Alphabetically arranged with cross references and extensive bibliography and index. Includes articles on important aspects of bio-organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, solid state chemistry. Sixteen volumes and two supplements. Volume 16 is the index. The coverage is international but the presentation, i.e., terminology, is North American.
Articles are frequently long, written by authorities and include references.
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis . Lists over 2000 reagents, alphabetically arranged and with detailed subject index. Information for each reagent contains data on solubility, purification and physical data. Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry . Not an encyclopedia of chemistry in the strict sense of the word.