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Chemistry patents, regulatory data, supplier, reaction, and substance information and journals
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Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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One of largest, interdisciplinary scientific databases including Index Chemicus, Medline, Current Chemical Reactions, and BIOSIS
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Chemistry journal articles (1879 - current)
Reaxys This link opens in a new window
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Chemical reactions; properties; and physical, spectral, bioactivity, and toxicological data
Reaxys is a combination of the following chemistry databases:
- Beilstein (organic)
- Gmelin (inorganic)
- Patent Chemistry
The library's subscription also includes access to the Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry module.
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Citation search for journal articles in health and life sciences.
Knovel This link opens in a new window
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Engineering and science handbooks in full-text including chemistry handbooks: properties, formulas, and equations
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- eBooks can be read in a browser or via the following app: Knovel ToGo
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Physical and chemical data in materials science

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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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