Chem 336 - Spring 2000
Organic Chemistry III
Dr. Carl C. Wamser

Computer Resources

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 )