Chemistry Information on the Internet

last updated February 8, 2001


New and Exciting Chemistry Web Developments

Publications and Journals

Electronic Publishing takes Journals into a New Realm
Chemical and Engineering News article from the May 18, 1998 issue on electronic journals.
Internet Journal of Chemistry
A new electronic journal dedicated to publishing chemistry in the Internet. The entire journal is structured to take advantage of the electornic publishing medium to enhance the communication of chemical research. An article describing the design of the journal Designing the Next-Generation Chemistry Journal: The Internet Journal of Chemistry is published in Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship.
Tetrahedron Information System
Online access to the Tetrahedron journals, including full text. Available for free through June 1996

Chemical Data and Visualization

Internet Resources for Chemistry
This page provides links to World Wide Web sites related to chemistry. It includes directories,web sites for chemistry departments and other acedemic centers, chemical companies, and other types of resources.
NIST WebBook
A fantastic collection of chemical data collected by NIST. Search the database by chemical formula, name, or molecular weight. Obtain thermochemical data (for over 4000 organic and small inorganic compounds) for the gas and liquid phase, proton affinities, and more. Also contains IR and NMR data, which are viewed through interactive Java applets.
VRML gallery of chiral Nano-Tubes
Proceedings of the Second Electronic Computational Chemistry Conference
This is an online version of the official Proceeding of the Second Electronic Computational Chemistry Conference which was held on the Internet in November 1996. The Proceedings are published in the Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM), 1996, volume 368 and reproduced online for free. The online version includes materials not contained in the printed version, such as color graphics, video, VRML, and hypermolecules.
Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase
The NIST Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Database is a collection of experimental and ab initio thermochemical properties for a selected set of molecules.
Chemscape Chime
A Netscape Navigator Plug-in module that allows the user to view and manipulate chemical strcutures within an HTML page. Developed by MDL
KR ScienceBase
A html front-end to the Dialog system. You must register to actually view the hits, but you can get the idea of the utility and design of the system without paying anything.
Daylight Chemical Information System
A very nice html and cgi front-end to the Daylight chemical databases. Free access to a limited subset of the Daylight systems are available.
2D-Plots of chemical structures on demand
A form based entry system to obtain a GIF or PNG image of a chemical structure. Very nice. Designed by Wolf-D. Ihlenfeldt
Publishing Chemistry on the Internet
A description of how chemistry publications may evolve in the future, making use of Chime, VRML, and MIME. Published in the e-journal NetSci.
Chemical Patents Plus
Chemical Patents available from CAS - with a twist, structures are available via a Java Applet.
Best of the Web - Chemistry - 1996
Our annual compilation of the best web sites in chemistry, as presented at the ACS Computers in Chemistry Division's electronic poster session at the Fall 1996 National ACS meeting
WebLab Viewer
MSI's molecular viewer avilable for free for Mac and Windows
Oxford's Virtual Reality Group
An peak at the virtual future - virtual laboratories, VRML applications, etc. Be prepared - you'll need Netscape 3.o or Internet Explorer 3.0, QuickTime VR, Shockwave, and a VRML viewer.

Educational and Fun Chemistry

What Ever Happened to that Chemistry Link?
A list of once popular chemistry web sites that are now missing in action. We note that our own site makes the list, thanks to the relocation of the server to Trinity University. Just points out some of the problems in trying to maintain a service even though sites may move!
The Periodic Table of Poetry
Chemistry and poetry together as never before.Curious?
Chemicool
An impressive amount of information on the periodic table and elements.
Chemsoc Careers
It is the right place to be for job advertisements and careers advice
Chemistry Hypermedia Project
Educational software for general chemistry, analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, optics, and electronics.
The World of Materials
Designed and maintained by Massachusetts Institude of Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering, it is a simple but useful site about the classes of materials.
Bad Chemistry
This site brings to light commonly mistaught concepts in the field of chemistry.
ChemCenter
A service of the American Chemical Society
ChemConnect
This is an online chemical trading exchange where commercial chemical buyers and sellers expand their businesses. A useful site for educators and private companies.

