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SciFinder

The CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform, formerly known as SciFinderⁿ, provides access to a variety of reliable resources, including CAS SciFinder, CAS Analytical Methods, and CAS Formulus.

  • CAS SciFinder offers a vast database of scientific literature and chemical information, facilitating quick access to articles, patents, and chemical properties.
  • CAS Analytical Methods serves as a comprehensive source for standardized scientific methods across various domains
  • CAS Formulus allows users to explore published formulations and create their own with the Formulation Designer tool, providing details on regulatory information, toxicity, common uses, and more.

Search Terms using CAS Lexicon

The CAS Lexicon is an ideal tool to understand CAS concept hierarchies, find scientific terms or similar keywords for query building.

  1. Start by clicking on ‘CAS Lexicon’ on the landing page.

  1. Type in a search term and click the "Search Concept" button.

Citation Chaining in SciFinder

SciFinder

A database to find literature in chemistry-related fields.

Navigate to the Citing or Cited Documents sections to explore related articles.

Sample record on SciFinder: Single-atom catalyst for high-performance methanol oxidation  (citation information accurate as of 21 Jul 2022)

"Cited Documents"

Find articles cited in this article

(Backward searching)

 

"Citing (17)"

Find articles that are citing this article

(Forward searching)

 

Citation Map

Visualize the relations of citing and cited articles. Learn more here.

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