{"id":93,"date":"2020-08-23T18:59:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2021-10-12T19:23:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T23:23:06","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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:<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL RESOURCES:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Periodic Table:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ptable.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecule Visualization:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/molview.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/molview.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemistry Libretexts: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chem.libretexts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/chem.libretexts.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wolfram Alpha:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Powerful online calculator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SciHub:<\/strong> Read scientific papers for free (goes through paywall)\n<ul>\n<li>Search this up because the link changes a lot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>TUTORIALS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>WebMO Tutorial<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/chemia\/files\/2021\/09\/WebMO-Tutorial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WebMO Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>WebMO Tutorial Video Playlist: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/WebMO-BU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/WebMO-BU<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>CH211 WebMO Tutorial:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K6nwTThIf9c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To access WebMO: <a href=\"https:\/\/webmo-organic.bu.edu\/~webmo\/cgi-bin\/webmo\/login.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/webmo-organic.bu.edu\/~webmo\/cgi-bin\/webmo\/login.cgi<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL CHEMISTRY:<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Geometry and VSEPR Theory: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/sims\/html\/molecule-shapes\/latest\/molecule-shapes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/sims\/html\/molecule-shapes\/latest\/molecule-shapes_en.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Atomic Forces:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/sims\/html\/atomic-interactions\/latest\/atomic-interactions_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/sims\/html\/atomic-interactions\/latest\/atomic-interactions_en.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>General Chemistry Interactive Simulations:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/employees.oneonta.edu\/viningwj\/sims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/employees.oneonta.edu\/viningwj\/sims\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Crash Course: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr&amp;app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crash Course Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gen Chem Tutorials: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.illinois.edu\/clc\/tutorials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/chemistry.illinois.edu\/clc\/tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Purdue Gen Chem Modules:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/chemed.chem.purdue.edu\/genchem\/topicreview\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/chemed.chem.purdue.edu\/genchem\/topicreview\/index.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Significant Figures:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/chemsigfigs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/chemsigfigs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORGANIC CHEMISTRY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nomenclature:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUPAC Nomenclature: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.ucalgary.ca\/courses\/351\/orgnom\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.chem.ucalgary.ca\/courses\/351\/orgnom\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Official IUPAC Site: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.qmul.ac.uk\/iupac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.chem.qmul.ac.uk\/iupac\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mechanisms and Visualization:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mechanism Animations:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemtube3d.com\/Main%20Page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.chemtube3d.com\/Main%20Page.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chem InfoGraphic:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cheminfographic.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/cheminfographic.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Symmetry:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.otterbein.edu\/djohnston\/sym\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/faculty.otterbein.edu\/djohnston\/sym\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pericyclic Reactions:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoelectronics.org\/webPR\/PR_home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.stereoelectronics.org\/webPR\/PR_home.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">References:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evans pKa Table: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ccc.chem.pitt.edu\/wipf\/MechOMs\/evans_pKa_table.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/ccc.chem.pitt.edu\/wipf\/MechOMs\/evans_pKa_table.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mastering Organic Chemistry: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterorganicchemistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.masterorganicchemistry.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organic Chemistry Portal:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.organic-chemistry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.organic-chemistry.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lab Resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SciFinder:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/research\/scifinder\/scifind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/research\/scifinder\/scifind\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Orgo Lab Tips:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.rochester.edu\/notvoodoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.chem.rochester.edu\/notvoodoo\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemistry Reference Resolver:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chemsearch.kovsky.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/chemsearch.kovsky.net\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NMR:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shifts of Common Solvents &amp; Impurities:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/ccc.chem.pitt.edu\/wipf\/Web\/4505.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/ccc.chem.pitt.edu\/wipf\/Web\/4505.pdf<\/a> ; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.wisc.edu\/areas\/reich\/nmr\/h-data\/hdata.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.chem.wisc.edu\/areas\/reich\/nmr\/h-data\/hdata.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NMR Basics:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cis.rit.edu\/htbooks\/nmr\/inside.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.cis.rit.edu\/htbooks\/nmr\/inside.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NMR Spectra Database:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sdbs.db.aist.go.jp\/sdbs\/cgi-bin\/cre_index.cgi?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/sdbs.db.aist.go.jp\/sdbs\/cgi-bin\/cre_index.cgi?lang=eng<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NMR Problems:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webspectra.chem.ucla.edu\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/webspectra.chem.ucla.edu\/\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nd.edu\/~smithgrp\/structure\/workbook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www3.nd.edu\/~smithgrp\/structure\/workbook.html<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiplet Guide:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chem.uci.edu\/~jsnowick\/groupweb\/files\/MultipletGuideV4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.chem.uci.edu\/~jsnowick\/groupweb\/files\/MultipletGuideV4.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">More &#8220;Advanced&#8221; NMR [Organic Spectroscopy] Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hans Reich NMR Collection Database:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/organicchemistrydata.org\/hansreich\/resources\/nmr\/?page=nmr-biblio%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/organicchemistrydata.org\/hansreich\/resources\/nmr\/?page=nmr-biblio%2F<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NMR Basics (Hornak):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cis.rit.edu\/htbooks\/nmr\/inside.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cis.rit.edu\/htbooks\/nmr\/inside.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecular Weight to Molecular Formula:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemcalc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.chemcalc.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Video Help and Tutoring!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Orgo Made Easy:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGEi3UHuzHKDuMJkf_iRq5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGEi3UHuzHKDuMJkf_iRq5g<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Leah For Sci:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/leah4sci.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/leah4sci.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>BU&#8217;s OrgoPrep 2.0:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/orgoprep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/orgoprep\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Crash Course Organic Chemistry:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIOCHEMISTRY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UniProt:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprot.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.uniprot.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>PDB:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcsb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.rcsb.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>PyMOL Tutorials:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB-mWvA-2aXx4UTVAFS4tLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB-mWvA-2aXx4UTVAFS4tLw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>McQuarrie ChemLibreTexts: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chem.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps\/Physical_Chemistry_(McQuarrie_and_Simon)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/chem.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps\/Physical_Chemistry_(McQuarrie_and_Simon)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TMP Chem<\/strong>: (PChem Video Tutorials) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TMPChem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TMPChem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wavefunction Visualizer:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/ridiculousfish.com\/wavefiz\/#exercises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/ridiculousfish.com\/wavefiz\/#exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Just for Fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learn about Everyday Compounds: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compoundchem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.compoundchem.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18275,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/chemia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}