CHEMINFO, Compound Identification

COMPOUND IDENTIFICATION: works listed in this section help to identify chemicals and/or structures.

There are no clear subject headings to find books on "compound identification" in the PAC (online card catalog).

Index of Ring Systems (IRS). Chemical Abstracts.: It is part of the Formula Index published annually and cumulatively. Contains cyclic skeletons found in organic compounds. Allows the searcher to find citations for a structure without knowing its correct index name or molecular formula. For details of arrangement see the introduction to the volume.
Medical Subject Headings. Supplementary Chemical Records. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 1982-to date.: An annual supplement to Cumulated Index Medicus. Contains approx. 23,000 compounds discussed in health related journals. Entries include registry number, synonym(s), pharmacological action, note. Also available online.

Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. Cincinnati, OH: NIOSH, 1978-to date. HE 20.7112/2:R 26 Updated by supplements on microfiche: An important tool in identifying chemicals containing common and brand names. Includes synonyms, registry numbers, molecular formula; data on irritation, mutation, tumorigenic effect, toxicity, aquatic toxicity; and references.
Beilstein's Index: Trivial Names in Systematic Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. Berlin; New York: Springer Verlag, 1986. QD 251 B38 1986: Lists trivial names used in Chemical Abstracts, Beilstein's Handbook of Organic Chemistry, and those allowed by the IUPAC rules. Gives English and German names, synonyms, systematic names, structural and molecular formulas, Beilstein references, CAS Registry Numbers (RN), and notes. Formula, RN, and ring-code indexes are included.
Ring Systems Handbook. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society, 1984-to date.: Includes all known basic structural skeletons and parent compounds of cyclic substances. Contains CA Index Name, CAS registry number and molecular formula of the ring systems. Arranged in three sections: the Ring Systems File, the indexes, and the supplements.
Structural Inorganic Chemistry, by A.F. Wells. 5th ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. QD 481 W44 1984: Discusses crystal structures of elements, alloys, and inorganic compounds. Arranged by the groups of the Periodic Table. Has formula and subject index.