How do I do a SciFinder markush search?

To conduct a Patent Markush search, click the Substances search type. Draw the query using a structure editor, and then check the box for Search Patent Markush. Click the magnifying glass to submit the query. Results are displayed on the Patent Markush page.

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 CAS SciFinder?

CAS SciFindern 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.

What is the difference between reaxys and 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 does a SciFinder work?

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.

How do you find the isotopes in SciFinder?

You can search two isotopes: D = deuterium and T= tritium. To begin, click Property. Click the appropriate radio button to select either Experimental or Predicted property. Next, click the drop-down menu and select the specific type of property you want to search.

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 I view full articles on SciFinder?

Within any given article record, get full text by first clicking on the link marked “Link to Other Sources” – whereupon SciFinder will open a pop-up window in order to run its ‘CAS Full Text’ tool, which in turn, links to the “Find Full Text @ DePaul’ link.

Is SciFinder a search engine?

SciFinder is a search engine specifically designed for chemists. It accesses almost all chemical, environmental, medical and food journals world wide, as well as patent literature and other sources. It is the primary tool used by Organic Chemists in particular to search for information about compounds and reactions.

What information can I get from a reference record in SciFinder N?

In the Reference search, you can find references by keyword, author name, journal information (journal name, volume number, issue number, etc.), organization or document identifier.

What is the difference between Google Scholar and SciFinder?

SciFinder has the strongest coverage of chemistry and the natural sciences, while Google Scholar has the capability to link citation information to individual references. Although Scopus and Web of Science provide comprehensive citation reports, all databases miss linking to some references included in other databases.

How do you use a SciFinder?

An alert is called “Keep me Posted” in SciFinder. How to set up an alert for your topic:

1. Go to your results list.
2. Click on “Create Keep me Posted Alert”
3. Enter a title for your alert and, this is optional, a description.
4. Change or accept the default duration (default is 1 year)

How do I download SciFinder articles?

1. In the upper right, click Save, Print or Export to launch a dialog window.
2. Use Save to place a file of your reference, substance or reaction answers on the SciFinder server.
3. On the top navigation bar, click Saved Answer Sets to open the Saved Answer Sets dialog window.

Where are the journal articles in SciFinder?

Search by Chemical Name

1. Access SciFinder Scholar.
2. Click Accept.
3. Click Explore Substances.
4. Click Substance Identifier.
5. Enter chemical name in the search box and click Search.

Why is SciFinder good?

SciFinder provides relevant answers that help scientists quickly find the information they need, unlike Web search engines that produce large answer sets, which require a user to sort through pages of unneeded information.

How do I find references online?

Google Scholar

1. Go to Google Scholar Advanced Search to display all the search options.
2. Use the exact phrase search box for the title of the reference.
3. For where my words occur select in the title of the article.
4. Use the return articles authored by search box for the author’s last name.
5. Search to locate the reference.

Can you read articles on SciFinder?

SciFinder does not contain the full text of scholarly articles, so you’ll want to use the Journal Locator and ILL to retrieve articles that are important to you.

Where can I find SciFinder articles?

You can initiate a literature search with any of the REFERENCES options on the left, or initiate a SUBSTANCES or REACTIONS search. Click the type of search and the corresponding entry window will appear. Notice the SciFinder Help in the upper right corner.

How do you get full articles on SciFinder?

Who uses SciFinder?

According to CAS, the intended audience for SciFinder includes researchers who are affiliated with pharmaceutical companies, universities, and other health sciences settings [2].