Enriching Undergraduate Students’ Learning with the Wealth of the Cambridge Structural Database

Abstract

The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) offers a wealth of knowledge that can be tapped to enhance the undergraduate learning experience. With over 1.25 million structures, the CSD can be incorporated into several courses and at all levels of the chemistry curriculum, including general, organic, and inorganic chemistry, in addition to course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). Herein, we feature examples that demonstrate the use of the CSD in the chemistry curriculum at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) in organic chemistry and a special topic course on crystal engineering.