Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry

Not to be confused with Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals.

For the template to create a chemical formula, see Template:Chem.

To create a chemical formula using <math chem> (LaTeX), see WP:MATHCHEM

WikiProject: Chemistry
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	Participants			Manuals of Style
	Assessment			IRC discussions

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: Hydrolysis - Perfluorocycloalkene (needs general refs) - Hair conditioner - Water softening - Tarnish - crystal structure of ferrous acetate tetrahydrate
• Copyedit: Lacquer - Algaecide - Hydroxyl radical - Naturally occurring phenols
• Update: Nematicide - Biopesticide - Glucoside
• Style: Explosive - Shampoo - Corrosion - Biodiesel - Preservative - Recrystallization (chemistry)
• Articles needing an expert: 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 - 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: Scopine (general introduction) - Headspace gas chromatography (with examples) - Coffee and Tea (chemistry of roasting and flavors) - Organouranium chemistry - Organolanthanide chemistry - 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 phosphinidine
• Collaborate: Sodium hydroxide - Ruthenium compounds - Rhenium compounds
• Article requests: 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) - *Potassium borohydride (currently a redirect to borohydride) - Tetrabutylammonium borohydride - Benzal bromide - 3-Chlorobenzaldehyde - 3-Methylbenzaldehyde - Methallyl bromide - Piperitol (terpenoid flavorant) - 1,2-Diamines (see leading refs in diamine)
• 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
• 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 4 13 FL 1 1 1 1 4 A 1 1 GA 3 11 18 29 61 B 28 112 208 230 2 580 C 41 230 766 1,597 5 2,639 Start 6 190 1,277 4,267 1 9 5,750 Stub 130 2,748 1 7 2,886 List 3 7 51 269 12 1 343 Category 2,307 2,307 Disambig 63 63 File 65 65 Portal 85 85 Project 39 39 Redirect 9 89 225 1,525 1,848 Template 672 672 Other 1 92 93 Assessed 83 564 2,544 9,372 4,862 24 17,449 Unassessed 1 14 15 Total 83 564 2,544 9,373 4,862 38 17,464 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 58,491 Ω = 4.90
Featured articles: 15 Featured lists: 6 Good articles: 63

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

• 12 Oct 2025 – Esther Hellen J. Lugwisha (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JzG (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
• 09 Oct 2025 – Reticular materials (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by WeirdNAnnoyed (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
• 08 Oct 2025 – Jixin Chen (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 07 Oct 2025 – 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ReyHahn (t · c); see discussion (11 participants)
• 07 Oct 2025 – Julian Brown (influencer) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bridget (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
• 06 Oct 2025 – Sivanandi Rajadurai (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CharlieMehta (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
• 25 Sep 2025 – Supercritical hydrolysis (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DMacks (t · c); see discussion (10 participants; relisted)
• 05 Oct 2025 – Introduction to quantum mechanics (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by GnocchiFan (t · c) was closed as keep by Left guide (t · c) on 12 Oct 2025; see discussion (11 participants)
• 04 Oct 2025 – -phil- (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Altenmann (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 11 Oct 2025; see discussion (6 participants)
• 03 Oct 2025 – 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by ReyHahn (t · c) was closed as delete by Asilvering (t · c) on 11 Oct 2025; see discussion (16 participants)

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Proposed deletions

• 04 Oct 2025 – European List of Notified Chemical Substances (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Anonrfjwhuikdzz (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 09 Oct 2025
• 03 Oct 2025 – 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by ReyHahn (t · c) was deproded by Christian75 (t · c) on 07 Oct 2025
• 31 Aug 2025 – SP Chemicals (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Anonrfjwhuikdzz (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 05 Sep 2025
• 23 Aug 2025 – Exposure scenario (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Anonrfjwhuikdzz (t · c) and endorsed by Reconrabbit (t · c) on 26 Aug 2025 was deleted
• 30 Jul 2025 – Sequential walking (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Chidgk1 (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 01 Aug 2025 was deleted

Categories for discussion

• 13 Oct 2025 – Category:Mozambican women chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Oct 2025 – Category:Taiwanese women chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Oct 2025 – Category:Tunisian women chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Oct 2025 – Category:Angolan women chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2025 – Category:Smelters of Kosovo (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2025 – Category:Metallurgical industry of Kosovo (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2025 – Category:Nigerien chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2025 – Category:Kosovan chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Oct 2025 – Category:Malawian chemists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Sep 2025 – Category:Biomolecules by type (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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Templates for discussion

• 26 Aug 2025 – Template:CRC87 (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 09 Oct 2025 – Professor Yaghi (talk · edit · hist) →Omar M. Yaghi was RfDed by Apocheir (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Oct 2025 – Prof Yaghi (talk · edit · hist) →Omar M. Yaghi was RfDed by Apocheir (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Oct 2025 – Heteroarene (talk · edit · hist) →Simple aromatic ring RfDed by Myceteae (t · c) was closed; see discussion

A-Class review

• undated – Manhattan Project feed materials program (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review

Good article nominees

• 09 Sep 2025 – Marianne Angermann (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Jolielover (t · c) was closed
• 13 Jul 2025 – Intrinsic bond orbitals (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by 174.60.218.59 (t · c) was closed

Featured article reviews

• 22 Aug 2025 – Shale oil extraction (talk · edit · hist) put up for FA by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Requested moves

• 10 Sep 2025 – Organolithium reagent (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Organolithium chemistry by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
• 19 Sep 2025 – Ultratrace element (talk · edit · hist) move request to Ultra-trace element by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
• 10 Sep 2025 – Bond-dissociation energy (talk · edit · hist) move request to Bond dissociation energy by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was moved to Bond dissociation energy (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 17 Sep 2025; see discussion
• 03 Aug 2025 – Marie Curie Medal (talk · edit · hist) move request to Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medal by 94.246.147.217 (t · c) was moved to Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medal (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 09 Aug 2025; see discussion
• 03 Aug 2025 – Marie Curie (talk · edit · hist) move request to Maria Skłodowska Curie by 94.246.147.217 (t · c) was not moved; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 10 Sep 2025 – Nitrogen compounds (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Nitrogen#Chemistry and compounds by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Aug 2025 – Fluorinated gases (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Organofluorine chemistry by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Oct 2025 – Glycan (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Polysaccharide by Smokefoot (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

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

Articles for creation

• 12 Oct 2025 – Draft:Nicholas B. Tito (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Cristuano mf (t · c)
• 11 Oct 2025 – Draft:Habib Minachevich Minachev (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MeyBoy (t · c)
• 08 Oct 2025 – Draft:Hartmut Herrmann (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Sarah Szy (t · c)
• 07 Oct 2025 – Draft:Ecosystem Metabolism (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Y.leaverite (t · c)
• 30 Sep 2025 – Draft:Hee Jeung Oh (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 45dogs (t · c)
• 17 Sep 2025 – Draft:Stefan Pastine (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Seamus Costello (t · c)
• 14 Sep 2025 – Draft:Rathindra Nath Bose (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jībanmṛta (t · c)
• 12 Sep 2025 – Draft:Albin Czernichowski (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AdamWilanowski1980 (t · c)
• 11 Sep 2025 – Draft:Lhasa Limited (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Granarywharf (t · c)
• 10 Sep 2025 – Draft:Vipergen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tnhanssen (t · c)

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