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This is a list of important
publications in
chemistry, organized by
field.
Some reasons why a particular
publication might be regarded
as important:
- Topic creator – A
publication that created a
new topic
- Breakthrough – A
publication that changed
scientific knowledge
significantly
- Introduction – A
publication that is a good
introduction or survey of a
topic
- Influence – A
publication which has
significantly influenced the
world
- Latest and greatest
– The current most advanced
result in a topic
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Foundations
Méthode de Nomenclature
Chimique
Description: This
publication laid out a logical
system for naming
chemical substances (mainly
chemical elements and
inorganic compounds) in a
logical way.
Importance: Prior to
this publication, a multitude of
names were often used for the same
substance. This publication led to
an international consensus on how
to name chemical substances.
The Dependence Between the
Properties of the Atomic Weights
of the Elements
Description: In this
paper the
periodic table was introduced.
Notice that the table in the above
link is the original one. Since
then the table structure was
slightly changed and new
elements were added to it.
Importance: Topic
creator, Breakthrough, Influence
March's Advanced Organic
Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms,
and Structure
Description: A
comprehensive reference for
organic chemistry with over 20,000
references.
Importance:
Introduction, Reference
The Logic of Chemical
Synthesis
Description: Describes
the logic underlying the rational
design of complex
organic synthesis.
Importance:
Breakthrough, Influence
Vogel's Textbook of
Practical Organic Chemistry
Description: A pragmatic
compendium of understanding and
synthesizing organic chemical
compounds.
Importance: Introduction
Protective Groups in Organic
Synthesis
Description: A
comprehensive reference for the
usage of
protecting groups in
organic synthesis.
Importance:
Introduction, Reference
Comprehensive Organic
Transformations
Description: A standard
reference for the practicing
organic chemist. These books are
just enormous lists of key
references indexed by
functional group
tranformations.
Importance:
Introduction, Reference
Chemical Applications of
Group Theory
Description: The group
theory book for chemists.
Importance:
Introduction to Quantum
Mechanics with Applications to
Chemistry
Description: A classic
and one of the earliest books that
introduced quantum mechanics to a
wider audience including chemists.
Importance:
The Nature of the Chemical
Bond and the Structure of
Molecules and Crystals; An
Introduction to Modern Structural
Chemistry
-
Linus Pauling
- Ithaca, N.Y., London,
Cornell University Press; H.
Milford, Oxford University
Press, 1940.
Description: A classic
that introduced valence bond
theory to chemists in general.
Importance: Of crucial
importance, as it probably more
than any other book introduced
quantum mechanics to experimental
chemists. Get the 1940 First
edition and not the 1959 edition.
A Chemist's Guide to
Density Functional Theory
Description: Wonderful
overview of DFT for theorists and
interested organic chemists.
Importance:
A Structure for Deoxyribose
Nucleic Acid
Description: In this
paper the structure of
DNA was proposed. It consisted
of a double helix with a phosphate
backbone, unlike
Linus Pauling and R.B. Corey's
double helix where the backbone
consisted of the bases. They
conclude with the sly remark: "It
has not escaped our notice that
the specific pairing we have
postulated immediately suggests a
possible copying mechanism for the
genetic material."
Importance: Topic
creator, Breakthrough, Influence
Quantitative Analysis
Importance:
Introduction, Reference ,
Reference
Biomacromolecules
European Polymer Journal
Journal of Applied Polymer
Science
Journal of Polymer Science
Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Journal of Polymer Science
Part B: Polymer Physics
Langmuir
Macromolecules
Polymer
subclass, Psychopharmacology
Phenethylamines I Have
Known And Loved: A Chemical Love
Story (Pihkal: A Chemical Love
Story)
Description: Half novel,
story of exploration, the other,
organic chemistry, effects,
sysntheses, data. The technical
sections are
online.
Importance:
Tryptamines I Have Known
And Loved: The Chemistry Continues
(Tihkal: The Continuation)
Description: The
technical sections are
online.
Importance:
Electrochemical Methods:
Fundamentals and Applications
Description: Very
comprenhensive textbook in
electrochemistry. Includes basic
theory and practical applications.
Importance: One of the
most widely used electrochemistry
books in the world.
The Practice of Medicinal
Chemistry
Description: A great
overview of the theory,
methodology, and techniques of
drug design.
Importance:
Introduction, Influence
