Chemistry Guide

3 Volumes
v.1. Methods and interpretations -- v. 2. UV-Vis and NIR spectra -- v. 3. IR and Raman spectra.
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Organic chemistry. Nomenclature of organic compounds -- Physical properties of organic compounds -- Viscosity and surface tension -- Refraction and refractive index -- Vapor pressure and boiling points -- Flammability properties -- Azeotropic mixtures -- Freezing mixtures -- Bond lengths and strengths -- Dipole moments and dielectric constants -- Ionization energy -- Thermal conductivity -- Enthalpies and Gibbs energies of formation, entropies, and heat capacities (change of state) -- Critical properties -- Equilibrium constants -- Indicators -- Electrode potentials -- Electrical conductivity -- Linear free energy relationships -- Polymers -- Fats, oils, and waxes -- Petroleum products.

History of the Dictionary of organic compounds (DOC) -- User guide to DOC -- Organic chemistry journals -- Useful reference works in organic chemistry -- Abstracting and indexing publications -- Patent literature -- Nomenclature in Chemical Abstracts -- Glossary of terms used in describing organic structures -- Molecular formulae -- CAS Registry Numbers -- Linear notations -- Hazard information -- Languages -- SI units -- Commonly used solvents -- Miscellaneous -- Spectroscopy.

For each of 250 named reactions, a two-page layout includes an introduction summarizing the use and importance of the reaction; a general scheme of the reaction and a detailed mechanism; three or four recent synthetic applications, and bibliographical references. The appendix includes tables of reaction categories, affected functional groups, and preparation of functional groups.

Volume 2

Organic synthesis -- Experimental techniques -- Spectroscopic methods and the interpretation of spectra -- Solvents and reagents -- Aliphatic compounds -- Aromatic compounds -- Selected alicyclic compounds -- Selected heterocyclic compounds -- Investigation and characterisation of organic compounds -- Physical constants of organic compounds.