Synthesis

Houben-Weyl online, the Archive of the earlier 1st through 4th edition of Houben-Weyl, is the standard synthetic chemistry methods encyclopedia. It is a reference series for preparative methods in organic chemistry, in which all methods are organized according to the class of compound or functional group to be synthesized. This tool provides a comprehensive and critical selection of reliable organic and organometallic synthetic methods. Methods from journals, books and patent literature from the early 1800s are selected by leading chemists in the field. The online version is published in English and includes all volumes published since 1952.

AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD258 H68 1952 and QD258 H68 1982

Combined Chemical Dictionary
a structured database holding information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. The Combined Chemical Dictionary online version contains all those compounds published in: Dictionary of Organic Compounds (240,000 records), Dictionary of Natural Products (155,000 records), Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (100,000 records), Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents (38,000 records), and Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (14,000 records).

Beilstein /Gmelin
In addition to property data, these DiscoveryGate databases provide information on the types of reactions a substance is involved in. The reactions are classified in terms of the role the substance of interest plays (i.e., preparation or chemical behavior). The database also contains references to the primary literature where descriptions of the reaction can be found. Remember, when using DiscoveryGate you must select a database. Beilstein is the database of organic substances, Gmelin is the database of inorganic and organometallic substances.

Inorganic Reactions and Methods
COVERAGE: ways of forming bonds with inorganic elements, methods of carry out a variety of reactions, and methods of characterizing compounds.
YOU CAN SEARCH FOR DATA ON SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS BASED ON: molecular formula, author name, subject (i.e. methods, techniques, reaction types, apparatus, etc.)
WHY WOULD I USE THIS? This collection of reference books is useful for studying how reactions take places as well as for those planning an experiment. The authors of this series explore bond formation between elements. Reaction types that do not arise in this manner are included at the end on chapters on oxidative addition and reductive elimination. References to the primary literature are included at the end of each article.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD501 I 623 1986 3.

Organic Syntheses
COVERAGE: organic compounds
ENTRIES IN THIS COLLECTION INCLUDE: methods for the preparation of organic chemicals
YOU CAN SEARCH FOR DATA ON SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS BASED ON: compound name
WHY WOULD I USE THIS? Detailed articles on a variety of methods for synthesis can be found in this set. The articles are usually thorough enough that the reactions can be carried out with out consulting the primary literature, but references to the primary literature are included for additional information and confirmation of techniques.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD262 O73
WWW -- http://www.orgsyn.org (must download free plugin)

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
COVERAGE: 3,000 organic reagents
ENTRIES IN THIS COLLECTION INCLUDE: physical data, solubility, form supplied in, purification and preparative methods, handling and storing information. Entries highlight the various uses characteristic of each reagent.
YOU CAN SEARCH FOR DATA ON SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS BASED ON: name (IUPAC nomenclature) of reagent, type of reaction, named reactions, general substrates or products, specific substrates or products.
WHY WOULD I USE THIS? This set of reference books was designed to serve as an authoritative and systematic description of the utility of all reagents used inorganic chemistry. In this set, a reagent is defined to be, "an agent or a combination of agents which with some generality effects the transformation of a substrate into a product. This resource provides a good explanation of why and how reactions occur but does not describe how to carry out the reaction. There are references to the primary literature where the methods for carrying out the reactions can be found.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD77 E53x 1995

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
eEROS is a database of over 48,000 reactions and approximately 3,500 of the most frequently consulted reagents. The database is fully searchable by structure and substructure, reagent, reaction type, experimental conditions, and allows for sophisticated full text searches. Each entry highlights the various uses and characteristics of each reagent, with illustrative examples of its use and is preceded by valuable information concerning physical data, solubility, form supplied in, purification, and where relevant, preparative methods and with literature references to key review articles and seminal papers. (information adapted from "About the Encyclopedia" link on the eEROS homepage)
AVAILABILITY: In print - Chemistry Library Reference, QD77 E53X 1995

SciFinder Scholar
SciFinder Scholar is an interface to four databases: Chemical Abstracts Plus, the Registry File, CASREACT, and Medline. Chemical Abstracts is an index to articles from over 8,000 different journals, patents, books, technical reports and conference proceedings (primarily journals). The Registry File is a database of over 35 million compounds. CASREACT is a database of more than 5.6 million single- and multi-step reactions found in organic chemistry journals covered for CA from 1974 to the present and organic chemistry patents covered for CA from January, 1991 to the present. Medline is the premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature.
AVAILABILITY: at selected workstations in the Chemistry Library, Kline Science Library, and Engineering & Applied Science Library. If you would like to install SciFinder Scholar on the workstations in your lab or office, please visit the SciFinder Scholar download page.

Synthetic Methods of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD411 S96 1996

Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Kline Science Library QD1 S941

Fieser & Fieser Reagents for Organic Synthesis
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Kline Science Library QD262 R42

Rodd's Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Kline Science Library QD251 R625 1964

Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD151 A1 I55

Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD474 C65 1987

Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library RS402 C65x 1990

Comprehensive Oraganometallic Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD411 C652 1995 and QD411 C652 1982

Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD380 C625 1996

Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library QD151.2 C65 and Kline Science Library QD151 S69 1953

Organic Reaction Mechanisms
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library, journal - shelved by title

Techniques of Organic Chemistry
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Sterling Chemistry Library

Laboratory text for organic chemistry : a source book of chemical and physical techniques / Daniel J. Pasto, Carl R. Johnson.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT - Kline Science Library QD261 P36 1979

Reactions