LibGuides: CHEM 532: Organic Chemistry: Books and Reference

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Gale E-Books
Collection of ebook reference works in all disciplines including multivolume encyclopedias, biographical directories, business plan handbooks, consumer health references, dictionaries, etc.
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SciFinder
Provides citations to worldwide journal literature in chemical and biomedical sciences. Contains the structure and property information for over 25 million substances. Includes reaction searching. Coverage: 1907-present. Restricted to current WSU students, faculty, and staff.
Cambridge Structural Database (WebCSD)
Repository of small molecule crystal structures with bibliographic, chemical and crystallographic information for organic molecules and metal organic compounds. Includes software for search, retrieval, structure visualization, and database creation.
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
The NIST Chemistry WebBook is a comprehensive source for chemical and physical property data for chemical compounds."

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IUPAC Gold Book - Compendium of Chemical Terminology
The Compendium is popularly referred to as the "Gold Book", in recognition of the contribution of the late Victor Gold, who initiated work on the first edition. It is one of the series of IUPAC "Colour Books" on chemical nomenclature, terminology, symbols and units (see the list of source documents), and collects together terminology definitions from IUPAC recommendations already published in Pure and Applied Chemistry and in the other Colour Books.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition (e-book) by William M. Haynes (Editor)
Call Number: QD65 .H3

ISBN: 9781498754286

Publication Date: 2016-06-24

CRC handbook of chemistry and physics - Print updates - QD65 .H3
Annual Editions - in print: QD65 .H3 Continues to be the most accurate, reliable and current resource available on data needed by chemists, physicists and engineers. It provides wide coverage of data on properties of inorganic and organic compounds

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 95th Edition (e-book) by William M. Haynes
ISBN: 9781482208689

Publication Date: 2014-2015

NIST Chemistry WebBook
"The NIST Chemistry WebBook contains thermochemical data for over 7000 organic and small inorganic compounds, reaction thermochemistry data for over 8000 reactions, IR spectra for over 16,000 compounds, mass spectra for over 15,000 compounds, UV/Vis spectra for over 1600 compounds, electronic and vibrational spectra for over 4500 compounds, constants of diatomic molecules (spectroscopic data) for over 600 compounds, ion energetics data for over 16,000 compounds and thermophysical property data for 34 fluids. There are numerous ways to search for data on specific compounds including name, chemical formula, CAS registry number, molecular weight, chemical structure, or selected ion energetics and spectral properties. The NIST Chemistry WebBook is a comprehensive source for chemical and physical property data for chemical compounds."

Organic Chemist's Desk Reference (e-book) by Caroline Cooper; Rupert Purchase
ISBN: 9781138067950

Publication Date: 2017-08-08
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary (e-book) by Richard J. Lewis (Editor); Robert A. Lewis; Michael D. Larrañaga
ISBN: 9781118135150

Publication Date: 2016-05-31
Merck Index
Call Number: RS356 .M524

Contains descriptions of over 10,000 substances, registry numbers, trade names and references. Use the index and remember to check the list of abbreviations in the front. Most recent edition can be found in the reference sections of McKinley Chemistry Library and Ablah Library. One of the Chemistry Library computers has an e-version.
Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis by Thomas J. Bruno; Paris D. N. Svoronos
Call Number: QD78 .B78 2011

ISBN: 9781420080421

Publication Date: 2010-12-13
Dean's Analytical Chemistry Handbook by Pradyot Patnaik
Call Number: QD78 .P37 2004

ISBN: 0071410600

Publication Date: 2004-06-14
Aldrich Library of 13C and 1H FT-NMR Spectra by Charles Pouchert
Call Number: QC462.85 .A44 1993

ISBN: 0941633349

Publication Date: 1993-01-22
Aldrich library of FT-IR spectra by Pouchert
Call Number: folio QD96.I5 P66 1985

This three volume set includes over 18,000 spectra categorized by chemical functionality and arranged in order of increasing structural complexity. All spectra were run in the Aldrich quality control laboratories and confirmed by other spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses. The library includes extensive cross-references by chemical name, molecular formula, CAS number, and Aldrich catalog number. The Aldrich Library of Spectra contains C and H FT NMR; Infrared, and NMR volumes. (Respectively QC 462.85 .A44 - QC457 .A43 - and QD96 .N8 P68 All are folios)

Cornell Institute of Biotechnology
See Available Compound Library here. The mission of the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology (CIB) is to promote research and catalyze entrepreneurial activities in the life sciences. The CIB serves as the hub of Cornell’s biotechnology and life science ecosystem, and helps foster its growth and development by relying on three important pillars: our people, our core facilities, and commercialization expertise.

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