Research Guides: CHM : Chemistry: Open Educational Resources

Open Chemistry Textbooks

Intro Chemistry Textbooks

Chemistry: Atoms First (OpenStax) A peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory Chemistry textbook.
Chemistry, 2nd Edition (OpenStax) A introductory textbook describing the core concepts of Chemistry.
Introductory Chemistry Introduction to Chemistry is designed for a one-term introductory chemistry course. For many students, this course provides their first and what may be their only academic introduction to chemistry. As such, this textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn some core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them.

Organic Chemistry Textbooks

Organic Chemistry (2023)
Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis A free, open-access organic chemistry textbook in which the main focus is on relevance to biology and medicine.
Introductory Organic Chemistry An intro to the basics of organic chemistry.

Other Chemistry Textbooks

Chemistry and the Environment: A Chemistry Perspective for Discussion of Environmental Issues Chemistry and the Environment is designed to accompany a one-semester course in chemistry-based discussions of important environmental issues such as air pollution, the ozone layer, climate change and water quality.

Open educational resources are texts and learning resources created and licensed to provide a free alternative.

Chemistry LibreTexts Open textbooks developed by the LibreText project.
Open Textbook Library: Chemistry Textbooks An open textbook library from the Open Education Network.
OER Commons OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources.
OAPEN OAPEN is an online library and publication platform for open access materials.

OpenDOAR This link opens in a new window OpenDOAR is a directory of open access depositories. It leads to a list of repositories, and also lets you search for articles, reports, books, theses, and dissertations.

Freshman Organic Chemistry I & II An introductory Yale course focused on current theories of structure and mechanism in organic chemistry.
Khan Academy: Chemistry A collection of chemistry videos, articles, and exercises by topic.
Alternative Fuels from Biomass Sources This open online course examines the chemistry of technologies of bio-based sources for power generation and transportation fuels.
Atmospheric Chemistry An MIT open course on atmospheric chemistry.
edX Collection of open Chemistry courses from major universities.