PRINT: Chemistry Library Reference Collection RS356 M47
Kline Science Library Reference Collection RS356 M4
Please see Orbis for additional holdings information.
ONLINE: The Merck Index on CD-ROM is available on Workstation 4 in the Chemistry Library.

Why would I use this?
* Provides information for over 10,000 substances
* Information in the handbook includes: boiling point, chemical name, derivatives, molecular formula, molecular weight, references to the primary literature, Chemical Abstracts registry number, spectral information (UV), structure, therapeutic effects
* Good source for information on human and veterinary drugs, biologicals, natural products, agricultural compounds, commercial and laboratory chemicals, and environmentally significant compounds.
* If you are looking for articles about a particular substance, this is a good place to find recommended references to the primary literature.
* Includes a section on named organic reactions.

SciFinder Scholar
Where would I find this?
Print: SciFinder Scholar is the electronic equivalent of Chemical Abstracts. A print collection of Chemical Abstracts can be found in the Index and Abstract section fo the Kline Science Library
Online: SciFinder Scholar can be found on all of the workstations in the Chemistry Library, on Workstations 1 and 2 in the Kline Science Library, and on selected workstations in the Engineering and Applied Science Library. For more information on SciFinder Scholar, please see the SciFinder Scholar description page.

NIST Chemistry Webbook
Where would I find this?
ONLINE: http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/

Why would I use this?
* Provides information for over 15,000 substances
* Information in the database includes: thermochemical data (enthalpy of formation, enthalpy of combustion, heat capacity, entropy, phase transition enthalpies and temperatures, vapor pressure), reaction thermochemistry data (enthalpy of reaction, free energy of reaction), IR spectra for over 7,500 compounds, mass spectra for over 10,000 compounds, UV/Vis spectra for over 400 compounds, electronic and vibrational spectra for over 3,000 compounds, constants of diatomoic molecules, ion energetics data for over 14,000 compounds (ionization energy, appearance energy, electron affinity, proton affinity), and thermophysical property data for 16 fluids.
* Database can be searched using a chemical name, molecular formula, Chemical Abstracts registry number, molecular weight, or selected ion energetics and spectral properties.
* The information provided is well indexed and provided by a reputable source.
* The site is free, easy to use, and readily accessible from any computer with Internet access.

ChemFinder.com
Where would I find this?
ONLINE: http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/

Why would I use this?
* Provides information for over 75,000 substances and links to over 300 chemistry related sites.
* Entries include boiling point, chemical name, melting point, molecular formula, molecular weight, physical description, Chemical Abstracts registry number, RTECS reference, solubility, and links to other web sites.
* Database can be searched using a chemical name, molecular formula, molecular weight, Chemical Abstracts registry number, or chemical structure.
* Freely available on the web (more than three consecutive searches requires a free registration).
* Good to use for a quick lookup of basic property information for common. substances

Chemical Properties Handbook
Where would I find this?
ONLINE: http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?SpaceID=10093&BookID=49

Why would I use this?
Provides the following data: * Critical Properties and Acentric Factor, Heat Capacity of Gas, Heat Capacity of Liquid, Heat Capacity of Solid, Enthalpy of Vaporization, Enthalpy of Fusion, Vapor Pressure, Density of Liquid, Surface Tension, Refractive Index, Dipole Moment, and Radius of Gyration, Entropy and Entropy of Formation of Gas, Enthalpy of Formation, Gibbs Energy of Formation, Solubility Parameter, Liquid Volume, and Van Der Waals Volume and Area, Solubility in Water and Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient, Solubility in Water Containing Salt, Solubility in Water as a Function of Temperature, Henry's Law Constant for Compound in Water, Adsorption on Activated Carbon, Soil Sorption Coefficient, Viscosity of Gas, Viscosity of Liquid, Thermal Conductivity of Gas, Thermal Conductivity of Liquid and Solid, Explosive Limits in Air, Flash Point, and Autoignition Temperature, Enthalpy of Combustion, Exposure Limits for Safeguarding Health, and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Liquid

Landolt-Bornstein Handbook
Where would I find this?
ONLINE: http://resources.library.yale.edu/online/dbsbysubjecthfxml_info.asp?searchfor=science&lookfor=YUL03532

Why would I use this?
* This multi-volume handbook of numerical data and functional relationships in science and technology is a systematic and comprehensive collection of critical assessed data from all fields of physics, physical chemistry, geophysics, astronomy, material technology and engineering, and biophysics.

ConQuest
Where would I find this?
Online: ConQuest, the can be found on one workstation in the Chemistry Library. For more information on ConQuest, please see the ConQuest description page

Why would I use this?
* ConQuest is the interface for searching and retrieving information from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). ConQuest provides a full range of text/numeric database search options, in addition to more complex search functionality, including: Chemical substructure searching, Geometrical searching, and Intermolecular non-bonded contact searching.