CHM337
Organic Chemistry Laboratory - Majors I
Finding Synthesis and Other Information

 

To access the resource, click on its title; to find out how to use the resource, click on the .

Where to look for:

Biological Impact ( Pharmaceuticals)
    (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action, etc.)
Economic Information
    (commercial availability, prices, etc.)
Environmental Concerns
History
Publication and Research Trends
Reactions
Review Articles
Safety
Synthesis
Toxicology

 

 

Synthesis of A Compound

• Comprehensive listing of synthesis references:
  • Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder Scholar  
• Overview of synthesis:
  • Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 
  • Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
• A listing of journal articles/patents that describe the first discovered and/or most commonly used syntheses:
  • Combined Chemical Dictionary
  • Merck Index
• Syntheses that may not be listed elsewhere:
  • Organic Synthesis  
    
    

Reactions

• Named Reactions:
  • Merck Index
  • Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
  • Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 
• Other Resources:
  • Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder Scholar
    

History

• Industrially important substances and reactions:
  • Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
  • Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 
• Pharmaceuticals:
  • Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (via Stat!Ref)  
    
    

Review Articles

• Comprehensive listing:
  • Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder Scholar   
• Selected:
  • Combined Chemical Dictionary   
  • Merck Index
    
    

Publication and Research Trends

• Who's writing on a topic, when and where
  • Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder Scholar
• Who's citing a specific document
  • Web of Science
    
    

Toxicology, Safety, and Environmental Information

• Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects (DOSE) (via Knovel)  
• Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials  (via Knovel)   
• Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens   (via Knovel)  
  
  

Biological Impact of Pharmaceuticals

• AHFS Drug Information (via Stat!Ref)
• Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (via Stat!Ref)  
  
  

Economic Information

• Commercial Availability
  • Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder Scholar
  • Company Catalogs on the Internet
• Industry Issues and Pricing
  • ABI/Inform
  • Business and Industry Database

 

How to Find Your References in the ASU Libraries

• Use the button
• Use the "Get It! ASU" Citation Linker
• Use the ASU Libraries "Find Journals" page  
  Resources that translate the abbreviation to the full journal title.

How to Cite Your Sources

• Introduction
• Books
• Encyclopedia Articles
• Journal Articles

 

Where to Get Help

Having trouble using a library or internet resource?
Having trouble finding a journal article, book or patent?

Contact the Noble Library reference staff:

• In Person:
  Noble Science and Engineering Library
  Information/Reference Desk
• By Phone: 480/965-7607
• By E-mail or Chat: http://www.asu.edu/lib/help/

Have a question about the assignment?
Having trouble deciphering the content of a journal article, book or patent?

See your Instructor/TA.

Page last modified: December 12, 2007