SciFinder, produced by Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), is the most comprehensive discovery tool of chemical information. SciFindern is the new interface for SciFinder. We currently have access to both versions, but the SciFinder classic interface may be retired in the future. Share your feedback with MIT librarians using this form.
Both the classic SciFinder and the new interface SciFindern provide integrated access to the following indexes.
In addition, searchers in SciFinder also retrieves results from the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE (1950 - ) database and the legacy Chemisches Zentralblatt (ChemZent, 1830 -1969) database.
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topic, author, substances name or CAS Registry Number, OR use the structure editor to draw chemical structures, substructures, or reactions.
chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, nanotechnology, physics, environmental science and other science and engineering disciplines.
If you are using Saved Answer Sets and Keep Me Posted alerts in SciFinder classic and would like to migrate them to SciFindern, see Migrate Saved CAS SciFinder Answer Sets and Alerts for how to migrate and what can or cannot be migrated.
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Coverage | 1830 - present, see About SciFinder above for details | Same; with some irregular additions only available in SciFindern, e.g., Wiley Spectra (NMR, RAMAN and IR, Mass Spectra ) added between March to June 2020. |
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Additional Modules | Additional cost for MethodsNow and PatentPak. Retrosynthesis planning not available. |
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