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Teaching Database - a free 500-structure subset of the Cambridge
Structural Database (CSD).
Crystal structure analyses are remarkable for the richness of structural
information they provide. Both the 3D geometric structures of molecules and
also the nature and geometry of their interactions with other molecules and
ions are characterised.
By integrating the use of crystal structure data into your course you will
provide your students with the chance to visualise and manipulate molecules in
3D and to work with real measured data, complete with experimental error and
statistical variation.
The following teaching resources are freely available:
A 500-structure teaching database includes a wide variety of molecules (from adrenaline to zirconium complexes) and can be used to enhance learning across the chemistry curriculum. Access and browse this interactive teaching database of experimentally-determined crystal structures using WebCSD - the online portal to the Cambridge Structural Database at http://webcsd.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/teaching_database_demo.php
A range of teaching exercises exemplify how the interactive on-line database can be used to teach concepts such as aromaticity, VSEPR, and stereochemistry. Click here for teaching modules
The 500-structure teaching database is also available as part of our free crystal structure visualisation desktop application
Mercury. A number
of additional teaching modules that utilise Mercury, including some that use the full database system of half a million entries and associated search and analysis tools can be found here
Examples of how educators are already using the CSD to enhance student learning across the entire span
of the chemistry curriculum are available here.
This material is based upon work supported by the United States National
Science Foundation under Grant No. 0725294.
This material is freely available for your use provided that the CCDC is
acknowledged. By downloading this material you agree to these conditions
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