Handbooks
Handbooks
Chemical handbooks are the experimental chemist's most important resource. They contain practical guidelines on chemical methods or techniques and various properties of chemical compounds.
Common types of chemical handbooks:
Reaction and Synthesis Guides describe preparations of individual compounds, applications of particular reagents, or general reaction/synthesis methods. The content is grouped by type of reaction, type of starting material, or type of product. These are most useful if you're trying to find out how a certain material is made or how a particular reaction works.
Analytical Methods Guides deal with specific or general analytical chemistry techniques, grouped by analyte, matrix, or method.
Comprehensive Works are usually an ongoing series attempting to summarize all of a given area of chemistry. Good examples include the Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry, and the Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry.Other chemical handbooks provide spectral information on compounds (e.g. infrared spectra, nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, etc.). Examples are the Aldrich Index of FT-IR Spectra and the Aldrich Index of FT-NMR Spectra. These would come in useful if you had spectral data from your own research and were trying to identify a compound you've synthesized.
Aldrich Browsable On-line Catalog
It is more than just a catalog of chemical compounds for sale. In its listings of commercially available compounds, the catalog includes basic physical data (e.g. boiling and melting points, density) and safety information. The Catalog is arranged alphabetically, with indexes by molecular formula and CAS Registry Number. The Catalog, also called Handbook of Fine Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment,
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Ref. QD 65 .H191 2001-2002
Provides a wide range of critically evaluated data in a convenient, one-volume
format published annually. The Handbook contains a variety of useful physical and chemical data, with some references. Its entries (tables) are grouped in broad subject sections, and arrangements of data within these tables vary. It is used most frequently for tables of organic compounds and inorganic compounds, which contain data on melting points, boiling points, density, and solubility among others.
Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds
Ref. QD 411 .D53 1984
There are 3 vols. in main work (5th supplement includes 1988 references). Compounds arranged alphabetically by metallic element symbol; metal section entries arranged in order of increasing Hill System molecular formula (Hill, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1900, 22(8), 478-494) Entries include chemical and physical properties; structure; CA Registry Number; hazards; toxicity; source(s) and use; selective references to articles on synthesis, spectra. Indexes: Formula index CA Registry Number index Name index Cumulative Structure index to Supplements 1-5 published in 1990.
Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds
QD 257.7 H36 1994
Multi-volume work consisting of a major expansion of the organic tables in CRC Handbook. It provides mass, infrared, uv, raman and NMR data for selected organic compounds. For example:
Acetic acid, (2-chlorophenoxy)-
IR: COB 1163 2940 2860 2630 1750 1720 1590 1490 1430 1250 1100 840 760
UV: SAD 3424 283 275 218 MeOH
1H NMR: SAD 18672 4.7 7.1 12.2 poly D
The source of reference is cited first, in bold print; peak information follows. The meaning of the reference codes is given in a List of Abbreviations towards the front of each volume. HODOC has indexes to compound names, molecular formulas and CAS Registry Numbers.
Merck Index
Ref. RS51 .M4 2006
The Merck Index is a very useful organic chemistry reference tool, especially f or pharmaceutical compounds. The Index includes data on the physical properties of 10,000 compounds, their toxicity, uses in industry, and references to scientific literature detailing their preparation. It is arranged alphabetically by chemical name, and is well-indexed, however, it is update irregularly.
NITS-JANAF Thermochemical Tables Ref. QD 511 .N57 1998 pt. 1 & 2
The 4th edition of the NIST-JANAF Thermochemical Tables gathers in one resource new and meticulously revised key temperature-dependent thermochemical properties including heat capacity, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy function, enthalpy of formation, Gibbs (free) energy of formation, transition data, fusion data, vaporization data, sublimation data, and the logarithm of the equilibrium constant of formation for over 47 elements and their associated compounds. These 1800+ tables cover the crystal, liquid, or ideal gas states for single and multi-phases of many inorganic substances and organic substances with one or two carbon atoms. Each table:
Critically evaluates data for each substance.
Provides references upon which the table is based.
Includes the dates of the last significant revision.
Is set up for easy cross-referencing.
Rodd's Chemistry of Carbon Compounds & Supplements
Chemistry Department Lab 477
M.F Ansell, editor. 1964- . Though not as comprehensive as Beilstein,it provides an excellent starting point. 4 'volumes', with numerous supplements to each volume
(1990 supplements complete the 2nd edition).
Compounds are arranged by four compound classes:
Aliphatic
Alicyclic
Aromatic
Heterocyclic
Supplements are further divided into subclasses.
INFORMATION PROVIDED Reviews of general synthetic methods, compound classes,
and natural product studies, literature references. Some specific experimental details provided. INDEXES, SPECIAL FEATURES Combined subject and class index in each supplement
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Ring Systems HandbookQD 390 .R56
The CA Ring Systems Handbook (RSH) is a specialized printed reference that provides a quick and easy way to link ring components or caged systems to a CA index name, molecular formula, nomenclature numbering for the ring atoms and CAS Registry Number. The RSH includes more than 125,000 ring and almost 2,000 cage systems in the Ring Systems File. The entries are arranged firstly in order of the number of component rings, e.g. "3 RINGS" followed by the sizes of the component rings in ascending order, e.g. "5,6,7", followed by the elemental content of the rings, e.g. "C3N2-C6-C5NO". Substituents are not included in the handbook: it names the 'parent' compound. The RSH also contains an alphabetical listing of names, the Ring Name Index, which can be used to find the structure of any ring-containing parent compound listed in CA. Indexed by molecular formula and CA ring name.
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