Subject Guide for Basic Information Resources for Organic Chemistry
Contents
- Introduction
- Contact Information
- Literature Guides
- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Finding Books
- Finding Articles
- Current Awareness
- Handbooks
- Reactions and Reagents
- Treatises and Other Sources
- Patents
- Internet Resources
Introduction
The study of carbon compounds is called organic chemistry, one of the two main branches of chemistry. It is inseparably connected with biology, medicine and pharmacology and has numerous industrial applications. Consequently, the published literature is vast. This guide lists important sources found in and/or accessed through the SDSU Library.
Contact Information
Literature Guides
Chemical information sources/ Gary Wiggins. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.
QD8.5.V537 1991 Reference
Computer disks CS-23 no.1 and no.2 Media Center
This resource introduces chemical information sources and concepts. In the printed book the author describes basic resources in detail. The Chemistry Reference Sources Database, on computer disks, lists other valuable material. It can be searched by subject to obtain additional sources.
How to find chemical information: a guide for practicing chemists, educators, and students. 3d ed. by Robert E. Maizell. New York: Wiley, 1998.
D8.5 M34 1998 Reference
A comprehensive guide emphasizing the classical tools, significant newer resources, and other methods of accessing chemical information.
Library handbook for organic chemists/Andrew J. Poss. New York: Chemical Pub., 2000.
QD246 P67 2000 Reference
A compendium of the major library resources. Its goal is to streamline the organic chemist's research for relevant materials.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Dictionary of organic compounds. 6th ed. New York: Chapman and Hall, 1996. 9 vols.QD251 H45 1996 Reference
Covers organic compounds, natural products, solvents and reagents, derivatives, tautomeric compounds, anions and cations. Presents structure, properties, literature references, toxicity and hazard information, importance and use. Has alternative name index, molecular formula index, and RN number index.
Dictionary of organometallic compounds.. 2nd ed. London; New York: Chapman and Hall, 1995. 5 vols.
QD411 D53 1995 Reference
Covers compounds of representative structures of established use, and of special interest. Excludes halogens, noble gases, and unstable radioactive elements. Entries contain name, RN number, formula, stereochemical conventions, physical data, toxicity and hazard information. Has name, molecular formula, and RN indexes.
Finding Books
To find books, theses and serial publications, use the web version of the PAC library catalog and conduct a search for author, title or subject. For the correct subject heading consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings or a reference librarian. Some important subject headings are CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; KETONES; ORGANIC REACTIONS, etc.Theses from SDSU may be found by looking under the subject heading SDSU THESIS(CHEMISTRY).
Finding Articles
Chemical Abstracts. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society, 1907-to date.QD 1 A51 Storage
A comprehensive index to the chemical literature: journals, books, patents, and other documents. Arranged in 80 sections; organic chemistry is covered in sections 21-46. Covers processes, nomenclature, computer applications, reviews; physical organic chemistry (mechanism and kinetics); oliphatic and alicyclic compounds; benzenes, organometallics, polymers, textiles, etc. May be accessed by subject, substance, formula, patent, author, and ring systems indices.
SciFinder Scholar
Available only to SDSU students, staff, and faculty; it is not available to the general public, including walk-in library users. Off-campus access is NOT available at this time. The database is the online version of Chemical Abstracts. Provides access to a large number of journals, patents, dissertations, etc. and offers numerous searching capabilities.
Chemistry Citation Index. Philadelphia, PA: Institute for Scientific Information, 1991-to date (For 1998 forward, use Web of Science).
Chemistry Citation Index is the chemistry subset of the Science Citation Index database. The Library has the CD-ROM discs from 1991 and receives bimonthly updates. Material is derived from 1,600 chemistry journals and additional information comes from 7,000 other multidisciplinary journals. The basic index, cited references, related records, keywords, etc. may be searched. Remote access not available.
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes citations to biomedical articles. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes full text articles. In addition to the medical literature, it covers drugs and other chemical compounds.
Web of Science (Science Citation Index).
