MRU Library Website: Chemistry: Background Sources

Dictionaries & Safety Information

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Web Information Service This link opens in a new window
Includes Safety Data Sheets (SDS), chemical profiles (CHEMINFO) and the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS).

Chemical Compounds
Offers information on the ways in which different chemical elements combine to form commonly-used chemical compounds. Defines what a chemical compound is and the difference between organic and inorganic compounds, as well as providing definitions of acids, bases, salts, oxides, and coordination compounds.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics This link opens in a new window
Electronic version of the classic chemistry and physics reference book hosted on the CHEMnetBASE platform.

CRC Handbook of basic tables for chemical analysis - Ebook
Designed to be a quick and easy way for practitioners to access the data that forms the basis for experimentation and analysis.

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology This link opens in a new window
Presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances - including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.
Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry This link opens in a new window
Reference work detailing the science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry and life science engineering.

INCHEM
Chemical safety information, including chemical risks and safe handling. Provided by the International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Includes IR spectra for over 16,000 compounds, mass spectra for over 15,000 compounds, UV/Vis spectra for over 1600 compounds, electronic and vibrational spectra for over 4500 compounds, and various other data.
NIST Fundamental Physical Constants
This database gives values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry resulting from the 2018 least-squares adjustment of the fundamental physical constants as published by the CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants and recommended for international use by CODATA.
Organic Syntheses
Collections of procedures for the synthesis of organic compounds.

Encyclopedia of Toxicology
Includes information about key toxicological concepts, specific chemicals, international organizations, well-known toxic-related incidents, societal implications of toxicology, and a history of the U.S. environmental movement.
Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference
Features Chemical Safety Profiles that provide a quick overview of the hazards, synonyms, and physical properties of a variety of chemicals. Details government agency standards and recommendations on the handling of each chemical.
PubChem
Provides a starting point for finding reliable information on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. Includes a number of databases such as TOXNET: ChemID Plus, Hazardous Substance Data Bank (HSDB).
DrugBank
The DrugBank database combines detailed drug (i.e. chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical) data with comprehensive drug target (i.e. sequence, structure, and pathway) information.

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia articles in major areas of science and technology, also includes a scientific dictionary, biographies and science news.
Oxford Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Includes subscription titles via Oxford Reference Online Premium subscription collection as well as access to individual reference titles purchased perpetually.
Credo Academic Core This link opens in a new window
An online reference library comprised of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, etc.

The Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra
Print Source
Sigma-Aldrich website
Not all compounds have spectra listed.
Spectra Database for Organic Compounds
Provides spectra for 32,000 organic compounds
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Includes IR spectra for over 16,000 compounds, mass spectra for over 15,000 compounds, UV/Vis spectra for over 1600 compounds, electronic and vibrational spectra for over 4500 compounds, and various other data.
NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Databases
Data on more than 1000 spectra from about 0.4 Å to 20000 µm, with more than 90,000 energy levels and 180,000 lines, 73,000 of which have transition probabilities.

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