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Chemistry at the University of Chicago

Department of Chemistry

James Franck Institute

Materials Research Center (MRSEC)

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SciFinder
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Reaxys (Beilstein, Gmelin and more...)
Web of Science

Select "Structure Search" to search for compound/reaction information.
Scopus
ChemDraw
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ChemDraw basics handout
ChemSpider
Data provided by various contributors. Good place to start for properties and spectra, especially for common substances. Be sure to look under the Data Sources section for links to additional data and spectra.

Molecule of the Week

Chemistry Resources in the Library

The online and print collections of the Library encompass all areas of chemistry and related chemical sciences, with particular emphasis given to current and emerging areas of research and teaching at the University of Chicago. Use the tabs across the top of this guide to find out more about the resources we offer.

In addition to a rich collection of information resources, the Library offers a suite of services to support teaching and research needs, including interlibrary loan, off-campus access options, training and support for the use of bibliographic management tools (e.g., EndNote, RefWorks), customized library instruction, and more.

If you have questions about these, or any other library services or resources, please contact me!

See the Collection Development Policy Statement for Chemistry for more detail.

Off-campus Access

Almost all Library databases can be accessed from off-campus. The easiest way to do this is to use links from the Library website. You will then be prompted for your CNetID and password to authenticate yourself as an authorized user.

If you find sources through Google Scholar or other search engines, you may not automatically get access to Library resources. IT Services has created the ProxyIt bookmarklet for these situations.
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