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Chemistry Resources - GeneralReference SourcesACS Directory of Graduate Research
Comprehensive source of information on chemical research and researchers at universities in the United States and Canada by the American Chemical Society. Search by name of faculty or by institution.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Provides information by congressional mandate concerning public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances.
Beilstein Crossfire with Abstracts
Available at Chemistry/Physics Library only
The CrossFire search database links structure, reaction, text and numeric data in the Beilstein and Gmelin databases. Beilstein database contains information on more than 8 million organic compounds and associated chemical and physical properties and 5 million chemical reactions. There are more than 35 million chemical property and bioactivity records arranged in some 300 searchable fields. The Gmelin database covers more than 1.4 million organometallic and inorganic compounds.
NOTE: Beilstein Crossfire with Abstracts is located in the CD-ROM folder found in the start menu of the public work stations. Chemical Safety
Databases, material safety data sheets, protective equipment, and government agencies, and other information from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
ChemWeb.com
Members of this online chemical community can access over 350 journals and 15 databases from a variety of publishers, including Beilstein, U.S. patents, Medline, NIST and more. Access to the pre-print server is also available. Users must register to access services.
EPA Substance Registry System
Provides information on substances and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and information systems. Search by name, CAS number and in other ways.
Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
Numerous academic and government resources for searching material safety data sheets. Information from chemical manufactures and about pesticides also included.
PubChem
Contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities. Search for unique chemical structures, deposited structure records, bioassay records, and structures using text terms such as names, synonyms, keywords, or depositor-supplied identifiers, names of reagents, and SMILES, MOL file, and other formats.
Science of Synthesis: Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations (1909 - Current)
Science of Synthesis, formerly Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry, is the premier source for information on synthetic chemistry. It includes access to published literature from journals, books, and patents since the 1880's, with an effort toward balancing works from industry and academica.
SciFinder Scholar
Available at Chemistry/Physics Library only
Meta database Patent and Journal References from all scientific disciplines, Substance information, Chemical reactions, Regulated chemicals information, Commercially available substances. Searches simultaneously the following sources: Chemical AbstractsPlus; CAS REGISTRY; CHEMLIST; CHEMCATS -Online Chemical Catalogs File, MEDLINE and OLDMEDLINE 1958- present. Chemical Structure searches are limited to exact matches of a drawn structure as well as structure with substitution at open positions on the drawn structure.
NOTE: SciFinder Scholar is located in the CD-ROM folder found in the start menu of the public work stations. SIRI MSDS Index
Search for materials safety data sheets and other toxicity information.
Spectral DataBasics of NMR
Written by Dr. Joseph Hornak, this hypertext book describes major concepts of NMR, including mathematics, spin physics, Fourier transforms, and more.
FTIRSearch.com (fee-based)
Search engine specific to FTIR and Raman spectral data. This is a pay-per-search service, with free registration.
SDBS - Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds
An integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory database of the compounds. The spectra are EI mass, 1H decoupled 13C NMR, 1H NMR pattern (90 and/or 400 MHz), 1H NMR parameter (300 MHz pattern generated), FT-IR, laser-Raman, and ESR. Produced by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan.
spectroscopyNOW.com
A free access spectroscopy portal and "Community of Interest" website that provides information about Mass Spectrometry (incorporating Base Peak), X-ray Spectrometry, NMR (incorporating NMR Knowledge Base), Chemometrics (incorporating Chemometrics World), Infrared Atomic Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet, MRI, and Proteomics.
WebSpectra - Problems in NMR and IR Spectroscopy
Provides chemistry students with a library of spectroscopy problems. Interpretation of spectra is a technique that requires practice - this site provides 1H NMR and 13C NMR, DEPT, COSY and IR spectra of various compounds for students to interpret.
Educational ResourcesChemical Research Pathfinders (U. of Texas, Austin)
Bibliographies and descriptions of resources in major areas of chemistry (e.g. analytical, organic, inorganic, crystallography and more). Created by librarians at the University of Texas at Austin.
Chemistry - World Lecture Hall
Links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver course materials in any language. Includes modules on inorganic and analytical chemistry, molecular models and introductory chemistry.
CORE - Chemistry/OhioLINK Research Explorer
Developed by librarians and faculty at Youngstown State University, the CORE site provides tutorials and resources in the areas of general and organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry
A United States Geological Survey site that shows how chemists and geologists use analytical chemistry to: determine the age of the Earth; show an extraterrestrial body collided with the Earth; predict volcanic eruptions; observe atmospheric change over millions of years; and document damage by acid rain and pollution of the Earth's surface.
