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Reference Materials

Reference materials provide background or factual information on a topic. Most chemistry indexes are online. Printed reference sources reside in the Reference area of the Integrated Sciences and Engineering Library. Some particularly useful chemistry reference sources follow.

Chemistry (General)

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press, 2004.
Available off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff, and faculty with an OIT account; enter your OIT login and password when prompted. Also available in print.
Ready reference of chemical and physical data.

Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, John A. Dean. (UM/Science Ref. QD65 .L36 1999)
Chemical data for both chemists and students.

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry. (UM/Science Ref. QD4 .M33 1997 +)
Broad coverage of topics associated with chemistry.

NIST Chemistry Webbook, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2003.
Open source of chemical data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program.

Most chemistry indexes are online.

Analytic Chemistry

CRC Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, Thomas J. Bruno, Paris D.N. Svoronos. 2nd ed. (UM/Science Ref. QD78 .B78 2004)
Data for practitioners and reseachers who make routine use of chemical analysis.

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory, and Instrumentation, edited by R.A. Meyers. (UM/Science Ref. QD71.5 .E52 2000 +)
Covers all facets of modern analytical science.

Dean's Analytical Chemistry Handbook, Pradyot Patnaik. (UM/Science Ref. QD78 .P37 2004)
Standard reference in analytical chemistry useful to students, researchers, and professionals.< P>

Inorganic Chemistry

Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. (UM/Science Ref. QD148 .D53 1992 +)
including Supplements
Key data for the most important inorganic compounds.

Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals, Pradyot Patnaik. (UM/Science Ref. QD155.5 .P37 2003)
Data for both students and researchers in inorganic chemistry.

Inorganic Syntheses. (UM/Science Ref. QD151 .A1 I5)
Extensive information on inorganic syntheses.

Organic Chemistry

Dictionary of Organic Compounds (UM/Science Ref. QD246 .D52 1996 +)
Key data for the most important organic compounds.

Organic Reactions. (UM/Science Ref. QD251 .O7)
Extensive information on organic reactions.

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Chemical Properties Handbook, Carl L. Yaws. (UM/Science Ref. TP200 .Y35 1999 +)
Physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, safety, and health-related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals.

Handbook of Physical Properties of Organic Chemicals, edited by Philip H. Howard and William M. Meylan .. [et al.]. (UM/Science Ref. QD257.7 .H374 1997 +)
Physical and chemical properties for many organic chemicals of environmental, pharmaceutical, or commerical interest.

Knovel Critical Tables,compiled by Knovel Corporation.
Available off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff, and faculty with an OIT account; enter your OIT login and password when prompted.
Tables of physical, solvent, and thermodynamic properties.

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