johnson , T. Nicholas Jones , Edward J. McIntee and Chris P. Schaller
p 1644
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1644
History, Education, and Documentation

Preparation of a N-Heterocyclic Carbene Nickel(II) Complex. Synthetic Experiments in Current Organic and Organometallic Chemistry

Vincent Ritleng , Eric Brenner and Michael J. Chetcuti
p 1646
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1646
History, Education, and Documentation

Clip Clues: Discovering Chemical Formulas

Carmen Fies , Diana Mason
p 1648A
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1648A

Cocrystal Controlled Solid-State Synthesis. A Green Chemistry Experiment for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry

Miranda L. Cheney and Michael J. Zaworotko , Steve Beaton and Robert D. Singer
p 1649
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1649
History, Education, and Documentation

Synthesis of Albendazole Metabolite: Characterization and HPLC Determination

Graciela Mahler , Danilo Davyt , Sandra Gordon , Marcelo Incerti , Ivana Núñez , Horacio Pezaroglo , Laura Scarone , Gloria Serra , Mauricio Silvera and Eduardo Manta
p 1652
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1652
History, Education, and Documentation

Investigating the Stability of Benzoyl Peroxide in Over-the-Counter Acne Medications

Arlyne M. Sarquis and Laura M. Sennet , Marina Canepa Kittredge , Kevin W. Kittredge and Melissa S. Sokol
p 1655
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1655

Real-World Topics: Medicinal Chemistry

Arrietta Clauss
p 1657
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1657

Salicylate Detection by Complexation with Iron(III) and Optical Absorbance Spectroscopy. An Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Experiment

Kendra R. Reid and Mark E. Meyerhoff , Jeremy T. Mitchell-Koch
p 1658
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1658

Troubleshooting 101: An Instrumental Analysis Experiment

Joseph E. Vitt
p 1660
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1660
History, Education, and Documentation

The Fuge Tube Diode Array Spectrophotometer

B. T. Arneson , K. K. Stewart , J. J. Lagowski and S. R. Long
p 1663
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1663
History, Education, and Documentation

Playing with Liquid Foams: Learning Physical Chemistry

Hernán Ritacco
p 1667
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1667
History, Education, and Documentation

Integrating Statistical Mechanics with Experimental Data from the Rotational–Vibrational Spectrum of HCl into the Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Bret R. Findley , Steven E. Mylon
p 1670
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1670
History, Education, and Documentation

Ab Initio Determinations of Photoelectron Spectra Including Vibronic Features. An Upper-Level Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Richard L. Lord , Lisa Davis and Evan L. Millam , Eric Brown , Chad Offerman , Paul Wray and Susan M. E. Green
p 1672
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1672
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

The Rotating Morse–Pekeris Oscillator Revisited

José Zúñiga , Adolfo Bastida and Alberto Requena
p 1675
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1675
History, Education, and Documentation

A New "Bottom-Up" Framework for Teaching Chemical Bonding

Leeor Kronik , Tami Levy Nahum , Rachel Mamlok-Naaman and Avi Hofstein
p 1680
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1680

Orbital Exponent Optimization in Elementary VB Calculations of the Chemical Bond in the Ground State of Simple Molecular Systems

Valerio Magnasco
p 1686
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1686
History, Education, and Documentation

Two Equivalent eg Orbitals for the Discussion of Bonding in Octahedral Complexes

Kai Brandhorst and Jörg Grunenberg , Matthias Tamm
p 1692
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1692
History, Education, and Documentation

Forging Faculty–Student Relationships at the College Level Using a First-Year Research Experience

David C. Forbes and Patricia M. Davis
p 1696
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1696
History, Education, and Documentation

On the Web

Synthesis Explorer: A Chemical Reaction Tutorial System for Organic Synthesis Design and Mechanism Prediction

Jonathan H. Chen and Pierre Baldi
p 1699
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1699
History, Education, and Documentation

A Web-Based Interactive Module to Teach Acid–Base Principles of Drug Action

Maria A. Hernandez and Jolanta Czerwinska
p 1704
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1704
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Intellectual Property Rights and the Symbolic Mathematics Chemistry Community

Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 1705
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1705
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Evaluating Volumetric and Other Thermodynamic Properties by Means of Cubic Equations of State

Immaculada Suárez and Baudilio Coto
p 1707
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1707.1
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Maple-Assisted Template for Automatic Calculation of Second Order AA'XX' NMR Spectra

Gavin Heverly-Coulson , Benjamin Vail , Starr Dostie , Amber Findleton and Mihai Scarlete
p 1707
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1707.2
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Introductory Explorations of the Fourier Series

Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 1708
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1708.1
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Fourier Transforms

JCE staff
p 1708
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1708.2

Molecular Models of Peroxides and Albendazoles

William F. Coleman
p 1710
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1710
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Information for Volume 85, 2008 of the Journal of Chemical Education

JCE staff
p 1711
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1711
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