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WikiProject: Chemistry
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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to provide information related to chemistry. The main efforts focus on providing articles clearly written articles that give an overview of the topic, all supported by reliable sources. The Chemistry portal is maintained at Portal:Chemistry and the project banner is {{ WikiProject Chemistry}}. We also have a structure drawing workgroup and a Gold Book workgroup. Chemistry articles considered of vital importance to Wikipedia are listed on the expanded vital articles list.

 

Things you can do

Here are some things you can do:

• Add references: Fractional crystallization (chemistry) - Hydrolysis - Molluscicide - Perfluorocycloalkene (needs general refs) - Hair conditioner - Water softening - Tarnish - Free-radical reaction - crystal structure of ferrous acetate tetrahydrate - crystal structure of potassium bromate
• Copyedit: Lacquer - Algaecide - Hydroxyl radical - Naturally occurring phenols
• Update: Nematicide - Biopesticide - Glucoside
• Style: Explosive - Shampoo - Corrosion - Biodiesel - Preservative - Recrystallization (chemistry)
• Articles needing an expert: Ene reaction (most content focuses on big total syntheses, which is inappropriate, i.e. WP:UNDUE) - Evelyn effect (written as a textbook but not very clear)- Molecular geometry (remove content that is not about geometry) - Diastereomer (acknowledge that this is a big topic, not just sugars) - Naturally occurring phenols- Ethyl nitrate - Ionization energy - Zwitterion - Photoredox catalysis - faujasite - Manganese-mediated coupling reactions - Enolate (redundant, white space, general vs specialized info) - Alcohol oxidation‎ (probably most alcohols are not oxidized in the ways presented in this undergrad lab-oriented article) - Aldol reaction (build up the real-world apps of use of "fancy reagents" and find some real apps for them, if any)
• Expand: Organouranium chemistry - Organolanthanide chemistry - Oxygen Scavengers - Ionization energy
• Merge or split: Nanocluster, Nanoparticle deposition, and Characterization of nanoparticles merge to Nanoparticle - Ring flip & Cyclohexane conformation are very similar - Spin transition into Selection rule - Liquefied petroleum gas & parts of propane - Supramolecular chemistry & Supramolecular catalysis & Non-covalent interaction & Molecular self-assembly & Macromolecular assembly - Petrochemical industry & Petrochemical - Trifluoromethyl cation & trifluoromethylation - Cyclopentadienyl radical + Cyclopentadienyl anion into Cyclopentadienyl - Oxo-degradation (maybe redirect?) - Dihedral angle & Torsion angle - Lewis acidic antimony compounds distribute contents - transition metal phosphinidene complex to be created by cleaving that material from phosphinidine
• Collaborate: Sodium hydroxide - Ruthenium compounds - Rhenium compounds
• Article requests: methyl and ethyl esters of stearic and oleic acids (and other fatty acids) - 3,6-Dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid - Selenium-77 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy - Fluoride ion affinity - functional group compatibility - Diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) - * Potassium borohydride (currently a redirect to borohydride) - Tetrabutylammonium borohydride - Benzal bromide - 3-Chlorobenzaldehyde - 3-Methylbenzaldehyde - Methallyl bromide - Piperitol (terpenoid flavorant)
• Accuracy disputes: Diazonium compound: "Phenyldiazonium chloride is dangerously explosive, but benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate is easily handled on the bench." - Conformational isomerism is a fringe-phenomenon and this article should be rotamer
• Peer review: Monatomic ion

Daily status report
Chemistry articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA Other ??? Total FA 1 4 4 5 14 FL 1 1 1 1 4 A 1 1 GA 3 11 18 26 58 B 28 110 205 200 12 555 C 41 227 733 1,460 50 2,511 Start 6 197 1,215 3,948 1 109 5,476 Stub 215 2,739 1 57 3,012 List 3 7 51 248 12 23 344 Category 2,321 1 2,322 Disambig 61 61 File 63 63 Portal 85 85 Project 39 39 Redirect 9 84 208 992 1,293 Template 676 676 NA 2 2 Other 83 83 Assessed 83 566 2,526 8,836 4,336 1 251 16,599 Unassessed 1 4 110 115 Total 83 566 2,527 8,840 4,336 1 361 16,714 WikiWork factors ( ?) ω = 57,284 Ω = 4.93
Featured articles: 16 Featured lists: 6 Good articles: 60

Anyone can participate in the WikiProject. The collection of articles in this project aspires to be authoritative and comprehensive, but gaps exist with respect to clarity, scope, and supporting references.

Technical experts are always needed, but nonexperts can contribute by improving readability.

