Chemistry Web Resources

Web Guides

Chemdex.org
http://www.chemdex.org/

Freebookcentre.net
http://www.freebookcentre.net/ Chemistry/Chemistry-Books-Online.html
Contains links to thousands of free online technical books. The books collection are either downloadable or can be viewed online. Covers: Analytical Chemistry, Agricultural Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Bio Chemistry, Crystal Chemistry, Electro Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, General Chemistry, InOrganic Chemistry, Kitchen Chemistry, Laboratory Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Bio Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, OrganoMetallic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Practical Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, SpectroMetry, Spectroscopy, SupraMolecular Chemistry, Surface Analysis, Theoretical Chemistry.

Martindale's The "Virtual" Chemistry Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/GradChemistry.html
Comprehensive collection of links organized into broad main categories: Chemistry Overview, Periodic Tables and Databases; Chemicals & Biochemical Databases; Analytical Chemistry; and First and Second Year  Courses, Tutorials, and Video.

eMolecules Chemical Search
http://www.emolecules.com/
"With eMolecules, just draw your chemical structure with your favorite molecule editor, then click 'Go', and instantly search millions of molecules from across the Web and from chemical suppliers worldwide."

World Index of Molecular Visualization Resources
http://molvis.sdsc.edu/visres/index.html
This well-organized site provides a collection of annotated links for biochemical structure tutorials, organic chemistry structure visualization tutorials, molecules: sources of PDB files, email lists and newsgroups on molecular visualization, free molecular visualization and modeling software, and more. The links can be browsed by topic, author, subject, or title.

R&D Chemicals Database
A database of chemical compounds accessible over Internet. Its search engine allows you to find a chemical by its molecular formula, IUPAC name, Smiles, CAS number, structure or substructure.

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Background Information

Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/chemistry/
An online encyclopedia created by Eric W. Weisstein, Wolfram Research with entries relating to chemical reactions, experimental chemistry, geology, inorganic chemistry, mineralogy, organic chemistry, petrology, and quantum chemistry. Most of the entries are brief definitions, but some entries are several paragraphs and include charts and equations. The entries are cross referenced.

General Chemistry Online (Dr. Frederick A. Senese, Department of Chemistry Frostburg State University)
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml
A common compound library, notes and guides for general chemistry, articles, chemistry FAQs, and other resources are all available on this site.

American Elements
http://www.americanelements.com/
Provides technical information on the periodic elements and manufactured products for over 3,000 elemental metal, metallic compound, ceramic and crystalline catalog items plus numerous customer proprietary formulations. Topics cover Properties, Applications, Research, and Safety Guidelines.  Technical Data, Safety Data, high purity properties, research, applications and other useful facts are included along with scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and other properties.

Theoretical Chemistry (Jack Simons, Department of Chemistry University of Utah)
http://simons.hec.utah.edu/TheoryPage/index.html
"This web site is intended to provide college science majors with a brief introduction to the field of theoretical chemistry, both in a historical context and as it is practiced today." This site is filled with valuable resources including lectures, PowerPoint slides, essays, and links to other sites.

NIST Chemistry WebBook
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
This webbook provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by the National Institute of Standards (NIST) under the Standard Reference Data Program. Data can be found by direct searches for chemical species or by indirect searches based on related data. The database contains more than 31,600 chemical species.

ChemIDplus
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidheavy.jsp
Provides structure and nomenclature information for chemical substances. To access a version which does not require plug-ins go to http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp?

Electrochemistry Dictionary (Ernest B. Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences and the Chemical Engineering Department, Case Western Reserve)
http://electrochem.cwru.edu/ed/dict.htm
"Simple and brief definitions of words and phrases used often in electrochemistry. In some cases, a second paragraph provides further information for the 'more scientifically minded.'"

PubChem
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
PubChem offers four different searches: "1) PubChem Compound: Search unique chemical structures using names, synonyms or keywords. Links to available biological property information are provided for each compound; 2) PubChem Substance: Search deposited chemical substance records using names, synonyms or keywords. Links to biological property information and depositor web sites are provided; 3) PubChem BioAssay: Search bioassay records using terms from the bioassay description, for example "cancer cell line". Links to active compounds and bioassay results are provided; 4) Structure Search: Search PubChem's Compound database using a chemical structure as the query. Structures may be sketched or specified by SMILES, MOL files, or other formats."

The Royal Society of Chemistry
http://www.rsc.org/
Access to the RSC Library Online Public Access Catalogue and Publications Catalogue, educational resources, and a list of contents and forthcoming articles in society journals can be found on this site.

