• CAS
  • |
  • C&EN
  • |
  • Journals
  • |
  • ACS

search site
Advanced Search »
  • Home
  • |
  • About CAS
    • CAS Media Library
    • CAS Quotes
    • Colors of Chemistry
    • 100th Anniversary Celebration
    • Careers at CAS
    • FAQs
    • Directions to CAS
    • Contact Us
  • |
  • Our Expertise
    • CAS Databases
    • Value Added Tools
    • Technical Service and Support
  • |
  • Solutions
    • Researchers
    • Professional Searchers
  • |
  • Products & Services
    • SciFinder
    • STN Family of Products
    • Science IP
    • CAS Client Services
    • CAS Document Detective Service
    • CD Products
    • Print Products
  • |
  • Support & Training
    • SciFinder
    • STN
    • STN Express
    • STN AnaVist
    • STN Viewer
    • STN on the Web
    • STN Easy
    • Academic Community
    • CAS Customer Care
  • |
  • News & Events
    • News Releases
    • What's New
    • Press Room
    • In the News
    • CAS - Science Connections
    • Trade Shows
Home   •   Support and Training  •  SciFinder  •  How To Guides  •  Locate by Substance Identifier
How to... Locate by Substance Identifier
  

Use Locate by Substance Identifier to find a particular substance or group of substances by using a chemical name or CAS Registry Number.

 This feature is useful for:

  • Finding and verifying chemical names, CAS Registry Numbers, molecular formulas, and other substance information
  • Obtaining calculated and experimental property data
  • Identifying commercial sources
  • Retrieving regulatory compliance information
  • Obtaining articles and patents that discuss the substance

1.

Type a chemical name, trade name, or CAS Registry Number. You may enter multiple identifiers by placing one per line. Click OK.

chemname1 image

Tips

  • Search up to 25 identifiers at once by typing one per line.
  • Click Read from file to import a list of identifiers.

2.

Review your answers.

To access property data, click the microscope icon to display the substance details.

chemname2

If property information is available, links are provided.

chemname3

Notice that the sources for the property values are provided in the right-hand column and footnotes.

chemname4


3.gif

Working with substances...

 

 

Microscope icon

 

See details about a substance.


subst buttons

 

Retrieve references, 3D models, chemical suppliers, regulated chemicals lists, or reactions* for specific substances.


get references button

 

Retrieve references for selected answers or the entire answer set.


get reactions button

 

Retrieve reactions for selected answers or the entire answer set.*


Analyze/Refine button

 

Analyze or Refine your answers.


*Available for SciFinder subscription and SciFinder Scholar users only.

Updated: 4/14/2009 3:49:08 PM
Share/Bookmark
Home  |  About CAS  |  Our Expertise  |  Solutions  |  Products & Services  |  Support & Training  |  News & Events
Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society