CAS SciFinder®

More than a literature and chemical compound database, CAS SciFinder leverages human curation to deliver relevant, actionable insights so you can innovate faster.

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Effectiveness

94% of researchers* agree CAS SciFinder improves the overall effectiveness of their scientific research.

Speed

88% of researchers* agree CAS SciFinder allows them to work more quickly than other research solutions.

Confidence

91% of researchers* agree CAS SciFinder connects them to more scientific information.

*CAS SciFinder Productivity Survey 2025.

"At Adisseo, we use CAS SciFinder to carry out scientific and technical monitoring of the various methionine production technologies, thanks to the solution’s advanced functions. The increasingly wide coverage of the associated databases also enables us to monitor the nutritional uses of methionine."

Olivier Guais

Head of Technological Intelligence and Industrial Property
Adisseo

Optimize your synthesis plans

Use the retrosynthesis tool to calculate an experimental or predicted synthesis based on known chemistry.

Accelerate your patent efforts

Perform searches that quickly uncover specific compounds within the full text of a patent.

Determine the patentability of your research

Use the CAS Draw tool to test your drawn structure against a database of patent literature.

Discover literature relevant to your research

Powerful filtering tools and alerts help you identify references relevant to your research.

Your one true source for chemical substances

CAS SciFinder is the world’s most current and relied on source for chemical substance information. Inform your critical research activities with authoritative details on chemical substances and their related chemical structures, chemical names, regulatory information, and properties, including CAS Registry Numbers^®.

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Find out how the CAS SciFinder Platform can increase your efficiency and drive innovation first-hand.

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CAS SciFinder webinars

Whether you already have CAS SciFinder or are considering it for your organization, learn more about this advanced scientific research tool and how to use it by watching our recorded webinars or signing up for future live ones.

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