Online Resources for Organic Chemistry

In light of the need for some faculty to immediately alter the way they deliver content in light of COVID-19, the OrganicERs leadership board has put together this list of resources. If you have suggestions for additional listings that might aid other organic chemistry instructors, please feel free to email Cathy Welder at catherine.o.welder@dartmouth.edu or Jennifer Muzyka at jennifer.muzyka@centre.edu and we will update this list. Please include a short description of the resource you wish to share.

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Compiled Resources

Alison Flynn has posted a planning guide.

http://www.flynnresearchgroup.com/group-news-blog/2020/3/10/moving-face-to-face-classes-online-fast

Stacey Lowery Bretz has created a list of resources.

http://chemistry.miamioh.edu/bretzsl/

Facebook Groups: in addition to OrganicERs: Active Learning in Organic Chemistry, search for “Strategies for teaching chemistry online” and/or “STEM faculty blundering through remote teaching during a pandemic”

Organic Chemistry Online Resources for Lab

Organic Chemistry Lab Techniques (lab book) by Lisa Nichols. “In this resource you will find theory and procedures on the main organic lab techniques (chromatography, crystallization, extraction, distillation) as well as general concepts on how to set up and heat apparatuses. All procedures are accompanied by step-by-step pictures, and graphics are heavily utilized throughout the resource.” Free. https://organiclabtechniques.weebly.com/

Labster. From their website: “Labster gives students access to a realistic lab experience that will let them perform experiments and practice their skills in a fun and risk-free learning environment” https://www.labster.com/covid-19/

Or 3/23 https://www.labster.com/webinars/bringing-learning-online-covid-19-march-23

NC State University Organic Teaching Lab Videos, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1PT0JducMG1-SP8hpt18A

Library of short “how to” videos.

Techniques Videos from University of Minnesota

https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNOrganicChemistry/videos

Laurie Starkey’s lab tutorials at Cal Poly Pomona, https://www.cpp.edu/~lsstarkey/ochemlab/

Includes TLC simulator, extraction animation, recrystallization, mp, and distillation. Youtube channel includes lecture and lab videos with more to be posted weekly: https://m.youtube.com/user/ChemistryConnected/playlists

Beyond Labz, https://www.beyondlabz.com/

Looks suitable for use by Organic 2 students, who already understand how to use standard taper glassware to carry out standard procedures in lab. They have a 2 day evaluation period so instructors can test the web application to determine whether it’s suitable. They can also extend the evaluation period if that would be helpful. Introductory video that explains how Beyond Labz works.

ACS Virtual Chemistry and Demonstrations https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool/chemistryclubs/activities/simulations.html

Recorded Lectures

Recorded Organic I lectures by Alireza Fattahi, Ph.D. http://learningchemistryonline.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com

Other Organic Chemistry Online Resources

UC Irvine’s Open Chemistry ocw.uci.edu/collections/open_chemistry.html

From the website: Open Chemistry (OpenChem) provides a full curriculum of recorded lectures covering undergraduate chemistry plus selected graduate topics. Through lecture videos and ancillary materials, anyone in the world can effectively sit alongside UCI Irvine students and view complete undergraduate core and elective course lectures delivered by top faculty members. UCI's goal is to provide resources not only for learners, but for instructors, as well. Any of our OpenChem materials are immediately available for use by institutions or individual professors teaching their own courses.

Ian Gould’s OrganicCourse at Arizona State, https://www.public.asu.edu/~iangould/teach.html

Ian has a mastery based homework system which he makes freely available to students and faculty at other institutions. It’s an excellent source of practice for students. First semester (https://www.asu.edu/courses/chm233/) and second semester (https://www.asu.edu/courses/chm234/)

Library for Organic Chemistry Active Learning, https://www.cpp.edu/~lsstarkey/local/

Laurie Starkey’s resources include clicker questions, activities, worksheets, and links to her lab tutorials and spectroscopy problems.

ChemTube3D https://www.chemtube3d.com/

ChemTube3D contains interactive 3D chemistry animations and structures, with supporting information, for students studying some of the most important topics in advanced school chemistry and university chemistry courses

Reaction Zoo, https://chemserv.centre.edu/muzyka/reactionzoo/

This freely available web-based application provides students with practice predicting products for different organic chemistry reactions, spanning common functional groups taught in most introductory organic chemistry classes. Students choose a functional group and are presented with a set of problems. Users select different layouts; they may also select problems with missing reagents, missing products, or missing starting material. Perhaps most valuable for their learning are the questions where students draw products by using structure drawing software.

Spectral Zoo, https://chemserv.centre.edu/muzyka/spectralzoo/

The Spectral Zoo is a freely accessible browser-based application designed to provide spectroscopy practice problems (IR, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR) for organic chemistry students. JSpecView is used to display the spectra interactively so that the user can zoom in to inspect splitting. The website does not require the use of Java, Flash, or plug-ins, so it works well even on tablets.

Mechanism App https://www.alchem.ie/mechanisms

From the website: “The first and only tool for organic chemistry that allows students to learn and practice reaction mechanisms by moving and manipulating individual bonds and electrons.” Free for the rest of the semester using course code: COVID19

OpenOChem http://openochem.org/

From the website: “OpenOChem allows you to easily create interactive questions and then assemble them into activities (Quizzes, Adaptive Quizzes and SlideDecks).” Practically speaking, students use a JavaScript-based chemistry drawing app (Kekule) to draw structures and mechanisms to answer your questions or questions written and shared by other instructors. The app can grade their answers and transfer student grades into your learning management system. It works with Moodle, Blackboard, and Canvas.

OrgChem101 http://www.flynnresearchgroup.com/orgchem101

From the website: “OrgChem101 is a website that was created to help students learn key skills and concepts in organic chemistry. OrgChem101 is free for anyone to use, and includes three modules: Organic Nomenclature, Organic Mechanisms, and Acid-Base Reactions.”

Chirality-2 App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chirality-2/id1251289926

Game on functional groups, structure classification, IMFs, isomers (including stereoisomers), and naming.

Best Choice. Read a little (tutorial) then answer many questions in topics that range from general to organic to inorganic chemistry. https://www.bestchoice.net.nz/

Professor Dave Explains YouTube channel. Informative, short introductions to both lecture and lab topics in general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, biology, and math. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cd_-e49hZpWLH3UIwoWRA

General Tools for Teaching Online

EdPuzzle https://edpuzzle.com EdPuzzle integrates with YouTube so that you can insert questions into videos. Students cannot proceed with watching the video until they answer the question. It’s free!

Remote teaching: a practical guide with tools, tips, and techniques, Book by Alison Flynn about remote teaching, free online. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/remotecourse/#navigation

Organic Chemistry Online Textbook Options

Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry

https://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm

Organic Chemistry Textbooks from LibreTexts

https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry

Elementary Organic Chemistry

http://employees.oneonta.edu/knauerbr/chem226/226lectoutlines.html

Organic Chemistry Textbook by Daley & Daley from Merlot

https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=443412

Organic Chemistry Textbook from WikiBooks

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Organic_Chemistry

Other Resources