The Scientific Method as a Scaffold to Enhance Communication Skills in Chemistry.

Scientific success in the field of chemistry depends upon the mastery of a wide range of soft skills, most notably scientific writing and speaking. However, training for scientific communication is typically limited at the undergraduate level, where students struggle to express themselves in a clear and logical manner. The underlying issue is deeper than basic technical skills; rather, it is a problem of students' unawareness of a fundamental and strategic framework for writing and speaking with a purpose.

Crystal structure of -butyl 4-[4-(4-fluoro-phen-yl)-2-methyl-but-3-yn-2-yl]piperazine-1-carboxyl-ate.

The title sterically congested piperazine derivative, CHFNO, was prepared using a modified Bruylants approach. A search of the Cambridge Structural Database identified 51 compounds possessing an butyl piperazine substructure. Of these only 14 were asymmetrically substituted on the piperazine ring and none with a synthetically useful second nitro-gen.