What Are Some Recommended Websites for Learning About Chemistry?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around recommended websites for learning about chemistry, covering various subfields such as biochemistry, organic chemistry, surface chemistry, environmental chemistry, and historical aspects of chemistry. Participants share links to resources, tutorials, and databases that may aid in understanding different chemistry topics.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a comprehensive list of links covering various chemistry topics, including general chemistry, organic chemistry, and environmental chemistry.
  • Another participant provides links specifically focused on biochemistry, including resources on amino acids and metabolic pathways.
  • Several participants express appreciation for shared links, indicating their usefulness for projects and studies.
  • Additional links are provided on the history of chemistry, including timelines and classic papers.
  • One participant mentions resources related to femtochemistry and notable figures in the field.
  • Links to online newsletters and databases for chemists and chemical engineers are shared, covering a wide range of chemistry subjects.
  • Participants suggest that the thread could be made a sticky for easier access to the resources shared.
  • Various educational resources, including lecture notes and tutorials for undergraduate chemistry students, are mentioned.
  • Some participants share links to specific topics like thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, and quantum chemistry programs.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the usefulness of the shared links, but there is no consensus on which specific resources are the best or most comprehensive. The discussion remains open-ended with multiple perspectives on the value of different websites.

Contextual Notes

Some links may have limitations based on their content or focus, and participants have not fully explored all resources mentioned. The discussion does not resolve which links are superior or most relevant for specific chemistry topics.

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ryokan
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I think that these links can be interesting:

https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/trending-bio-chem-tech-articles/

PeriodicTable:
http://www.webelements.com/
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/index.htm

Organic Chemistry (From Frostburg State University). It s an Introduction, with some interesting tutorials.
http://www.chemhelper.com/

Surface Chemistry: An introduction to Surface Chemistry
http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/surfaces/scc/sccinfo.htm

Environmental Chemistry, with information on hazardous materials
http://environmentalchemistry.com/
http://www.epa.gov/iris/

General Introductory Links:
http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/reference/plambeck/chem2/ua102.html

"Virtual Chemistry":
http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/

Virtual Classroom:
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/classroom.html

History of Chemistry:

Selected Classic Papers
http://webserver.lemoyne.edu/faculty/giunta/papers.html

Linus Pauling Papers:
http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/MM/

A History of Mass Spectrometry
http://masspec.scripps.edu/information/history/

Alchemy:
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/

Molecular structures and resources

http://www.molecularuniverse.com/

UCSF Chimera: A free interactive molecular graphics programm
http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/

Reciprocal Net.A database with information about molecular structures
http://www.reciprocalnet.org/index.html

The Wired Chemist. A Collection of Chemistry Resources
http://wulfenite.fandm.edu/
 
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Links on Biochemistry

I think that these webs could be very interesting in Biochemistry

A comprehensive page on Biochemistry
http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/home.html

Aminoacids
http://wbiomed.curtin.edu.au/teach/biochem/tutorials/AAs/AA.html

An special web supplement of Science on Glycobiology
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/carbohydrates.shl

and Metabolic Pathways
http://www.gwu.edu/~mpb/index.html
 
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hey ryokan.. thanks a lot for ur links on biochemistry.. they were really useful for my projects.
 
More links on History of Chemistry

I think that these links can be interesting:

Generalist webs:

Other interesting general link (in French)
http://histoirechimie.free.fr/
One generalist timeline (also in French)
http://www.umh.ac.be/lignetempschimie/

Links on historical topics about Elements and atoms:http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/EA/CONTENTS.HTML
http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/252/atoms.html
One time line: http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/HS/Staff/Buescher/atomtime.asp And the Nobel e-Museum's Page
http://www.nobel.se/chemistry/index.html
 
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Femtochemistry

The Nobel Prize of 1999 was related to femtochemistry.


I think that these are interesting links about this topic:

Introduction to femtochemistry
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/jtextd?jpcafh/104/24/html/jp001460h.html

From femto to atto
http://www.innovation.ca/innovation2/bio_corkum.html

Professor Ahmed Zevail
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~femto/
http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/1999/zewail-autobio.html
 
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Chemweb.com

http://www.chemweb.com/

On-line newsletter and resource for chemists and chemical engineers.

Subject areas:

Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Catalysis
Chemical Engineering
Electrochemistry
Fuel & Petrochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Science
Physical Chemistry
Polymer

http://www.chemweb.com/about

They also publish an e-newsletter, http://www.chemweb.com/alchemist
 
I think some form of this thread would be useful as a sticky.
 
Gokul43201 said:
I think some form of this thread would be useful as a sticky.
Thank you, Gokul43201.
 
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Let's not forget the American Chemical Society

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/home.html

I would be interested in other societies in other countries.


For those who are involved in chemistry and particularly in synthesis, check out the following site:

http://www.innocentive.com/

InnoCentive enables independent and university scientists to receive professional recognition and financial awards for solving R&D challenges.

http://www.innocentive.com/about/index.html

Basically this organization lists problems from the chemical (organic and inorganic) and biochemical (e.g. pharmaceutical) industries. Problems are posed and one can select to solve the problem for the stated price. One must register to participate.

No endorsement of Innocentive is expressed or implied.
 
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Have you known this website? www.orgsyn.org[/url] has lots of organic synthesis knowledge, I have been using it for a couple of weeks. It is completely free! It deserves your hits, I think. A second link is [url]http://themerckindex.cambridgesoft.com/TheMerckIndex/NameReactions/[/URL], this is the online and free version of The Merck Index, Thirteenth edition.

Hope you find them useful.
 
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  • #13
Probably the following one could be helpful:

http://www.ScienceOxygen.com/chem.html

It is with a collection of links on Chemistry, but
it does not provide any answer directly.
 
  • #15
Lecture Notes for Chemistry 112 - First Year Chem

by

Michael Mombourquette
Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
Queen's University
Kingston, ON K6H 3N6

http://www.chem.queensu.ca/people/faculty/mombourquette/FirstYrChem/
 
  • #16
Avogadro's number

http://gemini.tntech.edu/~shn6921/chem111/avogadro.html
 
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gravimetric analysis (pdf)

http://www.rminfo.nite.go.jp/common/pdfdata/4-002e.pdf
 
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E2 vs SN2 tutorial (pdf)

http://www.chem.umd.edu/courses/jarvis/chem233/chapter11.pdf
 
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Addition reactions: polar addition (e-text/pdf)

http://www.chemistry.esmartweb.com/org.rxn.mech13.pdf
 
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General information on FD&C dyes

http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~tombo/ci/jcie.htm

main site FDA colour additives

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/col-toc.html
 
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Very nice thermochemistry site, for simple explanations of complex subjects in tc.

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Thermochem/Thermochem.html

-the concept of PV work

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Thermochem/PV-Work.html

-enthalpy

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Thermochem/Enthalpy.html

CHEMTEAM, very nice tutorials for high school chemistry

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/ChemTeamIndex.html

Brief mathematical analysis of entropy (thermodynamical persective)

http://chsfpc5.chem.ncsu.edu/CH431/lecture_2001/lec_11_third_law.htm
 
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Classical papers in chemistry, online

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Chem-History/Classic-Papers-Menu.html
 
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Quantum chemistry program exchange:

http://qcpe.chem.indiana.edu/

(note the codes are not free)
 
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  • #29
Need some rate constants ?

solution:

http://kinetics.nist.gov/solution/index.php

gas phase:

http://kinetics.nist.gov/index.php
 
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  • #30
Why not have your screensaver do some chemistry ?

http://www.grid.org/download/gold/download.htm