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
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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.
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Finding Full-Text
If the database you are searching does not include the full-text of your
article:
- If you see
 ,
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!).
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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."
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