Chemistry

Study of substances and the changes in properties, structure, composition, and behavior they undergo during a reaction. Below are resources to help you find scholarly articles, datasets, and patents.

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Chemical Reactions

  • Reaxys - Use Reaxys to obtain checked physico-chemical data, preparation/reaction methods for pure compounds,...
  • SciFinder-n - SciFinder-n is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry and chemical engineering. I...
  • Current chemical reactions (CCR-Expanded) - Contains single- and multi-step new synthetic methods. The overall reaction flow is provided for eac...
  • Synthetic reaction updates - "Synthetic Reaction Updates is a literature updating service keeping you up to date with recent deve...
  • E-EROS - e-EROS provides in-depth information on reagents and catalysts, focusing on organic syntheses. This ...

Structure Searching

  • SciFinder-n - SciFinder-n is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry and chemical engineering. I...
  • ChemSpider - ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing access to over 30 million structures, pro...
  • Reaxys - Use Reaxys to obtain checked physico-chemical data, preparation/reaction methods for pure compounds,...
  • Cambridge structural database system - CSD is a repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic 3D crystal structures, containing o...
  • NIST chemistry webbook - Provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard...
  • PubChem - PubChem contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biologi...

Patents

  • Derwent innovations index - The Derwent Innovations Index, available through the ISI Web of Knowledge interface, is a Web-access...
  • Reaxys - Use Reaxys to obtain checked physico-chemical data, preparation/reaction methods for pure compounds,...
  • SciFinder-n - SciFinder-n is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry and chemical engineering. I...

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