Databases • Reference Data • Lab Procedures, Tools and Software • Lecture Notes and Problems • Reference & Communication Tools
Databases |
Web of Science • SciFinder Scholar • Reaxys • ChemSpider • Organic Syntheses • Science of Synthesis • SDBS (Spectral Database)
X-ray Crystallographic Databases: Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) • Inorganic Crystal Structure Database • RCSR
Acronym Databases: ChemInform • UWisconsin (Reich) • Acronyms List
Reagents: e-EROS • Named Reagents • Oxidizing Agents • Reducing Agents • Redox Agents (Review)
Protecting Groups: Myers, Organic Chem Portal • Carbohydrates • Organic-Reaction • Greene's Protective Groups Book
Named Reactions: Organic Chem Portal • MonomerChem • Elsevier (App for iOS)
Classic Organic Reactions: Organic Reactions Wiki • Named Rules and Effects In Organic Chemistry
Total Synthesis Databases: Synarchive • U of Wisconsin • U of Arizona • Prof. Toshiyuki Kan • NaturalProductMan
IUPAC Goldbook • Top 200 Drugs by Sales • Natural Product Updates • PAH Databases: IR , UV, IR (Astro)
Additional Resources: ACS • CHEMnetBASE • 64 Free Chemistry Databases • Wired Chemist • More Links
Reference Data |
pKa Tables: Evans (water/DMSO) • Bordwell (DMSO) • Williams (with references)
Bond Lengths • Bond Dissociation Energies [1,2] • A-Values • Electronegativities • van der Waals Radii • Periodic Table/Elemental Data
Organic Chemistry Reference Data (H. Reich, U of Wisconsin) • Mayr Reactivity Scales (Nucelophilicity/Electrophilicity Table)
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics • Physical Constants (NIST) • Physiochemical Properties of Liquids
Common Solvent Properties: Aldrich Table • Long Tables
Table for Preparing Acid/Base Stock Solutions • 19F-NMR Reference Standards
NMR Reference Data [1, 2] - (a) Chemical Shifts: 1H • 13C • 19F • 31P • (b) Coupling Constants: H—H • C—H • C—F • C—C
NMR Solvents • Common NMR Solvent Impurities: J. Org. Chem., Organometallics and OPR&D • Varian NMR Commands [1, 2]
Computational Chemistry: Gaussian Keywords • Basis Set Exchange • Benchmarks and Scaling Factors • Computational Chem List
Orbital Visualization Tools: VSEPR • 3d orbitals in various Crystal Fields
Symmetry and Point Groups: Symmetry Tutorial • Character Point Group Tables
Nomenclature: IUPAC (Organic) • Position Numbering of Aromatics and Heterocycles
IUPAC Terminology: Goldbook • Physical Organic Chemistry • Stereochemistry • Photochemistry • Theoretical Organic Chemistry
Polymers • Self-Assembly Polymers • MOFs • Inorganic Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Supramolecular Chemistry Glossary
Laboratory Procedures, Tools, Software and Safety |
Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
Not Voodoo - Synthetic Organic Laboratory Techniques • "Mother Liquor" Lecture by Prof. David Collum
Purification of Laboratory Chemicals • Chemtips • Titration of Alkyllithiums [1, 2, 3]
Handling Air-Sensitive Reagents (Aldrich Bulletin)
TLC Stains: OChemOnline • Maynard • Wiley • ChemWiki • Shenvi
Cooling Bath Mixtures: Wiki • Larkin • EtOH/Ethylene Glycol/CO2 Baths • Salt-Ice Mixtures
Drying Organic Solvents — Guides: [1, 2]; Drying Agents: J. Org. Chem. 1977 and J. Org. Chem. 2010;
Molecular Sieves: Aldrich Guide ; Removal of Solvent by Extractive Workup: Survey of Water and Solvent Co-Extractions
Solvent Selection Guides: Sanofi • GSK • Org. Process. Res. Dev. • Green Solvents • ACS Green Chemistry Institute
Chromatography: Flash (J. Org. Chem.) • General Guides (1, 2, 3)• Alumina (1) • AgNO3-SiO2 (1, 2, 3) • Size Exclusion (1, 2, 3, 4)
Tips for Growing Crystals for X-ray Crystallography: Dr. Boyle • Dr. Dinger & Dr. Klosin
Cyclic Voltammetry: General • Data Processing • Reference Guide (PINE) • BASi Manual
Guides to Interpreting Thermoanalytical Data: DSC (1, 2, 3, 4); TGA (1); TMA (1); DMA (1, 2); Method Development (1, 2)
Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL) Collection (peer reviewed resources)
Tools
