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Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Chemical & Biological Engineering Reference Guide

This Guide contains Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering resources and information. Links below provide a starting place for your research project.

Spectra

Sources of Spectra Data

SDBS, Spectral Database for Organic Compounds

Contains NMR, IR, Raman, MS, and ESR spectra searchable via compound name, molecular formula, molecular weight, and CAS Registry number.

Dictionary of Organic Compounds and Properties of Organic Compounds

Available online through CHEMnetBASE. Contains reference sources with IR, NMR, Raman, Mass spectrometry, and UV-vis data.

nmrshiftdb2

Online database for NMR data.

NIST Chemistry WebBook

Searchable IR, Mass Spectrometry, and UV-vis spectra.

SciFinder-n

Spectral data can be located by searching keywords, a chemical structure, property, molecular formula, substance identifier, and more.