Chemistry 350 Additional Useful Links

Software Downloads

• Hyperchem Web Viewer  (Needed to view 3-D models, compatible with Interent Explorer only.)
• Molecular weight calculator plug-in for Excel (Great for percent yield calculations.)
• ISIS Draw (Free molecule drawing software. You will need to register first before downloading.)
• ACD/ChemSketch 11.0 (Another free molecule drawing software download.)
• Hyperchem (molecular modeling software owned by WSU)

I highly recommend that you download and install ISIS Draw or ChemSketch. You can use them to prepare more professional looking graphics in lab reports (worth bonus points) and they have some amazing capabilities including IUPAC name generation.

Study Aids

• Smith Organic Chemistry Companion Site
• Organic Chemistry Practice Problems at Michigan State University
• Organic Chemistry Help Message board at Chemicalforums.com
• Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry
• Khan Academy Organic Chemistry
• ACS Exams Institute Site
• email Dr. Nalli: tnalli@winona.edu
  

Databases of Physical Constants and Spectra

• CHEMnetBASE. Try the Properties of Organic Compounds database!
• Database of Mass, IR, ESR, and NMR Spectra: NIMCR's ISDBS for Organic Compounds
• Sigma-Aldrich's website is another place to look for spectra: www.SigmaAldrich.com
• Proton NMR Spectrum Predictor http://www.nmrdb.org/predictor
• C-13 NMR Shift Predictor http://www.colby.edu/chemistry/PChem/scripts/MarvinWeb/smiBSmarv.html
• WSU Spectral Database: Small database of compounds prepared at WSU.
• ChemIDPlus. Detailed toxicity data for 139,000 common compounds.
• http://www.emolecules.com/ Allows one to search for information by drawing the structure of the compound.
• Databases available through the WSU library Includes on-line archive of all ACS journals!
• Five-Ash database of IR spectra. Use the WSU Library Databases link access this database.
• Look up physical constants on-line: CambridgeSoft's ChemFinder
• Database of IR and Mass Spectra. NIST Chemistry WebBook
• Periodic table with links to properties of the elements: Chemicool Periodic Table
• When all else fails try googling it! www.google.com

Online libraries of Material Safety Data Sheets

• Searchable database of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs): SIRI MSDS
• Another searchable database of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs): MALLBAKER