Isotope Distribution Calculator (Mass Spectrometery Tool) • ChemCalc (Reverse MS Tool) • St.Oalf MS Tool
Pressure-Temperature Nomograph for Distillations • Azeotrope Bank
Acid/Base Calculator • Reagent Amount Calculator • Optical Rotation Calculator • Energy Conversion Calculator
Simulation Graphs: Kinetics • Michaelis-Menten • Kinetic Resolution • Boltzmann Factors • Eyring Equation
Online Translators (with chemistry keywords): German-English • German-English (TU Chemnitz) • GoogleTranslate
Software
Computational/Modelling: Gaussian 16 • MOPAC • Avogadro • Spartan • HyperChem • Turbomole • Molecular Modeling Pro • Wiki
Graphics: ChemBioDraw Ultra • CYLview • PyMOL • OVITO • Discovery Studio Visualizer • MacMolPlt • MarvinSketch • ACD/NMR Processor
Graphing and Regression: Microscoft Excel • KaleidaGraph • MATLAB • Polymath • GraphPad Kinetics: COPASI • Kintecus
X-ray Crystallography: Mercury (CCDC) • Olex2 • ORTEP-III • CrystallMaker
List of Chemistry Related Software: CCL • Macs in Chemistry • Freeware
Safety
Laboratory Safety Manual (Harvard) • SOPs • Safety Equipment Catalogue • SDS
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory • Merck's Reaction Review Policy: An Exercise in Process Safety
Lecture Notes, Group Meeting Collections, Problems and Exams |
Lecture Notes
"Advanced Organic Chemistry" Lecture Notes (Prof. David Evans, Harvard CHEM 206)
"Organic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity" Lecture Notes (Prof. Peter Vollhardt, Berkeley)
"Heterocyclic Chemistry" Lecture Notes (Prof. Phil Baran, The Scripps Research Institute)
"Organometallics" Lecture Notes (Prof. M. Christina White, University of Illinois)
Organometallic Hypertextbook (Rob Toreki) • Virtual Chemistry • Historic Papers in Chemistry
UC Davis ChemWiki: Organic • Inorganic • Physical • Analytical • Theoretical • General Chemistry: Prof. S. Lower
Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry: 1, 2 • ChemgaPedia • Synthetic Organic Chem (Prof. Scott Snyder) • Baldwin's Rules
Non-Covalent Interactions: 1, 2 • The CH–π Interaction
Basic Physics • Principles of Electronic Devices • Comprehensive Semiconductor S&T • Organic Electronics Issue (Chem. Rev.)
Group Meeting Collections
MacMillan Group Meetings (Princeton University)
Baran Group Meetings (The Scripps Research Institute)
Stoltz Group Meetings (Caltech)
Scott Denmark Group Meetings (University of Illinois)
Evans Group Meetings (Harvard)
Marty Burke (University of Illinois)
Ryan Shenvi Group Meetings (The Scripps Research Insititute)
Problems and Exams
Challenging Problems in Organic Chemistry (Prof. David Evans, Harvard)
Organic Chemistry Problems (Prof. Tohru Fukuyama, University of Tokyo)
Denksport (Total Synthesis Problems, Prof. Dirk Trauner, NYU)
Organic and Organometallic Problems (Profs. Boydston, Lalic and Michael, University of Washington)
Organic Chemistry Exams: Organic Chemistry Test Bank • OChem.com • Stony Brook • UCalgary • UMichigan
Spectral Problems: UCLA • Notre Dame • CU Boulder
Journal Abbreviations: CAS • CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool • Thomson Reuters ISI • Reference Resolver
ACS Style Guide • The Elements of Style • Writing a Paper (Prof. G.M. Whitesides) • Effective Presentations (Prof. C.J. Hawker)
Creating Effective Slides (by Principae)• Seminar on Seminars (Prof. K.S. Suslick) • English Communication for Scientists
Journals
| J. Am. Chem. Soc. | Org. Lett. | Chem. Mater. | J. Org. Chem. |
| Chem. Sci. | Chem. Comm. | J. Chem. Mater. A | J. Chem. Mater. C |
| Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. | Chem. Eur. J. | Eur. J. Org. Chem. | Cryst. Eng. Comm. |
| Adv. Mater. | Adv. Funct. Mater. | Adv. Energy Mater. | Cryst. Growth Des. |
| Nano. Lett. | ACS Nano | Nanoscale | Small |
| Macromolecules | Polym. Chem. | J. Polym. Sci. Part A | J. Polym. Sci. Part B |
| Science | Nature | Nature Chem. | Nature Mater. |
| Chem. Rev. | Chem. Soc. Rev. | Coord. Chem. Rev. | Org. Process Res. Dev. |