Chemistry: Subject Guide: Finding Spectra - Sadtler Collections

Sadtler Collections at GSU

Cumulative index

• Sadtler Standard Spectra Indices
  • Atlanta Library South 4, QC453 .S323
  • Includes 1980-1988 supplement

Collections

Indices are located with each collection.

• Fluorescence​
  • Atlanta Library South 4, QC477 .S25
• Infrared (IR)​​
  • Atlanta Library North 1, (Microfiche) MicrFic QC457 .S78
• ¹H NMR
  • Atlanta Library South 4, QC490 .S3
• Ultraviolet (UV)
  • Atlanta Library South 4, QC459 .S25

Notes on Materials

The UV, Fluorescence and NMR collections are in green, loose-leaf binders on Library South 4. Please take the sheet out of the binder before you make a copy and return it immediately after copying.

The IR Grating spectra collection is in the microfiche section on Library North 1, but you must have the Grating number from the index to locate the correct page of microfiche.

How to search...

• By Name: the compounds are arranged alphabetically by parent compound followed by derivatives and substitutents.
  • 4'-fluorochalcone is listed under chalcone, 4'-fluoro- .
  • 4-nitrodiphenylamine is listed under diphenylamine, 4-nitro- .
  • If you are still having trouble locating your compound, consult other resources that offer alternate chemical names:
    • Online databases including: 
      • SciFinder-n 
      • PubChem
    • Books including: 
      • Names, Synonyms, and Structures of Organic Compounds (Atlanta Library South 4, QD291 .N36 1995)
      • The Merck Index (Atlanta Library North 3, RS51 .M4 2006).
• By Molecular Formula: the compounds are arranged in Hill Order: C's, H's, and the remaining non-metals in alphabetical order (Br, Cl, F, I, N, O, P, S, and Si). Any other elements are listed in a final column as M.
• Using Spectra to Identify an Unknown Compound: Sadtler Standard Spectra Indices goes into more detail on how to use these resources.
  • Standard Grating Spec-Finder (part of the Infrared Grating Index)
  • NMR Chemical Shift Index (part of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra Index)
  • Ultraviolet Spectra Locator (part of the Ultraviolet Spectra Index)
• Multiple Spectra: To find multiple spectra, look up your compound in the cumulative index; for 4'-fluorochalcone, look under C for chalcone, 4'-fluoro. The numbers in the columns indicate which pages within the collections the spectra for this compound are located. Here, that would be Infrared Grating: 13754, UV: 15717, NMR: 7434. The IR Grating, UV and NMR indices are cross-referenced with each other, but the Fluorescence index is not.

Example: Find the NMR, IR, and UV spectra for 4'-fluorochalcone.