WikiChem:Content policy

Start of content policy for documents on this server:

Chemical compounds

Literature compounds

• chembox
• Lead/Introduction
• Synthesis
  • Review of preparation methods
• Properties
  • Specific properties that don't fit into the chembox.
• References
• Further reading

Commercial compounds

• Chembox
• Lead/Introduction
• General (bulk) synthesis
  • Descriptions of the synthesis methods used to make the compound and of literature methods to make the same compound
• Properties
  • Specific properties that don't fit into the chembox
• References
• Further reading
• Linkfarms for finding the compounds on commercial sites.

New compounds (synthesised)

• chembox
• Lead/Introduction
• Experimental section
  • Experimentals
    • Should at least contain a
• Properties
  • Should at least contain the results of one spectroscopic or physical measurement, without can be put up for deletion.
  • 3 independent before reviewed (or with good excuse why not)
• References

Should not contain

• Reactions performed with this compound in order to make another compound, those reactions should be in the article for the product

Problem:

• what to do with catalytic tests performed with this compound

Reactions

• Most reactions are described on the pages of the products formed

Literature and name reactions

• Lead/Introduction
• General experimental procedure
• Observations
• Important, typical or notable applications
  • Refer to the articles where this reaction is used to make the product
• References

Methods

(To be completed)

Teaching resources

High school

• Lesson plans
• Teaching materials - handouts, nice animations, etc.
• Classroom demos and labs (with safety waiver - caveat emptor!)
• (To be discussed: Course materials, online textbooks)

College level

• Teaching materials - handouts, nice animations, etc.
• Useful lab experiments
• (To be discussed: Course materials, online textbooks)

To be discussed

The following content might be considered, and included if there is consensus support:

• Advice and assistance with career planning, interview training, job hunting.
• Current chemistry conferences, etc.
• Chemistry dictionary
• Chemistry news
• Chemistry in the world
• Research groups - grad students share/discuss results within a research group - requires a password protected area.
• Pharmaceuticals
• Journal club - highlighting and summarising any interesting new articles
• Open notebook science
• Chemistry related puzzles, mechanism problems, chemistry-related "fun".
• Chemical industry information - Information about chemical companies, takeovers, new plants, etc.
• Sourcing of chemicals (Where can I buy this from?) This would need to be comprehensive, to be NPOV; or could it be considered as a possible revenue source?

See also

• WikiChem:Mission statement