1. Locate books and journals in the UWP-Library and/or utilize UW-System Borrowing or Interlbrary Loan to obtain materials
2. Conduct appropriate chemical substance and subject searches in books and journals
3. Understand IUPAC chemical nomenclature and it's importance when searching for information about chemical substances
4. Find and utilize print and online spectra information
5. Cite sources correctly

• UWP Library Resources
• Chemistry Reference Sources
• Chemistry journals
• Chemistry periodical indexes
• Citation Indexes
• Citing your sources

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Substance/Subject Information

• The Merck Index (CLOSED STACKS RS51 .M4 2001 )is subtitled "an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals". It includes more than 10,000 concise descriptions of chemicals, drugs and biological substances. Click here to see a typical entry. Indexed by formula, name, registry number and therapeutic category. The collection of supplementary tables contains physical, chemical and biomedical data and listings of pharmaceutical company names, locations and experimental drug codes (example). The Organic Name Reactions section contains over 400 reactions featuring descriptions, literature references and graphical depictions. (example).

• Access Science provides full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology.
  
  
• Knovel Scientific and Engineering Databases (Science/Engineering E-books)
  
  
• SciFinder Scholar (includes Chemical Abstracts and Medline)

Chemical Nomenclature is the term given to the naming of compounds using specific rules and conventions. Ideally, every organic compound should have a name from which an unambiguous structural formula can be drawn.

• Principles of chemical nomenclature : a guide to IUPAC recommendations (REF QD7 .L44 1998 ) is a relatively complete version of the IUPAC rules and is geared toward beginners.

• Systematic nomenclature of organic chemistry (REF QD 291 H3913 2001) expands on the conecpt of the "parent structure".

• Nomenclature of organic compounds: principles and practice (REF QD 291 F6 2000) discusses all aspects of nomenclature, but includes acceptable alternatives dependent on context and discusses nomenclature in terms of it's use in indexes.

• IUPAC Nomenclature Home Page - Recommendations on Organic & Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology etc.

• IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry - 1979 and 1993 recommendations. Includes searchable nomenclature database. This is the online version of the "Blue Book".

• IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry provides information about Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes, Alcohols, Halogenated compounds , Ketones, Aldehydes, Carboxylic acids, Ethers, Esters, Amines and Amides, Cyclic compounds, Order of precedence of groups, Common nomenclature and Ions. (from Wikipedia)

• Chemical Nomenclature Tutorial - determine chemical formula or chemical name.
  
  
  

Spectra (definition of types)

• The Aldrich library of 13C and 1H FT NMR Spectra(CLOSED STACKS QC462.85 A44 1993 v. 1-3 ) is arranged by compund type and has an alphabetical name index for each volume.

• Aldrich library of infrared spectra (CLOSED STACKS QD 96.I5 P67 1981) is arranged by compund type and in order of increasing complexity. There is an alphabetical name index as well as a molecular formula index.

• Handbook of Organic Compounds ; NIR, IR, Raman, and UV-Vis Spectra Featuring Polymers and Surfactants (REF QC 462.85 H36 2001 v. 1-3) is a compendium of practical spetcroscopic methodology, comprehensive reviews and basic information for organic materials, surfactants, and polymer spectra covering the ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, infrared, Raman, and dielectric measurement techniques.

• Structure determination of Organic Compounds: Tables of Spectral Data (REF QC 462.85 T313 2000) consists of reference data, spectra and empirical correlations from 13C and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR), mass and ultraviolet-visible (UV/VIS) spectroscopy.

• Organic structure analysis (REF QD 272 S6 C74 1998) focuses on pratical aspects of NMR, MS, IR and UV/VIS.
  
  
• HNMR Spectra of Physiologically Active Compounds (Knovel Special Spectra Package) is a database of HNMR spectra for about 154,000 physiologically active organic compounds that features Chemical Structure Search and Spectra Viewer productivity tools.
  
  
• Mass Spectra of Physiologically Active Compounds (Knovel Special Spectra Package) is a database of mass spectra for about 69,000 physiologically active organic compounds that features our Chemical Structure Search and Spectra Viewer productivity tools.
  

Quick Links

Using Interlibrary Loan and UW-System Search

Chemistry Department homepage

Guides and Tutorials

STN Basics Tutorial - a self-paced training module designed to teach the basics of searching STN online.

E-Journal Collections

• ACS Journals contains the full text of 35 American Chemical Society journals. List of Periodicals Indexed . Though not technically an index, it does provide subject access to the contents of these journals. Users may browse individual issues by the tables of contents or search by the name of the author or words in the titles of articles within a single journal or all journals.

• Institute of Physics Journals contains the full text of 35+ journals published by the Institute of Physics.

UWP Periodicals List

Chemical Abstracts includes citations to the worldwide literature of chemistry - organic, analytical, physical, applied, macromolecular, biochemical and chemical engineering.

Overview and Organization of print Chemical Abstracts

• Overview
• Organization of print Chemical Abstracts
• Indexes
  • Collective Indexes
  • Index Guide
  • General Subject Index
  • Chemical Substance Index
    • Chemical Abstracts Systematic Nomenclature
    • Chemical Abstracts Registry Numbers
  • Formula Index
    • Hill Order
  • Author Index
  • Patent Index and Concordance
  • How to read a CA abstract
  • Located in Indexes section. Shelved by Index type. (1907-1989)

Overview and Demonstration of online Chemical Abstracts

• Boolean Operators
• Overview of online Chemical Abstracts
• Registry File
• SciFinder Scholar (includes Chemical Abstracts and Medline)
  

Other databases

• Ebsco's Academic Search covers a wide range of academic areas, including chemistry and related fields. It features the full-text for over 1,000 journals. Restrict your search to scholarly journals by selecting the Advanced Search option and limiting your search to Peer-reviewed journals.

• General Science Full Text is an index to English language periodicals in the general sciences, including astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, environment, earth sciences, food and nutrition, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, physics, physiology and zoology.

• Applied Science and Technology Full Text indexes 400 English language periodicals in the applied sciences and technology. Covers aeronautics, chemistry, computer science, electronics, energy, fire and fire prevention, geology, mathematics, metallurgy, oceanography, physics and plastics.

• Biological Abstracts indexes journals in the life sciences, including biochemistry, biology, bioengineering, clinical and experimental medicine, genetics, pharmacology and veterinary medicine.

• Biological and Agricultural Abstracts contains citations to articles, book reviews, symposia and conference proceedings from over 250 English language periodicals in biology and agriculture. Covers zoology, veterinary medicine, soil science, plant pathology, physiology, nutrition, microbiology, marine biology and limnology, genetics, horticulture, forestry, ecology, etc

• Medline is a comprehensive database of biomedical literature produced by the National Library of Medicine.

• Science Citation Index To find articles that cite a known author or work, use the Cited Reference search option. Because this type of search differs from keyword or subject searching, you may want to review this short tutorial on how to search SCI.

The ACS style guide : a manual for authors and editors (Reference Desk Collection QD8.5 .A25 1997) presents the ACS style.

ACS Books Reference Style Guidelines is a brief guide to citing the most common types of materials.