Chemistry Databases and Related Information

Computational Thermochemistry via G2 and G3 Methods
This web site contains information on Gaussian-n theories and new test sets for assessing computational methods.
Online Patents
Delphion Intellectual Property Network - Formerly the IBM Patenet Server
European Patent Office
US Patent and Trademark Office
CLogP predictions/databases on the web
Interactive LogKow (KowWin) Demo
ClogP of selected drugs
ClogP and experimental logPs from Daylight
CompuDrug Predictions (restricted to only 20)
CDER New and Generic Drug Approvals-1998-2000
FOI Services
These two sites offer access to information on FDA Drug Approval Records
Chemistry Journal Titles and Abbreviations
PowBase
Searchable database of x-ray powder patterns
ChemIDplus
A database of 350,000 chemical records, including 56,000 with structures. Provides synonyms and registry numbers
Fullerene Database
A database, maintained at the University of Arizona, of references in the ever-growing Fullerene literature. To access this database, after initiating the telnet session, login as sabio; then select other databases and remote libraries followed by a selection of Buckballs database
Journal of Chemical Physics (JCP Express)
The JCPExpress is a free trial service for electronic distribution of preprints of manuscripts between acceptance and publication in the Journal of Chemical Physics.
Chemical Education Resource Shelf
This archive, based at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, contains a comprehensive list of chemistry textbooks in print and links to publishers. This service was formerly called "Chemistry Textbooks in Print".
Periodic Table of the Elements
The name says it all
Protein Database
A protein database maintained at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Chemistry on the Internet from InterNIC
A listing of chemical resources on the internet including such things as journals, FTP sites, Mailing lists, and commercial vendors.
US Chemistry Graduate Programs
an alphabetic listing of Graduate programs in the us. Also available by state.
Gaussian Basis Set Order Form
A form-based database search provides Contracted Gaussian basis sets for ab initio calculations
ChemInform
Search a six-month subset of the ChemInform database for free as a demo of the full product available on CDROM
CHMINF-L Archives
Hypermial Archive of the popular CHMINF-L (chemical information) List
Thermodynamic data and property calculation sites
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
A number of IUPAC's nomenclature references and glossaries are available in full hypertext.
2D and 3D Structural Information
Collections from NCI of 2D and 3D structural information on almost half a million compounds.
Chirbase
Database of chiral compounds
Crystallography Source Code Museum
An interesting collection of old source codes for crystallography!
Combichem.net
A launching point for combinatorial chemistry on the net


Electronic Journals


Chemistry World-Wide Web Sites

General Interest Sites

Chemical Physics Preprint Database
This database is a joint effort by the Department of Chemistry at Brown University and the Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Physics Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. It is intended to provide a means for rapid and efficient preprint distribution within the international chemical physics community. It has been made possible by funding from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Computational Chemistry List
The home page for the computational chemistry list. It includes pointers to the list archives which can be searched.
XMol Information
Online user's guide to XMol, which is program for displaying 3D molecular models on an X11 display server.
SCARECROW Information
A Description of the program SCARECROW which allows for the graphical display and analysis of molecular dynamics trajectories.
MIME Types for Chemistry
A proposal for defining a MIME type for chemistry, to allow for the transfer of molecule definitions, geometries, properties, etc. The orginal Chemistry Mime Proposal is also available.
American Chemical Society
The ACS finally has hit the WWW; the site contains membership and division information. Also a schedule of meetings and deadlines.
NIH Molecular Modeling Home Page
Provides a centralized source of information to the NIH research community concerning all facets of molecular modeling. This includes "Molecules 'R' Us", a very nice forms-based interface to the Protein Data Bank.
Theoretical Chemistry Postdoctoral Clearinghouse
A postdoctoral clearinghouse run by the Theoretical Section of the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society.
World Association of Theoretical Organic Chemists (WATOC)
A home page for WATOC includes information on past and future conferences
Scientific Visualization and Graphics
Not specifically geared towards chemists, this page is a compiliation of scientific visualization information
Demonstration of ACS Abstract submission
A real eye-opening experience of how abstract submission to ACS meetings (and any other meeting) should be handled. You will need a viewer that can handle forms, like Mosaic 2.4.
Hyperactive Molecules and the World-Wide Web
This paper, to be published in J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans 2, discusses the principle of hyperactive molecules.
The Wilson Group
An experimental server displaying the recent happenings and reserach interests of Professor Kent Wilson and his research group at the University of California, San Diego. This is an excellent example of how the web can be used to provide up-to-date information on a research group.
Definition of the CXF standard
An html version of the definitions of the recently proposed standard for molecular definition files.
Journal of Molecular Modeling
The home page of the first electronic chemistry journal dedicated to rapid publication in the area of molecular and materials modeling.
UTMB NMR Center
A nice front end page to a variety of NMR information on the web.
International Society for Heterocyclic Chemistry
Contains information on the society. Also has the home page for The Royal Society of Chemistry Perkin Division Heterocyclic Group.
AMBER Home Page
Information on the AMBER molecular modeling program. Includes a detailed description of the algorithm and methods incorporated in AMBER, bug fixes, support, news groups, the license, and how to obtain the code.
GAMESS Home Page
Information on the GAMESS ab initio program, including a PowerMac version. The license and information on how to obtain the code are provided.
EMSL Ab Initio Benchmark Report
A comprehensive review of ab initio code performance on a variety of hardware platforms - sort of the Consumers' Report Guide to Ab Initio Codes.
Amazing Science at the Roxy
A collection of text, graphics and videos relating to chemistry and physics demos, particularly for the younger, future chemist crowd. Some nice HTML work, also.
Medchem/Biobyte WWW Server
A very interesting web site, based on a collaboration between Pomona College, Biobyte, Daylight Information, and the Medicinal Chemistry Project. This site contains, among many useful resources, a hypermail/glimpse index to the Computational chemistry List archives, a searchable chemical names archive, and email access to some of Daylight's commercial products (for free) .
Journal of Biological Chemistry
An online version of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, including full-text and a search facility.
AMSOL homepage
Technical description of the AMSOL program, release notes, and information on how to obtain the code
MORATE and POLYRATE
Technical description of the MORATE and POLYRATE programs, release notes, and information on how to obtain the codes
Chemistry Education resources
A compilation of chemical education resources on the Internet
The Electochemical Society
Information on the operations and activities of the Society, including their conference schedule. Of interest is their initiatives towards electronic abstract submissions.
North American Catalysis Society
Theory of Atoms in Molecules
A nice example of using the web as an educational tool - here is a brief overview of Bader's topological electron denisty method, prepared by Bader himself. More work like this on the web would bring about an outstanding reference series!
Chemistry Today
A chemistry resource containing news features, job listings, and meetings
Chemsite
A borad listing of industrial services, jobs listings, and product guides
Dreyfus Foundation
The web site of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation describing the awards and grants programs
Chemical Heritage Foundation
The history of chemistry and chemical engineering: announcements of new publications on the history of chemistry, abstracts of oral histories in the Othmer Library of Chemical History, etc. Note also under the Othmer Library that research questions on chemical history can be sent to the Research Historian at the Othmer Library.
North American Chapter of the International Chemometrics Society
Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
This is the HTML reproduction of Sections A, B and C of IUPAC "Blue Book" [see Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, and H, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1979. Copyright IUPAC.] Hosted by Advanced Chenistry Development, Inc.
Chem-4-Kids
An introduction to chemistry for young children

