Free Chemistry Books

This is the updated list of chemistry books available for free download or online reading. These books, papers and lecture notes cover all the areas of analytical chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry, crystallography, physical chemistry, electronic structure theory, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and many others. The books are made available free of charge to the reader by their authors or publishers. Here is a categorized directory of chemistry books. This page is updated daily.

1. Alcoholic Fermentation
   Arthur Harden | Longmans, Green & Co., Published in 1914, 176 pages
2. CK-12 Chemistry
   S. Bewick, J. Edge, T. Forsythe, R. Parsons | CK-12 Foundation, Published in 2009, 966 pages
3. Thermodynamic Extension of Density-functional Theory
   Robert Balawender, Andrzej Holas | arXiv, Published in 2012, 144 pages
4. Essentials of Glycobiology
   Ajit Varki, et al. | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Published in 2008, 784 pages
5. Frontiers in Chemistry
   B Viswanathan | National Centre for Catalysis Research, Published in 2007, 231 pages
6. X-ray Scattering
   Alicia Esther Ares (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2017, 226 pages
7. Hydrocarbons
   J. C. Jones | BookBoon, Published in 2010, 111 pages
8. Intermediate Maths for Chemists
   J. E. Parker | Bookboon, Published in 2013, 106 pages
9. Geometry and Topology in Electronic Structure Theory
   Raffaele Resta | University of Trieste, Published in 2012, 83 pages
10. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Chemistry
    Linus Pauling, E. Bright Wilson | McGraw-Hill Education, Published in 1935, 568 pages
11. Concept Development Studies in Chemistry
    John S. Hutchinson | LibreTexts, Published in 2010, 206 pages
12. Advanced Topics of Theoretical Physics I: The electronic structure of matter
    Peter E. Blöchl | TU Clausthal, Published in 2013, 302 pages
13. RNA Interference
    Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2016, 456 pages
14. Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry
    William Reusch | Michigan State University, Published in 1999
15. Separation Processes
    C. Judson King | Center for Studies in Higher Education, Published in 1980, 888 pages
16. An Introduction To Electrochemistry
    Samuel Glasstone | Affiliated East West Press, Published in 1942, 577 pages
17. Chemical Engineering Vocabulary
    Maximilian Lackner | Bookboon, Published in 2014, 309 pages
18. Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security
    | National Academies Press, Published in 2016, 117 pages
19. Carbohydrates: Comprehensive Studies on Glycobiology and Glycotechnology
    Chuan-Fa Chang (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2012, 558 pages
20. Methods of Electronic Structure Theory
    Raffaele Resta | , Published in 1996, 88 pages
21. Practical Chemistry
    Lyman Churchill Newell | D. C. Heath & Co., Published in 1922, 564 pages
22. GRE Chemistry Test Practice Book
    | Educational Testing Service, Published in 2001, 53 pages
23. Advanced Granulation Theory at Particle Level
    Peter Dybdahl Hede | BookBoon, Published in 2006, 62 pages
24. Photosynthesis
    E. Rabinowitch, Govindjee | Wiley, Published in 1970
25. Introductory Maths for Chemists
    J. E. Parker | Bookboon, Published in 2013, 136 pages
26. Applied Electrochemistry
    Maurice de Kay Thompson | The MacMillan Company, Published in 1911, 366 pages
27. Quantum Mechanics of the Chemical Bond
    Peter E. Blöchl | TU Clausthal, Published in 2014, 242 pages
28. Practical Organic and Biochemistry
    R. Plimmer | Longmans, Published in 1918, 664 pages
29. Numerical Methods and Modeling for Chemical Engineers
    Mark E. Davis | John Wiley & Sons, Published in 1984, 267 pages
30. Atomic Spectroscopy
    W.C. Martin, W.L. Wiese | National Institute of Standards and Technology, Published in 2003, 31 pages
31. Chemical Information Sources
    Gary Wiggins | Wikibooks, Published in 2011
32. Descriptive Chemistry
    Lyman Churchill Newell | D.C. Heath & Co, Published in 1903, 590 pages
