Chemistry call numbers

Chemistry books in the Library are mainly shelved on Level 1 south in the call numbers:

540 Chemistry
541 Physical and theoretical chemistry
542 Techniques, procedures, equipment
543, 544, 545 Analytical chemistry
546 Inorganic chemistry
546.6 Transition metals
547 Organic chemistry
547.051, 547.055, 547.056, 547.057 Organometallic chemistry
547.84 Polymer chemistry
548 Crystallography

Related call numbers on Level 1 north and Level 2 are:

574.5 later 577.14 Environmental chemistry
615 Toxicology, safety, environmental
660 Chemical engineering, safety

In searching the subject heading or keyword options of the Library catalogue for books in chemistry, it is reasonable to search subject headings and keyword terms for:

classes of substance e.g. Hydrocarbons; Organochlorine compounds; Pesticides
common substances e.g. Lead; Methane
techniques or general topics e.g. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrocopy; Asymmetric synthesis

However, it is unusual for books as a whole to be written on uncommon substances though they may have chapters or sections on them. Rather than look for an uncommon substance, try instead the class to which the substance belongs.

Note also the subdivisions of subject headings that may be useful if you are trying to limit a search to certain aspects e.g. Lead - Analysis or Lead - Environmental aspects:

- Analysis; - Synthesis; - Spectra; -Tables; - Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Environmental aspects; - Toxicology; - Safety measures