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 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: Aromatic compound (replace ChemLibre references) - Hydrolysis - Perfluorocycloalkene (needs general refs) - Hair conditioner - Water softening - Tarnish - crystal structure of ferrous acetate tetrahydrate
• Copyedit: Froth flotation (sprawling, including history) - Lacquer - Algaecide - Hydroxyl radical - Naturally occurring phenols - Photosystem (redundant)
• Update: Nematicide - Biopesticide - Glucoside
• Style: Explosive - Shampoo - Corrosion - Biodiesel - Preservative - Recrystallization (chemistry)
• Articles needing an expert: Calcium hydroxychloride (two registry numbers?) -Lead(II) hydroxide & plumbite - Ene reaction (most content focuses on big total syntheses, 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 - 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: Scopine (general introduction) - Headspace gas chromatography (with examples) - Coffee and Tea (chemistry of roasting and flavors) - Organolanthanide chemistry -Rhenium compounds - Oxygen Scavengers - Ionization energy
• Merge or split: Molecular scale electronics & Molecular electronics -Nanocluster, Nanoparticle deposition, & 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 - 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 phosphinidene
• Collaborate: Sodium hydroxide -
• Article requests: 4-Chloropyridine - 2-Chloroaniline - 3-Chloroaniline - Bicycloalkanes (C6's: Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, Bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane; C7's: Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane, Bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane) - Dihydrocinnamyl alcohol, a commercial fragrance -Carbamate insecticides (currently a subsection within carbamate - Benzo group - 1,4-Dihydronaphthalene (1,2-isomer already done) - Rutile structure (analogous to fluorite structure - norcaradiene - 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) - Tetrabutylammonium borohydride - Benzal bromide - 3-Chlorobenzaldehyde - 3-Methylbenzaldehyde - Methallyl bromide - Piperitol (terpenoid flavorant) - 1,2-Diamines (see leading refs in diamine)
• Accuracy disputes: Conformational isomerism is a fringe-phenomenon and this article should be rotamer
• Peer review: Monatomic ion
• Image requests: [[Image:Synthesis_Snoutane.svg]], [[Image:Basketane_-_transition_metal_catalyzed_isomerization.svg]],Proline organocatalysis (redraw with uniform font, ACS-settings for ChemDraw, improved layout)

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 2 6 A 2 2 GA 3 12 18 27 60 B 31 110 213 249 7 610 C 39 236 772 1,714 3 56 2,820 Start 6 186 1,275 4,536 229 6,232 Stub 1 133 2,800 1 236 3,171 List 3 7 51 263 10 1 335 Category 2,178 2,178 Disambig 62 62 File 77 77 Portal 84 84 Project 40 40 Redirect 10 93 250 1,652 2,005 Template 670 670 NA 1 1 Other 106 106 Assessed 84 567 2,560 9,847 4,884 531 18,473 Total 84 567 2,560 9,847 4,884 531 18,473 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 63,424 Ω = 4.91
Featured articles: 16 Featured lists: 8 Good articles: 62

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

• 30 Sep 2026 – Chris Cantelmo (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Voorts (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
• 27 Sep 2026 – R. Gourvitch (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Renata3 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
• 25 Sep 2026 – Radical-pair mechanism (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 18 Sep 2026 – Helical extrusion (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by OneReaction5890 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
• 23 Sep 2026 – Robert Franke (chemist) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as draftify (deleted) by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 01 Oct 2026; see discussion (9 participants)
• 19 Sep 2026 – Montgomery Blencowe (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Kisseran (t · c) was closed as delete by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 27 Sep 2026; see discussion (9 participants)
• 16 Sep 2026 – Yuri A. Surkov (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mariamnei (t · c) was closed as keep by Cavarrone (t · c) on 23 Sep 2026; see discussion (6 participants)
• 04 Sep 2026 – Carnot heat engine (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Iluzalsipal (t · c) was closed as keep by Vanamonde93 (t · c) on 12 Sep 2026; see discussion (4 participants)
• 03 Sep 2026 – Harry Hedström (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c) was closed as delete by Vanamonde93 (t · c) on 26 Sep 2026; see discussion (8 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

• 30 Sep 2026 – Mihkel Kaljurand (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
• 30 Sep 2026 – Jaak Järv (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
• 30 Sep 2026 – Mihkel Veiderma (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
• 30 Sep 2026 – Mati Karelson (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
• 23 Sep 2026 – Huang Jinling (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Dionysodorus (t · c) was deleted
• 21 Sep 2026 – Liu Diansheng (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Dionysodorus (t · c) was deleted

Redirects for discussion

• 26 Sep 2026 – G-block (talk · edit · hist) →Extended periodic table was RfDed by Kepler-1229b (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 25 Sep 2026 – Ytterbium compounds (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Praseodymium-141 (t · c); start discussion
• 22 Sep 2026 – Lanthanum compounds (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Praseodymium-141 (t · c); start discussion
• 20 Sep 2026 – Samarium compounds (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Praseodymium-141 (t · c); start discussion
• 20 Sep 2026 – Praseodymium compounds (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Praseodymium-141 (t · c); start discussion
• 19 Sep 2026 – Erbium compounds (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Praseodymium-141 (t · c); start discussion
• 15 Sep 2026 – Niobium compounds (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Praseodymium-141 (t · c); start discussion

Requested moves

• 23 Sep 2026 – Natural abundance (talk · edit · hist) move request to Isotopic abundance by Johnjbarton (t · c) was moved to Isotopic abundance (talk · edit · hist); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 13 Dec 2025 – Residue (chemistry) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by KormiSK (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Sep 2025 – Pulp (paper) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Chickenpox4dinner (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Dec 2024 – Phosphinidene (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 29 Sep 2026 – Draft:Michał Lesiuk (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ssunfflower (t · c)
• 28 Sep 2026 – Draft:Structure Sensitivity (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MarkBoot78 (t · c)
• 25 Sep 2026 – Draft:Timothy Noël (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by K.anwar98 (t · c)
• 25 Sep 2026 – Draft:Reizo Kato (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 四月朔日朔良 (t · c)
• 22 Sep 2026 – Draft:Detlef Günther (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
• 21 Sep 2026 – Draft:Lawrence J. Marnett (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Theroadislong (t · c)
• 16 Sep 2026 – Draft:Gallium nitride (data page) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Vaaxs (t · c)
• 14 Sep 2026 – Draft:Timothy Cover (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mitchell2526 (t · c)
• 12 Sep 2026 – Draft:CE-103 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Avli16 (t · c)
• 05 Sep 2026 – Draft:MEG Reclamation (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by BenRHayes (t · c)

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