Chemistry

Articles

ACS Publications
American Chemical Society journals from all areas of chemistry.
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Collection
Journals from all fields of chemistry from the UK's professional body for chemical scientists.
ScienceDirect Journals
Elsevier journals in the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences.

SciFinder
Carleton’s most comprehensive database for chemistry literature. Also includes property data, spectra, regulatory and commercial information. Search by topic, name, formula, structure, or identifier. A free account is required - create one using your Carleton email address.
- SciFinder Training Materials
Analytical Abstracts
Designed specifically for analytical scientists, this database includes articles from all areas of analytical chemistry. Search generally, or for specific analytes, matrices or techniques.
TOXLINE
A U.S. National Library of Medicine database useful for “biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals”.
ChemRxiv
"A free submission, distribution and archive service for unpublished preprints in chemistry" giving researchers "the opportunity to share early results with colleagues and respond to comments and recommendations for improvement, ahead of formal peer review and publication."

Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database including chemistry literature. Allows structure searching in the Core Collection. Useful for citation searching.
PubMed
Biomedical and life science literature, including chemistry literature.
Scopus
Includes chemistry literature. Useful for citation searching.
Google Scholar
A general search for academic information, including literature available through Carleton and on the free web.
Annual Reviews
A collection of journals dedicated to review articles, including several focused on chemistry topics.

SciFinder
Carleton’s most comprehensive chemistry database, includes property data, spectra, regulatory and commercial information. Search by name, formula, structure, or identifier. A free account is required: create one using your Carleton email address.
- SciFinder Training Materials
ACS Reagent Chemicals
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
The authoritative reference handbook for chemical and physical property information.
ChemSpider
Free chemical structure database from the Royal Society of Chemistry to find properties, spectra, and literature references. Search by name or structure.
e-EROS
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis: Online encyclopedia with detailed information on reagents and catalysts for organic synthesis. Browse reagent or catalyst names or search by structure or reaction.
PubChem
Free set of databases with information on the biological activities of small molecules. Search substances, compounds, and bioassays. Search by keyword, properties, or structure.
TOXNET
A series of databases related to toxicology from the National Library of Medicine. Search them simultaneously to see one result from each, or pick one database to suit your topic.
Knovel Critical Tables (2nd Edition)
Interactive tables of physical, solvent, and thermodynamic properties.

SciFinder
Carleton’s most comprehensive chemistry database, includes property data, spectra, regulatory and commercial information. Search by name, formula, structure, or identifier. A free account is required: create one using your Carleton email address.
- SciFinder Training Materials
Google Patents
Search and read through the full text of patents from around the world. The full text is often electronically created, and is not as accurate as some other databases, but the size of the collection makes this a useful resource.

For more sources see the Patents and Standards guide

Dissertations and Theses Global
Theses and dissertations from around the world, beginning in 1743
CURVE
Includes Carleton theses and dissertations, as well as other research deposited by faculty, staff, and students

For more sources see the Theses and Dissertations guide

Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI)
Converts journal title abreviations to full titles, and vice versa.
Substance Search
A useful tool for converting between chemical names and CAS Registry Numbers.
Wikipedia Structure Search
Search for Wikipedia pages by drawing chemical structures.
ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
Includes details on style conventions, journal authoring, effective writing, Open Access, Open Science, and data sharing.

ToxTutor
Self-paced tutorial on the key principles of toxicology from the U.S. National Library Of Medicine (NLM).
UCI OpenChem
Open versions of chemistry lecture courses from University of California, Irvine, including recorded lectures. No registration required.