WikiChem:Content policy

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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
• what to do with reactions where this is used as a reagent

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