Chemistry: Background Information

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• Catalysis from A to Z: A Concise Encyclopedia
  Ellis Library Reference QD 505 .C383 2007 (3 volumes)
• Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 474 .C65 1987
• Comprehensive Heteorcyclic Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 400 .C65 1984
• Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 415 .C63 1999
• Comprehensive Organice Functional Group Transformations II
  Ellis Library Reference QD262 .C534 2005 (7 volumes)
• Comprehensive Organic Synthesis
  Ellis Library Reference QD 262 .C535 1991
• Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III
  Ellis Library Reference QD 411 .C65 1982
  Ellis Library Reference QD 411 .C652 1995
• Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 411 .C66 1996
• Encyclopedia of Analytical Science
  Ellis Library Reference QD 71.5 .E53 2005 (10 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 451 .E539 2001 (3 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of Chromatography
  Ellis Library Reference QD 79 .C4E63 2005 (2 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry 
• Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 148 .E53 2005 (10 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (EROS) 
  Ellis Library Reference QD 77 .E53 1995
• Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 95 .E55 2000
• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference TP 9 .U57 2003 (40 volumes)
• Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry
  Elllis Library Reference QD 4 .V36 2005

GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE

• How to Find Chemical Information
  Ellis Library Reference QD 8.5 .M34 1998
• Information Sources in Chemistry
  Ellis Library Reference QD 85 .I47 1993
• Library Handbook for Organic Chemists
  Ellis Library Reference QD 256 .P67 2000

SAFETY DATA

• Chemical and Engineering News Safety Letters
  Index and text of the chemical safety letters that have appeared in C&EN since 1993.
• Vermont SIRI MSDS
  Searchable database of Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets On the Internet
  The site, provided by Interactive Learning Paradigms Incorporated,  compiles around 100 links to free MSDS.  The sites are organized under the following headers: general sites, government and nonprofit agencies, chemical manufacturers and suppliers, pesticides, and miscellaneous sites.

TUTORIALS

• Chemistry Tutorials
  Comprehensive list of chemistry related tutorials compiled by ChemSpy.com.

WEBSITES

• Chemical Industry Home Page
  Gateway to information on industrial chemistry.  Includes ChemIndustry, a search engine on the chemical industry.
• Chemical Thesaurus
  Reaction chemistry information system that allows you to jump from chemical to chemical via the associated interactions, reactions, and processes.
• CHEMINFO
  Guide to Internet resources in chemistry developed by Indiana University.
• Chemistry
  Cal Tech's gateway to internet resources in chemistry.
• Classic Organic Reactions
  Provides key references and drawings for over 300 named organic reactions.
• General Chemistry Online
  This Frostburg State University site is a good starting point for chemical research on the web.  Includes a searchable database of common compounds which includes structures, formulas and properties, a searchable annotated database of over 400 general chemistry web resources and a glossary of 1000 chemical terms.
• Information Retrieval in Chemistry WWW Server
  Comprehensive gateway site maintained by the Institute of Physical Chemistry.  Updated frequently.
• Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
  Annotates "all useful organic chemistry sites".  Geared toward synthetic organic chemists.
• Rolf Claessen's Chemistry Index
  Provides entry points to many of the chemical Web databases including one consisting of chemical suppliers' catalogs.
• SeparationsNOW
  Separation science and chromatography portal which includes news and techniques.
• SpectroscopyNOW
  Portal of spectroscopy information including techniques and news.
• Virtual Chemistry Center
  Gateway site to chemical information on the Web hosted at the University of California.  Updated frequently.
• WWW Links for Chemists
  Index of chemistry resources on the Web created by the University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry.

Last updated: 7/21/08