Guidelines for editing are listed in WP:NOT. Some highlights that are particularly relevant to this project:

• WP:SECONDARY and WP:TERTIARY. The most desirable references are to reviews and books (including ebooks). Many such sources are behind paywalls, unfortunately.
• WP:RS. Claims require reliable sources. The definition of RS can be ambiguous in the case of patents and dissertations. Some concern exists about citing predatory journals.
• WP:MEDRS. Claims related to human health require especially strong supporting references, read: secondary and tertiary.
• WP:NOTTEXTBOOK. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia presents facts. It is not a textbook replete with explanations. The difference between an encyclopedia and a textbook can be subtle however.
• WP:COI. Editors avoid topics where they have a conflict of interest, or at least they disclose their conflict. "Ref spamming" by authors of journal articles is a persistent problem.
• WP:UNDUE. The space allocated to subtopics within an article should reflect their relative significance. Of course, defining "relative significance" can be non-obvious.

These sites list many of the more active editors in this project and the related Chemicals project:

• Wikipedia:WikiProject_Directory/Description/WikiProject_Chemistry
• Wikipedia:WikiProject_Directory/Description/WikiProject_Chemicals

• McMurry's "Organic Chemistry. A standard textbook on organic chemistry. Qualifies as a tertiary source (review of reviews). https://openstax.org/details/books/organic-chemistry/
• Organic Syntheses. Classic compendium of procedures with references to alternative routes and historical context. Qualifies as a secondary source (review). http://www.orgsyn.org
• IUPAC Gold Book. Authoritative definitions of many chemical terms. https://goldbook.iupac.org
• Atkins' "Concepts in Physical Chemistry". Major textbook by renown author of textbooks. https://books.rsc.org/books/monograph/2194/Concepts-in-Physical-Chemistry
• Shriver and Atkins' "Inorganic Chemistry". 5th Edition. Standard undergraduate textbook on inorganic chemistry, with many advanced topics. https://archive.org/details/inorganic-chemistry-atkins-shriver-pdf

Articles for deletion

• 13 Jan 2025 – Arpad Furka ( talk ·   ·  hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 ( t ·  c); see discussion (2 participants)
• 06 Jan 2025 – Osvaldo Gutierrez ( talk ·   ·  hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 ( t ·  c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
• 20 Dec 2024 – List of inorganic reactions ( talk ·   ·  hist) AfDed by Pygos ( t ·  c) was closed as no consensus by Vanamonde93 ( t ·  c) on 10 Jan 2025; see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
• 11 Nov 2024 – Chemical Monitoring and Management ( talk ·   ·  hist) AfDed by Mrfoogles ( t ·  c) was closed as delete by Sohom Datta ( t ·  c) on 18 Nov 2024; see discussion (8 participants)
• 07 Nov 2024 – Robert E. Ireland ( talk ·   ·  hist) AfDed by Pitille02 ( t ·  c) was closed as keep by The Bushranger ( t ·  c) on 09 Nov 2024; see discussion (9 participants)

Proposed deletions

• 09 Jan 2025 – Jenny Y. Yang ( talk ·   ·  hist) PRODed by CardassianChemist ( t ·  c) was deproded by 1AmNobody24 ( t ·  c) on 09 Jan 2025
• 03 Jan 2025 – Molsketch ( talk ·   ·  hist) PRODed by TheTechie ( t ·  c) was redirected to Molecule editor#2D structure editing ( talk ·   ·  hist)
• 28 Nov 2024 – Direct quantum chemistry ( talk ·   ·  hist) PRODed by Smallangryplanet ( t ·  c) and endorsed by Bearian ( t ·  c) on 01 Dec 2024 was deproded by Preimage ( t ·  c) on 03 Dec 2024
• 23 Nov 2024 – Brownian motion of sol particles ( talk ·   ·  hist) PRODed by WeirdNAnnoyed ( t ·  c) and endorsed by Synpath ( t ·  c) on 24 Nov 2024 was deleted
• 22 Nov 2024 – PyQuante ( talk ·   ·  hist) PRODed by HyperAccelerated ( t ·  c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

• 14 Dec 2024 – Category:Chemical vapor deposition techniques ( talk ·   ·  hist) CfDed by Smasongarrison ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion
• 17 Nov 2024 – Category:Chemical looping technologies ( talk ·   ·  hist) CfDed by HouseBlaster ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion

