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Databases containing journal articles on chemistry and related topics

Web of Science
Articles and citations in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Coverage: Varies
Web of Science is comprised of several databases. The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) covers journals in the medical, physical and natural sciences, and engineering fields. The entire database extends back to 1899. The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) covers journals in the social sciences. The entire database extends back to 1898. The Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) covers journals in the arts and humanities. It also selectively covers relevant items from science and technical journals. The entire database extends back to 1975.
PubMed
Articles in medicine, life sciences, animal sciences, plant sciences, biomedical research, medical devices, nursing, biotechnology, the healthcare system, and the preclinical sciences.
Coverage: 1950 - present
PubMed is comprised of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.
Scopus
Peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Reaxys
Authoritative information in organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry.
Coverage: 1779 - present

ChemRxiv
Provides preliminary reports which have not been peer-reviewed.
- They should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health related behaviour, or be reported in news media as established information.

SciFinder-n
Provides chemical information including physical and chemical properties, reactions, and patents.
Coverage: 1907 to present
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Property data

Reaxys
Authoritative information in organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry.
SpringerMaterials
Covers multiple material classes, property types, and applications for identifying material properties.
The collections included in SpringerMaterials are: Landolt-Bornstein, Inorganic Solid Phases, MSI Eureka, Polymer Thermodynamics, Substance Profile, Thermophysical Properties.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Property data on chemical compounds and all physical particles that have
been reported in the literature; reviewed by subject experts.
Coverage: 2003-2004 to 2020-2021
Contains important information on data-related subjects such as chemical and
laboratory safety, and nomenclature
Available to students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo.
Depending on your method of access, you may be asked to authenticate as a
member of the UWaterloo community.
Merck Index Online
Encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals
Polymers: A Property Database
A comprehensive and in-depth collection of properties for a very wide range of polymers, both synthetic and natural.
Coverage: Current
Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD)
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It provides completely identified inorganic crystal structures. It contains experimental inorganic structures, experimental metal-organic structures, and theoretical inorganic structures. .
Coverage: 1913 to present
Knovel
Provides data and technical references.
Coverage: n.a.

Spectral Database for Organic Compounds (SDBS)
SDBS is an integrated spectral database system for organic compounds,which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory of the compounds. The six (6) spectra are as follows, an electron impact Mass spectrum (EI-MS), a Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR), a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum, a 13C NMR spectrum, a laser Raman spectrum, and an electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrum.
NIST Chemistry webbook
- Thermochemical data for over 7000 organic and small inorganic compounds
- Reaction thermochemistry data for over 8000 reactions.
- IR spectra for over 16,000 compounds
- Mass spectra for over 33,000 compounds.
- UV/Vis spectra for over 1600 compounds.
- Gas chromatography data for over 27,000 compounds.
- Electronic and vibrational spectra for over 5000 compounds.
- Constants of diatomic molecules (spectroscopic data) for over 600 compounds.
- Ion energetics data for over 16,000 compounds:
- Thermophysical property data for 74 fluids
PubChem
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.

SciFinder-n
Provides chemical information including physical and chemical properties, reactions, and patents.
Coverage: 1907 to present
Note: Access is restricted to current faculty, students and staff of the University. Account registration must be done on campus or using a VPN while off-campus, using your Waterloo email address.

Toxicology

CCOHS: Canada Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Provides access to occupational health and safety resources via MSDS, CHEMINFO, FTSS, RTECS, and OSH References.
Includes content from: MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets from manufacturers and suppliers); CHEMINFO (health and safety information on pure chemicals); FTSS (Fiche techniques sur la sécurité des substances); RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances); OSH References: OSHLINE, NIOSHTIC, NIOSHTIC-2, HSELINE, CISILO; and Canadian enviroOSH Legislation

PubChem
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.
Pistoia Alliance Chemical Safety Library (CSL)
Crowd sourced data content containing hazardous reactions that can be used to alert scientists to potential dangerous experiments.
*You can also submit a hazardous reaction to CSL

Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials by Richard J. Lewis
Publication Date: 2004-10-12
Provides data on toxicology, flammability, reactivity, explosive potential, and regularity information.

Patents, Standards

LENS.ORG
Provides integrated scholarly and patent knowledge. Patents are
from global sources.
TechStreet
Engineering standards, specifications, technical books, and more technical resources for engineers, technicians and scientists.
Coverage: Current, as well as past versions of standards
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