General Chemistry Sources

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Oxford Reference Online

Dictionary of Chemistry. Covers all the commonly encountered terms in chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry. Clear and concise coverage of laboratory techniques, chemical engineering, and environmental matters.

Dictionary of Chemistry

Pprovides an explanation of the main ideas of and concepts central to chemistry. Each entry in this A-Z resource begins with a clear, one-sentence definition that explains why the term is important. These sentences are followed by a fuller explanation and, where appropriate, examples, diagrams, tables and equations. Key terms such as inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, the chemical industry, and qualitative analysis tell the user about the main features of important aspects of chemistry, with cross-references leading to related terms in each field. Other entries give a historical perspective, showing in outline how important themes of chemistry have developed.

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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry
4 volumes

A complete overview of the broad spectrum of general chemistry. It offers a basic, yet thorough understanding of matter, the processes it undergoes, the principles that govern it, and the international cast of men and women who have been critical in the development of the science of chemistry. Covers elements, atoms, and molecules to sterochemistry, spectroscopy, and chemical bonding. Key presentations include forty element definition articles, each providing basic periodic table information and general information on the element in question. Ninety-five biographical articles deal with prominent chemists, while other articles provide additional historical context, particularly with respect to eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century developments.

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Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
27 volumes

Presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances, properties, manufacturing, and uses; on industrial processes, unit operations in chemical engineering; and on fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Targeted towards chemists, chemical engineers, researchers, and other professionals in the chemical industry and related areas throughout the world, it describes established technology along with cutting edge topics of interest in the wide field of chemical technology. Prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions author the articles that cover the ever-growing range of topics.

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Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry
5 volumes

Conceived to provide an appropriate, comprehensive reference work to describe the many aspects of the young discipline of computational chemistry. Designed to fill the gap between one-volume textbooks and multi-volume series published over many years, this is the most modern, complete and authoritative reference work on the subject. Includes 500 complex, full-color illustrations, and contributions from over 300 chemists.

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Lange's Handbook of Chemistry

A compilation of facts, data, tabular material, and experimental findings in every area of chemistry. Included are listings of the properties of 4400 organic and 1400 inorganic compounds.

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Chemical Properties, Structures, Data

Combined Chemical Dictionary

This is the electronic equivalent of the following print resources: Dictionary of Organic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds, Dictionary of Drugs and Dictionary of Analytical Reagents. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables.

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Chemical Properties Handbook

Accurate information on how chemicals behave at different temperatures and under different conditions is often hard-to-find or difficult to calculate. This unique Handbook provides scientific, engineering, and environmental professionals and students with this necessary information, in an all-in-one, easy-access format. Covers both organic and inorganic substances, and provides both experimental values and estimated values based on methods developed by the author and other noted experts.

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Dictionary of Organic Compounds
9 volumes

Contains concise chemical, structural, and bibliographic information on over 255,000 of the most important organic compounds. These have been selected by an international team of experts in the field of modern organic chemistry and cover a wide range of commonly used chemicals, synthetic reagents, pesticides, starting materials, and simple fundamental compounds, plus a selection of natural products, pharmaceuticals, and analytical reagents. Includes names and synonyms, formulae, chemical structures, CAS Registry numbers, physical properties, and key literature citations.

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Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
8 volumes

Contains an authoritative and systematic description of the use of all reagents in organic chemistry. It includes approximately 3500 alphabetically arranged articles, a comparison of reagents with others capable of similar chemistry, a pro and con assessment for each reagent, extensive cross-referencing and substantial subject and molecular formula indexes.

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Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals

Covers over 2000 of the most popular industrial chemicals, detailing the chemical reactions the subject chemicals undergo either in preparation or naturally.

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Handbook of Physical Properties of Organic Chemicals

Provides information on the structure and physical / chemical properties of more than 13,000 environmentally important chemicals Consists of chemical data in CAS registry order, molecular formula ordered by the Hill system, etc. One best experimental value is selected or an estimated value provided for: melting point, boiling point, water solubility, octanol / water partition coefficient (log), vapor pressure, disassociation constant, Henry's law constant.

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Names, Synonyms, and Structures of Organic Compounds
3 volumes

Provides names, synonyms, molecular formulas, and CAS Registry Numbers for 27,500 organic compounds. The compendium contains 135,000 synonyms and 20,000 chemical structures. Compounds are arranged in ascending order of CAS Registry Numbers. Indexed includes both Name / Synonym and Molecular Formula.

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WebElements Periodic Table

Information about the chemical elements.

Spectroscopy and Spectrometry

Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
3 volumes

Provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of current knowledge in the field of spectroscopy and related areas. Major topics covered include atomic spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, fundamentals of spectroscopy, high energy spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, spatially resolved spectroscopic analysis and vibrational, rotational and raman spectroscopies. Articles include rigorous descriptions of the theoretical background to spectroscopy and to each spectroscopic technique; up-to-date descriptions and explanations of instruments and technology; current applications; and the history of important areas of spectroscopy.

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Aldrich Library of Infrared Spectra

10,000 spectra arranged in order of increasing complexity. Indexed by name, and molecular formula.

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Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra
2 volumes

Over 8000 spectra arranged in order of increasing complexity. Indexed by name, and molecular formula.

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Handbook of Proton-NMR Spectra and Data
5 volumes

4000 spectra plus data on chemical properties. Indexed by name, molecular formula, substructure, and chemical shift.

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Directories

Chem Sources - USA

Directory of 187,000 chemicals and who produces or distributes them.

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