Templates for discussion

• 10 Jan 2025 – Template:OrgSynth preps ( talk ·   ·  hist) was TfDed by DMacks ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 04 Dec 2024 – Template:PIM ( talk ·   ·  hist) TfDed by HouseBlaster ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• undated – Thiolester ( talk ·   ·  hist) → Thioester was RfDed
• 22 Dec 2024 – Proteen ( talk ·   ·  hist) → Protein RfDed by Someone-123-321 ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion
• 10 Nov 2024 – Lectka Enantioselective Beta-Lactam Synthesis ( talk ·   ·  hist) → Β-Lactam#Synthesis RfDed by Mdewman6 ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion
• 10 Nov 2024 – Lectka enantioselective beta-lactam synthesis ( talk ·   ·  hist) → Β-Lactam#Synthesis RfDed by Mdewman6 ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion

Good article nominees

• 29 Dec 2024 – Fritz Strassmann ( talk ·   ·  hist) was GA nominated by Hawkeye7 ( t ·  c); start discussion

Good article reassessments

• 26 Dec 2024 – High-level radioactive waste management ( talk ·   ·  hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion
• 18 Dec 2024 – Protein ( talk ·   ·  hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion
• 06 Nov 2024 – Catalytic triad ( talk ·   ·  hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion

Requested moves

• 03 Dec 2024 – Direct quantum chemistry ( talk ·   ·  hist) move request to Electron–nuclear dynamics by Preimage ( t ·  c) was moved to Electron–nuclear dynamics ( talk ·   ·  hist) by Reading Beans ( t ·  c) on 18 Dec 2024; see discussion
• 19 Nov 2024 – Heavy metal element ( talk ·   ·  hist) move request to Heavy metal (chemistry) by Mdewman6 ( t ·  c) was moved to Heavy metals ( talk ·   ·  hist); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 08 Jan 2025 – Resin acid ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Resin soap by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 08 Jan 2025 – Resin soap ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Resin acid by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 02 Jan 2025 – Lewis acids and bases ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Lewis acidic antimony compounds by Klbrain ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 25 Dec 2024 – Stabilized liquid membrane devices ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Stabilized liquid membrane device by Ketiltrout ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 23 Dec 2024 – Characterization of nanoparticles ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Nanoparticle by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 14 Dec 2024 – Lewis acidic antimony compounds ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Lewis acid by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 11 Nov 2024 – Cyclopentadienyl radical ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Sodium cyclopentadienide by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 11 Nov 2024 – Cyclopentadienyl anion ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Sodium cyclopentadienide by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 09 Nov 2024 – Main group peroxides ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Metal peroxide by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 09 Nov 2024 – Metal peroxide ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for merging to Main group peroxides by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

• 16 Dec 2024 – Phosphinidene ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for splitting by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 06 Dec 2024 – Dihedral angle ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for splitting by Smokefoot ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 05 Aug 2023 – Double bond rule ( talk ·   ·  hist) is proposed for splitting by DMacks ( t ·  c); see discussion
• 13 Nov 2024 – Keller's reagent ( talk ·   ·  hist) proposed for splitting by Pygos ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion
• 20 Oct 2024 – Gasoline ( talk ·   ·  hist) proposed for splitting by Smokefoot ( t ·  c) was closed; see discussion

Articles for creation

• 09 Jan 2025 – Draft:De Novo Drug Design Algorithms ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by Davidoskky ( t ·  c)
• 26 Dec 2024 – Draft:Ming Joo Koh ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by KGEng58 ( t ·  c)
• 15 Dec 2024 – Draft:Emil Haselhoff ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by Happymike1 ( t ·  c)
• 07 Dec 2024 – Draft:Huolin L Xin ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hovden ( t ·  c)
• 06 Dec 2024 – Draft:Afrozul Haq ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ishmedagan ( t ·  c)
• 22 Nov 2024 – Draft:Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by Editorialalex ( t ·  c)
• 22 Nov 2024 – Draft:Test4Pay ( talk ·   ·  hist) has been submitted for AfC by Retanfeil ( t ·  c)
• 04 Jan 2025 – Draft:George Vladutz ( talk ·   ·  hist) submitted for AfC by MMM2267257 ( t ·  c) was accepted to George Vladutz ( talk ·   ·  hist) by Reconrabbit ( t ·  c) on 05 Jan 2025
• 31 Dec 2024 – Draft:Stuart Licht ( talk ·   ·  hist) submitted for AfC by Camgersh ( t ·  c) was declined by Greenman ( t ·  c) on 01 Jan 2025
• 18 Dec 2024 – Draft:Jamal Lasri ( talk ·   ·  hist) submitted for AfC by 195.66.129.103 ( t ·  c) was declined by WeirdNAnnoyed ( t ·  c) on 26 Dec 2024

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