User:Leo Zasada/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: Substrate (Chemistry)
 * Article Evaluation
 * Currently, the article is missing a large amount of information about alternative definitions of substrates. beyond as a "reagent" in a chemical reaction, and "enzyme substrates."
 * Altogether, the biochemical aspect is largely too emphasized, without acknowledgement of substrates as a surface on which chemistry can be done, or chemicals can be assembled upon.
 * The article states "In synthetic and organic chemistry, the substrate is the chemical of interest that is being modified." No further information is given and no sources are cited for this statement.
 * An important addition would be the connection with chemical vapor deposition and what a substrate is in that context. Connection to thin film synthesis could also be useful.
 * An important addition would be the connection with chemical vapor deposition and what a substrate is in that context. Connection to thin film synthesis could also be useful.


 * Sources
 * MOF Thin Films with mention of substrates
 * Atomic layer deposition involving gas diffusion on a polymer substrate
 * Chemical vapor deposition information from ScienceDirect
 * Thin film substrate review

Option 2

 * Article title: Bond Order
 * Article Evaluation
 * Currently, the article does show the appropriate equation. This article however does not connect bond order to molecular orbital diagrams or molecular orbital theory appropriately. Bond order is a direct consequence of MO theory, and a better demonstration of how bond order relates to MO diagrams would be useful. Demonstrating how bond order can be directly related to lewis structures, for instance that carbon monoxide does indeed have a bond order of 3 would also be informative. A discussion of bonding and anti-bonding orbitals, or links to discussions of what an anti-bonding orbital is would help clarify this concept.
 * Currently, the article does show the appropriate equation. This article however does not connect bond order to molecular orbital diagrams or molecular orbital theory appropriately. Bond order is a direct consequence of MO theory, and a better demonstration of how bond order relates to MO diagrams would be useful. Demonstrating how bond order can be directly related to lewis structures, for instance that carbon monoxide does indeed have a bond order of 3 would also be informative. A discussion of bonding and anti-bonding orbitals, or links to discussions of what an anti-bonding orbital is would help clarify this concept.


 * Sources
 * Inorganic Chemistry by Gary L. Miessler and Donald Arthur Tarr would be an excellent source for this article.
 * The Zumdahl general chemistry textbook would also be very useful as a reference.

Option 3

 * Article title: [Https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bipyridine Bipyridine]
 * Article Evaluation
 * Bipyridine is a very common ligand in inorganic chemistry, and I am surprised to find almost no information on this ligand in this article entry. The article makes a single mention that "2,2'-bipyridine is a popular ligand" but provides no examples and no sources. A discussion of the electronic properties of this ligand as it relates to ligand field theory and electron counting would add a lot of useful information. A discussion of the aromaticity, and thus stability of this molecule is absent. Furthermore, a discussion of paddle-wheel molecules, bidentate ligand binding, and even point groups could be useful for this article.
 * Bipyridine is a very common ligand in inorganic chemistry, and I am surprised to find almost no information on this ligand in this article entry. The article makes a single mention that "2,2'-bipyridine is a popular ligand" but provides no examples and no sources. A discussion of the electronic properties of this ligand as it relates to ligand field theory and electron counting would add a lot of useful information. A discussion of the aromaticity, and thus stability of this molecule is absent. Furthermore, a discussion of paddle-wheel molecules, bidentate ligand binding, and even point groups could be useful for this article.


 * Sources
 * An excellent review article on bipyridine

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