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CHEM 261 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry I: Home
Chemical Information Sources
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Online version of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, a comprehensive source for chemical and physical properties data for inorganic and organic compounds
- Interactive tables and graphs
- Can be searched by structure
To find the CAS number of a molecule, look it up in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics:
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ChemSpiderA chemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 34 million structures from hundreds of data sources.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Chem WebBookNIST provides chemical and physical property data on over 40000 compounds.
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Cambridge Structural Database• Resource for three-dimensional structural data of organic molecules
• Repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures
• Entries from x-ray and neutron diffraction analyses
Note: Users must register for an account on the site with a UNC email.
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Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Reference work detailing the science and technology in all areas of inorganic and organic chemicals, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, metals and alloys, biotechnology and biotechnological products, food chemistry, process engineering and unit operations, analytical methods and environmental protection,
Finding Articles
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University Libraries WebsiteFind information on academic areas of all subjects including journal articles, ebooks and other reliable sources.
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Academic Search PremierFind information on academic areas of business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multi-cultural topics; resource provides access to major popular and scholarly journals with many full-text articles.
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AccessScienceReference resource covering major scientific disciplines with links to primary sources
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Google Scholar Enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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Proquest CentralA general reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
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PubMedDatabase of biomedical literature from the National Library of Medicine
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ScopusA large citation and abstracting database providing comprehensive coverage of the peer-reviewed journal and conference literature, with links to full-text where available through the library.
Help With General Chemistry
Online sources:
- Learning Strategies for General Chemistry [electronic resource] Videos
Books available through the library:
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Access to chemistry [electronic resource]
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Basic Chemistry Concepts and Exercises
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General Chemistry : principles and modern applications
ISBN: 0130143294
Writing and Citing
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ACS Guide to Scholarly CommunicationThis online style guide resource provides students, researchers, educators and librarians with the instruction and advice they need to master the art of scholarly communication (publications, presentations, data conventions and communicating with the public).
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Write Like a Chemist
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ISBN: 9780195367423Write Like a Chemist is a guide to chemistry-specific writing. It offers a structured approach to writing that targets four important chemistry genres: the journal article, conference abstract, scientific poster, and research proposal.
Outlines:
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How to write an outline (video)
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Why and how to create an outline (Purdue OWL)
Abstracts:
- UNC Writing Center - Abstracts - Excellent guide to composing abstracts. Also available as a PDF
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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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 through the ITS Virtual Lab.
12 Principles of Green Chemistry
- Prevent waste
- Atom economy
- Less hazardous synthesis
- Design safer chemicals
- Safer solvents and auxiliaries
- Design for energy efficiency
- Use of renewable feedstocks
- Reduce derivatives
- Catalysis (vs. stoichiometric)
- Design for degradation
- Real-time analysis for pollution prevention
- Inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention
For more information visit American Chemical Society