Gardner's Commercially Important Chemicals (PDF)

An exhaustive resource for the industrial chemical community

Through eleven editions, Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade
Names has become the best-known and most widely used source of
information on chemicals in commerce. This companion book reflects
the continuing research underlying Gardner's and presents a major
expansion of the information provided for individual chemical
compounds.

Gardner's Commercially Important Chemicals: Synonyms, Trade Names,
and Properties:

* Contains 4,174 chemical entries and information such as
structure, molecular formula, and chemical name

* Includes synonyms for each chemical, including other identifiers,
chemical names, trade names, and trivial names, in English and
other languages

* Provides chemical properties of the compounds, information
concerning known uses of the chemical and biological data-in
particular, acute toxicity in various species, where
available

* Lists the companies that manufacture or supply the listed
chemicals

* Describes bulk inorganic chemicals, major pesticides (herbicides,
insecticides, antifungal agents, etc.), and many dyestuffs,
surfactants, and metals, along with the most commonly used
drugs

* Contains indexes by chemical name and synonym, Chemical Abstracts
Service (CAS) Registry Numbers, and EINECS (European Inventory of
Existing Commercial Substances) numbers

One useful feature of this database is the inclusion of physical
properties and use data for pure chemicals. Properties that have
been provided, when available, include: the melting point, boiling
point, density or specific gravity, optical rotation, ultraviolet
absorption, solubility, and acute toxicity. The major uses of most
of the chemicals are indicated and, where appropriate, regulatory
information is also provided.