Next Generation Green Chemistry Educational Materials for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum Designed to Promote Large-scale Adoption

随着环保意识的提高，现代化学研究和发展越来越注重发现对环境无害的化学合成和加工方法（“绿色化学”）。本项目继续开发“绿色化学”教材，以环境友好实验方案为特色，并将其整合到大规模招生的本科有机化学课程中。《绿色有机化学：策略、工具和实验室实验》这篇文章是由美国国家科学基金会先前支持的，以19个实验为特色，讨论了健康和环境问题，并在国际期刊上发表了一系列论文，促进了绿色化学的广泛采用。在本科生和研究生的广泛参与下，正在设计和测试20个附加实验，这些实验包含了实际有机化学的基本要素，并将纳入下一版的文本。这些材料和其他补充材料正在通过多种方式在国际上传播，例如继续为各级教育机构（K-12、社区学院、四年制学院和大学）的教师提供的绿色化学教育讲习班、会议报告和以网络为中心的数据库。此外，正在利用现有的网络，包括加州大学伯克利分校的多倡议传播（MID+）项目和化学科学讲习班中心（CWCS）小组。针对R-1机构的教员，正在区域和/或国家化学系主任会议上作报告。这些实验不需要昂贵的实验室基础设施，因此适用于各种情况，包括高中和设备不足的大学。现已设立了一个专家咨询小组，并通过与其他机构的合作安排协助对材料进行评价。该项目由教育和人力资源司的本科教育司资助。

With heightened environmental awareness, modern chemical research and development have increasingly focused on the discovery of methods for environmentally benign chemical synthesis and processing ("Green Chemistry"). This project continues the development of "Green Chemistry" educational materials featuring protocols for environmentally benign experiments that are being integrated into the large-enrollment undergraduate organic chemistry curriculum. The text, "Green Organic Chemistry: Strategies, Tools, and Laboratory Experiments," resulting from prior NSF support, features 19 experiments with discussions of health and environmental issues and a series of papers in international journals promote wide adoption of green chemistry. With extensive involvement of undergraduate and graduate students, twenty additional experiments incorporating the essentials of practical organic chemistry are being devised and tested and will be incorporated into the next edition of the text. These and other complementary materials are being disseminated internationally through multiple vehicles, such as at Green Chemistry in Education Workshops (GCEW) that are continuing to be offered for teachers from all levels of educational institutions (K-12, community college, four-year college, and university), presentations at meetings, and a Web-centered database. In addition, existing networks are being utilized, including the University of California/Berkeley's Multi-Initiative Dissemination (MID+) project and the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS) groups. To target faculty at R-1 institutions, presentations are being made at regional and/or national meetings of chemistry department heads. The experiments do not require expensive laboratory infrastructure and thus are accessible to a wide variety of situations, including high schools and under-equipped colleges. An advisory panel of experts is in place and the evaluation of materials is being assisted through collaborative arrangements with other institutions. The project is funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources.