WikiChem:Content policy

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Chemical compounds

Literature compounds

• Start
• Lead/Introduction
• Synthesis
• Properties
• References
• Further reading

Commercial compounds

• Chembox.
• Lead/Introduction
• General (bulk) synthesis
• Properties
• 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