A multidisciplinary database that indexes major journals over a wide range of subject areas. Provides links to articles in electronic journals licensed by the SDSU Library. A special feature is citation indexing, which allows the user to trace research articles forward in time. Covers the years from 1900 to the present.
Also Useful
Science Direct
ACS (American Chemical Society) Journals
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals
Wiley Interscience Journals
Current Awareness
Chemical and Engineering News.A weekly publication including review articles and important current news.
Chemical Week.
A weekly chemical news magazine. Contains information on new technology and on new patents.
Tetrahedron Letters.
International in scope. Publishes scholarly articles faster than other professional journals.
Handbooks
Beilsteins Handbuch der organischen Chemie, by Friedrich Konrad Beilstein. 4th ed. Berlin: Springer, 1918-1940.QD251 B4 1918 5th Floor Books
Provides historical coverage of organic chemistry; includes the patent literature. For each compound gives molecular structure, occurrence, preparation, properties, analytical salts, and addition compounds. Lists source for each data. Contains molecular formula, subject, and system number classification indexes. Regularly updated through Supplements.
CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Cleveland, OH: CRC Press, 1977-to date.
QD65 H3 Reference Desk and 5th Floor Books
A collection of tabular data in chemistry and physics. Gives rules of nomenclature, explanation of tables, and Beilstein references. For each compound lists name, formula, molecular weight, color, boiling and melting points, density, solubility, sublimation data, heats of fusion, heats of vaporization, etc.
Lange's handbook of chemistry. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973-to date.
TP151 H35 1992 Reference and 5th Floor Books
Contains most frequently needed chemical data. Special features include coverage of natural products, tables of physical properties for alkaloids, glucosides, and commercial organic compounds. Has separate sections for analytical and electrochemistry.
The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck, 2001
RS51 M4 2001 Reference Desk
Lists most important chemicals, drugs, pesticides, and biologically active substances. For each entry gives formula, structure, and synonym; physical data, toxicity, patent number, therapeutic category, caution, and literature references. Has name and formula indexes; a list of RN numbers, and miscellaneous tables.
Methoden der organischen Chemie (Houben-Weyl) Stuttgart: Thieme, 1952-2003.
QD258.M44 and Supplements 1982-. 5th Floor Books
Includes selected, but detailed laboratory methods for the preparation of organic compounds.
Reactions and Reagents
Compendium of organic synthetic methods. New York: Wiley, 1971-.QD262 C53 5th Floor Books
A collection of reactions with references. Published irregularly.
Comprehensive organic functional group transformations II/ editors- in-chief Alan R. Katritzky, Richard J.K. Taylor. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005. 7 vols.
QD262 .C534 2005 5th Floor Books
Classifies organic syntheses by functional groups. Includes subject and author indexes.
Comprehensive organic transformations. 2nd ed. New York : Wiley-VCH, c1999.
QD262 .L355 1999 5th Floor Books
A compilation of reactions, which are organized by functional groups and subdivided by processes. Includes a transformation index.
Name reactions: a collection of detailed reaction mechanisms / Jie Jack Li. 2nd ed. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2003.
QD291 .L5 2003 5th Floor Books
Name reactions and reagents in organic synthesis/ Bradford P. Mundy, Michael G. Ellerd, Frank G. Favaloro. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005.
QD291 .M86 2005 5th Floor Books
Compilation of name reaction data: general scheme, mechanism, examples, and references.
Named organic reactions/ Thomas Laue and Andreas Plagens ; translated into English by Claus Vogel. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2005.
QD291 .L3513 2005 5th Floor Books
A guide to 130+ important reactions.
Organic Reactions. New York: Wiley, 1942-to date.
QD251 O7 5th Floor Books
Each chapter covers a single reaction or a phase of reaction, focusing on preparative aspects. Gives several procedures for each method. Contains extensive bibliographies.
Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemistry = Synthetische Methoden der organischen Chemie. Basel; New York: Karger, 1948-1981. 35 vols.
