CHEM 370, Chemical Literature

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CHEM 370, Chemical Literature

• Data Collections

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Data Collections

• Form of secondary literature
• editor selects information from primary resources
  and arranges it in a particular fashion
• depending on the objective of your search, the
  data collection might be more useful than
  searching primary sources

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Types of Data Collections

• Dictionaries
• Classical version
• Chemical dictionaries
• lists of compounds with data
• Encyclopedias
• good source to find a general overview of a
  subject with an extensive bibliography

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Types of Data Collections

• Physical data collections
• spectral collections
• thermodynamic data collections
• Reaction and synthesis guides
• preparations of compounds
• applications of reagents
• specific types of reactions

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Types of Data Collections

• Analytical methods guides
• specific analyte
• specific matrix
• specific method
• Comprehensive works
• ongoing series
• specific areas of chemistry
• Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry
• Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic
  Chemistry

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Types of Organization

• Grouping by substance
• name
• formula
• others
• Grouping by data
• bond energies
• thermodynamic
• kinetics

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

• Call number QD 65.H3
• Published annually (rarely changes)
• Variety of useful physical and chemical data
• tables are usually grouped in broad subject
  sections

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

• Used for organic and inorganic compounds
• melting points
• boiling points
• density
• solubility
• others

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

• Can access online at http//www.hbcpnetbase.com/
• Without a subscription, you can still search the
  book, just not display the data

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Merck Index

• Call number RS51 .M4
• Published by Merck Pharmaceuticals
• data on organics (mostly drugs)
• physical data
• preparation references
• toxicity
• uses
• Arranged alphabetically by chemical name
• not often updated

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Merck Index

• Can access online at http//products.cambridgesoft
  .com/themerckindex.cfm

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Aldrich Catalog

• Call number TP202.A365
• More than just a catalog
• basic physical data
• cross-references to Beilstein, Merck, and Fieser
• safety information

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Aldrich Catalog

• Arranged alphabetically
• indexes by molecular formula and CAS registry
  number
• a compound may appear in more than one record
  representing varying grades of purity
• physical property data is only listed for the
  highest grade version of a compound

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Aldrich Catalog

• Can be accessed free online at http//www.sigmaald
  rich.com/
• Other chemical companies catalogs contain similar
  information
• http//www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/chemist4.htmlche
  micals

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Chemfinder

• Located at http//chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
• basic physical data and structure diagrams
• links to websites containing other data
• searchable by name, molecular weight, molecular
  formula, molecular structure, and CAS registry
  number
• free to all

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Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

• Call number TP9.E688
• Also known as the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia
• Chemical and process information
• 25 volumes plus an index
• strong on industrially important chemicals
• good subject indexing and bibliographies

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Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

• Available online http//www.mrw.interscience.wile
  y.com/kirk/
• need subscription
• Other encyclopedias
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design,
  McKettas, TP9.E66
• Ullmans Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry,
  TP9.U57

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Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering

• Call number TP1087.C66
• Sister publication to the Encyclopedia of
  Chemical Technology
• Covers polymer science in detail
• thorough indexing
• good cross-references
• excellent bibliographies

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Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering

• Found online at http//www.mrw.interscience.wiley
  .com/epst/index.html
• need subscription

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Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia

• Call number TP1110.C66
• 12 volume work on polymeric materials
• natural and synthetic polymers
• specific and classes of compounds
• preparations
• reactions
• properties
• processes
• applications
• Well-referenced and indexed

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Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology

• Call number TA402.E53
• Source for the multidisciplinary field of
  materials
• Available online at http//www.sciencedirect.com/
  science/referenceworks/0080431526

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Comprehensive Chemistry Series

• Pergamon Press publishes a series in varying
  subject areas containing review articles
• article chapters are grouped into volumes by
  broad subject areas
• indexing is mediocre

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Comprehensive Chemistry Series

• Our library has
• Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
• Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry
• Comprehensive Organic Chemistry
• Comprehensive Organic Functional Group
  Transformations
• Other libraries have more subjects

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Dictionary of Compounds Series

• CRC Press publishes a variety of dictionaries of
  compounds
• structure diagrams
• basic physical data
• references
• well-indexed

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Dictionary of Compounds Series

• Our library has
• Dictionary of Organic Compounds
• Other versions include
• Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds
• Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds
• others
• Can be accessed online at http//www.chemnetbase.
  com/scripts/ccdweb.exe

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Theilheimers Synthetic Methods

• Call Number QD262.S9
• Index to the literature
• covers organic reaction techniques
• compiled annually
• Detailed classification scheme
• type of bond formed
• type of reaction
• type of bond broken
• reagent(s) used

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Organic Reactions

• Call number QD251.O7
• Annual publication with review articles on
  important synthetic methods
• very good indexing with author or topic searching

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Inorganic Syntheses

• Call number QD 151.A1 I5
• Less than annual publication
• covers inorganic and organometallic compounds
• Is indexed every five volumes

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Fiesers Reagents for Organic Synthesis

• Call number QD 262.F5
• Reports on new reagents and new uses for old
  reagents
• published approximately every 2 years
• alphabetical list of reagents
• author and subject indexing

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Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry

• Obtained free of charge at http//dx.doi.org/10.1
  006/rwsp.2000.0000
• Covers all forms of spectroscopy
• articles on types of spectroscopy and types of
  substances you can examine
• Well-indexed and bibliographed

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Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry

• Call number QD75.W75
• 37 volume series each devoted to a particular
  analytical technique
• some volumes are outdated
• excellent source of information for the
  techniques covered

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Saxs Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials

• Call number T55.3.H3 S3 1996
• Good collection of information
• LD50
• explosive properties
• Hard to read the references
• Alphabetical by substance
• synonym and CAS registry number indexing

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Safety Handbooks

• Academic Laboratory Chemical Hazards Guidebook
• call number QD51.M215 1991
• book on laboratory safety
• CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety
• call number QD51.C73 1995
• how to setup and operate a laboratory safely

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Spectral Collections

• Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra
• Call number QD96.I5 P872 1985
• Others our library doesnt carry
• Sadtler Handbook of Infrared Spectra
• Sadtler Handbook of Proton NMR Spectra
• Sadtler Handbook of Carbon 13 NMR Spectra
• Aldrich Library of 13C and 1H NMR Spectra
• Handbook of Proton-NMR Spectra and Data

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Integrated Spectral Database System (SDBS)

• Located at http//www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/menu-
  e.html
• Maintained by the National Institute of Materials
  and Chemical Research in Japan
• full spectra for more than 30,000 compounds
• 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR, Raman ,ESR, and MS

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NIST Chemistry Webbook

• Located at http//webbook.nist.gov
• IR spectra for 8700 compounds
• MS spectra for 12,000 compounds
• UV/Vis spectra for 400 compounds
• Electronic and vibrational spectra for 4000
  compounds

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Other Online Sources

• Can be found at http//www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/
  chemistr.htmldata