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Print issues of the journal Science, a well-respected journal that publishes news and research articles about many topics in the sciences, including chemistry. You'll find this title on the 2nd floor of the library near the Service Desk.
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This page contains specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, and numeric databases that can provide helpful background reading, information helpful for experimental design, and established values for a variety of chemical phenomenon.
Additional print sources about Chemistry can be found in the QD & TP call number areas of the first floor Reference section.
General
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Principles of ChemistryQD 31.3 .P75 2016
- Van Nostrand Reinhold Encyclopedia of ChemistryQD5 .V37 1984
Style Guides
- CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search ToolIdentify journal titles and abbreviations for publications indexed by CAS since 1907
Handbooks & Numeric Databases
- Chemical CommonsThis database contains the CAS Registry NumberĀ®, chemical names, molecular formulas, and structures or sequences for chemicals.
- ChemSpiderChemSpider is a curated database that provides known & predicted properties, identifying information, and literature references to a broad range of chemical substances.
- ChemSynthesisThis website contains substances with their synthesis references and physical properties.
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th ed, 2016Contains basic units of measure, conversion factors, physical properties for the elements and a variety of compounds, and established values that can help with experimental design or with checking results.
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Earlier edition available in print: QD65 .H3 2013/2014 - KnowledgeDoorAn open access virtual depot of constants, conversion factors, and mathematical equations.
- Lange's Handbook of ChemistryQD65 .L36 2017
- PubChemAn open (non-currated) chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Contains information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity data, and many others
- SIRI MSDS IndexContains company and safety information for a variety of chemical substances.
Analytical Chemistry
- Handbook of Analytical InstrumentsQD 53 .K536 2007
- Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical AnalysisQD78 .B78 2011
- Dean's Analytical Chemistry HandbookQD78 .P37 2004
Organic Chemistry
- Dean's Handbook of Organic ChemistryQD251.3 .G65 2004
Pharmacology
- PubChemIncludes chemical name and structure. From the National Library of Medicine.
- Merck IndexRS51 .M4 2013
- Physicians' Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs, Dietary Supplements, and Herbs, RS75 .P449 2012Nonprescription drugs, their pictures, and manufacturers' product information.
- Physicians' Desk Reference, RS75 .P578 2014Prescription drugs, their pictures, and manufacturers' product information.
Spectra
- NMRShiftDB"NMRShiftDB is a NMR database for organic structures and their nuclear magnetic resonance spectra."
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