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Reference Topic Searching: Best Practices
How to Create a Reference Answer Set
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SciFinder is the most comprehensive database for the chemical literature. It is produced by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) which is a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
SciFinder is a collection of CAS databases plus MEDLINE.
| CAPLUS | References | Covers the chemical literature from 1907 to the present. Online version of Chemical Abstracts. |
| MEDLINE | References | Covers the biomedical literature from 1946 to the present. Free version is PubMed. |
| REGISTRY | Substances | Provides information about organic and inorganic substances from 1965 to the present. |
| CHEMCATS | Substances | Provides information for suppliers of commercially available chemicals. |
| CHEMLIST | Substances | Provides information for inventoried or regulated chemicals from 1980 to the present. |
| CASREACT | Reactions | Provides information for reactions from 1985 to the present. |
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Tip: Identify main concepts in the research question then brainstorm about keywords such as synonyms, narrower (more specific) terms, broader (more general) terms, and related terms that describe the concepts.
CAS Registry Number is a unique identifier assigned to a substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service.
Tip: Search for substances in SciFinder using the registry number to retrieve results for synonyms (chemical name, trade name, systematic name, molecular formula, etc.).
CH 119 Reagent List
| Aldehydes | Amines | Metals |
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| salicylaldehyde 90-02-8 |
ethylenediamine 107-15-3 |
zinc acetate 557-34-6 |
| benzaldehyde 100-52-7 |
propylene-1, 3-diamine 109-76-2 |
CuCl2 7447-39-4 |
| 2,3-butanedione 431-03-8 |
butylene-1, 4-diamine 110-60-1 |
FeCl3 7705-08-0 |
| 4-methoxybenzaldehyde 123-11-5 |
hexylene-1, 6-diamine 124-09-4 |
VO(II)SO4·H2O not assigned |
| 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde 123-08-0 |
heptylene-1, 7-diamine not assigned |
CoCl2·6H2O 7791-13-1 |
| 4-chlorobenzaldehyde 104-88-1 |
benzhydrazide 613-94-5 |
RhCl3·XH2O 20765-98-4 |
| methylamine HCl 593-51-1 |
PdCl2 7647-10-1 |
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| p-toluidine 106-49-0 |
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| phenylamine 62-53-3 |
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| 4-methoxyaniline 104-94-9 |
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| 4-chloroaniline 106-47-8 |
Tip: Search for reagents as research topic (see best practices for natural language).
Tip: Remove duplicate MEDLINE records and limit results to journal articles written in English.
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Tip: Refine or analyze results by other concepts.
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Tip: Click on link to other sources or other sources to determine if full-text is available through UAB Libraries.
Tip: Search for reagents and/or products as substances.
May need to sort results by number of references to find best match
Tip: Export as image to use structure in other applications such as Word or PowerPoint.
Tip: Search for reagents as reaction.
Tip: Analyze the results and look for metals on reagent list.
Tip: Group the results by transformation.
