ChemInteractive News

This current version of ChemInteractive (2024) is a major upgrade from the last version (2016). It has a totally new design that is more user-friendly, and is better adapted to modern computers and tablets. It retains the Nomenclature and Mechanism problems but the analysis of learners' responses to the Mechanism problems is much more detailed and 'intelligent' than before.

New problem types are being added, the first of which are Structure problems that allow users to test their understanding of the structural representations commonly used in organic chemistry.

Significant changes

Sep 2024: Mechanism problems: Pericyclic (Diels-Alder, etc.) mechanisms, and polar cyclic mechanisms, are now inlcuded; Mechanism problems: More problems added
Aug 2024: Registration system: Fixed and working properly now
Jul 2024: MAJOR NEW FEATURE Structure problems: problems involving interconversion between Lewis and line structures; Mechanism problems: More detailed feedback now provided
May 2024: Mechanism problems: Added use of more conventional formalism (without dotted lines); Mechanism problems: Many more problems added; Nomenclature problems: Name to structure problem page added
Apr 2024: Mechanism problems: Much more detailed, intelligent feedback; Mechanism problems: Complete rewrite of analysis code; New interface, with more intuitive layout of problem pages; Responsive design, for use with small screens; New, shorter URL, please update your links; New page for input of comments, bug reports, and suggestions; Updated to the latest versions of JSME (2023-07-31), JSmol (16.2.1) and ChemDoodle Web Components (10.0.0)

Future plans

ChemInteractive is a work in progress. After a lengthy hiatus, it is now (2024) under active development.

A number of types of structure, nomenclature and mechanism problems are available currently, and the next phase will be to expand those sections.
It is hoped that problems on other topics will be added later.

Updates are listed in this page, please check back occasionally to see what's new.

If you have any comments about the current version of ChemInteractive, or suggestions for additional features, please submit them using the Contact page.