33. The Theory of Spectra and Atomic Constitution: Three Essays
    Niels Bohr | Cambridge University Press, Published in 1922, 152 pages
34. The Photosynthesis of Carbon Compounds
    Melvin Calvin, James Alan Bassham | W.A. Benjamin, Published in 1962, 156 pages
35. Manual of the Chemical Analysis of Rocks
    Henry Stephens Washington | Wiley, Published in 1904, 226 pages
36. Analytical Chemistry
    Ira S. Krull (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2012, 146 pages
37. The Chemistry of Health
    Alison Davis | National Institutes of Health, Published in 2009, 76 pages
38. General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications
    Bruce Averill, Patricia Eldredge | Saylor Foundation, Published in 2011, 2365 pages
39. Lecture Series in Electronic Structure Theory
    David Sherrill, et al. | Georgia Tech, Published in 2002
40. Molecular Simulation
    | Wikibooks, Published in 2016, 169 pages
41. Many-body Perturbation Theory of Molecules
    S. Wilson | , Published in 2006, 48 pages
42. Practical Organic Chemistry
    Julius Berend Cohen | Macmillan, Published in 1920, 384 pages
43. Thermodynamics and Chemistry
    Howard DeVoe | , Published in 2011, 531 pages
44. The Chemistry of Microbiomes
    | National Academies Press, Published in 2017, 132 pages
45. Equilibrium in Analytical Chemistry Using Maple
    R.V. Whiteley | Bookboon, Published in 2013, 448 pages
46. Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    | LibreTexts, Published in 2016, 321 pages
47. The Renaissance of Science: The Story of the Atom and Chemistry
    Albert Martini | Project Gutenberg, Published in 2014, 812 pages
48. Medical Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Amanullah Mohammed | New Central Book Agency, Published in 2011, 408 pages
49. Methods in Industrial Biotechnology for Chemical Engineers
    W. B. V. Kandasamy, F. Smarandache | InfoLearnQuest, Published in 2008, 126 pages
50. General Chemistry
    | Wikibooks, Published in 2010
51. Recent Advances in Crystallography
    Jason B. Benedict | InTech, Published in 2012, 312 pages
52. Modelling Batch Systems Using Population Balances
    Peter Dybdahl Hede | BookBoon, Published in 2006, 58 pages
53. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging
    | National Academies Press, Published in 2006, 223 pages
54. Essentials of Chemistry
    Soren Prip Beier, Peter Dybdahl Hede | BookBoon, Published in 2010, 174 pages
55. Field Effect Electroosmosis
    Kiumars Ghowsi (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2015, 108 pages
56. Infrared Spectroscopy: Principles, Advances, and Applications
    Marwa El-Azazy | InTech, Published in 2019, 235 pages
57. Current Trends in X-Ray Crystallography
    Annamalai Chandrasekaran | InTech, Published in 2011, 436 pages
58. Biochemistry Laboratory Manual For Undergraduates
    Timea Gerczei, Scott Pattison | Walter De Gruyter Inc, Published in 2014, 174 pages
59. Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering
    Richard C. Flagan, John H. Seinfeld | Prentice Hall, Published in 1988, 554 pages
60. Membrane Distillation
    Enrico Drioli (ed.) | MDPI AG, Published in 2017, 134 pages
61. Elements of X-Ray Diffraction
    B.D. Cullity | Addison-Wesley, Published in 1956, 531 pages
62. Computational Electronic Structure Theory
    Patrick Rinke | Fritz Haber Institute, Published in 2011, 66 pages
63. Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering - Examples
    Rafael Kandiyoti | BookBoon, Published in 2009, 41 pages
64. Introduction to Chemistry
    Tracy Poulsen | Open Education Group, Published in 2010, 250 pages
65. Advancing Desalination
    Robert Y. Ning | InTech, Published in 2012, 216 pages
66. Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
    Michalis Konsolakis (ed.) | MDPI AG, Published in 2016, 302 pages
67. Electrically Driven Membrane Processes
    Soren Prip Beier | BookBoon, Published in 2006, 52 pages
68. Inorganic Chemistry
    Taro Saito | Kanagawa University, Published in 2004, 194 pages
69. Atomic Spectra Vol II
    A. C. Candler | , Published in 1937, 313 pages
70. Electronic Structure Theory