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Teaching Chemistry

ChemCollective (Carnegie Mellon University)
http://www.chemcollective.org/
"The Chemistry Collective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, and concepts tests which can be incorporated into a variety of teaching approaches as pre-labs, alternatives to textbook homework, and in-class activities for individuals or teams."

Chalkbored
http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-11.htm
Excellent educational resource for 11th and 12th grasde chemistry providing hundreds of PowerPoint lessons with handouts for students, lab assignments, study notes, assignments and worksheets that require student participation. Most lessons represent approximately 70–80 minutes of class time. Created by high school teacher, Jeremy Schneider.

Science Niche
http://scienceniche.com/
"An educational resource for science teachers and students," this comprehensive site with links to guides and tools including chemical data, laboratory supply vendors, and teaching resources for high school and college chemistry.

Creative Chemistry
http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/
On this site, you will find resources useful for high school chemistry. The resources available include "full-colour worksheets and teaching notes for fun activities suitable for a chemistry club, and around three hundred pages of question sheets and practical guides for GCSE and A Level Chemistry. You will also find fun chemistry puzzles, interactive revision quizzes, molecular models, and the Sc1 Tune-up Garage to help improve your GCSE science investigations."

Tox Town (National Library of Medicine)
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
This interactive web site allows users to click on places around town and learn about the potential environmental hazards found in these places. There are links to Medline, government agencies, universities, and other web sites to help users find more information.

Chemguide: Helping you to Understand Chemistry
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/index.html
An excellent source for understanding basic and advanced concepts in chemistry that is searchable by keyword.

Chemistry-Based QuickTime, Shockwave Flash GIF Animations, and Streaming Audio
http://www.shsu.edu/~chm_tgc/sounds/sound.html
As the title of this web page suggests, this site offers various visual aides for instructors of college level chemistry courses. There are videos and animations for electrophoresis, spectroscopy, chromatography, chemiluminescence, and more.

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News

American Chemical Society Press Room
http://www.acs.org/pressroom
Includes ACS in the News, blogs, podcasts, information on meetings and conferences and The ACS PressPac - reports of research selected from 34 peer-reviewed ACS journals and Chemical & Engineering News. This weekly service provides leads on the latest advances in science and their impact on the business world.

American Chemistry Council News
http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/sec_newsroom.asp?CID=151&DID=194
The American Chemical Council is composed of the leading chemical corporations in the U.S. Their website offers news on the chemical industries, the ACC itself, and any developments within the industry involving the U.S. government.

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Analytical Chemistry

The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
http://www.anachem.umu.se/jumpstation.htm
A collection of links to articles, papers, and other informational resources, this site also includes categorized links for general resources such as newsgroups, tutorials, online journals, and suppliers of chemicals and equipment. Links are organized by categories for each method or technique used in analytical chemistry.

Analytical Chemistry Cross-Index
http://www.files.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/ac-basic.html
This site is a cross reference index for terms and concepts central to analytical chemistry. Entries for each term will include a definition and links for related topics.

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Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
http://www.organicworldwide.net/
A collection of categorized links to sites in the field of organic chemistry, including sections for databases, scholarly literature, work-up, structural analysis, chemical reaction instrumentation, set-up, and equipment.

IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/
From the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, a reference guide to look up classification and terms from the field of organic chemistry.

SDBS: Integrated Spectral Database System for Organic Compounds
http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/cgi-bin/cre_index.cgi
A searchable database for organic compounds offering searches by name of the organic compound, molecular formula, CAS registry number, or by specifying characteristics of the compound.

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Biochemistry

Biochemist E-volution
http://www.biochemist.org/
The latest biochemical news, book reviews, job postings, training information, a calendar of events as well as the latest issue of the magazine, "The Biochemist" are all available from this website published by the Biochemical Society.

Molecular Models for Biochemistry at CMU
http://www.bio.cmu.edu/Courses/BiochemMols/
Online quizzes and tutorials make this a great resource for honing one's skills at identifying molecules by their graphic display. Separate quizzes are available for amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Plug-ins are necessary for some of the games.

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Forensic Chemistry

The Chemical Detective (Simon W. Lewis, School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Deakin University)
http://bcs.deakin.edu.au/bcs_courses/forensic/Chemical%20Detective/index.htm
A fun website exploring how chemistry and other sciences are utilized in forensics and crime scene studies, this site has sections on DNA typing, the Luminol Test, and forensic entomology.

Reddy's Forensic Page
http://www.forensicpage.com/
Maintained by a retired forensic scientist with the Police Laboratory, New York City Police Department, this site is an index to web pages on forensic science. The links are categorized.

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