Research Guides: CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry: Chemistry Databases

Chemistry databases - dig into your topic

CAS SciFinder-n
Includes citations, abstracts, links to full-text to scientific journals, and citation analysis of the chemical (CAS) and medical literature (MEDLINE). Includes chemical structure searching, chemical properties and analysis and a directory of chemical sources.
CAS SciFinder-n Registration
Create a user name and password to access CAS SciFinder-n.
PubChem
Includes chemical data, articles... NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
Google Scholar
Try searching by CAS RN number. Results list shows older, most cited articles at the top.
WorldCat Discovery Library Catalog
If FindIt does not work... Search article title - limits ACS token use

Explore by References. Example aspirin - Refine by journal, English, years 2003-2015, and green chemistry
Can you find an article that link to full-text of the article? Hint - Click on Full Text
Do the same search in 2. now click on Get Reactions. Select all and Refine by product yield 30-90%
Where is the reference to the article?
Explore by Substances: Example: Acetaminophen
Can you buy this product? What is the CAS number for this product? What is the boiling point? Is there spectra data?
Explore CAS Draw Click on the Draw icon, then draw the chemical structure.

Try searching this CAS ID 103-90-2 in PubChem and Google Scholar.
What kind of information do you find?