Even the most cursory survey of the chemical literature reveals that modern NMR spectroscopy has indeed fulfilled its potential as a powerful and indispensable tool for probing molecular structure, providing detail that is comparable to, and sometimes surpasses that, of X-ray crystallography. As NMR spectroscopy's 70th anniversary approaches, the diversity of chemical problems to which this technique can be applied continues to grow across many scientific fields. Beyond the laboratory setting, the technology underlying NMR is now a widely used and critical medical diagnostic technique, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Unfortunately, the number of applications of NMR spectroscopy across so many STEM-related fields presents significant challenges in how best to introduce this powerful technique in meaningful ways at the undergraduate level. Inspired by the development of the field, and building upon the work of previous symposia and an ACS symposium series book on this topic (3), a symposium was developed, entitled "NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum," for the 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco. This book brings together all of the presenters who have been successful in developing and successfully integrating NMR spectroscopy pedagogy across their undergraduate curriculums. Their knowledge and experiences will aid readers who are interested in expanding and invigorating their own curriculum.

Table of Contents:
Preface ; 1. Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum ; Anton S. Wallner, Laura J. Anna, and David Soulsby ; 2. Modern NMR Experiments: Applications in the Undergraduate ; Curriculum ; David Soulsby ; Organic Chemistry ; 3. Data versus Dogma: Introducing NMR Early in Organic Chemistry To ; Reinforce Key Concepts ; Paul A. Bonvallet and Judith C. Amburgey-Peters ; 4. Using NMR Spectroscopy To Promote Active Learning in Undergraduate ; Organic Laboratory Courses ; John A. Cramer ; 5. NMR Spectroscopy in Nondeuterated Solvents (No-D NMR): Applications ; in the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory ; John E. Hanson ; 6. Overcoming Problems Incorporating NMR into the Organic Chemistry ; Lab ; Luke A. Kassekert and J. Thomas Ippoliti ; 7. Using NMR To Investigate Products of Aldol Reactions: Identifying Aldol ; Addition versus Condensation Products or Conjugate Addition Products ; from Crossed Aldol Reactions of Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones ; Nanette M. Wachter ; 8. Use of HSQC, HMBC, and COSY in Sophomore Organic Chemistry Lab ; V. R Miller ; Inorganic/Heteronuclear Chemistry ; 9. 31P NMR Spectroscopy in an Undergraduate Inorganic Curriculum ; Chip Nataro, Chelsea L. Mandell, and Margaret A. Tiedemann ; 10. Using 195Pt and 31P NMR To Characterize Organometallic Complexes: ; Heteronuclear Coupling in the Presence of Geometric Isomers ; Daron E. Janzen, Mainong Hang, and Hannah M. Kaup ; 11. Beyond Ordinary Undergraduate Experiences: Routine Measurements ; with Heteronuclear, Heterogeneous, and Paramagnetic Samples ; Patrick J. Desrochers ; Physical Chemistry and Biochemistry ; 12. Substituent Interactions in Aromatic Rings: Student Exercises Using ; FT-NMR and Electronic Structure Calculations ; James B. Foresman and Donald D. Clarke ; 13. Using NMR Spectroscopy To Elucidate the Effect of Substituents on ; Keto-Enol Equilibria ; Anderson L. Marsh ; 14. NMR-Based Kinetic Experiments for Undergraduate Chemistry ; Laboratories ; Eric J. Kantorowski, Bijan D. Ghaffari, Allee Macrorie, Kellan N. Candee, ; Jennifer M. Petraitis, Melanie M. Miller, Gayle Warneke, Michelle Takacs, ; Vanessa Hancock, and Zoe A. Lusth ; 15. Physical Chemistry Laboratory Projects Using NMR and DFT-B3LYP ; Calculations ; A. C. Bagley, C. C. White, M. D. Mihay, and T. C. DeVore ; 16. 1H NMR MAS Investigations of Phase Behavior in Lipid Membranes ; Holly C. Gaede ; NMR Spectroscopy Across the Undergraduate Curriculum ; 17. Vertical Integration of NMR in the Chemistry Curriculum: A Collaborative ; Advanced Laboratory Experiment Examining the Structure-Reactivity ; Relationships in Carbonyl Reduction ; Sheila R. Smith and Simona Marincean ; 18. NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum at the University of ; Notre Dame ; Steven M. Wietstock, Kathleen A. Peterson, DeeAnne M. Goodenough Lashua, ; Douglas A. Miller, and James F. Johnson ; NMR Spectroscopy: Collaborative Strategies, Resources, and Grant ; Writing ; 19. Oregon NMR Consortium: A Collaboratory for NMR Data Acquisition ; and Processing ; R. Carlisle Chambers ; 20. ChemSpider: How a Free Community Resource of Data Can Support the ; Teaching of NMR Spectroscopy ; Antony J. Williams, Valery Tkachenko, and Alexey Pshenichnov ; 21. Writing More Competitive Grant Proposals for NMR Spectrometers: ; Research and Curriculum Programs of the National Science Foundation ; Thomas J. Wenzel ; Editors' Biographies ; Indexes ; Author Index ; Subject Index