CHEM 41B, formerly 40A (Winter 2023): Home

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Good starting place, with articles from scholarly journals and popular sources like magazines and trade publications (which you can limit if you just want to see one group). Many of the articles are full-text in the database; otherwise use UC-eLinks to check for the article elsewhere.

One of our core chemistry encyclopedias, Search or browse articles about organic compounds, including those related food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Subtopics may include history, uses, toxicology, and economics. The dates of the articles vary. Some may have been added or updated in the last 2-3 years, while some are considerably older.

Another one of our core reference works for chemistry, Ullmann's is similar to Kirk-Othmer. You'll find articles about organic compounds (including food and health/beauty products), with some updated fairly recently. Ullmann's has a more European focus.

Dictionary with brief definitions for organic compounds (descriptions, uses, etc). Instead of searching the entire book, just go to the PDF for starting letter of your chemical.

Free database from the National Library of Medicine. While the emphasis is on safety-related information for these compounds, you'll also get information about physical properties and uses.

Database of information 11,500 significant chemical compounds. Includes uses, basic properties, and key references to the literature (when it was first isolated, synthesized, etc).