John l. Burm eister University of Delaware Newark 19711
A Multipurpose Coordination Chemistry Experiment for Undergraduates
O ne of the major problems facing t he instructor of the h1bomtory segment of !In adva nced course in inorganic chcmistry is t hat of having to choose :\ slate of experiments from :\11 almost overwhelming number of possibilities. Almost everyone wou ld doubt lessly agree t hat at least onc of t he experimen ts should be COllccmed with the subject of coordi1Uttion chemistry, but with which of its mally as pects? T he experiment t o be described below exposes the s tudent to a vtlriety of considemtions, both c1tlSSic and current, during the six hours required fo r t he com pletion of the synt hetic proc(.'d urcs. The mult ipurpose aapcct of t he c.xperiment Clln be greatly enha nce
