User:Lipidmonolayer1/Evaluate an Article

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Iminoborane

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I've chosen this article to evaluate because it is related to main group chemistry. It also tackles much of the topics we have thus far covered in class: boron molecules, arrow drawing, and resonance structures.

Evaluate the article
The article's lead explicitly describes what iminoboranes are. The lead is also quite concise and does not include information not present in the rest of the article. However, it also does not set up the structure of the rest of the article (e.g., the structure of iminoboranes, the synthesis of iminiboranes the reactions that iminoboranes can undergo)

Most of the sources that the article cites are from the 1980s. Without specific insight into this research area, it's hard to know if the material in the field has advanced greatly since the 1980s, but it's likely that there the article may not be up to date. The content that is present seems appropriate for the topic. This article is missing applications of iminoboranes.

The article does not seem overtly biased. The statements made on the page are all well substantiated with sources. There does not seem to be any over- or underrepresentation here, nor do any fringe viewpoints show up. The article is informative, not persuasive.

While the sources are thorough, they are mostly primary sources. As noted before, the sources are on the older side, mostly being from the 1980s. There is some representation in the sources, such as the sources from Hispanic and Japanese researchers into this topic. Most of the research seems to be from German researchers. There are more recent review articles, such as this one in Chemistry Europe on iminoboranes that may be useful for the paper. The hyperlinks on the paper work.

Despite being short, the article was well written; it is clear, concise, easy-to-read, free of grammar issues, and well-structured.

The images are quite helpful in illustrating the structure of iminoboranes and their related molecules. The images that require captions (i.e. excluding reactions schemes that are explained by their preceding paragraph) are well captioned. Each image is also the work of the uploader, meaning that they are in line with copyright laws. The images are located strategically but not in a super visually-appealing away. However, they aren't jarring either, so overall there doesn't seem to be a need for change.

There are no conversations on the Talk page. It's part of WikiProject Chemicals and has been listed as C-class and of mid-importance. The article goes about laying out the work on iminoboranes in a straightforward way, which is different from the class where we discuss in specific the quantum-level factors in the reactions.

Overall, the article is well-written but needs updating. It's easy to read but it needs more explanations of the fundamental chemical concepts involved in the chemistry that iminoborane undergoes. It also needs to incorporate new data from the literature. Overall, the article would definitely benefit from work focused on expanding its scope.