| REFERENCE TOOL |
CALL # |
LOCATION |
SIZE/SCOPE |
ARRANGEMENT OF COMPOUNDS |
INFORMATION PROVIDED |
INDEXES, SPECIAL FEATURES |
| Combined Chemical Dictionary |
NA |
Chemistry Commons |
* 160,000 entries include >400,000 records based on printed chemical dictionaries (not all print titles are owned by Emory) |
* Entry names chosen "are most likely to be known by, and of use to, most readers" or are taken from Chemical Abstracts.
* Solvates, complexes, isotopes, etc. treated as "derivatives" and listed under main entries. |
* Chemical, physical properties; synonyms; structure and formula; CA Registry Number; compound type; hazards, toxicity; source(s) and use; key reviews and references to synthesis, spectra |
* Searchable fields have an alphabetical "index" of available terms; consult the User Manual or online help.
* Substructure search option
* How is the data organized? What does this abbreviation mean? See "Introduction to the Database"! |
| Titles included: Dictionary of Organic Compounds; Dictionary of Natural Products; Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds; Dictionary of Analytical Reagents; Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents (PharmaSource). |
| Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry |
(QD148 .E53 1994) |
REF. |
8 volumes; "surveys aspects of inorganic, bio-inorganic, organometallic, and solid-state chemistry." |
Alphabetically by topic (260 main articles, over 860 short entries) |
Elements and their isotopes, abundance, physical properties; syntheses, reactions, and applications of compounds; related general topics; literature references. |
* Cross-references to key reviews and books, and to other articles in the Encyclopedia
* General index in volume 8 |
| Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry |
(QD151.2 .C64) |
REF. |
* 5 volumes; indexes included in vol. 5
* Published in 1973 |
By element groups as found on the Periodic Table of Elements. |
Elements isotope history, abundance, physical properties, analytical techniques; compound classes and derivatives; general preparations; literature references. |
Subject, topic index in each volume. "Master Index," in vol. 5, includes compounds. |
| Inorganic Reactions and Methods |
(QD501.I623 1986) |
Stacks |
* 18 vols. Planned (16 published as of 1998)
* "Describing all of inorganic reaction chemistry"(types and bond formation) |
* See "How to Use this Book" and "Preface to the Series" in each volume; complete series list printed inside each volume's front cover.
* Uses the Periodic Table as a device to show bonding between element pairs. |
Reviews of inorganic chemical aspects from a preparative viewpoint; tables of published examples with literature references; generalized experimental procedures; safety warnings. |
* Decimal section numbers and (primarily) fragment phrase headings form "organizing sentences."
* Author, subject, compound (empirical formula) indexes |
| Inorganic Syntheses |
(QD151 .I56) |
Stacks |
32 vols. In 1998; "detailed, foolproof procedures for the preparation of [>3000 inorganic] compounds." |
No specific order; some recent volumes dedicated to broad compound types. |
Fully detailed, double-checked synthetic procedures for inorganic compounds; notes, literature refs.to past procedures; product properties, toxicity/safety warnings. |
* Collective Indexes for vols. 1-30
* Author, subject, formula indexes in each volume. |
| Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry |
(QD474 .C65 1987) |
REF. |
* 7 volumes; vol. 7 is index
* Metal-ligand species "where the # of metal-carbon bonds is [less than] half the coordination #." |
* Divided by volume, into ligands, main group/early transition elements, middle and late transition elements, and applications.
* Metals arranged by Periodic Table group, then by atomic number. |
General discussions of "the synthesis, reactions, properties, and applications of coordination compounds," with literature references to published examples and review articles. |
* Subject, formula indexes in each volume
* Index volume [7] includes Index of Review Articles and Specialist Texts (1945-1986). |
| Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry ("Herrmann/Brauer") |
(QD411 .S96 1996) |
REF. |
* 8 volumes in 1998
* A "recipe book" intended to cover "the most important standard compounds…in general use" in synthesis |
Grouped by central metal, then by compound class. See the Preface of each volume for discussions of compound types included in that vol. |
Detailed synthetic procedures for organometallic and inorganic compounds; literature references; product properties; precautions. Vol. 1 covers "Literature," "Laboratory Techniques," and "Common Starting materials." |
Subject/compound index in each volume; vol. 8 index includes "Transition Metal Complexes in Other Volumes." |
| A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry ("Mellor") |
(QD31 .M4) |
Stacks |
* 16 vols (1922-1937) with supplements to vols. 2 + 8 (1956-1971)
* "A complete description of all componds known in Inorganic Chemistry." |
By element groups as found on the Periodic Table of Elements. |
Elements, isotope history, abundance, physical properties, analytical techniques; compound classes and derivatives; general preparations; literature references |
* General indexes in each volume
* Supplements update a particular volume (few recent examples)
* A much heralded overview of the older literature |
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |
(QC61 .H3…) |
REF. (old eds: Stacks) |
* Main table of >2300 inorganic compounds in Section 4; many other property tables provided
* 1 volume |
* Alphabetically by central element, then by derivatives, oxidation states.
* New editions: "by most commonly used name"; see Synonym Index and the Preface. |
* Common physical properties listed in main table: additional properties listed in separate tables (see the main index)
* More detailed solubility information provided in older editions |
* New in recent editions: Chemical Abstracts Registry Number and Synonym indexes; references to other CRC tables.
* Subject index for entire handbook |
| Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 14th ed. |
(QD65 .L36…) |
REF. (old eds: Reserve) |
1400 compounds in main table of inorganic compounds; many other property tables provided |
* Alphabetically by central element, then by derivatives, oxidation states.
* Section 3 deals with Inorganic Chemistry; see Preface for details. |
* Common physical properties and synonyms listed in main table; additional properties listed in separate tables (see the main index) |
* IUPAC nomenclature recommendations (1990) adopted for 14th ed.
* Subject index for entire handbook |
