Organic chemistry homework help

143C Spectroscopic Elucidation Project
 
OBJECTIVE:
 
Students will be tasked to create a presentation based on a publication describing the structural elucidation of an organic molecule. This project will demonstrate the student’s ability to interpret the data and critically analyze the elucidation methods. This project will also demonstrate the student’s proficiency in science communication.
 
SCOPE:
 
Each student will be given the freedom to explore the literature and present an elucidation of their choice (with TA or instructor approval). The publication must describe a structural elucidation based on, at minimum, mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR, 13C and 1H) spectroscopy, and one other spectroscopic analytical method (i.e. IR, 2D- NMR, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, etc.)
 
Students will prepare a critical analysis (not just a description) of the elucidation methods detailed in the publication for a verbal Powerpoint presentation. Presentations will be recorded on Zoom using Cindy Tran’s (143B Lab Staff) account, which will be automatically be uploaded onto Canvas. You will need to sign up for a designated recording time slot by November 18-19.
 
The presentation must meet the following criteria:
 

• Presentation time limit: 5-10 minutes
• Presentation slide limit: 8-10 slides
• Presentation of data AND rationalization/justification of why the data are important: you will focus on one piece of spectral data that you believe (not necessarily what the authors say) was key to assigning the structure and provide your justification why these data were critical in assigning the structure
• Also, you will need to include your assessment of the of the elucidation. Propose other methods that could have been done and what information they would hypothetically provide.

 
 
 
SUBMISSION DATES
 

• October 26-27: Journal Article Submissions due
• October 28-29: Article Approved, Draft Outline due
• November 18-19: Presentation Draft Slides due, Recording Date Selection due
• November 22-23: Project Slides due
• December 7-8: Presentations recorded

 
The following is an outline of the presentation format:
 
ONE SLIDE ONLY
Title slide: Analysis of “The structural elucidation of …..”   by Joey Bag of donuts, et al; J. of
Irreproducible results, 2000, 23, 100-101. By:  Student Name
*NOTE: your citations MUST be in ACS citation format.
 
ONE SLIDE ONLY
Introduction: Where the product was isolated? How was it isolated? How was it purified? What was the purity level and method used for the evaluation of percent purity?
 
 
 
2 SLIDES
Present critical data related to structural determination with explanations in a logical order.
 
2-3 SLIDES
 
Student analysis of data including the key data that were crucial for the elucidation (without
which the elucidation would not be as good/possible)…be specific; not just “NMR” but “the
2D NMR showing the stereochemistry of….”
 
1-2 SLIDES
Student evaluation/critique of the quality of the structure: 99+% certain, etc. with justification. What other data could be obtained to firm up the structure?
 
ONE SLIDE ONLY
Conclusions
 
PROJECT RUBRIC
 
*FOR ANY MISSING ITEM, NO POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR THAT ITEM
 

Item	Point Distribution
Quality of Slides	5 points	3 points		1 point
(Max: 5 points)
	Slides are	Slides are presented clearly; text		Slides present
	presented in a	presents ideas well, but may		little to no
	clear, concise,	include more information than		information
	and creative	necessary; presentation provides		OR is
	manner; text	few figures		comprised
	highlights			predominantly
	important points;			of excessively
	presentation			detailed text;
	provides an			presentation
	appropriate			provides no
	amount of figures			figures
Organization of	5 points	3 points		1 point
slides
(Max: 5 points)	Information is	Information is presented clearly,		Information is
	presented in a reasonable and organized manner	with a few key points presented out of order		presented in a scattered or disorganized manner
Key Data*	25 points	15 points		5 points
(Max: 25 points)
	Presentation	Presentation provides relevant		Presentation
	provides relevant	data or a reasonable		provides
	data and a clear	interpretation of the data, but not		neither
	understanding and	both		relevant data
	interpretation of			nor any
	the data			interpretation
				of the data
Analysis*	40 points	30 points	20 points	10 points
(Max: 40 points)
	Strong analysis of	Adequate	Better than poor	Poor analysis
	elucidation	analysis of	but not quite	of elucidation
	methods:	elucidation	adequate	methods:
	strengths and	methods:	analysis of	Little to no
	weaknesses of the	strengths and	elucidation	analysis of the
	elucidation	weaknesses	methods	strengths and
	methods were	of elucidation		weaknesses of
	critically analyzed	methods were		the elucidation
		sufficiently		methods
		analyzed,
		missing two
		or more
		critical points

 
 

Limitations in Elucidation* (Max: 15 points)	15 points   Presentation proposes additional analytical methods and justification for why that analytical method is needed to address the limitations in the elucidation	10 points   Presentation proposes additional analytical methods but does  not provide justification for why that analytical method is needed to address the limitations in the elucidation	5 points   Presentation neither proposes additional analytical methods nor provides its justification to address the limitations in the elucidation
Slide Limit (Max: 5 points)	5 points   Presentation is between 8-10 slides	3 points   Presentation is  one slide above or below the acceptable slide limit	1 point   Presentation is two or more slides above or below the acceptable slide limit
Time Limit (Max: 5 points)	5 points   Presentation is 10 minutes or less in length	3 points   Presentation is  three minutes above or below the acceptable time limit	1 point   Presentation is four or more minutes above or below the acceptable time limit
Using a non-approved article		0 points
TOTAL POINTS: 100

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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