SocietiesAmerican Chemical Society
Official web site of the American Chemical Society. Provides resources and services for members, as well as information about the many disciplines within chemistry. Conference, career, and information for professionals may also be found.
International Union of Crystallography
Provides information on the Union, its Commissions and Regional Associates, and its journals and other publications.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Provides information on IUPAC nomenclature recommendations.
National Academies
Official web site for the national academies of the United States, which include the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering, The National Academy of Sciences, and the National Research Council. National Academies perform an unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These experts serve pro bono to address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public. Most areas of science are covered, including chemistry and physics, biology, and more, with access to full-text of reports.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Provides subscriber access to the RSC's journals, information about its books and databases, conferences, jobs, and more. Full-text access to journals may also be available via OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
[Please note: This web site will be unavailable from 6:00am Saturday, April 21, 2007 until 11:00pm Sunday, April 22, 2007 for essential maintenance.] Chemicals and SuppliersChem.com
Searchable database of chemical suppliers.
ChemACX (Available Chemicals Xchange)
A collection of catalogs from major chemical suppliers. Includes information from 30 of the premier chemical catalogs including those from Lancaster, TCI, ACROS Organics, and Alpha Aesar. Search by text or structure. The free version is no longer available, but you may request a 2-week free trial.
CHEMCATS - Online Chemical Catalogs File
Contains current information on commercially available chemicals and their worldwide suppliers.
Chemcyclopedia
Provides information about vendors, products, and services for the chemical and allied industries. Coverage includes organic, inorganic, organometallic, and many fine and specialty chemicals. Search by keyword, company or CAS number.
ChemFinder.Com
Portal for free and subscription scientific databases . Includes reference databases (ChemFinder and more), as well as chemical, reaction, and safety databases. Search by name of chemical, moleculary formula or weight, or CAS number. Discounts are available through educational and student pricing.
EPA Substance Registry System
Provides information on substances and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and information systems. Search by name, CAS number and in other ways.
Educational ResourcesChemical Research Pathfinders (U. of Texas, Austin)
Bibliographies and descriptions of resources in major areas of chemistry (e.g. analytical, organic, inorganic, crystallography and more). Created by librarians at the University of Texas at Austin.
Chemistry - World Lecture Hall
Links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver course materials in any language. Includes modules on inorganic and analytical chemistry, molecular models and introductory chemistry.
CORE - Chemistry/OhioLINK Research Explorer
Developed by librarians and faculty at Youngstown State University, the CORE site provides tutorials and resources in the areas of general and organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry
A United States Geological Survey site that shows how chemists and geologists use analytical chemistry to: determine the age of the Earth; show an extraterrestrial body collided with the Earth; predict volcanic eruptions; observe atmospheric change over millions of years; and document damage by acid rain and pollution of the Earth's surface.
Selected Internet SitesCambridge University Chemistry site
Web site of the Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University.
ChemDex.org (Sheffield)
Chemistry portal covering numerous topics, including most disciplines within chemistry, communication, compounds and molecules, societies, government agencies worldwide, jobs, and much more.
Galaxy Directory Chemistry
Directory of chemistry web sites on dozens of topics, compiled by the Galaxy search engine site.
Information Retrieval in Chemistry
Maintained by the Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR 'Demokritos' in Athens, Hellas, this site provides links to resources on nearly all aspects of chemistry and related fields.
InfoSurf Chemistry and Biochemistry Page (UC Santa Barbara)
Contains links to reference resources on chemical data sources, material safety, chemistry departments, chemical suppliers, all aspects of chemistry and more. Maintained by the library at University of California at Santa Barbara.
Links for Chemists (WWW Virtual Library)
An index of chemistry resources on the web, covering most topics relevant to chemistry, as well as links to resources on chemistry departments, organizations, literature, companies, the industry, and more.
Orbitron: a gallery of atomic orbitals and molecular orbitals on the WWW
Contains images that represent atomic orbitals and molecular orbitals, animated plots of wave functions, animated plots of electron density, "dot-density" plots of electron density, and plots of radial distribution functions.
Rolf Claessen's Chemistry Index
Compilation of Internet resources, including databases, online journals, patents, societies, books, software, jobs, reactions, and much more.
Sheffield ChemPuter
A set of simple interactive calculators for chemistry, including isotope patterns, element patterns, reaction yields, oxidation states of d-block metals in a complex, electron accountancy, and more. Some modules are still in test phase.
WWW Chemicals References
Provides access to a 3-D structures database as well as to a database of chemical distributors
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