SciFinder
Premiere bibliographic and reference research tool for research in chemistry. SciFinder can be searched by research topic, substance identifier, chemical structure, chemical reaction, and/or author's name.
NOTE: SciFinder is now available via a web interface. The traditional client-based interface will no longer work after March 20, 2009. To acquire the registration link and instructions for registering for the web interface, contact Peter Fritzler (fritzlerp at uncw.edu) and/or Dan Pfohl (pfohld at uncw.edu). This resource is for UNCW students, faculty, and staff only.
ACCESS NOTE: Please continue or accept the security certificate warning when connecting to this resource. This browser-produced warning is inaccurate. We are working to resolve this issue. The Scifinder connection is safe and will work.
SciFinder is the proprietary online version of Chemical Abstracts, and includes 16 million abstracts of journal articles and patents extending back to 1907, and 22 million substance and 33 million sequence records of the CAS Registry. To learn more about the database's coverage, please see the American Chemical Society's guide, " SciFinder Scholar Content at a Glance ."
An interface for searching six integrated bibliographic, substance, and reaction databases, SciFinder can be searched by research topic, substance identifier, chemical structure, chemical reaction, and/or author's name. In addition to chemistry, it includes coverage in the areas of agricultural sciences, biology and life sciences, engineering sciences, food sciences, geological sciences, material sciences, medical sciences, physics, and polymer science.
Bibliographic Databases
- Chemical Abstracts Plus (CAplus) - literature (journals, patents, proceedings, etc.) from 1907 to the present (more ...)
- Medline - biomedical literature from 1950 to the present (more ...)
Substance Databases
- CAS Registry - Structure database for finding chemical substances from 1957 to the present (more ...)
- CHEMLIST - regulatory information from 1979 to the present (more ...)
- CHEMCATS - chemical source information (more ...)
Reaction Database
- CASREACT - Reaction information on single and multi-step reactions (more ...)
Other
- "SciFinder Scholar at a Glance" from the Chemical Abstracts Service.
- "SciFinder E-Seminars" from the Chemical Abstracts Service.
- SciFinder Resources includes information on how to use SciFinder Scholar for your research needs.
- List of Titles Indexed in Scifinder Scholar
Explore By:
- Research Topic - "How to" from CAS.
- Chemical Structure - "How to" from CAS.
- Substructure - "How to" from CAS.
- Structure Similarity - "How to" from CAS.
- Reaction - "How to" from CAS.
- Molecular Formula - "How to" from CAS.
- Author Name - "How to" from CAS.
- Company Name - "How to" from CAS.
Locate By:
Browse By:
- Journal Table of Contents - "How to" from CAS.
Marking and Exporting Records
As you go through your results, you may mark those records of interest. To view only those records you have marked, go to Tools and click on Keep References. Be sure to save these records (how?) before starting a new search (task). All results from a previous "task" are lost when you begin a new one.
If you would like to export SciFinder data into another program (such as EndNote, ProCite, or Reference Manager), details on setting this up can be found at http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/techsupport/2006/bibapps2006.html.
Acknowledgments
This guide is based on the "Introduction to SciFinder Scholar 2006" guide from Oregon State University.
