Crystallography has provided more information on molecular structure, bonding and geometry than any other scientific technique, and the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) is the world’s largest repository of crystal structures. As such, the CSD is a valuable resource in several different courses across the undergraduate Chemistry curriculum at the University of West Florida. In this presentation, the use of the CSD at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution will be described. In brief, the CSD is integrated not only into our research programs but also into lecture and laboratory courses, e.g., in extended exercises and as a source for obtaining important molecular structural parameters.

Use of the Cambridge Structural Database in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum

2019 Fall National Meeting

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