American Chemical Society
Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques
— August 1998 —
Chemistry 400: Chemical Information Sources and Services (Section 1779)
Indiana University Department of Chemistry
CHEM 400, Section 1
Assignment #3
Fall, 1995
Due: 20 September 1995
Name: Answer Key
GENERAL SOURCES
Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI)
- Find the full title of the following journal abbreviations:
- C R Acad Sci Ser 2
- Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie 2: Mecanique, Physique, Chimie, Sciences de l'Univers, Sciences de la Terre
- Ann Chem
- Annalen der Chemie, Justus Liebigs
- Z Naturforsch A: Phys Sci
- Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung A: Physical Sciences
- C R Acad Sci Ser 2
- According to CASSI does Penn State own these titles?
- Faraday Discuss R Soc Chem
- yes
- J Org Chem
- yes
- Faraday Discuss R Soc Chem
Merck Index
- Under what name is formic aldehyde listed?
- formaldehyde gas
- Given the following — C4H7N30 — under what name is this listed?
- creatinine
Commodity Price Locator
- In what sources can I find weekly commodity listings for copper
chloride? (Give full name of source.)
- Chemical Marketing Reporter (weekly)
Journal of Commerce & Commercial (daily)
- Chemical Marketing Reporter (weekly)
Chem Sources U.S.A.
- What company (full name) produces memantine?
- Sigma Chemical Company
- What is the address of the company having the abbreviation CCI?
- Centerchem, Inc.
225 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06905
- Centerchem, Inc.
Gardiner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names
- You have a chemical with the trade name Retarder AK. What is its CAS registry number?
- 85-44-9
Encyclopedia of Associations
- What is the address of the American Association of Cereal Chemists?
- 3340 Pilot Knob Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55121-2097
- 3340 Pilot Knob Rd.
Directory of Research Grants?
- What is the submission deadline for the American Oil Chemists' Society Honored Student Award?
- 15 October
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- What is the Henry's Law constant for maleic acid?
- 7E-14
- What is the boiling point of butane?
- -0.5°C
CAS Registry Handbook
- Using the Common Names Section find the registry number for carbon tetradeuteride.
- Using the Registry Number Update identify the registry
number that replaced 61119-08-2.
- 39573-71-2
- According to the Registry Number Update, is 12619-87-3
still a valid registry number?
- no; no longer in use
- Using both the Numbers Section and the
Registry Number Update, identify the name of the compound
having the registry number 125596-44-3.
- Calotropine oxime
- Is this still a valid registry number?
- yes