Resources

This is a curated list of resources to help you succeed in your chemistry classes! These resources have been taken from various syllabi and also from recommendations by former students:

GENERAL RESOURCES:

• Periodic Table: https://www.ptable.com/
• Molecule Visualization: https://molview.org/
• Chemistry Libretexts: https://chem.libretexts.org/
• Wolfram Alpha: https://www.wolframalpha.com/
  • Powerful online calculator
• SciHub: Read scientific papers for free (goes through paywall)
  • Search this up because the link changes a lot

TUTORIALS:

WebMO Tutorial: WebMO Tutorial

WebMO Tutorial Video Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/WebMO-BU

CH211 WebMO Tutorial:

To access WebMO: https://webmo-organic.bu.edu/~webmo/cgi-bin/webmo/login.cgi

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GENERAL CHEMISTRY:

• Geometry and VSEPR Theory: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html
• Atomic Forces: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/atomic-interactions/latest/atomic-interactions_en.html
• General Chemistry Interactive Simulations: http://employees.oneonta.edu/viningwj/sims/
• Crash Course: Crash Course Chemistry
• Gen Chem Tutorials: https://chemistry.illinois.edu/clc/tutorials
• Purdue Gen Chem Modules: http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/index.php
• Significant Figures: https://tinyurl.com/chemsigfigs

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY:

Nomenclature:

• IUPAC Nomenclature: http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/351/orgnom/index.html
• Official IUPAC Site: http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/

Mechanisms and Visualization:

• Mechanism Animations: http://www.chemtube3d.com/Main%20Page.html
• Chem InfoGraphic: https://cheminfographic.wordpress.com/
• Symmetry: http://faculty.otterbein.edu/djohnston/sym/index.html
• Pericyclic Reactions: https://www.stereoelectronics.org/webPR/PR_home.html

References:

• Evans pKa Table: http://ccc.chem.pitt.edu/wipf/MechOMs/evans_pKa_table.pdf
• Mastering Organic Chemistry: https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/
• Organic Chemistry Portal: https://www.organic-chemistry.org/

Lab Resources:

• SciFinder: http://www.bu.edu/library/sel/research/scifinder/scifind/
• Orgo Lab Tips: http://www.chem.rochester.edu/notvoodoo/
• Chemistry Reference Resolver: https://chemsearch.kovsky.net/

NMR:

• Shifts of Common Solvents & Impurities: http://ccc.chem.pitt.edu/wipf/Web/4505.pdf ; http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/nmr/h-data/hdata.htm
• NMR Basics: http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/nmr/inside.htm
• NMR Spectra Database: https://sdbs.db.aist.go.jp/sdbs/cgi-bin/cre_index.cgi?lang=eng
• NMR Problems:
  • https://webspectra.chem.ucla.edu//
  • https://www3.nd.edu/~smithgrp/structure/workbook.html
• Multiplet Guide: https://www.chem.uci.edu/~jsnowick/groupweb/files/MultipletGuideV4.pdf

More “Advanced” NMR [Organic Spectroscopy] Resources:

• Hans Reich NMR Collection Database: https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/?page=nmr-biblio%2F
• NMR Basics (Hornak): https://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/nmr/inside.htm
• Molecular Weight to Molecular Formula: https://www.chemcalc.org/

Video Help and Tutoring!

• Orgo Made Easy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGEi3UHuzHKDuMJkf_iRq5g
• Leah For Sci: http://leah4sci.com/
• BU’s OrgoPrep 2.0: https://www.bu.edu/erc/orgoprep/
• Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4

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BIOCHEMISTRY:

• UniProt: https://www.uniprot.org/
• PDB: https://www.rcsb.org/
• PyMOL Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB-mWvA-2aXx4UTVAFS4tLw

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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: 

• McQuarrie ChemLibreTexts: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Physical_Chemistry_(McQuarrie_and_Simon)

• TMP Chem: (PChem Video Tutorials) https://www.youtube.com/user/TMPChem
• Wavefunction Visualizer: http://ridiculousfish.com/wavefiz/#exercises

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Just for Fun!

• Learn about Everyday Compounds: https://www.compoundchem.com/