{"id":27,"date":"2022-07-01T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cueny-group\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:48:18","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cueny-group\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 class=\"wsite-content-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">Safety<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Safety is the number one priority in any chemistry laboratory! Below are some of the<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>many<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>resources available online to all researchers. Following SOPs and best safety practices are essential to keeping everyone safe. If you do not know how to do something safely, ask for help! It was everyone&#8217;s first time using certain chemicals or following certain procedures at one point in their chemical training.<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safetynet.web.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The safety net<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(developed jointly by Prof. Alex Miller and Prof. Ian Tonks) contains SOPs and other resources<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ehs.ucla.edu\/documents\/Laboratory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCLA Chemical Banded SOPs<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(a list of SOPs from UCLA&#8217;s EHS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jst.umn.edu\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Minnesota Joint Safety Team<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(a collection of SOPs, safety moments, &amp; other resources)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/jointsafetyteam\/\">UNC Joint Safety Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Safety Moments:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/jst.chem.yale.edu\/resources\/safety-moments\">Yale<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/csars.org.uiowa.edu\/safety-minutes\">Iowa<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/jointsafetyteam\/safety-minute-database\/\">UNC<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/jrsi.uchicago.edu\/safety_moments\/\">U Chicago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dow.com\/en-us\/about-dow\/ambition\/innovation\/lab-safety.html\">Dow Lab Safety Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/ehs-topics\/chemical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Chemical Safety<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(a collection of BU specific information about chemical safety)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/laboratory-safety-home\/laboratory-safety-programs-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Laboratory Safety<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(<span>a collection of BU specific information about general laboratory safety)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"wsite-content-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">Techniques<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/schlenklinesurvivalguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Schlenk line survival guide<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(a website dedicated to Schlenk line technique)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.rochester.edu\/notvoodoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not Voodoo<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(a website dedicated to organic chemistry techniques and other useful information)<\/li>\n<li>Air Sensitive Chemistry Techniques:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/3728881\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Air-Sensitive_Techniques_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 1<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/4308331\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Air-Sensitive_Techniques_2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/4360441\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Air-Sensitive_Techniques_3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 3<\/a>, &amp;<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/4519261\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Air-Sensitive_Techniques_4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Growing Crystals:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/2532131\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Growing_Crystals_Part_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 1<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/2538901\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Growing_Crystals_Part_2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2<\/a>, &amp;<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/2538941\/Tips_and_Tricks_for_the_Lab_Growing_Crystals_Part_3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sop4cv.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electrochemistry CV Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.jchemed.7b00361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beginner&#8217;s Guide to CV<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Jillian Dempsey&#8217;s JChemEd article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chemtips.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chemtips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"wsite-content-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">Databases<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.organic-chemistry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic Chemistry Portal<\/a>\u00a0(great resource for named organic reactions)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/om100106e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NMR Chemical Shift of Common Impurities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sdbs.db.aist.go.jp\/sdbs\/cgi-bin\/cre_index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spectral Database for Organic Compounds<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Spectra of Many Organic Compounds)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danlehnherr.com\/resources.html#laboratory\">Dan Lehnherr Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/organicchemistrydata.org\/hansreich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hans Reich Collection<\/a>; the whole collection is an amazing resource, the following are especially useful\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/organicchemistrydata.org\/hansreich\/resources\/nmr\/?page=nmr-content%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NMR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/organicchemistrydata.org\/hansreich\/resources\/pka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pKa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/organicchemistrydata.org\/hansreich\/resources\/redox\/?page=redox00%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">redox chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/cr940053x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chemical Redox Agents for Organometallic Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lisa.chem.ut.ee\/~ivo\/HA_UT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pKa<\/a>\u00a0(in non-aqueous solvents, references list)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmaaldrich.com\/US\/en\/support\/calculators-and-apps\/pressure-temperature-nomograph-interactive-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interactive pressure \/ temperature nomograph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ddbonline.ddbst.com\/AntoineCalculation\/AntoineCalculationCGI.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sealed system pressure calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cup.lmu.de\/oc\/mayr\/reaktionsdatenbank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayr&#8217;s Database of Reactivity Parameters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webbook.nist.gov\/chemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIST Chemistry Webbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.chem.ucsb.edu\/zakarian\/armen\/11---bonddissociationenergy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bond Dissociation Energies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colby.edu\/chemistry\/PChem\/Hartree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy Unit Converter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisweb.com\/mstools\/isotope.htm\">Isotope Distribution Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk\/structures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cambridge Structural\u00a0Database<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(CCDC); X-ray crystal structure database<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.science-and-fun.de\/tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spectroscopy Tables<\/a>\u00a0(including NMR, IR, and MS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.knovel.com\/kn\/resources\/kpKCTE000X\/toc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knovel Critical Tables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/referencework\/9780080437484\/comprehensive-coordination-chemistry-ii\">Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/server.ccl.net\/\/cca\/documents\/dyoung\/topics-orig\/unix.html\">UNIX Commands<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"wsite-content-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">Scientific Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/education\/5202161\/Tips_for_Writing_Better_Science_Papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips for writing better science papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/book\/10.1021\/acsguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/institute.acs.org\/courses\/acs-author-lab.html\">ACS Author Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/adma.200400767\">Whitesides&#8217; Group: Writing a Paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acscatal.7b00566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superlative Scientific Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-018-02404-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Write a First Class Paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-018-07297-x?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20181108&amp;utm_source=nature_etoc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20181108&amp;sap-outbound-id=74121855F8293C75BB530288A4356865346F0816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Design a Winning Fellowship Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.jchemed.6b00903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cultivating Advanced Technical Writing Skills through a Graduate-Level Course on Writing Research Proposals<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/climb\/resources\/written-communication\/\">Northwestern Grant Writing and Written Communication Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanscientist.org\/blog\/the-long-view\/the-science-of-scientific-writing\">The Science of Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.umich.edu\/WordDissertation\">University of Michigan, Microsoft Word for Dissertations Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"wsite-content-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">Teaching Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionicviper.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIPER<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Center for Teaching and Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"wsite-content-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\"><strong>General Advice &amp; Blogs<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chemjobber.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chemjobber<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(go to blog for those looking for academic and industrial jobs)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/thescoopula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advice for Pursuing Graduate School in Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety Safety is the number one priority in any chemistry laboratory! 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