What Is SciFinder N?

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SciFinder

n

(SFn) is

a new and improved version of SciFinder

that has an updated interface and search algorithm BUT provides the same great access to data and research users have historically enjoyed. SFn is mobile-friendly, offers more filter options, and includes an “All Search” function similar to Google.

How do you use SciFinder N?

  1. Select the search type: All finds substances, reactions, references, and suppliers that match your query. …
  2. Enter a text query or click the Draw button to import or draw a structure query.
  3. Click the magnifying glass to submit the query.

What is SciFinder used for?

SciFinder, produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), is

the most comprehensive database for the chemical literature, searchable by topic, author, substances by name or

CAS Registry Number, OR use the editor to draw chemical structures, substructures, or reactions.

What information can you find in SciFinder N?

CAS SciFinder

n

is your one true source for

authoritatively identifying a chemical substance and its related chemical structures, chemical names, regulatory information, and properties

, including CAS Registry Numbers

®

, reaction schemes, step-by-step experimental procedures, detailed conditions, and product yields.

How do I log into SciFinder?

Go

to SciFinder entry point in library catalogue

(http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=e1000148~S3) You must create your login by clicking on the “this page” link as shown below. This will bring you to the authentication page. Use your UNBC credentials to be brought to the SciFinder page.

Is SciFinder free?

A chemistry research information tool, SciFinder provides scientists access to CAS’s comprehensive collection of chemical substance, reaction, and literature information. … To be eligible for free access,

scientists must have become unemployed on Jan.

How much does SciFinder cost?

How much does SciFinder cost? An academic institution or user can subscribe to the task-based, commercial version of SciFinder for

$6,500 per year for 310 tasks

. Each search is considered a task, and a substructure search counts as four tasks.

How do you search for a reaction in SciFinder?

Click to

access context

-specific online help. Draw your reaction. Select the type of reaction search that you want to conduct. Click OK to transfer the reaction and type of search to the search page.

How do I use SciFinder off campus?

To access SciFinder off campus, you will need to

log in twice

. Just use this URL to first log in with your KU Online ID as you would for any other library resource that you access from off campus. Then log in with your personal SciFinder login.

How do I search for authors on SciFinder?

On the References results page, click View All under the Author filter. In the Author window,

click the Search tab

. Enter the author’s name and click the Search button.

How do I remove duplicates in SciFinder?

You can easily remove the duplicate MEDLINE records.

Select Tools > Remove Duplicates

to remove the duplicate MEDLINE references from the answer set.

How do I register for Cas number?

The check digit is found by taking the

last digit times 1

, the preceding digit times 2, the preceding digit times 3 etc., adding all these up and computing the sum modulo 10. For example, the CAS number of water is 7732-18-5: the checksum 5 is calculated as (8×1 + 1×2 + 2×3 + 3×4 + 7×5 + 7×6) = 105; 105 mod 10 = 5.

How do I get access to reaxys?

Click on the tab “Databases.”

Type “Reaxys

” (no quotation marks) and select “University of Maryland College Park” for your campus. Use your University email and password to log in.

Which is better reaxys or SciFinder?

Reaxys is updated monthly.

SciFinder

excels with its more thorough coverage of literature and patents from 1967 forward, its comprehensive registration of all types of chemical compounds, polymers, and mixtures, and coverage of organic reactions after 1985.

How much does reaxys cost?

Each license is

about $10K/year

.

How do you identify a chemical reaction?

  1. Enter the name, formula or CAS registry number of the ligand as a reactant.
  2. Select the “Ion clustering” reaction type.
  3. Press the “Search” button.
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