Research Guide: Organic Chemistry
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Features thousands of organic reactions and a searchable index of more than one million chemicals. Also includes searchable abstracts of articles in the field or organic synthesis.
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Reference Books of Note |
Handbook of Organic Compounds. Workman, Jerry, Jr. Academic Press, 2001.
R543.5 H23 | 3 vols.
v.1. Methods and interpretations -- v. 2. UV-Vis and NIR spectra -- v. 3. IR and Raman spectra.
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry. Lange, Norbert Adolph. McGraw Hill, 2005.
R540.3 L27
Organic chemistry. Nomenclature of organic compounds -- Physical properties of organic compounds -- Viscosity and surface tension -- Refraction and refractive index -- Vapor pressure and boiling points -- Flammability properties -- Azeotropic mixtures -- Freezing mixtures -- Bond lengths and strengths -- Dipole moments and dielectric constants -- Ionization energy -- Thermal conductivity -- Enthalpies and Gibbs energies of formation, entropies, and heat capacities (change of state) -- Critical properties -- Equilibrium constants -- Indicators -- Electrode potentials -- Electrical conductivity -- Linear free energy relationships -- Polymers -- Fats, oils, and waxes -- Petroleum products --.
Organic Chemist's Desk Reference. Rhodes, P.H. Chapman & Hall, 1995.
R547.03 H46r
History of the Dictionary of organic compounds (DOC) -- User guide to DOC -- Organic chemistry journals -- Useful reference works in organic chemistry -- Abstracting and indexing publications -- Patent literature -- Nomenclature in Chemical Abstracts -- Glossary of terms used in describing organic structures -- Molecular formulae -- CAS Registry Numbers -- Linear notations -- Hazard information -- Languages -- SI units -- Commonly used solvents -- Miscellaneous -- Spectroscopy.
Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis. Kurti, Laszlo & Barbara Czako. Elsevier, 2005.
R547.2 K96
For each of 250 named reactions, a two-page layout includes an introduction summarizing the use and importance of the reaction; a general scheme of the reaction and a detailed mechanism; three or four recent synthetic applications, and bibliographical references. The appendix includes tables of reaction categories, affected functional groups, and preparation of functional groups.
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia 10th ed. Considine, Glenn D. ed. Wiley, 2008. Vol. 2
50333 V27s
Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry. Furniss, Brian S. et al. Prentice Hall, 1989.
R547 V87
Organic synthesis -- Experimental techniques -- Spectroscopic methods and the interpretation of spectra -- Solvents and reagents -- Aliphatic compounds -- Aromatic compounds -- Selected alicyclic compounds -- Selected heterocyclic compounds -- Investigation and characterisation of organic compounds -- Physical constants of organic compounds.
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