chemistry [n.]

[pl. chemistries] 1. the branch of science concerned with the properties and interactions of the substances of which matter is composed. 2. the chemical properties of a substance or body. 3. attraction or interaction between two people.

Oxford Dictionaries

This page provides links to information and resources for units and topics covered in this subject at a range of Australian universities. It does not attempt to include all these. Be aware some units/topics have different titles in different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.

They are at undergraduate level and listed in alphabetical groupings for ease of access. Some information may be useful at a higher level.

In addition, there are journals, search engines, annual reviews, reference material and other general information where these are seen to be relevant.

Additional unit material will be included as time permits.

If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.

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Annual Reviews

Access reviews of research and discovery [abstracts, full text, PDF]. The beginning decade is with each link.

• Annual Review of Biochemistry
  [1930s]
• Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
  [1950s]

Databases and Servers

• ChemBioFinder
  ‘The new ChemBioFinder.com provides a gateway to access the vital CambridgeSoft scientific databases quickly and efficiently from one location’.
• ChemGate Spectroscopy Search Engine
  .Search for NMR, IR and MS Spectra. Multiple search methods - structure, text, method, categories. Free to join but cost per access.
• ChemIndex
  The Professional’s version of ChemFinder. Fee-based.
  You need to be able to log in to access this site.
• Cheminfo
  ‘Chemical Information Sources, is designed to help people find and learn how to use chemical information resources on the Internet and elsewhere’.
• ChemIndustry.com
  ‘Welcome to the ChemIndustry.com Chemical Name Synonyms finder’. Multiple options for searching.
• ChemSpy
  ‘A one stop shop for a wide range of search tools for chemistry professionals, students, and educators, looking for chemistry news, resources, databases, acronyms, definitions, and chemical industry information’. Also access Chemistry tutorials.
• ChemSynthesis
  ‘A Freely accessible database of chemicals. This website contains substances with their synthesis references and physical properties such as melting point, boiling point and density. Currently more than 40 000 compounds and more than 45 000 synthesis references in the database. Start browsing our database by journal title immediately using the links [provided]’.
• Chem_xSeer
  ‘An integrated digital library and database allowing for intelligent search of documents in the chemistry domain and data obtained from chemical kinetics’.
• eMolecules® [Searching the World’s Chemistry]
  Search format for a chemical information. Basic, advanced searching, Cheminformatics 101, more. Also try their ChemDiv section. ‘Shop for 500 000 Screening Compounds’. Now there is eMolecules® Plus which assists the procurement of chemicals and more. This is Fee-based.
• Sincris
  ‘Web related servers, Chemistry and Small molecules’.
• STN International
  ‘Connects scientists, engineers and anyone who needs technical information to the world’s most complete and authoritative databases’. Fee-based.
• World Chemistry Servers
  Links listed alphabetically.

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General Sites

• Biochemlinks
  Link directories.
• Chemical and Other Safety Information
  This site no longer exists but has left a range of links for finding MSDS information from manufacturers. The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University.
• Chemical Industry Supplier Registry
  ‘A compilation of chemical suppliers enabling buyers to easily source manufacturers for price and capacity of commodity and specialty chemicals by name or CAS registry number. Site includes new projects, Free magazines, jobs, news and events’. Majority US based but some information for Australia.
• Chemical Of The Week
  ‘Weekly fact sheet about a chemical or type of chemical to increase students’ knowledge about chemicals, their production, cost, uses’.
• Chemistry of How Things Work - ChemCases
  ‘Twelve case studies of chemistry in products we use and situations we meet. Helps you evaluate the decisions behind these products and situations’. One example is Alcohol and You.
• Chemsoc
  ‘For everyone interested in the chemical sciences - with events, features, links, educational materials, the ever-popular Visual Elements Periodic Table and Timeline’.
  Highly Recommended !
• Cramster Chemistry Help
  ‘Global online study community centred on providing understanding to math questions whether it’s related to homework, exam preparation or general learning’. Based on specific textbooks used, leading to related solutions. Other resources.
• Creative Chemistry
  UK . Geared to secondary education. May be useful for people at a higher level.
• Eric Weisstein’s World of Chemistry
  Chemical Reactions, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Experimental Chemistry, Mineralogy, more.
• The National Chemical Information Gateway
  ‘Designed to help you find relevant information about chemicals as quickly and easily as possible’. Australian Government.
• What’s That Stuff ?
  Chemical composition of products from shampoos to chocolate.

Journals, Magazines, Other Documentation

• American Chemical Society Publications
  Publications in chemistry. The archives may prove valuable.
• Chemweb Journals
• FIZ CHEMIE Berlin
  Free and Fee-based services. Free services include abstracting service for articles published worldwide, internet search engines for chemistry information, networked chemistry studies.
• PrePrint Archive
  ‘Access the contents of the Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science Preprint Archives’. Registration is required but Free.
  Excellent resource.
• Wiley InterScience : Chemistry
  Books, journals, databases, more. Multiplen Chemistry categories. Select Chemistry from the main menu, then the particular area from the box that appears.

