Research Guides: Chemistry: Find Info Online

Government Websites

PubChem
PubChem is world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
"The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents."
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
"[The EPA's] mission is to protect human health and the environment."
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
"[Assures] safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance."
Science.gov
Office of Science and Technical Information
OSTI.GOV is the primary search tool for DOE science, technology, and engineering research and development results and the organizational hub for information about the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
NASA - Science @NASA

Fisher Scientific
Scientific research, laboratory testing and life science research — the latest equipment and instrumentation, finest chemicals and highest-quality supplies.
Sigma-Aldrich
Chemical and biochemical products and kits used in scientific research, including genomic and proteomic research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development.

Common Chemistry
Find CAS numbers.
Spectral Database for Organic Compounds, SDBS
Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (Orange Book)
IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Common Molecules Collection
Collection of molecules and their structures listed in categories (biochemicals, taste and aroma, marine, etc).
ChemSpider
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 32 million structures from hundreds of data sources.
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 104 times to 163 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2012. Frederick Sanger is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice, in 1958 and 1980. This means that a total of 162 individuals have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Drug Information Portal from NLM
Information available for 19,744 drugs. By name or by category. From the National Library of Medicine
ChemRxiv
Preprints of chemistry articles, not peer reviewed.
ChemIDplus Advanced
Dictionary of over 400,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures).

EPA Test Methods
Test methods maintained by EPA's Forum on Environmental Measurements.
ASTM Standards
ASTM's analytical chemistry standards are instrumental primarily in chemical analysis of various metals, alloys, and ores.
MSDS: Safety Data Sheets
Links to sites that provide MSDS.
NIST Chemistry WebBook
National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI.gov)
PubChem
PubChem is world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.

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