Incorporation of GC/MS Based Investigational Experiments into the Chemistry Curriculum

化学（12）质谱法是解决化学结构问题的大多数策略的核心。化学系缺乏可靠的质谱仪，这是目前在若干实验室调整和实施基于发现的活动的努力中的薄弱环节。利用质谱（以及互补的光谱技术）的具体的、为期数周的研究性实验已经在化学文献中被确定，并将被改编并实施到我们的核心课程（有机化学I和II、无机化学、物理化学I和II、高级分析化学）、高级选修课程（高级有机化学、有机金属化学、光谱学和分子结构）。以及一门非专业课程（语境中的化学）。现代质谱仪也将显著增强本科生独立研究项目和暑期研究经验的研究计划。最近分发的《本科化学课程研究性实验》小册子将扩大，包括新的实验，并将现有的实验升级为包括质谱。

Chemistry (12)Mass spectrometry is central to most strategies for solving structural problems in chemistry. The lack of a reliable mass spectrometer in the Department of Chemistry is the weak link in ongoing efforts to adapt and implement discovery-based activities into several laboratories. Specific, multi-week investigational experiments that exploit mass spectrometry (as well as complementary spectroscopic techniques) have been identified in the chemical literature and will be adapted and implemented into our curriculum in core courses (Organic Chemistry I and II, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I and II, and Advanced Analytical Chemistry), advanced elective courses (Advance Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure), and a non-majors course (Chemistry in Context). A modern mass spectrometer will also significantly enhance the undergraduate research program offered within the context of Independent Studies projects and the summer research experience. The recently distributed pamphlet "Investigative Experiments for the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum" is to be expanded to include the new experiments and the current experiments upgraded to include mass spectra.