    Patrick Rinke | Fritz Haber Institute, Published in 2014, 63 pages
71. The Basics of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
    David W. Ball, John W. Hill, Rhonda J. Scott | Flat World Knowledge, Published in 2011, 692 pages
72. Nature of the Chemical Bond
    William A. Goddard III | California Institute of Technology, Published in 1986, 300 pages
73. Advanced Chemical Kinetics
    Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2018, 224 pages
74. Quantum Mechanics: Lecture Notes on Quantum Chemistry
    Eric R. Bittner | University of Houston, Published in 2003, 259 pages
75. Molecular Orbital Theory
    Carl Ballhausen, Harry Gray | W. A. Benjamin, Inc., Published in 1965, 285 pages
76. Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction
    Thomas Eisner, Jerrold Meinwald | National Academies Press, Published in 1995, 241 pages
77. Chemical Principles
    R.E. Dickerson, H.B. Gray, G.P. Haight | Benjamin/Cummings, Published in 1979, 1037 pages
78. Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
    | Wikibooks, Published in 2014
79. Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems
    Mike Howard, Darcy Howard | Rockhounding Arkansas, Published in 1998, 127 pages
80. Worked Examples in the Geometry of Crystals
    H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia | Institute of Metals, Published in 2006, 113 pages
81. Chemistry Explained: Foundations and Applications
    | Advameg, Inc., Published in 2009
82. Miniaturization in Sample Preparation
    Francisco Pena-Pereira (ed.) | De Gruyter Open, Published in 2014, 463 pages
83. The Basics of NMR
    Joseph P. Hornak | Rochester Institute of Technology, Published in 1999
84. Chemical Thermodynamics
    Leo Lue | BookBoon, Published in 2009, 90 pages
85. Chemical Dynamics
    J.B. Dence, H.B. Gray, G.S. Hammond | W. A. Benjamin, Inc., Published in 1968, 193 pages
86. Molecular Conformations
    Christopher Wood | BookBoon, Published in 2010, 36 pages
87. Textbook of Physical Chemistry
    Azariah Thomas Lincoln | D. C. Heath & Co., Published in 1918, 572 pages
88. Chemical Biology
    Deniz Ekinci | InTech, Published in 2012, 444 pages
89. Advanced Organic Chemistry
    George Willard Wheland | Wiley, Published in 1960, 799 pages
90. Organic Chemistry
    W.H. Perkin, F.S. Kipping | Chambers, Published in 1904, 664 pages
91. Organic Chemistry: methane to macromolecules
    J.D. Roberts, R. Stewart, M.C. Caserio | W. A. Benjamin, Inc., Published in 1971, 864 pages
92. Glossary of Combustion
    Maximilian Lackner | Bookboon, Published in 2014, 288 pages
93. Kinetics for Bioscientist
    Peter Klappa | BookBoon, Published in 2009, 221 pages
94. Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry: Key ideas and their experimental basis
    Peter G. Nelson | BookBoon, Published in 2011, 177 pages
95. Analysis of Hydrogen Bonds in Crystals
    Slawomir J. Grabowski (ed.) | MDPI AG, Published in 2016, 324 pages
96. Lectures on Random Polymers
    F. Caravenna, F. den Hollander, N. Petrelis | arXiv, Published in 2011, 74 pages
97. Fluid Bed Particle Processing
    Peter Dybdahl Hede | BookBoon, Published in 2006, 80 pages
98. Volumetric Chemical Analysis
    P.M. Shiundu | African Virtual University, Published in 2018, 149 pages
99. Principles of Biochemistry
    | Wikibooks, Published in 2011
100. Practical Chemistry for Engineering Students
     Arthur James Hale | Longmans, Green, and Co., Published in 1912, 220 pages
101. Chromatography: The Most Versatile Method of Chemical Analysis
     Leonardo de Azevedo Calderon (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2012, 428 pages
102. Chemical Crystallography: An Introduction To Optical And X-Ray Methods
     C. W. Bunn | Oxford At The Clarendon Press, Published in 1946, 471 pages
103. Mass Transfer in Chemical Engineering Processes
     Jozef Markoš | InTech, Published in 2011, 306 pages
104. Analytical Chemistry
     F. P. Treadwell | John Wiley & Sons, Published in 1916
105. Micro/Nano Devices for Chemical Analysis
     Manabu Tokeshi, Kiichi Sato (eds.) | MDPI AG, Published in 2017, 230 pages
106. Flow and Heat or Mass Transfer in the Chemical Process Industry
