Lone Pair of Electrons Discriminate Hybridization with Aromaticity in the Heterocyclic Compounds - Innovative Mnemonics

Arijit Das^1,

¹Department of Chemistry, Ramthakur College, Agartala -799003, Tripura West, Tripura, India

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Arijit Das. Lone Pair of Electrons Discriminate Hybridization with Aromaticity in the Heterocyclic Compounds - Innovative Mnemonics. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2018; 6(3):107-112. doi: 10.12691/WJCE-6-3-1

Abstract

In this approach, formulae based mnemonics by counting lone pair of electrons (localized or delocalized) have been highlighted by innovative and time economic way to enhance interest of students’ who belong to paranoia zone of chemistry for the prediction of aromatic behavior and hybridization state of heterocyclic compounds. In order to ameliorate the field of chemical education, I have taken an enterprise to hub two economic mnemonics including two different formulae. This article encourages students to solve multiple choice type questions (MCQs) at different competitive examinations for a time being in an economic ground for the prediction of aromaticity and hybridization state of heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero-atoms. Educators can use these mnemonics in their teaching style in the classroom lectures after discussing conventional methods to make chemistry intriguing because the use of mnemonics in classroom lectures is an essential tool to become a distinguished educator.

Keywords

high school, under graduate student, graduate student, post graduate student, chemical education research, heterocyclic compound, DLP, LLP, aromaticity and hybridization

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