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