     Dimitrios V. Papavassiliou, Quoc T. Nguyen | MDPI AG, Published in 2018, 216 pages
107. Physical Chemistry for Beginners
     Charles Marius Deventer | John Wiley & Sons, Published in 1903, 200 pages
108. Basic Physical Chemistry
     Wolfgang Schärtl | Bookboon, Published in 2014, 166 pages
109. Enzyme Inhibitors and Activators
     Murat Senturk (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2017, 266 pages
110. Atoms, Molecules and Matter: The Stuff of Chemistry
     Roy McWeeny | Learning Development Institute, Published in 2011, 92 pages
111. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
     J. Karl Johnson | University of Pittsburgh, Published in 2009
112. Process Control Fundamentals
     | PAControl.com, Published in 2006, 73 pages
113. College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
     Kenneth R. Koehler | Raymond Walters College, Published in 2003, 352 pages
114. Differential Equations In Applied Chemistry
     F.L. Hitchcock, C.S. Robinson | John Wiley And Sons, Published in 1923, 129 pages
115. Photosynthesis
     Zvy Dubinsky | InTech, Published in 2013, 371 pages
116. Quantitative Chemical Analysis
     T. E. Thorpe | J. Wiley & Sons, Published in 1891, 420 pages
117. Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer
     Leo Lue | Bookboon, Published in 2014, 106 pages
118. Structural Biochemistry
     | Wikibooks, Published in 2012
119. Introductory Chemistry Online
     Paul R. Young | Wikibooks, Published in 2011, 444 pages
120. Nucleoside Modifications
     Mahesh K. Lakshman, Fumi Nagatsug | MDPI AG, Published in 2017, 224 pages
121. Hydrides: Fundamentals and Applications
     Craig Jensen, Etsuo Akiba, Hai-Wen Li (eds.) | MDPI AG, Published in 2017, 270 pages
122. Column Chromatography
     Dean F. Martin, Barbara B. Martin (eds) | InTech, Published in 2013, 209 pages
123. A Guide to Elementary Chemistry for Beginners
     Le Roy C. Cooley | Ivison, Blakeman, and Company, Published in 1886, 322 pages
124. Chem1 Virtual Textbook
     Stephen Lower | , Published in 2008
125. Biomedical Chemistry: Current Trends and Developments
     Nuno Vale | De Gruyter Open Ltd, Published in 2016, 350 pages
126. Ion Exchange: Studies and Applications
     Ayben Kilislioglu (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2015, 204 pages
127. Introductory Chemistry
     Edward W. Pitzer | Bookboon, Published in 2014, 266 pages
128. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Processes
     | Wikibooks, Published in 2012, 136 pages
129. Single-Molecule Optics
     Michel Orrit | Universiteit Leiden, Published in 2004, 32 pages
130. Multiscale Simulation Methods in Molecular Sciences
     J. Grotendorst, N. Attig, S. Bluegel, D. Marx | Julich Supercomputing Centre, Published in 2009, 592 pages
131. Introduction to General Chemistry
     H.N. McCoy, E.M. Terry | McGraw-Hill, Published in 1920, 672 pages
132. Hydrodynamic Modelling and Granular Dynamics
     Peter Dybdahl Hede | BookBoon, Published in 2006, 42 pages
133. Effective Chemistry Communication in Informal Environments
     | National Academies Press, Published in 2016, 169 pages
134. Nanoparticles for Catalysis
     Hermenegildo Garcia, Sergio Navalon | MDPI AG, Published in 2017, 166 pages
135. Bioethanol: Science and technology of fuel alcohol
     Graeme M. Walker | BookBoon, Published in 2010, 114 pages
136. Fundamentals of Chemistry
     Romain Elsair | BookBoon, Published in 2012, 133 pages
137. General Chemistry
     Hamilton Perkins Cady | Forgotten Books, Published in 1916, 554 pages
138. Electrochemistry
     Mohammed A. A. Khalid (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2013, 198 pages
139. Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis
     Tim Soderberg | University of Minnesota, Published in 2017, 357 pages
140. Advanced Aspects of Spectroscopy
     Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2012, 301 pages
141. Advanced Maths for Chemists
     J. E. Parker | Bookboon, Published in 2013, 144 pages
142. Discovery of the Elements
     Mary Elvira Weeks | Journal Of Chemical Education, Published in 1956, 928 pages
