Penn State University Libraries - Chemical Properties Data

First stop sources of properties data

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

SciFinder Scholar – Search by chemical structure, formula, name, or CAS Registry Number to locate records for specific chemical substances. These include properties data.

Reaxys – Properties data for organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds

Try Knovel next

It is an extensive collection of handbooks in the sciences and engineering. You will need to limit your search to what is in the Penn State collection. Select the broad category from the list on the Knovel homepage, and then click on “My subscription” in the upper right corner.

Knovel PSU Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Handbooks - This links directly to the Knovel page listing the handbooks and other resources to which PSU subscribes. A few of these are listed below.

Bretherick's handbook of reactive chemical hazards

Chemical properties handbook: physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, safety, and health related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals 

Chemistry of the elements 

The Dictionary of substances and their effects 

Knovel Critical Tables 

Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry

Properties of Gases and Liquids

Smithsonian Physical Tables

Selected additional sources of properties data

Landolt-Bornstein Substance/Property Index – Has limited access to online content; however, the references can be used to access the print collection

NIST Chemistry WebBook – Properties and spectral data

Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data

Physical Reference Data (NIST)

ChemSpider