Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing

Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing – articles on current design, engineering, and manufacturing practices with sections on automation, equipment, design and simulation, reliability and maintenance, separations technologies, and energy and environmental issues. Contributions include chemical processing equipment, engineered systems, and laboratory apparatus currently utilized in the field. Overviews include key engineering science topics in property predictions, measurements and analysis, novel materials and devices, and emerging chemical fields – plus methods, practices, products, and standards recently influencing the chemical industries.

Cambridge Structural Database 2009

Cambridge Structural Database 2009 [download instructions].

NOTE: If you have an earlier version of CSD installed, remove it before installing the 2009 version OR install it to a new folder on your computer.

Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) provides access to the world’s repository of small molecule crystal structures. Contains the results of X-ray and neutron diffraction analyses of more than 420,000 organic and metal-organic compounds. Provides comprehensive and retrospective coverage of the published literature. The CSD is continually updated with new structures (annual growth rate is ca. 9%) and with improvements to existing entries. Use CSD to:

• Search and visualize crystal structures
• Analyze molecular dimensions
• Investigate conformational preferences
• Explore pharmacophoric patterns
• Probe intra-and inter-molecular interactions
• Instantly retrieve and study molecular geometries
• Predict intermolecular interactions

Merck Index

Merck Index. The authoritative handbook of chemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical information: Human & veterinary drugs, biological agents, natural & agricultural compounds, commercial & laboratory chemicals (+ expanded green chemistry coverage of environmentally important substances), chemical & brand names, molecular weights & formulas, synonyms & trade names, CAS registry number, citations to scientific literature, depictions of structures, physical & toxicity data, details on commercial & therapeutic uses, U.S. regulatory information, and references on preparation, isolation & patent data.

CrossFire Beilstein

CrossFire is an integrated client/server application that you download to use. CrossFire Beilstein covers core organic chemistry journals from 1771-present and patent publications from 1869-1980. It provides the organic chemistry information that chemists need to identify synthetic routes. Discovery scientists find physical substance data and can explore the pharmacological, ecological, and toxicological outcomes. Specific bioassay results, pharamacodynamic parameters, IogPs, toxicity values, and other important data types are all directly accessible.

4/28/08 panel – Open access in chemistry

Carnegie Mellon  faculty Jay Apt, David Dzombak, Hyung Kim, and David Yaron (moderator) lead a discussion lead discussion about the future of open access in chemistry – Self-Archiving in Chemistry (handout) – 04/28/08 video