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Pennsylvania State University: Chemistry 400: Chemical Literature

Section 1, Revised
Fall 1995

Room:

106 Osmond (unless indicated otherwise)

Time:

Wednesdays, 3:35 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.

Purpose:

This course is designed to help you gain an understanding of the various resources available in the area of chemical information.

Instructor:

Nan Butkovich
5-3716 or 5-7617
njb@psulias, psu.edu

Office:

230 Davey Laboratory

Office Hours:

Thursdays 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fridays 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

If I will be unavailable during one of these times periods, I will try to announce an alternate time during class. If these times are inconvenient, you may either make an appointment with me or stop by my office.

Text:

  • Wiggins, Gary. 1991. Chemical Information Sources. New York: McGraw-Hill. Call number QD8.5. W54 1991

(The text is optional. Copies are available for sale in some of the local bookstores. A copy is on reserve in the Physical Science Library, 230 Davey Laboratory.)

A required course pack will be available 20 September at the University Book Store.

Other sources are also on reserve in the Physical Sciences Library:

  • R. T. Bottle & J.F.B. Rowland, Information Sources in Chemistry. Call number QD8.5 B6 1993
  • G. Mellon, Chemical Publications. Call number QD 8.5 M44 1982
  • W. A. Warr & C. Suhr, Chemical Information Management. Call number QD8.5 W37 1992
  • HK. M. Kanare, Writing the Laboratory Notebook. Call number Q180.58.K36 1985
  • J. S. Dodd, The ACS Style Guide. Call number Qd8.5 A25 1986.

Additional materials will be given you in class. Copies of materials given in class, etc. will be placed on reserve in the Physical Sciences Library.

Prerequisites:

15 hours in chemistry

Grading:

Homework, quizzes, and attendance: 70%
Term Project: 30%

Homework assignments are designed to help you gain practical knowledge of particular information sources by actually using those sources. Each assignment will be due on the date indicated on the assignment sheet. Late assignments will be penalized 10 points for every day they are late.

Quizzes will be given if necessary. If given, each quiz will count the same as one homework assignment.

Attendance is important. Therefore, you are expected to attend all scheduled class sessions. If you are unable to attend a class meeting Please notify me prior to the class meeting. Notification after the class meeting may result in an unexcused absence. Attendance will count as one homework assignment.

If you are in CHEM 431w, the project will be a joint assignment with that class. If you are not in CHEM 431w, you will not have to do the CHEM 431w portion. Details will be announced later. The project will serve in lieu of a final examination in Chem 400.

General Information:

Although some sessions will be demonstrations or lectures, we will try other techniques as well. Your feedback throughout the course will be greatly appreciated.

Tentative Class Schedule:

Date Subject Location
23 August Introduction 106 Osmond
30 August Chemical Abstracts: Print 106 Osmond
6 September Chemical Abstracts: On-line C5 Pattee
13 September General Sources 106 Osmond
20 September Crossfire: Beilstein C5 Pattee
27 September Organic Chemistry and Related Areas 106 Osmond
4 October Inorganic Chemistry and Related Areas 106 Osmond
11 October Analtyical Chemistry and Spectroscopy 106 Osmond
18 October Chemical Safety/Internet C5 Pattee
23 October 1995 Lesh Lecture on Chemical Information Nittany Lion Inn
25 October Physical and Chemical Properties 106 Osmond
1 November Indexing and Abstracting Sources C5 Pattee
8 November Patents Government Documents,
2nd floor, central Pattee
15 November Indexing and Abstracting Services C5 Pattee
22 November You’ve already made up this lecture on 23 October.
29 November Evaluation and Wrap-up 106 Osmond

Optional tours of the Physical Sciences Library will be conducted at the following times:

  • 8/28: 5 p.m.;
  • 8/29:11 a.m., 4 p.m.;
  • 8/30: 11:15 a.m.;
  • 9/1: 10 a.m.

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Chem 400, Section 2

Assignment #1

Due: 18 September 1995

Name:_______________________________________

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS: Use the 1994 Index Guide and CA volume 121 ONLY!!! DO NOT MARK IN THE BOOKS.

Using the 1994 Index Guide, give the full entry for the following:

  1. Henry Reaction

    See Alkylation, Henry

  2. Hyfrane 120

    See Isododecane [31807-55-3]

  3. Gel strength

    Studies of gel (or jelly) strength itself, or of the gel strength of classes of substances are indexed at this heading. For studies of gel strength of specific substances, see those specific headings.

  4. Aryl Halides

    See also Benzene, derivatives (general), halo derivs.

  5. Carbaxin

    See 1,3,- Propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propoyl- dicarbamate [57-53-4]

The remaining questions require you to use various indexes included in vol. 121 of Chemical Abstracts and locate entries in the abstract issues. Depending on the index that you need to use, you may also have to use the Index Guide. Some questions may have more than one part.

  1. What is the guide term for the Crown Vetch?

    Coronilla Varia

    Find this term in the appropriate index. What is its abstract number?

    56357f

    Locate the entry in the abstract issues. What is the full title of the record?

    Proanthocyanidins inhibit hydrolysis of leaf proteins by rumen microflora in vitro

  2. Use the same procedure that you followed in question 6 (make certain that you use the correct index, though!) Given the chemical substance “Azunol” find a record that deals with its use in electrochromic device solutions. What is the full title of this entry?

    Azulene, 1,4-dimethyl-7(1-methylethyl)- [489-84-9]
    P 46167e
    Tinted solution-phase electrochromic devices

  3. Masanori Matsui authored or co-authored four articles that appear in v.121. What is the abstract number for the one in which he was the second author?

    80547p

    In what publication did it appear?

    Human Immunology

  4. What is the abstract number listed for C8 H9 F3 Si?

    255313p

    Who is the first author?

    Hayao Matsuhashi

  5. What is the abstract number concerning U.S. Patent 5,316,940?

    121:53821s

    Who is the assignee?

    University of Texas System

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