SciFinder Scholar is
the interface to the database of chemistry literature, Chemical Abstracts
. Over 27 million citations to chemistry publications are searchable by topic, author, CAS Registry Number, patent number, and CAS abstract number. In some cases, links to the full-text of journal articles are available.
How do I get free access to SciFinder?
To be eligible for free access, scientists must have become unemployed on Jan. 1, 2011 or later, from a U.S., Canadian, or European employer that participates in the
SciFinder enterprise-wide pricing program
, which provides unlimited access to all scientists across a customer's organization.
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 is the difference between SciFinder and SciFinder N?
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 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.
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 get a SciFinder account?
As a SciFinder user, you can create your own username and password
using a registration form
. The URL for the form is provided by your institution's SciFinder administrator or librarian. The registration form must be used from an IP address authorized by the SciFinder administrator or librarian.
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 I get papers from SciFinder?
- In the upper right, click Save, Print or Export to launch a dialog window. …
- Use Save to place a file of your reference, substance or reaction answers on the SciFinder server. …
- On the top navigation bar, click Saved Answer Sets to open the Saved Answer Sets dialog window.
How do you use SciFinder N?
- Select the search type: All finds substances, reactions, references, and suppliers that match your query. …
- Enter a text query or click the Draw button to import or draw a structure query.
- Click the magnifying glass to submit the query.
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 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 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 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.
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.
