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Selected Resources in Organic Chemistry
Useful for finding
- Physical Data
- Developing Synthesis
- Experimental Procedures
- Background Research
- Latest Research
Updated March 2005
Contents:
Print Resources
General Reference
Vocabulary of Organic Chemistry QD 291 .C55 1980
Physical Property Data
To find information about melting points, boiling points, indices of refraction and densities try these sources:
Merck Index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals
RS 51 .M4 2001 Library Permanent Reserve - 2 hour loan
RS51 .M4 1996 Noncirculating
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry Ref QD 65 .L362 1992 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Ref QD 65 .H3 2003-04 Dictionary of Organic Compounds (9 vols.) Ref QD 246 .D5 1996
Organic Chemist's Desk Reference -
(Explains entries in Dictionary of Organic Chemistry - including boiling points at other than atmospheric pressure)
Ref QD 246 .D5 1996 Suppl.
General Synthetic Methods
Textbooks often provide tables that summarize most of the common reactions
fora given class of compounds. The following are useful textbooks:
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure QD251.2.M37 1992
and netLibrary
Logic of Chemical Synthesis QD 262 .C67 1989
1995 netLibrary
Sourcebook of Advanced Organic Laboratory Preparations QD 262 .S24 1992 Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis QD 262 .S85 1984
Collections of Spectra
The following catalogs of spectra list infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance
and mass spectra:
Aldrich Library of Infrared Spectra Folio QD 96 .I5 P67 1981 Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra (11 vols.) Folio QD 762 .P69 Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra (2 vols.) Folio QD 96 .I5 P66 1985
Advanced Textbooks
Synthetic methods, reaction mechanisms and reactions of organic compounds are available in advanced organic chemistry textbooks:
Advanced Organic Chemistry (2 vols.) Ref QD 251.2 .C36 1990 Modern Synthetic Reactions QD 262 .H67 1972 Organic Synthesis, the Disconnection Approach Ref QD 262 .W284 1982 Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis Ref QD 262 .G665 1999 and netLibrary
Specific Synthetic Methods
To find information about a method of synthesizing a compound, consult one of these textbooks:
Comprehensive Organic Chemistry (6 vols.) QD 245 .C65 Survey of Organic Syntheses (2 vols)
QD 262 .B78 Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods (6 vols.) QD 262 .C53 Modern Synthetic Reactions QD 262 .H67 1972 Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry QD 261 .V63 1987 Organic Syntheses (8 vols.) QD 262 .O722
Advanced Laboratory Techniques
Research Techniques in Organic Chemistry QD 261 .B34 Laboratory Technique in Organic Chemistry QD 261 .W495 Laboratory Companion QD 53 .C69 1997
Reaction Mechanisms
Writing Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry Ref QD 251.2 .M53 1992 Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry Ref QD 476 .S89 1987 Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry QD 476 .L68 1981
Organic Qualitative Analysis
Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification QD 291 .R28 1967 Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds: A Laboratory Manual QD 261 .S5 1980
Beilstein
The Handbuch der Organischen Chemie is one of the most useful sources for information about the physical properties, synthesis and reactions of organic compounds. Information for each compound includes: name, formula, structure, history, occurrence, formation, preparation, physical, chemical and physiological properties, technology, analysis, addition compounds, salts and conversion products of unknown structure.
Beilsteins Handbuch der Organischen Chemie (31 vols) QD 251 .B4 Noncirculating
German-English Dictionary for Chemists Ref QD 5 .P3 1935 A Brief Introduction to the use of Beilstein's Handbuch der Organischen Chemie QD 251 .B43 1957 Noncirculating The Beilstein Guide: A Manual for the Use of Beilsteins Handbuch der Organischen Chemie QD 251 .B43 W4413 Noncirculating
Helpful hints:
Bildung = formation
Darst or Darsstellung = preparation
Siedepunkt = boiling point
F or Schmelzpunkt = melting point
This online Beilstein Dictionary is useful for translating German words in the Handbook to English
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/swain/beilstein/bedict1.html
Electronic Databases
To locate books:
SOPHIA McCain Library catalog
Other Library Catalogs Search catalogs of other local libraries
WorldCat
Search catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide
To locate journal articles:
American Chemical Society Publications
Includes full-text of all ACS journals. Cannot be accessed from off-site due to licensing restrictions.Current Contents at ISI
Provides article citations and some abstracts to over 7000 journals in various disciplines, including chemistry. Coverage also includes some books and proceedings. From 1997. For coverage back to 1992, use Current Contents from GALILEO.EBSCOhost EJS (Electronic Journal Service)Full-text journals on wide variety of topics, including Chemistry.
MEDLINE at EBSCOHost
Includes citations, abstracts and some full-text from journals in medicine and related fields, including pharmaceutical research and the life sciences. Coverage is from 1966, with full-text from 1990.
Finding Full-Text
If the database you are searching does not include the full-text of your article:
- If you see
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click on this. If the article is available full text through another
database, you will see a link for that database. There will also be
a link into SOPHIA,
to check if we have the journal in print.
- Search the Journal/Article Locator. Enter the journal title (not the article title!) to see if your article is available in full-text in a different database. The journal locator will also tell you if we have a journal in the McCain print or microfilm collections. Double-check by searching in SOPHIA for the journal title (not the article title!).
- If we don't own the journal, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan, or, check to see if another local library owns it.
Selected Websites
Physical Property and other Reference Data
ChemFinder
Searchable database includes chemical structures, physical property data and links to related websites.NIST Chemistry WebBook
Searchable database containing property data (including spectra) on over 15,000 compounds.NIST Physical Reference Data
"Database holding information on fundamental physical constants, atomic spectra, molecular spectroscopic data, ionization data, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray data, radiation dosimetry data, nuclear physics data, and condensed matter physics data."
Toxicity and Related Info
National Library of Medicine's TOXNET
System of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas. All databases can be searched at once. Note the ChemIDplus Locator, which links to various files and Internet sites, including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the EPA Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator, and NIOSH International Chemical Safety Cards.Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
Includes numerous links to MSDS sites on the Web. Also includes a FAQ about MSDS. One of the better MSDS sites listed is the SIRI MSDS Index.
Organic Syntheses Website
Organic Syntheses http://www.orgsyn.org/ "Since 1921, Organic Syntheses has provided the chemistry community with annual collections of detailed, reliable, and carefully checked procedures for the synthesis of organic compounds. Some procedures describe practical methods for the preparation of specific compounds of interest, while other procedures illustrate important synthetic methods with general utility. Each procedure is written in considerably more detail as compared to typical experimental procedures in other journals, and each reaction and all characterization data has been carefully "checked" for reproducibility in the laboratory of a member of the Board of Editors."