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CHEM 261 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry I: Home

Chemical Information Sources

To find the CAS number of a molecule, look it up in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics:

Finding Articles

Help With General Chemistry

Online sources:

  • Learning Strategies for General Chemistry [electronic resource] Videos

Books available through the library:

Writing and Citing

UNC Writing Center

Outlines:

  • How to write an outline (video)

  • Why and how to create an outline (Purdue OWL)

Abstracts:

Researching in the Sciences (videos)

Author's Guide for submitting an article to the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (online)

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Science Librarian

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ChemDraw

To request access to ChemDraw, go to the following site, login with your onyen and password, and follow the instructions. You will receive an access code via email to permit you to use the program.

Chem Draw is also available on the public computers in the Kenan Science Library and through the ITS Virtual Lab.

12 Principles of Green Chemistry

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  1. Prevent waste
  2. Atom economy
  3. Less hazardous synthesis
  4. Design safer chemicals
  5. Safer solvents and auxiliaries
  6. Design for energy efficiency
  7. Use of renewable feedstocks
  8. Reduce derivatives
  9. Catalysis (vs. stoichiometric)
  10. Design for degradation
  11. Real-time analysis for pollution prevention
  12. Inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention

For more information visit American Chemical Society