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Link Directories

• Australian Chemistry [Links]
  Scroll down to find link directories.
• Chemistry Resources
  Annotated links covering many areas.
• Chemistry Resources on the Internet
  ‘Lists of some of the most useful resources, with commentary where appropriate’. University of California.
• Chemistry Search Guide
  Extensive links in directories. Geared for upper secondary more than tertiary.
• Chemistry Teaching Resources
  ‘Attempt to present a comprehensive list of chemistry teaching resources on the Internet. You are invited to submit pages for indexing, as well as to correct errors’.
• Chemistry Webercises Directory
  ‘Originally designed as a directory for a limited number of educational chemistry resources on the Internet’. Now much bigger !
• Chemistry Web Sites
  Non-annotated links in 12 directories.
• Chemweb
  Subjects from Analytical Chemistry to Polymers, journals, databases, tools, books, news, careers, magazines, conferences. Special pages include Chemweb Databases.
• Links for Chemists
  ‘Index of chemistry resources on the web. This site is the copyright of The University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry’. Chemistry section of the WWW Virtual Library.
• Links to Chemistry Web Sites
  Done by University of NSW, School of Chemistry.
• Sheffield Chemdex
  ‘The directory of chemistry on the WWW since 1993’. 13 major directories.
  Brilliant !
• Uniserve Science : Chemistry
  Links under several headings. University of Sydney.
• WWW Chemistry Resources [Duke]
  Annotated links in directories. Some interesting inclusions.
• WWW Chemistry Resources [UCLA]

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Molecules

• Molecule of the Month
  ‘Each month a new molecule will be added to the list on this page. The links will take you to a page at one of the Web sites, where useful and hopefully entertaining, information can be found about a particularly interesting molecule’.
• Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names
• World Index of Molecular Visualization Resources
  Tutorials, software, other resources for sections of chemistry.

Organic Chemistry

• Organic Chemistry Portal
  ‘Offers an overview of recent topics, interesting reactions, and information on the most important chemicals’.
• Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
  ‘Designed for the specific needs of organic chemists, collecting and independently annotating all useful organic chemistry sites and to present them in an intuitive way. This low-graphics, quick-loading guide has no access restriction as it is available for a worldwide audience. No registration or user fee are required’.
• Organic Chemistry Tutorials
  Tutorials listed under multiple topics.

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Search Engines

• Scirus Science Search
  Searches through journals, websites or both.
• Chemindustry
  A search engine with multiple directories and sub-directories you can search.

Software

• ACD/ChemSketch
  Free software and applets.
• Chemistry Freeware Links
• Chemistry Software
  Links to chemistry software. Covers both students and chemists.
• Chemistry Teaching Resources
  Software for Chemistry. Compiled by Umeå Univerrsity.
• CHEMIX School
  Chemistry Software for Students and Chemists. Covers many chemistry areas. It is Fee-based but individual costs are reasonable. Appears to provide a wealth of information in chosen areas.
• Jmol
  ‘An open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D with features for chemicals, crystals, materials and biomolecules’.
• MacMolPlt
  ‘MacMolPlt is a modern graphics program for plotting 3-D molecular structures and normal modes [vibrations]’. Windows, Mac and Linux. Online manual.
• Zodiac
  ‘Zodiac is a molecular modelling suite for computation, analysis and display of molecular data. It features state-of-the-art tools for managing molecular databases, run molecular docking experiments, compute raytraced images and much more’. Zem is related software.

Tools of All Kinds

• Chemicool
  Periodic Table with extensive data, Chemical Elements, Chemistry Dictionary, Ask A Question [forums].
• Chemistry WebElements Periodic Table
  Professional edition. Link to a Scholar’s edition from the Science page. Click an element to gain lots of information.
  Brilliant !.
• ChemPuter
  University of Sheffield. ‘Simple interactive calculators for chemistry on the World-Wide Web’.
• General Chemistry Online
  Common compound library, companion notes, construction kits, articles, toolbox, tutorials, FAQs, glossary, links, exam survival guide, more.
• Virtual Chemistry
  Oxford University. Virtual experiments, Molecules of the Month, streaming explanations of key topics, link to Palm Pilots. Other material and information links.

Tutorials

• AUS-e-TUTE For Astute Science Students
  ‘AUS-e-TUTE is an interactive learning resource being developed by experienced science teachers to provide Free tutorials suitable for high school students’. One specific example is the Balancing Chemical Equations [Ausetute]
  Flash Tutorial.
• Balancing Chemical Equations
  For a Science Education Tutorial on the topic, go to this link, while you can use an Online Balancer to do the job at this site.
• Chem 1 Concept Builder
  ‘Guided, interactive, and in-depth instruction in General Chemistry at the college and advanced high school levels’.
• Chemistry Teaching Resources
  ‘Courses, tutorials, texts on the web’. Annotated links to tutorials in many areas, course notes, some texts. All available on the web.
• Chemistry Tutorials
  ‘A selective, annotated collection of the best links for Web-based lessons and tutorial materials for Chemistry’.
• Free-Ed : Chemistry
  ‘Take courses here in any of the major divisions of modern chemistry : general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry’.
• Interactive Tutorial on Balancing Equations
  One from Dr. Yue-Ling Wong’s Science Education Tutorials and Practices. May require a plug-in.
• Learn Chemistry Tutorials
  ‘These tutorial’s main goal is to enlighten those taking chemistry courses on subject matter that they don’t understand’. Listed by topics.
• Tutorials : Chemspy
  ‘ChemSpy.com links you to comprehensive chemistry tutorials in [you guessed it] the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. We are aiming to build the most complete tutorial list on the net’.
• World Lecture Hall - Chemistry
  Select Chemistry from the listing. Courses in Chemistry with notes, audio/video and syllabi provided online.

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