| Introduction |
This section describes how to locate preparations leading to a specific structural end product by using Explore Substances.
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| When to use |
Use preparation searching when you want to locate preparations for any type of chemical compound, without regard for the reactants and reagents used or the transformation involved. Preparations are available when:
- A substance preparation is the main point of a research paper
- At least one piece of analytical characterization data is available for the substance
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| Preview |
Locating specific substance preparations is a three-step process:
- Draw the structure
- Locate relevant structure matches
- Locate references to preparative studies
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| Example |
Locate preparations of this compound: 
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| Draw the structure and retrieve substances |
Follow these steps to draw the structure of interest and conduct a substance search. |
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Do this |
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Click  . |
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Click the structure drawing image to open the editor.
Draw the product of interest.
Apply the following tools to control answer precision:
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Select the substructure option at the right of the editor, and click OK.
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Limit the results to Preparation studies. Click Search.
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| Review substances |
Substance result display. Click a CAS Registry Number of interest to see details.
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When you want to see |
Click |
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Substance details, including:
- Additional names
- CAS roles
- Substance properties
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A CAS Registry Number link |
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Reference(s) for the substance |
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Reactions, Commercial Sources, and Regulatory Information |
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Set a permanaent link to the structure |
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| Locate references |
Follow these steps to locate and explore references to preparative studies. |
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(Optional) Select substances of interest. |
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From the Substances toolbar, click and make the appropriate selections. |
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The reference answer set displays.
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When you want to see |
Click |
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Reference detail, including:
- Abstract
- Indexing
- Patent family information
- Citation
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Reference title link |
| Electronic full text |
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Trends in the answer set |
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A smaller set of more precisely defined references |
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Related information such as: |
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- References cited in selected articles or patents
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- Articles or patents that cite selected references
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- Substances indexed for a reference
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- Reactions indexed in for a reference
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Updated: 10/5/2009 10:48:06 AM
