Group Meeting Schedule -  fall 2024

Funny “Orientation” Video

Guidelines

• Core Values of the Holland Group
• Mentoring Philosophy - Patrick Holland
• Guidelines for Undergraduate Research in the Holland Group
• Link to Graduate Student Handbook
• Guidelines for Postdocs in the Holland Group

Synthetic Chemistry

• Schlenk Line Guide
• Common Impurities in NMR
• Not Voodoo
• Reaxys
• Inorganic Syntheses

Safety

• Risk Assessment Form
• When to fill out a risk assessment form and keep in your yellow binder?
  • Strong base (e.g. alkyllithium, Grignard reagent, LAH, NaH, KH)
  • Reactive metal (e.g. alkali metal, KC₈)
  • Strong acid (e.g. conc. HCl, HNO₃, H₂SO₄, aqua regia)
  • Toxic gas (e.g. H₂S, CO, NO)
  • Acutely toxic liquid or solid (e.g. Me₃SiCHN₂, Hg(CH₃)₂, OsO₄, CH₃OTf, conc. HF, Fe(CO)₅)
  • Explosive or low-autoignition-point compound (e.g. CH₂N₂, NaN₃)
  • Radioactive materials (e.g. ⁵⁷Co, ³H)
  • If the compound is used inside the glove box, the RAF should discuss how to bring waste out and quench it.
  • In subsequent iterations of the same hazard, consult the previous RAF in your yellow binder.
• Form to Post for Unattended Operations in Lab
• Yale Safety Procedures & Policies
• Training Courses
• CAS search for safety information
• SafetyNet resources
• Not Voodoo
• Safety Dance

Chemistry

• Listing of Chemistry Departments
• ACS Inorganic Division
• The Holland Group’s Favorite ACS Member
• Protein Data Bank
• The Group Microorganism: P. hollandica

Writing

• 5 Principles for Readable Sentences
• Series on Scientific Writing
• The Science of Scientific Writing
• Pat Holland’s Guide to Writing
• Microsoft Word Tricks

General Science & Reference

• Science’s Next Wave (Careers)
• Thermodynamics Data
• Science Citations Index
• Patents Database
• The Candy Periodic Table
• Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry 2
• Varian NMR Software Reference
• pK_a Table

Computational Chemistry

• Manual for ORCA
• Manual for Gaussian 09
• Beginner’s Guide to Gaussian
• UNIX Commands
• Ragnar’s compendium of useful Python scripts