Guides: CH 1030: Equilibrium: Finding Scholarly Articles

Best Chemistry Databases to Search

CAS SciFinder-n [Access limited to WPI users only.] This link opens in a new window
[Access is limited to current WPI students, faculty and staff. Access is not available for walk-in or non-affiliated users.]
CAS SciFinder-n is the latest scientific information solution from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society. In addition to the reference, substance, reaction and supplier content found in CAS SciFinder®, CAS SciFindern includes relevance-ranked results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and much more—all accessible in a simple, easy-to-use interface.

Current WPI faculty, staff, and students must create their own SciFinder username and password before they can access the database. You must use a campus IP (i.e be on campus or using VPN) when you create your account, and you must use your @wpi.edu email address when you register. SciFinder will email to this address instructions for completing your registration. Non-WPI email addresses will not be accepted.
**Click on REGISTRATION to begin.
For more detailed information Click here
ACS Journals Search This link opens in a new window
Full text and search access to American Chemical Society journals. You must either be on campus or using the VPN if off campus to connect with this content. You can also use the "Find my institution" link on the American Chemical Society site. (Spell out Worcester).
Coverage: 1879-
Some Full Text: Yes
Titles Included
PubChem This link opens in a new window
Chem Substance, PubChem Compound and PubChem BioAssay databases
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
Help
Reaxys (WPI access canceled as of 7-1-2023)
Access suspended as of 7/1/2023 - please contact us at gr-collectiondevelopment@wpi.edu for more information.

Search for chemical facts including substance structures, reactions, and literature. Reaxys is a web-based chemistry database consisting of deeply excerpted compounds and related factual properties, reaction and synthesis information as well as bibliographic data.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: No

More Chemistry Databases

Databases by Subject > Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

SciFinder Web

What is SciFinder Web?

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, developed SciFinder to offer comprehensive chemistry literature and structure searching. SciFinder includes the following:

CAplus Patent and journal references from many scientific disciplines

CAS REGISTRY
Substance information

CASREACT Chemical synthesis information

CHEMLIST Regulated chemicals information

CHEMCATS Commercially available substances

You must register first with your WPI email to use this resource.

If you get an error message stating "Login Failed: Too many concurrent sessions for this login ID." or "Your allocated system resources are currently unavailable to access SciFinder. Please try again later." All seats are currently occupied and you must try again at another time.

CAS SciFinder-n [Access limited to WPI users only.] This link opens in a new window
[Access is limited to current WPI students, faculty and staff. Access is not available for walk-in or non-affiliated users.]
CAS SciFinder-n is the latest scientific information solution from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society. In addition to the reference, substance, reaction and supplier content found in CAS SciFinder®, CAS SciFindern includes relevance-ranked results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and much more—all accessible in a simple, easy-to-use interface.

Current WPI faculty, staff, and students must create their own SciFinder username and password before they can access the database. You must use a campus IP (i.e be on campus or using VPN) when you create your account, and you must use your @wpi.edu email address when you register. SciFinder will email to this address instructions for completing your registration. Non-WPI email addresses will not be accepted.
**Click on REGISTRATION to begin.
For more detailed information Click here

SciFinder-n Web Tutorials

SciFinder-n Training
There are links to numerous training resources on getting started with SciFinder-n and different ways of searching, including substance, reaction, reference, patent, and biosequence.
Find Substances
There are links to different ways to find substances, including search terms, chemical structure, or both.
Draw or Import a Structure
There are links to tutorials on how to draw chemical structures in CAS Draw and ChemDoodle, as well as substructure query features.

When Searching for Articles ...

Use " " quotes around phrases: "transition metal complexes" to find only results with that phrase
Explore advanced search options, for instance, at times it's useful to limit your search by title only, especially if you are getting a lot of results
Make a list of keywords and add to this list as you find more
Follow up on relevant authors, researchers, or experts

Only Finding a Citation? Get the Full Text

Within most databases, click on the FullTextFinder link to get options for obtaining the full text of the article.

Is the journal online or here in the library? Search our J ournals.
Request delivery from another library: ILLiad Interlibrary Loan.
Visit another library: Search WorldCat to find one.