QD262 T472 5th Floor Books
The most complete collection of chemical reactions; includes methods of synthesis for organic compounds. Describes the application of the methods and arranges syntheses by reaction. Has reaction and name indexes; a list of reagents; and references.
Reagent chemicals/ ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents. 10th ed. Washington, DC : American Chemical Society ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
QD77 .A54 2006 5th Floor Books
The official American Chemical Society specifications for standard analytical regents.
Reagents for organic synthesis/ Louis F. Fieser, Mary Fieser. New York : Wiley, 1967-.
QD262 .F5 5th Floor Books
Lists the uses of regents. Includes preferred methods of preparation, reaction diagrams, structural formulas, etc. Has subject, author and regent indexes.
Treatises and Other Sources
Comprehensive coordination chemistry: the synthesis, reactions, properties, and applications of coordination compounds / editor, Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, executive editors, Robert D. Gillard, Jon A. McCleverty. Oxford, England ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1987. 7 vols.QD474 .C65 1987 5th Floor Books
An overview and survey of coordination chemistry. Volume 7 has subject and formula indexes.
Comprehensive heterocyclic chemistry. Edited by Alan R. Katritzky, et al. 8 vols. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press, 1984.
QD400 C65 1984 5th Floor Books
An account of fundamentals, focusing on basic principles. Shows correlation in the properties, chemistry, and synthesis of heterocyclic systems and analogous carbocyclic structures. Has author, subject, ring, and physical data indexes.
Comprehensive organic chemistry : the synthesis and reactions of organic compounds/Derek Barton and W. David Ollis. Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1979. 6 vols.
QD245 .C65 1979 5th Floor Books
Has a series of indexes: formula, reagent, reaction, subject and author. Includes bibliographic references.
Comprehensive organometallic chemistry II: a review of the literature 1982-1994. 14 vols. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press, 1995.
QD411 C65 1982 5th Floor Books
A review covering organometallic and carbon monoxide chemistry. Reviews the chemistry of elements, the use of organometallic samples in synthesis, and catalysis. Discusses carbon-metal bonds, organometallic compounds in solution, and their impact on the environment. Contains references, indexes of authors, subjects, formulas, structures, and review articles.
Rodd's Chemistry of Carbon Compounds/by Ernest H. Rodd; edited by S. Coffey. 2nd ed. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 1964-to date.
QD251 R62 5th Floor Books
A general introduction to organic chemistry covering aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, and heterocyclic compounds. Gives theoretical interpretation of properties and reactivity, structural formula, methods of preparation, and properties. Each volume has an index and includes references to the original literature.
Chem Sources, U.S.A. Ormond Beach, FL: Directories Pub. Annual.
TP12 C44 Reference
Lists chemicals made in small or research quantities. Includes a company directory.
Handbook for Authors. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1978.
T11 A4 1978 5th Floor Books
A guide to IUPAC nomenclature of organic compoundsOxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications ; Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press [distributor], c1993.
QD291 .I57 1993 Reference
Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. 4th edition. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press, 1979.
Q291 I57 1979 5th Floor Books
The vocabulary and concepts of organic chemistry2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2005.
QD291 .C55 2005 5th Floor Books
Patents
Chemical Abstracts. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society, 1907-to date.QD 1 A51 Storage
SciFinder Scholar
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Contains issued patents with full text since 1976 and full immages since 1790. Includes published applications since March 15, 2001.
Lexis/Nexis
An electronic database of publications covering current events, business, law, technology and related topics. It contains full-text documents such as patents, newspapers, journals, etc. To find patents one must perform a power search, selecting legal and then patents. Selecting sources, it is possible to search utility, design, European, etc. patents. The database's use is restricted to current SDSU students and faculty.
Subject Guide for Finding Patents
Internet Resources
ACSOrganic Chemistry Portal
CHEMystery: Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Resources (Virtual Library)
Organic Chemistry Information
Organic Chemistry Tutorials
Chemical Information, Indian University
ChemWeb Chemistry Portal
