Chemistry Print Resources

Handbooks

Beilstein
CHEMBIOL QD251 .B4
Contains information on organic substances. Types of information includes structures, data on chemical and physical properties such as melting point, boiling point and spectral identification, and over 5 million reactions, as well as references to the chemical literature published from 1771. The print Beilstein is housed in the Southwest Regional Depository.  Electronic access is available in the Chemistry-Biology Library Information Commons.  The electronic version is called MDL CrossFire.


Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
CHEMBIOL Reference QD251 .R6
Contains information on Aliphatic compounds, Alicyclic compounds, Aromatic compounds, and Heterocyclic Compounds. Also contains a general index.


CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
CHEMBIOL Reference QD65 .C4
Contains physical property data; a section on mathematical tables; information on sources of critical data; rules for chemical nomenclature; and recommendations on symbols, units, and terminology. Updated annually.


CRC Handbook of Chromatography
CHEMBIOL Reference QD117 .C5 Z94
Two volume set. Vol. 1 contains over 549 tables of chromatographic data on more than 12,000 compounds, with literature citations, for gas, liquid-column, paper, and thin-layer chromatography. Vol. 2 outlines the theory and practices of these fields. Volume 1 contains a compound index.


CRC Handbook of Microbiology
CHEMBIOL Reference QR6 .C2
Contains information on fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses; microbial composition : amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids; microbial composition : carbohydrates, lipids, and minerals; microbial products; growth and metabolism; microbial transformation; toxins and enzymes; antibiotics; antimicrobial inhibitors; bacteria; organismic microbiology.


CRC Handbook of Spectroscopy
CHEMBIOL Reference QD95 .H27
Provides information on the major fields of spectroscopy with data on organic and inorganic compounds. Covers X-ray spectroscopy, ESCA, atomic spectroscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy, electron spin resonance, mass spectra, NMR. Includes subject and substance index. Subject and substance index included.


Gmelin
CHEMBIOL Reference QD 151
8th edition began print in 1922. U.C.'s subscription was canceled in the early 90s. Organized by chemical compound. Gmelin is the authoritative work of reference in the fields of inorganic chemistry and compounds, including organometallic compounds, and physical chemistry. Also included are the areas of physics, metallurgy, geochemistry, mineralogy, and crystallography. All Gmelin volumes published since 1980 are exclusively in English, while earlier volumes are usually in German.


Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds
CHEMBIOL Reference QD257.7 .H36
7 volumes. Substance information, property information, element terms, physical and spectral data, and CAS Registry Numbers are all searchable. Covers the most frequently used physical and chemical data of organic compounds and is an extensive source of spectral data. Physical data in this file include boiling point, melting point, density, refractive index, optical rotary power, solubility, crystal property, color,specific gravity, and molecular weight calculated according to the International Atomic Weight values. Spectral data are infrared spectra, Raman spectra, ultraviolet spectra, NMR spectra, and mass spectra.


Handbook of Physiology
CHEMBIOL Reference QP6 .H25
Sponsored by the American Physiological Society, this twenty-six volume work provides a comprehensive analytical coverage of all the fields in physiology. This set is intended to cover the physiology sciences in their entirety once in about 10 years and to repeat the process periodically thereafter. It evaluates the history and background of each topic and explains new ideas and key experimental findings. Covers the fields of functional biology such as Circulation, Respiration, Neurophysiology, Adipose Tissue, Alimentary Canal, Endocrinology, Renal Physiology, and Reactions to Environment.

Handbook of Proton-NMR Spectra and Data
CHEMBIOL Reference QC762 .H33
5 volume set. Consists of proton-NMR spectra and data for 4,000 organic compounds, divided into five volumes with 800 entries each. Divided into data sections and index sections. Contains indexes for chemical names, molecular formulas, substructures, and chemical shifts.


Handbook of Terpenoids - Diterpenoids
CHEMBIOL Reference QD416.7 .C7
Covers Diterpenoids in four volumes: Acyclic and Monocyclic, Bicyclic, Tricycle, Tetracyclic and Pentacyclic. Search by skeletal type, compound or species.


