Methods for Introducing Inorganic Polymer Concepts throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum

Authors

Daniel T. de Lill, Florida Atlantic UniversityFollow
Charles E. Carraher Jr., Florida Atlantic University

ORCID

0000-0003-0891-7246

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Chemical Education

ISSN

0021-9584

Publication Date

11-14-2017

Keywords

First-year undergraduate/general, Second-year undergraduate, Upper-division undergraduate, Inorganic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Analogies/transfer, Physical properties, Polymerization

Abstract

Inorganic polymers can be introduced in a variety of undergraduate courses to discuss concepts related to polymer chemistry. Inorganic polymers such as silicates and polysiloxanes are simple materials that can be incorporated into an introductory or descriptive inorganic course. Polymers based on inorganic carbon, including diamond and graphite, can likewise be used to introduce concepts related to structure–property relationships. Diamond and graphite can be discussed in more detail in an upper-division inorganic chemistry course as well as an introduction to coordination polymers and semiconducting organic polymers. Herein, these materials are briefly discussed in terms of how they can be merged into relevant coursework.

DOI

10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00028

Volume

94

Issue

11

First Page

1674

Last Page

1681

Comments

©2017 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

NSUWorks Citation

de Lill, D. T., & Carraher, C. E. (2017). Methods for Introducing Inorganic Polymer Concepts throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum. Journal of Chemical Education, 94, (11), 1674 - 1681. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00028. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facarticles/252