IS5 SciFinder and Reaxys

A ‘recommended’ optional course introducing electronic databases SciFinder and Reaxys presented by Professor Jonathan Goodman comprising of presentation followed by hands-on investigation.

Please bring your own laptop for the practical element of the session.

Personal registration required for access to SciFinder. Please see the prerequisites.

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year Chemistry PhD Students
• Chemistry Masters Students
• Postdoctoral Researchers

You are required to register for SciFinder access with your Cambridge email address as soon as possible and in advance of the course.

More information and links to registration page here: https://www-library.ch.cam.ac.uk/scifinder.

Please bring your own laptop for the practical element of the session.

Number of sessions: 1

Knowledge of these resources will be useful for those later seeking employment with chemical companies

• To introduce SciFinder and Reaxys

SciFinder provides access to biochemical, chemical, chemical engineering, medical and other related information in journal and patent literature. Bibliographic, substance and reaction information is available. It includes references from more than 10,000 scientific journals and patent information from 63 patent issuing authorities. Sources include journals, patents, conference proceedings, dissertations, technical reports and books. It is one of the world’s largest collections of organic and inorganic substance information. It is possible to search by topic, author, company name, chemical structure, substructure, structure similarity and reaction. Unlimited access via the web.

Personal registration required for access. Please see the prerequisites. Please bring your own laptop for the practical element of the session.

Reaxys combines the content of CrossFire Beilstein, Gmelin and the Patent Chemistry Database in one search. Validated reaction and substance data are integrated with synthesis planning. Data from all three sources are merged into one substance record. Unlimited access via the web: https://www.reaxys.com/ Off-campus access via Raven password. (Personal registration is not required for access).

One session of 1.5 hours. The first half of the session introduces, summarises, compares and contrasts the two databases. The second half provides the opportunity for some self-guided practice, so please bring your own laptop for this.

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