Merck Index
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The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 10,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related compounds.[1] It also includes an appendix with monographs on organic named reactions. It was published by the United States pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. from 1889 until 2012, when the title was acquired by the Royal Society of Chemistry.[2] An online version of The Merck Index, including historic records and new updates not in the print edition,[1] is commonly available through research libraries.
The current edition is the 15th, published in April 2013.
Monographs in The Merck Index typically contain:[1]
- a CAS registry number
- synonyms of the substance, such as trivial names and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature
- a chemical formula
- molecular weight
- percent composition
- a structural formula
- a description of the substance's appearance
- melting point and boiling point
- solubility in solvents commonly used in the laboratory
- citations to other literature regarding the compound's chemical synthesis
- a therapeutic category, if applicable
- caution and hazard information
Editions
- 1st (1889)
- 2nd (1896)
- 3rd (1907)
- 4th (1930)
- 5th (1940)
- 6th (1952)
- 7th (1960)
- 8th (1968)
- 9th (1976)
- 10th (1983), ISBN 0-911910-27-1
- 11th (1989), ISBN 0-911910-28-X
- 12th (1996), ISBN 0-911910-12-3
- 13th (2001), ISBN 0-911910-13-1
- 14th (2006), ISBN 978-0-911910-00-1
- 15th (2013), ISBN 978-1-84973670-1
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Database Introduction".
- ^ "RSC acquires The Merck Index". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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