Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry

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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.

Overview

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: 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)
• Expand: Organouranium chemistry - Organolanthanide chemistry - Oxygen Scavengers - Ionization energy
• Merge or split: 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?)
• 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."
• Peer review: Monatomic ion

Daily status report
Chemistry articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 4 4 5 14 FL 1 1 1 1 4 A 1 1 GA 3 11 18 27 59 B 28 110 205 197 11 551 C 41 227 718 1,410 56 2,452 Start 6 197 1,122 3,886 1 135 5,347 Stub 1 325 2,767 1 66 3,160 List 3 7 51 240 12 25 338 Category 2,281 2,281 Disambig 1 61 62 File 62 62 Portal 85 85 Project 1 38 39 Redirect 9 83 207 1,502 1,801 Template 671 671 NA 2 2 Other 91 91 Assessed 83 567 2,527 8,743 4,807 293 17,020 Unassessed 2 3 128 133 Total 83 567 2,529 8,746 4,807 421 17,153 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 57,281 Ω = 4.94
Featured articles: 16 Featured lists: 6 Good articles: 61

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.

Who's editing?

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

Good open access sources

• 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

Articlebot alerts

Articles for deletion

• 11 Nov 2024 – Chemical Monitoring and Management (talk · edit · 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 · edit · hist) AfDed by Pitille02 (t · c) was closed as keep by The Bushranger (t · c) on 09 Nov 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
• 28 Sep 2024 – Lectka enantioselective beta-lactam synthesis (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c) was closed as redirect by OwenX (t · c) on 13 Oct 2024; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

• 22 Nov 2024 – PyQuante (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by HyperAccelerated (t · c): Fails WP: GNG. I could not find sufficient sourcing from my WP: BEFORE to support notability. This page has been tagged for citation issues for six years and was created by someone who claimed on the Talk page to have been the author of this software ...
• 14 Sep 2024 – Milligram per cent (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mathnerd314159 (t · c) was deproded by Reconrabbit (t · c) on 15 Sep 2024

Categories for discussion

• 17 Nov 2024 – Category:Chemical looping technologies (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion
• 17 Sep 2024 – Category:Toxic enzymes (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 09 Sep 2024 – Category:Chemistry compounds navigational boxes (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 09 Sep 2024 – Category:Chemistry compounds templates (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 09 Sep 2024 – Category:Fictional characters with fog or smoke abilities (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Sandstein (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 07 Sep 2024 – Category:Oils and fats technologies (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Templates for discussion

• 03 Sep 2024 – Template:AME2012 (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 10 Nov 2024 – Lectka Enantioselective Beta-Lactam Synthesis (talk · edit · hist) →Β-Lactam#Synthesis was RfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Nov 2024 – Lectka enantioselective beta-lactam synthesis (talk · edit · hist) →Β-Lactam#Synthesis was RfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Oct 2024 – Chaotolerance (talk · edit · hist) →Chaotropic agent was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 23 Sep 2024 – Otto Hahn (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c) was promoted; see discussion

Featured article reviews

• 06 Sep 2024 – Heavy metal (elements) (talk · edit · hist) put up for FA by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Good article reassessments

• 06 Nov 2024 – Catalytic triad (talk · edit · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 30 Sep 2024 – History of poison (talk · edit · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Theleekycauldron (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Requested moves

• 19 Nov 2024 – Heavy metal element (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Heavy metal (chemistry) by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Oct 2024 – Homoleptic (talk · edit · hist) move request to Homoleptic and Heteroleptic compounds by Jeaucques Quœure (t · c) was moved to Homoleptic and Heteroleptic compounds (talk · edit · hist) by Bensci54 (t · c) on 08 Oct 2024; see discussion
• 29 Sep 2024 – Dimerization (chemistry) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Dimerization by BD2412 (t · c) was moved to Dimerization (talk · edit · hist) by Reading Beans (t · c) on 06 Oct 2024; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 11 Nov 2024 – Cyclopentadienyl radical (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sodium cyclopentadienide by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Nov 2024 – Cyclopentadienyl anion (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sodium cyclopentadienide by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Nov 2024 – Main group peroxides (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Metal peroxide by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Nov 2024 – Metal peroxide (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Main group peroxides by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Nov 2024 – Pi-stacking (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pi-interaction by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Nov 2024 – Macromolecular assembly (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Macromolecular cages by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Nov 2024 – Macromolecular cages (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Macromolecular assembly by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Nov 2024 – Supramolecular chemistry (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Non-covalent interaction by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Nov 2024 – Host–guest chemistry (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Molecular encapsulation by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2024 – Heatproof mat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to wire gauze by T g7 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

• 05 Aug 2023 – Double bond rule (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by DMacks (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Nov 2024 – Keller's reagent (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by Pygos (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 20 Oct 2024 – Gasoline (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by Smokefoot (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 03 Oct 2024 – Stacking (chemistry) (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by Smokefoot (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 18 Sep 2024 – Acta Crystallographica (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by TheBigPikachu (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles for creation

• 22 Nov 2024 – Draft:Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Editorialalex (t · c)
• 22 Nov 2024 – Draft:Simon Aldridge (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 129.67.68.129 (t · c)
• 20 Nov 2024 – Draft:WPI-SKCM² (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Madindin (t · c)
• 19 Nov 2024 – Draft:Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
• 04 Nov 2024 – Draft:Vladimir Dadali (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pr.nutrition (t · c)
• 23 Oct 2024 – Draft:Group14 Technologies (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MC2blanche (t · c)
• 20 Nov 2024 – Draft:HRAC classification (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by DMacks (t · c) was accepted to HRAC classification (talk · edit · hist) by Reconrabbit (t · c) on 21 Nov 2024
• 18 Nov 2024 – Draft:Yuri Sergeevich Shabarov (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by LavrNow (t · c) was declined by Pygos (t · c) on 22 Nov 2024
• 18 Nov 2024 – Draft:Baljet reaction (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Pygos (t · c) was moved to Baljet reaction (talk · edit · hist) by Reconrabbit (t · c) on 18 Nov 2024
• 18 Nov 2024 – Draft:Keller's reagent (organic) (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Pygos (t · c) was moved to Keller's reagent (organic) (talk · edit · hist) by Ratnahastin (t · c) on 18 Nov 2024

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