Using Internet-Based Approaches to Enhance the Teaching of NMR Spectroscopy across the Undergraduate Curriculum

NMR-Challenge.com: Exploring the Most Common Mistakes in NMR Assignments

“…At NMR-Challenge. com, there are 27 tasks of the Basic level (9,22,24,30,31,44 We analyzed a series of tasks containing three isomers of tolyl acetates (Figure 7). Tolyl acetates occur in the Moderate (para) and Hard (ortho) sections of the Basic level, and meta-tolyl acetate is included in the Advanced level.…”

“…NMR spectroscopy is usually taught to undergraduate chemistry students from the very beginning of their Bachelor’s studies as a part of organic chemistry courses , or as a specialized subject. Although the interpretation of spectra can be learned only by practice, there is a surprising lack of spectral tasks in textbooks − but online sources are emerging. − Moreover, students often do not receive any feedback, or the given structure can be determined only using a combination of techniques, such as mass spectrometry and UV–Vis or IR spectroscopy. ,, Available educational resources are therefore insufficient for most students and future organic chemists who need to recognize chemical structures independently and quickly during their lab day.…”