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SCIENCE ELEMENTS (ACS)

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SciFinder Scholar is the most important chemistry database for articles, patents, & documents in all languages.

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Consult the CH242 guide for more in-depth explanation on SciFinder Scholar.

 

CHEMICAL DATA & PROPERTIES

CAS Registry file - Substances searchable through SciFinder Scholar - Search by "Chemical Substance." (see above)

CCD: ChemicalExper Chemical Direct - Search basic physical data and suppliers of chemicals by registry number, molecular formula, chemical name or synonyms in different languages.

ChemIDPlus - 368,000+ chemical substances in the NLM (medical) databases. Inlcudes properties and toxicity data.

ChemSpider - 20 million+ unique chemical structures and properties. Can be used as a structure searchable database

ChemSynthesis over 40,000 substances with their synthesis references and physical properties

CRC handbook of chemistry and physics SCIENCE REF QD65 .C48


Merck index
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an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals.
SCIENCE REF RS51.M4 2006

Nano, Quantum & Statistical Mechancis & Thermodynamics Data & Property Calculation Websites

NIST Physical Reference Data

Periodic Table of Videos - properties, usage, and live demonstrations in the lab

PubChem - Free search by substance, compound, bioassay on small molecules (from NCBI)

Web Elements Periodic Table and Periodic Table Flash Version (includes history and properties)

 

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

Chemical Database - from a variety of sources compiled by University of Akron  

Material Safety Data Sheets on the Web

TOXNET - Toxicology Data Network (National Library of Medicine)

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