Using molecular representations to aid student understanding of stereochemical concepts

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1425-1429

  Abraham, Michael ^a   Varghese, Valsamma ^a   Tang, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 78650141964     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100497f     Document Type: Article

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