Handbook of Thermal Conductivity
CHEMBIOL Reference QD257.7 .Y38
4 volumes. Data presented in graphs covering a wide temperature range. Contents are arranged by graphs, references, and appendixes. Coverage encompasses a a wide range of organic compounds including hydrocarbons, oxygenates, halogenates, nitrogenates, sulfer compounds, and silicon compounds. Includes graphs for liquids and gases.


Landolt-Bornstein
CHEMBIOL Reference QC61.L32
A systematic and comprehensive collection of critically assessed data from all fields of physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, geophysics, astronomy, materials science, and technology. The volumes consists of a series of tables for physical properties extracted from technical literature and arranged by topic. The sixth edition was published from 1950 to 1980 and is now out-of-print. The volumes are almost entirely in German.
Reference Guide

Sadtler Standard Spectra
CHEMBIOL Reference
One of the largest cumulations of published chemical spectral data. Covers a large number of categories, such as adhesives and sealants, automobile paint chips, dyes, flame retardants, intermediates, lubricants, unmodified monomers and polymers, polyols, priority pollutants, and many others.
Reference Guide

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Analytical Science
CHEMBIOL Reference QD71.5 .E53
10 volume set that covers all facets of analytical science from an international perspective. Articles fall mainly into 3 categories: analysis of techniques, analysis of particular types of samples, and analytical techniques. These are supplemented by articles on data handling and data quality, safety, laboratory equipment and design, training and many other associated topics.


Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry
CHEMBIOL Reference QD148 .E53
8 volume set. "Containing a mixture of short "definition" articles with longer review articles by noted authors; the articles have good bibliographies. It covers inorganic, bioinorganic, organometallic and coordination chemistry. The encyclopedia is organized alphabetically, with a thematic list in the foreword, a subject index and list of contributors." Covers comprehensively all aspects of the subject in a series of 260 alphabetically arranged main articles which deal with individual topics in a self-contained manner. In addition, there are over 860 short entries which define or explain important concepts or provide valuable data.


Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
CHEMBIOL Reference QC762 .E53
8 volume set.
Provides articles on techniques, applications, and types of substances on which NMR has been done. Vol. 1 is all on "historical perspectives" on NMR.

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
CHEMBIOL Reference QD77 .E53
An eight-volume set that contains subscriptions of the use of "all" reagents in organic chemistry. Covers over 3000 reagents, alphabetically arranged using IUPAC nomenclature. Also contains a subject, formula, Reagent Structural Class, and Reagent Function Index.


Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
CHEMBIOL Reference TP9 .E685
25 volume set. The standard reference work on any chemical topic or industry. The Encyclopedia describes the theory and practice of chemical engineering, the industrial production and uses of chemical materials, and basic subjects of chemistry. Comprehensive composition of applied chemical science and industrial technology, its methods and materials, as well as the latest scientific advances in every branch of the arts of chemistry.


Dictionaries

Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds
CHEMBIOL Reference QD148 .D53
5 volume set. First 3 volumes supply identifying information, numerical physical data, descriptive information and reference and structural information. The fourth volume contains three indexes (structural types, name, CAS Registry Number). The fifth volume contains the element index which is divided into sections according to each element of the periodic table.


Dictionary of Organic Compounds
CHEMBIOL Reference QD246 .D5
9 volume set that has concise data on over 400,000 common compounds. Alphabetical arrangement. Contains basic data such as chemical constitution, some selected physical and chemical properties, references to some preparative methods, types of uses, and hazards. Indexes by chemical name (including systematic, trivial, and trade names), molecular formula, heteroatom, and CAS Registry Number.


Dictionary of Natural Products
CHEMBIOL Reference QD415 .A25 D53
Brings together the known factual data on virtually every natural product reported by mid-1992. Includes some structural diagrams. Contain name, molecular formula, CAS Registry Number, species, and type of compound indexes.


Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds
CHEMBIOL Reference QD411 .D53
5 volume set. Over 10,000 entries on substances having a metal-carbon bond. Divided into element sections: within each section the arrangement of entries is in order of molecular formula. Includes an index of Synthetic Reagents; a Molecular Formula index; and a CA Registry Number index.