Gmelin database

Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry, formerly Handbook of theoretical chemistry, is originally from Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853) out accommodated manual, which had the objective to bring together all relevant data of chemistry.

But soon it became clear that the amount of data grew so fast that a separation of the organic chemistry had to be made. This collection of data was done in Friedrich Konrad Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry ( 1881 ).

The aim of the Gmelin was to collect all the relevant data (chemical and physical ) of inorganic substances to critically examine and publish. As of the 8th edition ( 1922ff ) of Gmelin was for a new, elaborated by the Gmelin Institute system structures ( Gmelin ) system. A 9th edition was not tackled, but similar to the Beilstein supplement works were issued, taking into account the recent literature. Since 1981, new books only appear in English. Since 1990 the ' Gmelin ' therefore is entitled " Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry". In the last years of the Gmelin Institute published annually about 20 Manual volumes, totaling about 6400 pages. The Gmelin is queried as an online database on the host STN International. The prominent role in the systematic recording of inorganic and organometallic literature world made ​​the Gmelin Institute to a reference address in the systematic nomenclature of chemical compounds of inorganic chemistry. The head of the Gmelin Institute ( Ekkehard Fluck ) was for a long time chairman of the department of inorganic IUPAC ( International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ).

In 1997, the publication of the Gmelin was set and the Gmelin Institute, which was responsible for the issuance resolved. Until the termination of the publication of 760 volumes of the Handbook were published with some 240,000 pages, plus a total register " Gmelin Formula Index" with 35 volumes.

Since January 2009, the Gmelin, together with the databases Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry and Patent Chemistry in a common database Reaxys searchable.