Chemistry databases - dig into your topic
- CAS SciFinder-nIncludes 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 RegistrationCreate a user name and password to access CAS SciFinder-n.
- Google ScholarTry searching by CAS RN number. Results list shows older, most cited articles at the top.
Practice Activity
Register for CAS SciFinder-n
Search within CAS SciFinder-n
- 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?
Other resources
- Citation Linker (Find It)A tool for locating online full-text of journal articles.