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Chemistry Databases

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Comprehensive coverage of chemical literature including articles, patents, reactions, and structures. First time users register here.
Web of Science
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One of largest, interdisciplinary scientific databases including Index Chemicus, Medline, Current Chemical Reactions, and BIOSIS
ACS Publications
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Full-text chemistry journals published by the American Chemical Society
Reaxys
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Chemical reactions; properties; and physical, spectral, bioactivity, and toxicological data
PubMed
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Biomedical literature, includes citations from MEDLINE
Knovel
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Engineering and science handbooks in full-text including chemistry handbooks: properties, formulas, and equations
SpringerMaterials
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Physical and chemical data in materials science

ChemIDplus
ChemID Plus is a chemical dictionary file for over 339,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest. Records include CAS Registry Numbers and other identifying numbers, molecular formulae, generic names, trivial names, other synonyms, MeSH headings, and file locator. Is uses the CHIME browser plug-in for viewing chemical structures. Updated approximately quarterly with about 4,000 records added per update.
Chemical Information Sources
Detailed ebook/wikibook on searching for chemical information. Updated periodically

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Alphabetical listing of all MSU Library databases. The list can also be sorted by subject area or searched for a specific type of databases.
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