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Physical properties of chemical compounds

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• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
  SEL Index Table 3 QD65 .C51
• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
  SEL Reference QD .L36 1999

Physical properties of elements

• atomic weight, melting & boiling points, density, solubility, etc.
• WebElements
• The Elements
  SEL QD466 .E48 1991
• Handbook of the Physico-Chemical Properties of the Elements
  SEL Stacks QD466 .A41

Quick Guide

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• SIRI MSDS Archive Supported by the University of Vermont

References to the synthesis of a particular compound

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• Dictionary of Organic Compounds: 6th Edition
  SEL Reference Desk QD246 .D5 1996

Science Specific Engines

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Spectra: for chemical compounds

• NIST Chemistry WebBook
• SDBS: Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds
• Thermo-Galactic Spectra Online
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• Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra
  SEL Reserve QD96 .5 P66 1985
• Standard Infrared Grating Spectra
  SEL Room 025 QC457 .S247 microfilm

Structural formulas for compounds

• ChemFinder
• NIST Chemistry WebBook
• SciFinder Scholar OSU only



• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
  SEL Index Table 3 QD65 .C51
• CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds
  SEL QD257.7 .C73 1989
• CRC Reference Handbook on Names, Synonyms, and Structures of Organic Compounds
  SEL QD291 .N36 1995

Toxicity data: on particular compounds

• EPA Toxic Release Inventory
• EXTOXNET
• TOXNET
• Hazardous Chemicals Database
  University of Akron Dept. of Chemistry
• SciFinder Scholar OSU only
  
  
• Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference
  SEL Reference Desk T55.3 .H3 N67 1988
• Hazardous Chemicals on File
  SEL Reference T55.3 .H3 N67 1988
• Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
  SEL Reference Desk T55.3 .H3 N67 1988

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