BEILSTEIN
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Why Teach?
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* The most comprehensive reference on organic compounds
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* Not everything is in Chemical Abstracts - Beilstein coverage begins 1779.
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* All information on a compound is gathered in one place
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Teaching Points:
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* The 4th edition of the Beilstein's Handbuch der Organischen Chemie published
in 1918 consists of a Main Work and 5 Supplementary Series of updates.
Series
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Abbreviation
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Literature Coverage
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| Main Work |
H |
up to 1909 |
| 1st Supplement |
E1 |
1910-1919 |
| 2nd Supplement |
E2 |
1920-1929 |
| 3rd Supplement |
E3 |
1930-1939 |
| 4th Supplement |
E4 |
1950-1959 |
| 5th Supplement |
E5 |
1960-1979 |
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* Whatever new information on a compound published during a time period
appears in that supplement.
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* Only the 5th Supplement is in English; earlier in German.
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* Organized by functional group according to a hierarchy. Three divisions:
acyclic, isocyclic, and heterocyclic are used and 17 functional groups
are considered as registry compounds.
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* Each functional group always appears in the same volume.
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* Teach students to use chart which assigns Beilstein volume to particular
functional group.
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* Printed indexes:
subject = Sachregister
formula = Formelregister
Comprehensive H - E4
Comprehensive H - E2 as part of 2nd Supplement
Volume Indexes: E3 and E4; if compound found in
appropriate volume, references back to earlier
Supplements and Main Work are given.
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* Compounds with functional groups other than 17 are derivatives. Teach
students how to hydrolyze these other functional groups to get registry
compounds.
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* Compounds are found only in volume for functional group which appears
latest in hierarchy.
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* Online database contains all compounds from 1779.
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* Online database may be searched by name, formula, structure, ranges of
property values.
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Available:
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* Print: Beilstein Information Systems
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* Online: STN, Dialog (File 390). On dialog, Beilstein is available in
the CIP plan.
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* Crossfire: Inhouse database; University consortia
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Teaching Materials:
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Beilstein home page tutorial
links
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Beilstein materials
from the CCIIM
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Beilstein Crossfire training at MIMAS
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Luckenback, Reiner. "Der Beilstein," ChemTech, 1979, October 1979, 612-621.
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SANDRA - a PC program that locates references to correct printed volume
for compounds. Available from Beilstein Information Systems.
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