During the organic laboratory sequence, you will complete a series of assignments that will introduce you to the scientific literature. Whether your major is chemistry, biology or pre-professional; reading, understanding and using scientific literature are necessary skills

CHEM 3132. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY.
LITERATURE ASSIGMENT
Introduction
During the organic laboratory sequence, you will complete a series of assignments that will introduce you
to the scientific literature. Whether your major is chemistry, biology or pre-professional; reading,
understanding and using scientific literature are necessary skills. These assignments are designed to
help you to develop the skills necessary to evaluate, read, and interpret scientific literature. This
assignment will help you become more familiar with the types and qualities of scientific literature.
Assignment
This is an individual assignment, not a group assignment.
You will investigate a popular pharmaceutical or well-known compound by finding five published sources.
You will find the chemical structure, IUPAC chemical name, identify the functional groups and stereogenic
centers present, and summarize, in your own words (do not copy and paste), the use or abuse,
biological effects, biological origins, synthesis, preparation and/or isolation of this compound (2-3 pages).
The sources will be one of each the following types: popular literature, desk reference*, “reputable”
website, a peer reviewed research article, and a review article. For each source you will compose an
annotated bibliography using the ACS citation format. The bibliography will be composed of the citation, a
2-3 sentence summary of the information, and a 2-3 sentence evaluation of the quality of the source. For
the summary, briefly describe the information that was found in the source and for the evaluation,
comment directly on the usefulness and quality of information provided and the reputation of the source.
Your bibliography will be single-sided, type-written with proper use of spelling, grammar, and structures.
Attach the first page only for each source; photocopies are acceptable.
* Desk reference refers to non-periodic reference materials including encyclopedias, dictionaries,
handbooks, indexes, and monographs.

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