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Creating 3-Dimensional Molecular Models to Help Students Visualize Stereoselective Reaction Pathways

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An approach to the creation of learning materials that aid the visualization of stereoselective reaction pathways is presented. Molecular editing software can be used to create models of various transition-state geometries. These 3-dimensional models can be manipulated, using suitable visualization software, to select relevant viewpoints. By using an overlay annotation tool, line-diagrams can be drawn directly over these 3-dimensional representations. This may help students to make representational translations between the 3-dimensional structures (transition states, etc.) and the 2-dimensional diagrams typically used to depict these objects.

Acceptance Date Jul 7, 2016
Publication Date Aug 11, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Chemical Education
Print ISSN 0021-9584
Publisher American Chemical Society
Pages 1663 - 1666
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00250
Keywords multimedia-based learning; organic chemistry; stereochemistry; upper-division undergraduate
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00250

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