Students learn to define and identify organic compounds. Chemical Reactions: Writing Molecular Formulas and an Introduction to Organic Molecules: Students learn to define and identify organic ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its database of chemical fingerprints, called mass spectra, that are used to identify unknown chemical compounds. The NIST Mass ...

NIST research chemist Kelly Telu injects a sample into a mass spectrometer, a laboratory instrument that scientists use to identify unknown chemical compounds. (M. Delorme/NIST) The National Institute ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...

Russian researchers have explained why scientists studying crude oil and celestial chemistry—as well as certain down-to-earth matters—frequently come across some molecules incorporating carbon, ...

The film discusses infrared spectroscopy, a powerful analytical tool that utilizes infrared radiation to analyze chemical compounds. It explains the nature of electromagnetic radiation and how ...

The NIST Mass Spectral Library has expanded to include new human and plant metabolites, variants of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...