eng Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Chemical Education 2375-1657 2024-03-19 12 1 39 44 10.12691/wjce-12-1-6 WJCE20241216 article Cao Cu Giac giaccc@vinhuni.edu.vn 1 Pham Ngoc Tuan 2 Le Thi Thu Hiep 2 Vinh University, Vinh City, Vietnam Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The chemistry program in university includes content on reaction mechanisms and IR and NMR spectroscopy. However, the laboratory conditions are limited, so students do not have access to experimental spectral data. Applying the CDIO teaching process, we designed a group activity for university students to help them improve their knowledge and ability to predict reaction mechanisms as well as use spectroscopy to confirm structures of predicted products. On that basis, there will be impact assessments on students' capacity when researching the structure of organic compounds in chemistry to take appropriate improvement measures. This activity uses spectral analysis and reaction mechanisms in an exercise. Students are tasked with predicting the reaction mechanism to identify the products of an organic chain reaction. Then, they analyze the provided IR and 1H NMR spectra and match each spectrum with the appropriate product. https://pubs.sciepub.com/wjce/12/1/6/wjce-12-1-6.pdf CDIO organic compound structure reaction mechanisms NMR Spectroscopy IR Spectroscopy