Online Chemical Sources

Buyer's Guide Chem
ChemACX Net
ChemConnect
CHEMCYCLOPEDIA Online
Chemdex
CHEMEXPER
ChemEXPO
chemical online
Chem Sources-Online
e-Chemicals
Fisher Scientific
International Chemical Register
Japan Chemical Search
PMG On The Net
Sigma-Aldrich
The Sourcere Chemistry Directory
WWW Chemicals Network

Commercial Sites

ACD/Labs
Software for NMR, LogP, and boiling Point prediction with online trials. Also an online copy of the Nomencalture of Organic Chemistry
ACS Publications
Information on all ACS Publications, including books and journals. Includes instructions to authors for submitting articles and supplementary material for some journals.
Advanced Visual Systems
Information on AVS products, which are used for scientific visualization.
AtomWorld
molecular model construction kits
Baltzer Science Publishers
Beckman Instruments
Beilstein Information Systems
CAS WWW Server
An online source of information about the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). Current STN users can access the databases though a link on the Product and Services Page.
Cambridge International Science Publishing
CambridgeSoft
Check out the ChemFinder resource, a chemical search of the web!
Bedoukian Research Inc.
Catalytica
Chapman and Hall
Chemical Concepts
Chemical Sources
ChemInnovation Software
ChemKey Database
ChemTech Publishing
Dialog Information Services, Inc.
An online source of information on Dialog products, including a searchable list of databases, publications, and an FAQ.
Dow Chemical Company
Description of the company and some of their educational outreach programs
Eastman Chemical Company
EduChem
Elsevier Sciences
FDM
Fisher Scientific
The Fischer Catalog of Analytical and Biotech reagents is online, including prices, specifications, and MSDS.
Hitachi Instruments
Hoechst AG
Hypercube, Inc.
Includes product description, demo software, and FAQ
Indigo Instruments (molecular models, chemistry clipart)
Karl Kurt Juchheim Laborgeräte GmbH
Eli Lilly and Company
MDL Information Systems
Currently contains the free version of ISI/DRAW
Mettler-Toledo Inc.
Currently offers a nice page on Thermal Nanlysis, including product descriptions and a forum on Thermal analysis, which is a unique and herlp
Millipore Corportation
Molecular Simluations
MultiSimplex
Monsanto
Nalco Chemical Company
Pharm-Eco Laboratories
Phoenix Polymers, Inc.
Includes an excellent list of pointers to polymer resources on the Internet.
Questel/Orbit
Description of the databases provided by Questel/Orbit. Registered users can access the databases through a link on this page.
Rohm and Haas Company
Sargent-Welch
Schrödinger, Inc.
Sigma-Aldrich
Include an online version of Aldrichimica Acta
Softshell
Tripos
Viking Instruments
Ullmann's Encyclopedia
UniChem
Wavefunction, Inc.
Wiley-VCH

University Web Sites

Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
Department of Chemistry, Free University of Berlin
Department of Chemistry, Bishop's University
Chemsitry Department, Brigham Young University
Chemistry Department at Brown University
CAOS/CAMM Center, The Netherlands
Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University
College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Chemistry Department, University of California, Davis
Chemistry Department, University of California, Irvine
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco
Institute of Chemistry at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Chemistry Department, University College (UNSW) in Canberra
Center for Scientific Computing
University of Cincinnati
Department of Chemistry, Columbia University
Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University
Department of Chemistry, Duke University
Durham Chemistry Department
Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University
Department of Chemistry, ETH
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College
Department of Chemistry, Harvard University