Lab Techniques — Illinois Safety — Databases — Department Resources — Authorship and Writing — University Resources — Group Links — Waste Management
Laboratory Techniques & Safety
Schlenk Line Survival Guide & Air-free techniques (Dr. Andryj Borys)
Not Voodoo — Demystifying Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Prof Alison Frontier)
Safety Net — Laboratory SOPs (Prof Alex Miller)
25 safety SOPs from Sarpong group— includes Quenching pyrophoric compounds
MBraun tutorials — Glovebox and SPS SOPs
VIPEr — educational resources for topics in inorganic chemistry
DOW Inc. Lab Safety Academy — Useful safety SOPs
Safe Science — National Research Council’s “promoting a culture of safe science”
R&D Chemical safety assessment — evaluation of reactive synthesized chemicals
Databases
CCDC — Search published crystal structures on Cambridge structural database
Scifinder or Reaxys or Web of Science — Search for compounds and reactions
Acidity-Basicity — pKa data
ChemCalc — Mass Spec predictions
NMR Chemical shifts of Trace impurities — OM 2010 & JOC 1997
SBDS, AIST Japan — Spectral Database for Organic Compounds
Organic Chemistry Data — Spectroscopy Resources for NMR, IR, UV, MS
Nucleophilicity/Electrophilicity Scales — web tool or poster
Redox Agents — ChemRev 1996
ChemSynthesis or eEROS or OrgSyn — find organic syntheses/procedures
Mayr’s Reactivity Parameters — find compounds that match desired properties
Illinois Safety
DRS SOP — What to do in Life-Threatening or Non-Life Threatening Injury or Situation (Injury, Exposure, Spill, Fire, Near Miss)
- If emergency — Call 911
- Seek out relevant medical attention
- Report to DRS
- Call 217-333-2755
- Email drs@illinois.edu
- Inform Liviu (PI) and our LSOs
Division of Research Safety (DRS) — Our university’s primary safety resources
Facilities Emergency work order 24/7 (severe water leak, utility loss, safety hazard, etc.) Call 217-333-0340
Mirica Safety Folder — Our SOPs, trainings, resources on Box. Our physical Mirica Lab Safety Binder is in CLSL441
Joint Safety Team — Monthly slides covering safety topics, Links to Near Miss/Accident forms
Safety Information/Resources (DRS) — All UIUC resources & safety information
DRS Safety Trainings — Required lab safety trainings
SCS Safety Exam — Required after having complete the trainings
Training checklist — Find additional trainings you may need
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Protocol — UIUC biosafety protocol
DRS Biosafety Level 2 — Our DRS BL2 guide
Other safety contacts
- DRS (phone): 217–333–2755
- DRS (email): drs@illinois.edu
- DRS (waste-related): drs-waste@illinois.edu
- UIUC Facilities & Services: 217–333–0340
- SCS Facilities: 217–333–1972
- University police: 217–333–1216
- Group members: MiricaGroupEmergencyInfo under ‘Group Documents’
Department Resources
Chemistry graduate student organizations
Storeroom Inventory (Reaction)
Group and Shared Inventory (EMS)
Search & Compare vendor prices under “Suppliers” (SciFinder)
NMR & EPR machines — Submit sample
X-ray single crystal — Submit sample
Mass spectrometry — Submit sample
Author and writing resources
ACS Guide to Scholarly communication
Superlative Scientific Writing — ACS Catalysis 2017
How to write a first-class paper — Nature 2018
How to design a winning fellowship proposal — Nature 2018
Data management made simple — Nature 2018
University Resources
View grades, transcripts, rosters, and register for classes
Tax forms (W2, 1042-S, 1095-C)
Tax form 1098-T under “Account Billing”
Graduate Student Health Insurance — Opt-in every Fall/Spring/Summer
Activate UIUC Box, Google Drive, and Microsoft Office accounts
Group Resources
Box folder & Group manual (must request access)
Google Calendar (must request access) — You must be using your UIUC gmail account (Activate here)
Slack group chat (must request access)
Shipping/ordering address:
[Your name]
School of Chemical Sciences
University of Illinois
Room 435, CLSL-A
600 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-3602
Waste Management & Pickup
DRS Waste contact – drs-waste@illinois.edu
Sharps, solids, and organometallic waste
