Devin Latimer

Published Articles

Chemistry and The Environment (second edition) by Devin R. Latimer, OSCRiceUniversity (Houston, Texas)/DevinRLatimer (Winnipeg, Canada), 2022.  

Available at: bit.ly/Chem-Env  

Journal Articles:

1. Revisiting Elimination Reactions in the Pentanol and Bromopentane Series, Raza, R, Pattison, C., Zhou, W., Clarke, L., Latimer, D. and Merbouh, N.; J. Chem. Educ., 2023, 100 (8), 2999-3007. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01052

2. Writing as a Mode of Learning: Staged Approaches to Chromatography and Writing in the Undergraduate Organic Lab, Clary-Lemon, J., Gervacio, R. and Latimer, D.; J. Chem. Educ., 2019, 96 (5), 969-969.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00072

3. Overcoming the hurdle from undergraduate lab to research lab: A guided inquiry structural characterization of a complex mixture in the upper-division undergraduate organic lab, Latimer, D., Ata, A., Forfar, C.P., Kadhim, M., McElrea, A. and Sales, R.; J. Chem. Educ., 2018, 95 (11), 2046-2049.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00421

4. Greening the organic chemistry laboratory: A comparison of microwave-assisted and classical nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions; Latimer, D. and Wiebe, M.; Green Chem. Lett. Rev., 2015, 8 (2), 39-42.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17518253.2015.1065010

5. The Study of Substitution and Elimination Reactions Using Gas Chromatography: An Examination of the Effects of Alkane and Base Structure on Product Distributions; Wharry, D. and Latimer, D. (Supplementary Information); J. Chem. Educ., 2011, 88 (12), 1720 https://doi.org/10.1021/ed1006019

6. The GC-MS Observation of Intermediates in a Stepwise Grignard Addition Reaction, Latimer, D.; J.Chem Educ., 2007, 84 (4), 699-701.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ed084p699

7. The Study of Elimination Reactions Using Gas Chromatography; Latimer, D.; J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (10), 1183-1184.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ed080p1183

8. Bromination and Debromination of Cholesterol: An Inquiry-Based Lab Involving Structure Elucidation, Reaction Mechanism and 1H NMR; Grant, A. and Latimer, D.; J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (6), 670-671.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ed080p67

9. Preparation and Characterization of Iron Complexes of the Penta-p-tolylcyclopentadienyl and o-Tolyltetraphenylcyclopentadienyl Ligands; Buys, I.E., Field, L.D., Gibson, M., Hambley, T.W., Latimer, D.R. and Masters, A.F.; Inorganic Chemistry, 32, 211 (1993).

https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00067a035

Other contributions, including conference proceedings:

1. Greening the Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Comparing Synthetic and Purification Techniques in Organic Process Development; Latimer, D.; New Perspectives in Science Education conference proceedings, Florence, Italy 2019, 40-43.

https://conference.pixel-online.net/NPSE/prevedition.php?id_edition=30&mat=CPR

2. Green chemistry labs teach students a sustainable and innovative mindset; Latimer, D.; The Conversation, August 18, 2019. 

https://theconversation.com/green-chemistry-labs-teach-students-a-sustainable-and-innovative-mindset-120806

PRESENTATIONS:

2023: Workshop Presenter: Climate Change Communications, Harvest Moon Festival, Clearwater, Manitoba (September 15-17)

2022: Presenter: Transitioning to Sustainable Energy Systems with  Energy Communications, Global Toronto conference, Toronto,  Canada (June 20-22) 

2022: Presenter: Transitioning to Sustainable Energy Systems with  Energy Communications, Winterruption conference, Winnipeg,  Canada (March 23-25)  

2021: Presenter: Learning to Green – Greening to Learn: Green  Chemistry Metrics in the Undergraduate Organic Lab, Systems  Thinking in Chemistry Education session at the IUPAC/CCCE 2021  online conference (August 13-20)

2019: Session Chair (Chemistry Education) and Presenter: Greening the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, New Perspectives in Science Education Conference, Florence, Italy (March 21-22)

2018: Presenter: Greening the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry (ABCCHEM), Cancun, Mexico (January 23-26)

2016: Presenter: Writing as a Mode of Learning, International Writing Across the Curriculum (IWAC)  conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA (June 23-25)

2015: Presenter: Greening the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PACIFICHEM), Honolulu, HI, USA (December 15-20)

2015: Presenter:Green Chemistry Education, 5th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, New Delhi, India (January 15-17)

2013: Presenter: Development of adaptive online quiz content, Chemistry in Context textbook roundtable, American Chemical Society conference, New Orleans, USA (April 5-7)

2012: Presenter: Development of online quiz content, Chemistry in Context textbook roundtable, American Chemical Society conference, Orlando, USA (December 12-14)