User talk:Mastrofran/sandbox

Hey Emily,

I wanted to edit and tidy-up the organometallic chemistry wikipedia page. It is classified as a top-importance page with start-class quality and there is plenty that I could talk about. I could briefly expand on the serendipitous discovery of the first organometallic compound, Zeise's salt, which is an η² organometallic complex. I can also talk about catalysis with organometallic compounds bearing strong-field ligand donors and their importance to the field of organic and inorganic chemistry. I could also talk about the unique photophysical properties of organometallic complexes and their potential for uses in alternative energy sources.

If not, I could also edit the Crystal Field Theory page or Meso Compound.

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The Organometallic Chemistry wikipedia article could be improved by expanding the content in its sections, such as 'History,' as well as adding relevant topics such as catalysis. The history section could be improved by talking about the discovery of η2 organometallic complexes (Zeise's salt). In addition, there could be more about how top-tier organometallic chemists such as Grubbs, Schrock, Crabtree, Buchwald, Hartwig, etc have expanded the field to greater heights, exploiting organometallic properties for applications such as catalysis, OLED developments, other optoelectronic materials. There also should be a section about coupling reactions, and their implications for the development of novel ligands and organic frameworks. I could also talk about chemo, stereo, and regioselectivity of organometallic compounds and their benefit in organic and inorganic chemistry.

Potential References to be used:

   Miessler & Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry
   Organometallic hypertextbook
   Organometallic Chemistry - LibreText
   Solomons & Graham, Organic Chemistry  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mastrofran (talk • contribs) 18:30, 28 November 2017 (UTC) 

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Francesco - whatever you'd like to add to organometallic chemistry sounds good. Try to find the original primary literature sources for some of the chemistry that you mention instead of relying on online sources or textbooks. I am sure the primary sources are listed in those secondary sources.

Mclaughl (talk) 19:44, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

If you, as an inexperienced (but well-intentioned) student-editor, cite primary references, that content will almost certainly be removed. Please encourage your teacher to talk to someone experienced in editing Wikipedia or not require students to contribute to this medium. @Mclaughl:. --Smokefoot (talk) 20:07, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, @Smokefoot:, the article that @Mastrofran: will be editing is easily referenced through secondary and tertiary sources and I gave bad advice here. I have been working with the WikiEdu group and this is my first project of this type. Based on your user page, it appears that you are a chemist so you know that many topics in our field rely on primary sources which are reliably peer-reviewed and reproducible. Based on the dynamic nature of Wikipedia, I anticipate that primary references are acceptable and can be replaced by secondary and tertiary sources as they are published. We appreciate the help and look forward to continue contributing to Wikipedia! Mclaughl (talk) 21:04, 11 December 2017 (UTC)