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Finding Chemical Prices is a challenge. If you are looking to actually buy a chemical and need a price, you really need to go through the producer. SciFinder Scholar provides links for commercial producers of many chemicals. Ask me if you need assistance using this. A good print source is Chem Sources-USA TP 12 C442 2007. This book is an annual and is kept behind the circulation desk so just ask for it there. The Chemistry Library Home Page provides links to a few online resources which may be of use: http://www.lib.washington.edu/Chemistry/suppliers.html.
There are many resources for finding historical prices of many chemicals. Encyclopedias like Kirk-Othmer and many journals provide excellent coverage. I recommend looking an excellent pathfinder developed at the University of Texas-Austin for more information
It is possible but very difficult to find current bulk pricing. Foster Business Library's Home page provides quick links to some tools which can be useful. One in particular is EBSCO Business Source Complete. Try searching by the chemical name and the keyword `prices'. Keep in mind that this is a business database and not a chemical database. Be sure to try chemical synonyms if you don't succeed on the first search and be careful with initialisms and abbreviations. The librarians at Foster can be of assitance in using this database and may be able to recommend further sources. Another resource which is not kept up to date but is still useful is the ICIS INDICATIVE CHEMICAL PRICES A-Z developed for students. This list comes from a 2006 issue of the Chemical Marketing Reporter.
This is a very brief guide to chemical pricing resources and I will be working to add to it as I can. If you are aware of resources not listed by me or the linked pathfinders, please let me know.
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Updated 4/08