Organic Chemist's Desk Reference, Second Edition

Crowborough, UK

The Organic Chemistry Literature
Abstracting and Other Current Awareness Services
Principal Electronic Dictionaries
Useful Reference Works and Review Series
Patents, Including Patent Awareness Services
Cheminformatics Companies

Primary Journals
Endnotes

Nomenclature Fundamentals
IUPAC Nomenclature
CAS Nomenclature
Types of Name
Constructing a Systematic Name

Nomenclature of Ring Systems
Ring Systems (General)
Bridged Ring Systems
Spiro Compounds
Heterocyclic Ring Systems
Ring Assemblies
Ring Fusion Names

Nomenclature of Individual Classes of Compound
Carbohydrates
Alditols and Cyclitols
Amino Acids and Peptides
Natural Products (General)
Steroids
Lipids
Carotenoids
Lignans
Nucleotides and Nucleosides
Tetrapyrroles
Organoboron Compounds
Organophosphorus (and Organoarsenic) Compounds
Azo and Azoxy Compounds
Labelled Compounds
Tautomeric Compounds

Acronyms and Miscellaneous Terms Used in Describing Organic Molecules
Abbreviations and Acronyms for Reagents and Protecting Groups in Organic Chemistry
Glossary of Miscellaneous Terms and Techniques Used in
Nomenclature, Including Colloquial Terms

Stereochemistry
The Sequence Rule: R and S
Graphical and Textual Representations of Stereochemistry
Chiral Molecules with No Centres of Chirality
E and Z
The D,L-System
Descriptors and Terms Used in Stereochemistry

Graphical Representation of Organic Compounds
Zigzag Natta Projection
Stereochemistry

CAS Numbers, InChI, and Other Identifiers
CAS Registry Numbers
InChI
Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System (SMILES)

Molecular Formulae
The Hill System
Chemical Abstracts Conventions
Checking Molecular Formulae

Chemical Hazard Information for the Laboratory
Hazard and Risk Assessment
Physical and Reactive Chemical Hazards
Health Hazards
Handling and Storage of Chemicals
Hazardous Reaction Mixtures
Disposal of Chemicals
Solvents
Peroxide-Forming Chemicals
Further Literature Sources

Spectroscopy
Infrared Spectroscopy
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry
Introduction
Ionisation Techniques and Mass Spectrometer Systems
Interpreting Mass Spectra and Molecular Mass
Sample Introduction and Solvent Systems for Electrospray Mass Spectrometry
Common Adducts and Contaminants in Mass Spectra
MALDI Matrices
Fragment Ions and Neutral Losses
Natural Abundance and Isotopic Masses of Selected Isotopes and Nuclear Particles
Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms Commonly Used in Mass Spectrometry

Crystallography
Introduction
Definitions
Crystallographic Point Groups
Space Groups
Reciprocal Lattice
Examples of Organic Crystals
CIF Data Format
Bragg’s Law and the X-Ray Spectrum
Crystal Specimen Preparation for X-Ray Analysis

Chromatographic Chiral Separation
Types of Molecular Interactions
Diastereomeric Compounds and Complexes
Chiral Mobile Phases
Chiral Stationary Phases

Laboratory Data and SI Units
Solvents
Buffer Solutions
Acid and Base Dissociation Constants
Resolving Agents
Freezing Mixtures
Materials Used for Heating Baths
Drying Agents
Pressure-Temperature Nomograph
SI Units

Languages
A German-English Dictionary
Russian and Greek Alphabets

SI Units


Index