Chemistry

Web-Based Spectra Resources available to University of Chicago users

Spectral Information in Chemistry Databases (restricted to UChicago)

• SciFinder- References and/or spectra of NMR, IR, Raman, MS, UV/VIS in the "Experimental Properties" of the CAS Registry record for substances (requires individual user registration)
• Reaxys - References to literature reports of NMR, IR, MS, Raman, UV/VIS and other spectral data included in the compound record (also referred to as "Beilstein")

Other "Free" Spectral Data Collections

• NIST Chemistry WebBook
• Sigma-Aldrich "Catalog"
  Click on catalog number to see the full record; spectra links in "Safety & Documentation" tab; NMR, IR, Raman and MS may be available
• NMRShiftDB
  Contains about 25,000 13C, 1H and other nuclei NMR open source spectra of organic compounds
• Mineral Spectroscopy Server (Caltech)
  Includes optical, IR, and Raman spectra of rocks and minerals (inorganic)

About Spectra

• Basics of NMR

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