143. Innovative Inorganic Synthesis
     Duncan H. Gregory | MDPI AG, Published in 2015, 202 pages
144. Lecture Notes in Computational Chemistry: Electronic Structure Theory
     Jurg Hutter | University of Zurich, Published in 2005, 152 pages
145. Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry, 2ed
     John D. Roberts, Marjorie C. Caserio | Addison-Wesley, Published in 1977, 1618 pages
146. Hydrogenation
     Iyad Karame | InTech, Published in 2012, 326 pages
147. Bioinorganic Chemistry
     Bertini, Gray, Lippard, Valentine | University Science Books, Published in 1994, 628 pages
148. Polymer Science and Engineering
     | National Academies, Published in 1994, 192 pages
149. Pressure Driven Membrane Processes
     Soren Prip Beier | BookBoon, Published in 2007, 22 pages
150. Molecular Electronic Structures: an introduction
     Carl J. Ballhausen, Harry B. Gray | Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Co., Published in 1980, 139 pages
151. Introductory Physical Chemistry
     David Ronis | McGill University, Published in 2002, 131 pages
152. Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Engineering
     Mark E. E. Davis, Robert J. J. Davis | McGraw-Hill, Published in 2003, 384 pages
153. GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Test Practice Book
     | Educational Testing Service, Published in 2008, 66 pages
154. Analytical Chemistry 2.1
     David Harvey | DePauw University, Published in 2016, 1122 pages
155. A Concise History of Chemistry
     Thomas Percy Hilditch | D. Van Nostrand, Published in 1911, 292 pages
156. An Elementary Study of Chemistry
     William Edwards Henderson | ManyBooks, Published in 1905, 390 pages
157. Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering
     Rafael Kandiyoti | BookBoon, Published in 2009, 112 pages
158. Micro- and Nano-Transport of Biomolecules
     David Bakewell | BookBoon, Published in 2009, 96 pages
159. Crystal Structure and Chemistry of Topological Insulators
     R.J. Cava, Huiwen Ji, M.K. Fuccillo, Q.D. Gibson, Y.S. Hor | arXiv, Published in 2013, 47 pages
160. Elementary Applied Chemistry
     Lewis Benajah Allyn | Ginn and Company, Published in 1912, 152 pages
161. Biotechnology of Biopolymers
     Magdy Elnashar | InTech, Published in 2011, 364 pages
162. The Structures of Life
     | National Institutes of Health, Published in 2007, 66 pages
163. The Complex World of Polysaccharides
     Desiree Nedra Karunaratne (ed.) | InTech, Published in 2012, 634 pages
164. Physical Chemistry in Brief
     J.P. Novak, S. Labik, I. Malijevska | Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Published in 2005, 466 pages
165. Introduction to Electronic Structure Methods
     Ursula Röthlisberger, Ivano Tavernelli | EPFL, Published in 2011, 118 pages
166. Elements and Atoms: Case Studies in the Development of Chemistry
     Carmen Giunta | Le Moyne College, Published in 2014, 364 pages
167. Membrane Filtration Processes
     Michel Jaffrin | Bookboon, Published in 2015, 72 pages
168. Biochemistry Online
     Henry Jakubowski | , Published in 2009
169. Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry: Interpreting Blood Results
     Graham Basten | BookBoon, Published in 2011, 54 pages
170. Coal Pyrolysis
     George R. Gavalas | Elsevier, Published in 1982, 177 pages
171. Introductory Chemistry
     David W. Ball | Flat World Knowledge, Published in 2011, 855 pages
172. A Brief Review of Elementary Quantum Chemistry
     C. David Sherrill | Georgia Institute of Technology, Published in 2001
173. Enzyme Technology
     Martin F. Chaplin, Christopher Bucke | Cambridge University Press, Published in 1990, 280 pages
174. Electrons and Chemical Bonding
     Harry B. Gray | W. A. Benjamin, Inc., Published in 1965, 232 pages
175. Organic Chemistry
     Amgad M. Rabie, at al. | Wikibooks, Published in 2010
176. Physical Chemistry
     Walter John Moore | , , 633 pages
177. Modern Methods and Algorithms of Quantum Chemistry
     Johannes Grotendorst | NIC, Published in 2000, 648 pages
178. Quantum Chemistry
     S. M. Blinder, Elvera Baron | University of Michigan, Published in 2002