This article is from the Chemistry FAQ, by Bruce Hamilton B.Hamilton@irl.cri.nz with numerous contributions by others.
The best technique is to use a WWW search engine to locate information
you desire, but some interesting locations are listed below.
http://chemfinder.camsoft.com/
CambridgeSoft Corporation's Chemfinder free searching server will
locate much of the diverse information about chemicals ( physical
properties, CAS RN, MSDS, etc. ) available on the Internet.
http://chemistry.mond.org/
Chemistry Today is a daily news service that can also be obtained
by email.
Several science journals are now making some of their commentary items and
abstracts available on the WWW, however subscriptions are still required
for access to the full journal. These include:-
http://www.nature.com/ Nature
http://www.newscientist.com/ New Scientist
Many of the Journals published by the American Chemical Society and Royal
Society of Chemistry also have homepages or articles available. The ACS
index also includes some of the UK and Japanese journals as well.
American Chemical Society http://pubs.acs.org/about.html ACS Journal Index http://pubs.acs.org/journals/cenear/about.html Chemical & Engineering News http://dchas.cehs.siu.edu/Magazine/default.htm Chemical Health & Safety http://pubs.acs.org/journals/ancham/index.html Analytical Chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/index.html Environmental Science and Technology http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jacsat/index.html Journal of the American Chemical Society http://pubs.acs.org/journals/joceah/index.html Journal of Organic Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/j1.htm RSC Journal Index http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/current/jcr/jcrpub.htm Journal of Chemical Research http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/current/oprd/oprpub.htm Organic Process R&D. Society of Chemical Industry http://ci.mond.org/ Chemistry & Industry
 
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