Located in the Chemistry Commons (Science Building 1, Room 221)
The room is staffed by chemistry graduate students, who also serve as tutors.
Organic Reaction Mechanisms (ORM)
- animations of reactions, including reaction energy profiles
Chem TV
- animations of reactions
- one CD is available to check out from the main desk
Organic Nomenclature
- practice problems on naming organic compounds
ChemDraw and Chem 3D
- drawing of molecular structures, including 3D
- part of ChemOffice
MacSpartan
- molecular modeling and calculations
IR Tutor
- an excellent introduction to light, absorption properties, and spectra
- includes numerous examples of infrared spectra with explanations
Spectra Deck
- complete sets of spectra for numerous representative compounds
- each compound has an IR, H-NMR, C-NMR, MS, plus additional data
Spectrum Simulator
- see the H-NMR spectrum as you create a molecular structure
Chemistry programs for purchase - some are available in the PSU Bookstore
Organic Reaction Mechanisms (ORM) ( http://www.falconsoftware.com )
ChemOffice ( http://www.camsoft.com )
ChemTV ( http://www.jbpub.com )
Organic Chemistry - ( http://www.falconsoftware.com
)
drills and tutorials over various topics
Chemistry programs free on the web:
ChemWeb - ( http://www.softshell.com )
ChemOffice Ltd. ( http://www.camsoft.com )