Exploring Green Chemistry Metrics with Interlocking Building Block Molecular Models

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 691-694

  Hudson, Reuben ^a   Leaman, Daniel ^a,b   Kawamura, Kiana E ^a,b   Esdale, Kristin N ^a,b   Glaisher, Samuel ^a,b   Bishop, Alexandra ^a,b   Katz, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b Beyond Benign Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogies Transfer; First Year Undergraduate General; Green Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964587650     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00696     Document Type: Article

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