Chem Webs

Organizations:

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/Chemistry

American Chemical Society — requires registration; provides information for undergraduate and graduate students through the educator and students section; news and articles are available through the enthusiasts section

http://www.chemweb.com/

ChemWeb — requires registration; provides updated chemistry news and information according to discipline (Analytical, Bio, Catalysis…) and through the Alchemist magazine; there is limited access to databases and journals; most information can be accessed through the home and forums menus at the top of the web page

http://www.iupac.org/dhtml_home.html

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry — provides information on nomenclature and symbols; there are links to websites about chemical elements; a few online publications are also available

Chemical Information:

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease and Registry — this institute is a part of the Department of Health and Human Services; gives information on hazardous substances and public health

http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/

Chemfinder — provides synonyms, CAS numbers, and physical properties data for thousands of chemicals

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npg.html

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards — this institute is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); presents key information and data for about 650 chemicals or substance groups

http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/

The University of Akron Hazardous Chemical Database — information for over 20,000 hazardous chemicals; includes names, formulas, and physical data

http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/

University of Oxford Chemical and Safety Information — MSDS on about 15,500 chemicals through the MSDS Data Sheets link; a chemical safety information glossary is also provided through the Glossary link

Government Websites:

http://www.energy.gov/

The Department of Energy — through the Science and Technology link on the left column, there is a great deal of information through the Research Initiatives and Education & Information quick links

http://www.pnl.gov/energyscience/

Energy Science News — published quarterly by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Planning and Analysis within the Office of Science; the purpose of the publication is to inform about current research initiatives and progress in science related fields

http://www.epa..gov

The Environmental Protection Agency — through the Browse EPA Topics link on the left column, information can be accessed about subjects such as environmental research and environmental management

http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Chemistry WebBook — a collection of thermochemical and thermophysical data complied by the NIST

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty — gives the values of scientific constants and explains the SI measurement system

The Elements:

http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Elements/cover.html

The Elemental Data Index — provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); it’s a periodic table with individual elemental data such as atomic weight, ionization energy, ground-state level, and ground-state configuration

http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/

The Visual Elements Periodic Table — gives information on each element, such as discovery, origin, and description

http://www.webelements.com/

WebElements — a periodic table with extensive information about every element; information ranges from the history of the element to common compounds to physical properties

http://www.americanelements.com/

American Elements – Provided by a commercial enterprise that produces advanced materials for governments, universities and national laboratories; it describes the research and uses of each of the elements, including properties, safety data and applications.

General Chemistry:

http://www.stanford.edu/~glassman/chem/index.htm

Chemistry Functions — website can be used to solve chemistry related problems such as molar conversions and balancing chemical equations

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/chemputer/

Chemputer — a Chemistry Calculator; can calculate element percentages in molecules and reaction yields

http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml

General Chemistry Online — provides online notes for general chemistry; a glossary is provided with hundreds of terms

http://lrc-srvr.mps.ohio-state.edu/under/chemed/chemed.htm

Interactive Chemistry Tutorials — from Ohio State University; provides short quizzes on a variety of areas in general chemistry

http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/vsepr/

The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Model — reviews Lewis structures and molecular geometry; a glossary of chemistry terms is provided on the bottom left column

Organic Chemistry:

http://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/organic/flashcards/

Electronic Organic Chemistry Flashcards — from Ohio State University; flashcard decks are provided for various organic reactions, simply click on a reaction type and flip through the flashcards

http://www.monomerchem.com/display4.html

Monomer Chem’s Name Reaction List — a list of organic reactions from A to Z, just click on a term and see the reaction drawn out

http://www.chemhelper.com/

Organic Chemistry Help — sponsored by Frostburg State University; reviews and explains some common mechanisms

http://www.ilpi.com/organomet/index.html

The Organometallic Hypertextbook — information given on topics such as carbonyl complexes and substitution reactions

http://www.organicworldwide.net/tutorial.html

Tutorials in Organic Chemistry — provides sections on organic reactions and common definitions/terms

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR):

http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/nmr/bnmr.htm

The Basics of NMR — an extensive online textbook of NMR concepts

http://web.umr.edu/~jstoffer/Spectroscopy/protonNMR.html

Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance — some basics on proton NMR

http://www.spectroscopynow.com/Spy/basehtml/SpyH/

SpectroscopyNow — News and Features and Education links provide some useful information on current research articles

Molecular Models:

(NOTE: All of these websites require special downloads to run properly.)

http://science.widener.edu/svb/molecule/molecule.html

Molecular Geometry — contains Lewis dot and 3D structures for a variety of molecules

http://info.bio.cmu.edu/courses/biochemmols/bcmolecules.html

Molecular Models for Biochemistry — provides images of molecules and macromolecules found in biochemistry

http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/

Protein Explorer — allows one to take a look at 3D molecular structures

General Science:

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/

CNN — updated science and space news from CNN.com

http://www.newscientist.com/

New Scientist — vast assortment of scientific topics; information ranges from artificial intelligence to alternative fuel vehicles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/

Science Daily Magazine — information on the latest discoveries and research taking place within the United States

http://www.sciencemag.org/netwatch/

Science NetWatch — through Science Magazine; links to hundreds of websites for any scientific subject

http://www.sciencenews.org/

Science News — online news magazine; some full text articles online, however bibliographic references and sources are available for all published articles

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/sc

Yahoo News — science news from Reuters and AP; for more science news use All Science Full Coverage link under the Full Coverage heading on the left side of the page

http://www.akiti.ca/