Merck Index

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Originally published 1889

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The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 10,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related compounds. It also includes an appendix with monographs on organic named reactions. It was published by the United States pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. from 1889 until 2012, when the title was acquired by the Royal Society of Chemistry. An online version of The Merck Index, including historic records and new updates not in the print edition, is commonly available through research libraries.

The current edition is the 15th, published in April 2013.

Monographs in The Merck Index typically contain:

a CAS registry number

synonyms of the substance, such as trivial names and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature

a chemical formula

molecular weight

percent composition

a structural formula

a description of the substance's appearance

melting point and boiling point

solubility in solvents commonly used in the laboratory

citations to other literature regarding the compound's chemical synthesis

a therapeutic category, if applicable

caution and hazard information

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Editions

1st (1889)

2nd (1896)

3rd (1907)

4th (1930)

5th (1940)

6th (1952)

7th (1960)

8th (1968)

9th (1976)

10th (1983), ISBN 0-911910-27-1

11th (1989), ISBN 0-911910-28-X

12th (1996), ISBN 0-911910-12-3

13th (2001), ISBN 0-911910-13-1

14th (2006), ISBN 978-0-911910-00-1

15th (2013), ISBN 978-1-84973670-1

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Merck Index Wikipedia

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