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ArticleJournal of chemical education2025

Spectroscopic Unknown Puzzles from Real DataA More Authentic Pedagogical Approach with Epistemological Implications.

Brian J Esselman, Kimberly S DeGlopper, Samantha J Gavin, Ryan L Stowe, Mary E Anzovino, Nicholas J Hill

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Article in Journal of chemical education, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Practical aspects of teaching a graduate-level small-mol-ecule chemical crystallography course.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Brian J EsselmanDepartment of Chemistry, University of WisconsinMadison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-8078
Kimberly S DeGlopperDepartment of Chemistry, University of WisconsinMadison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9738-7963
Samantha J GavinDepartment of Chemistry, University of WisconsinMadison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-1062
Ryan L StoweDepartment of Chemistry, University of WisconsinMadison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-495X
Mary E AnzovinoDepartment of Chemistry, University of WisconsinMadison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8352-7841
Nicholas J HillDepartment of Chemistry, University of WisconsinMadison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-6699

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present example assessments featuring spectroscopic unknown puzzles, where the solution to the puzzle is the outcome of a known chemical reaction. These spectroscopic exercises engage students in a substantially more authentic manner than the conventional structure elucidation puzzles that are ubiquitous in organic chemistry instruction. Students use the same information available to practicing organic chemists,

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Computational ChemistryCurriculumIR SpectroscopyMass SpectrometryNMR SpectroscopyOrganic ChemistrySecond-Year UndergraduateTesting/Assessment

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PMID41070104
PMCPMC12506630

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