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The Chemotion Files

Welcome to The Chemotion Files. The Chemotion Files are designed to be a fun and engaging way to get to know the electronic lab notebook, Chemotion ELN, through a riddle-solving, escape-room-like game. If you'd like to learn more, feel free to read my blog entry about it:

Exploring ‘The Chemotion Files’: A Gamified Dive into Electronic Lab Notebooks

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https://chemotion.net/

Let's Start

The Chemotion Files

Overview

The Chemotion Files consist of different cases that gradually become more complex. This doesn't necessarily mean that the puzzles get harder, but rather that more features of the ELN will be used. You'll definitely need what you learn from the first case for the second, and so on. Currently, there are three cases available.

Case_001 – The Hidden SampleTo solve this case, you will need to get familiar with Samples and Research Plans as well as the search function in the ELN. Case_002 - The Missing Spectra To solve this case, you will need to get familiar with working with spectra. Careful, this is quite a hard riddle to solve, so I added some clues.

Case_001 – The Hidden Sample

Before you can get started with your first case, you need to do the following:1. Download the case files from Zenodo: 2. Get a Chemotion ELN account on the official demo version: 3. Import the downloaded files into Chemotion ELN. 4. Go to "Research Plan" and start with solving the riddle All three steps are explained in the following short video:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10577628

https://demo.chemotion.ibcs.kit.edu/home

Next Step

Case_001 – The Hidden Sample

Now that everything is set up, you can proceed and solve the riddle given in the Research Plan. Once you have found all the answers, you can come back here and enter the correct password.If you encounter any problems, feel free to contact me at thefairelephant@posteo.de.

enter password

What is the name Hidden Sample? (lowercase letters only)

enter the password

Case_002 – The Missing Spectra

Welcome to the second case of The Chemotion Files! Just like in the first case, the first thing you need to do is download the files for the second case from Zenodo.The setup process remains the same. All other aspects of this case are explained in the following video:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10890293

Next Step

Case_002 – The Missing Spectra

Now that everything is set up, you can proceed and solve the riddle given in the Research Plan. Once you have found alle the answers, you can come back here and enter the correct password.If you encounter any problems, feel free to contact me at thefairelephant@posteo.de. Did you find the missing spectra? Enter the number of the spectra followed by the CAS number of the sample that helped you to find the spectra (number_XXX-XX-X). If you're feeling stuck and unsure how to proceed, here are some clues to help you along.

enter password

clues

Did you find the missing spectra?

XXXXXXXX_XXX-XX-X

Case_002 – The Missing Spectra

Case_002 - The Missing Spectra can be quite challenging, so here are some clues in case you need them.

clue 2

clue 1

To solve this, you need to work with ChemSpectra, read more about it here:

To find the missing spectra, you need to think about the solvent. The scientist left a note, marking the solvent that was used.

https://chemotion.net/docs/services/chemspectra

clue 3

The original data was published by Simone Gräßle in the Chemotion Repository, maybe it helps to find the right one:

https://dx.doi.org/10.14272/NVNLHLRVSHJKBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N/CHMO0000593

back to the missing spectra