Preface |
SciFinder® Setting the Scene / 1: |
'I Just Want to Do a Quick and Simple Search on...' / 1.1: |
Databases / 1.1.1: |
Search Terms / 1.1.2: |
Narrowing Answers Precision; Broadening Answers Comprehension / 1.1.3: |
The SciFinder Way / 1.2: |
Getting the Initial Answers / 1.2.1: |
Beyond the Initial Display: Caplus and Registry / 1.2.2: |
Beyond the Original Display: Medline / 1.2.3: |
Post-processing: Analyze/Analysis / 1.2.4: |
Post-processing: Categorize / 1.2.5: |
Post-processing: Refine / 1.2.6: |
Broadening Answers: Get Substances, Get Reactions, Get Citing, and Get Cited / 1.2.7: |
Databases in SciFinder / 1.2.8: |
Looking Ahead / 1.3: |
CAS Bibliographic Database (Caplus) / 2: |
Content and Coverage / 2.1.1: |
Indexing in Caplus / 2.1.2: |
NLM Bibliographic Database (Medline) / 2.2: |
CAS Substance Database (Registry) / 2.3: |
CAS Chemical Reaction Database (Casreact®) / 2.4: |
CAS Chemical Catalog Database (Chemcats®) / 2.5: |
CAS Regulatory Information Database (Chemlist®) / 2.6: |
Summary of Key Points / 2.7: |
Explore by Research Topic / 3: |
Introduction / 3.1: |
How SciFinder Converts the Query to a List of Candidates / 3.2: |
Search Fields / 3.2.1: |
Candidates / 3.2.2: |
Notes on Terms Entered / 3.2.3: |
How is a Concept Derived? / 3.3: |
Automatic Truncation / 3.3.1: |
Singulars, Plurals, Tenses (Past, Present, Future) / 3.3.2: |
Synonyms / 3.3.3: |
Phrases / 3.3.4: |
CAS Registry Numbers / 3.3.5: |
Choosing Candidates / 3.4: |
Working from the Reference Screen / 3.5: |
Keep Me Posted / 3.5.1: |
Search History / 3.5.2: |
Selecting, Saving, Printing, Exporting, and Sorting Records / 3.5.3: |
Link to Full Record and Link to Full Text / 3.5.4: |
Analyze References / 3.5.5: |
Refine References / 3.5.6: |
Analyze or Refine? / 3.5.7: |
Categorize / 3.5.8: |
Working from the Record Screen / 3.6: |
Applying Scientific Method to Information Retrieval / 3.7: |
Step 1 Conceptualize the Initial Search Query / 3.7.1: |
Step 2 Perform an Initial Search / 3.7.2: |
Step 3 Examine the Initial Answers / 3.7.3: |
Step 4 Revise Search / 3.7.4: |
Explore by Chemical Substance / 3.8: |
Registration of Substances / 4.1: |
Policies for Substance Indexing / 4.2.1: |
Searching for Substances: The Alternatives / 4.3: |
Explore Substances: Chemical Structure / 4.4: |
Overview / 4.4.1: |
Drawing Structures / 4.4.2: |
Explore Substances: Exact search / 4.4.3: |
Explore Substances: Substance Identifier / 4.5: |
Explore Substances: Molecular Formula / 4.6: |
Examples of Applications of Searches by Molecular Formula / 4.6.1: |
Explore References: Research Topic / 4.7: |
Substructure and Similarity Searching / 4.8: |
Searching Substances: Substructure' / 5.1: |
The Screening Issue / 5.2.1: |
Structure is too General / 5.2.2: |
The Resonance Issue / 5.2.3: |
The Tautomerism Issue / 5.2.4: |
Show Precision Analysis / 5.2.5: |
Locking Tools / 5.2.6: |
Additional Query Tools / 5.2.7: |
Additional Search Refinements / 5.2.8: |
Searching Structures: Working from the Initial Substance Answer Set / 5.3: |
Analysis of Substances / 5.3.1: |
Refine Substances / 5.3.2: |
Narrowing and Broadening Answers / 5.3.3: |
Similarity Search / 5.4: |
Further Examples of Show Precision Analysis / 5.5: |
Coordination Compounds and Salts / 5.5.1: |
Cyclic Hemiacetals and Hydroxycarbonyls; Pentavalent Phosphorus / 5.5.2: |
Additional Structure Query Options / 5.6: |
Exact Search / 5.6.1: |
Substructure Search / 5.6.2: |
Getting References / 5.7: |
Combining Explore Substances and Explore References / 5.8: |
Additional Search and Display Options / 5.9: |
Explore: Author Name / 6.1: |
Explore: Company Name / 6.3: |
Explore: Document Identifier / 6.4: |
Explore: Journal and Explore: Patent / 6.5: |
Getting Information from Bibliographic Records / 6.6: |
Get Substances / 6.6.1: |
Citations / 6.6.2: |
Further Issues with Finding Information on Substances / 6.7: |
Option (a). Starting with Explore References: Research Topic / 6.7.1: |
Option (b). Starting with Explore Substances / 6.7.2: |
Further Considerations / 6.7.3: |
Opportunities for Medline Searchers / 6.8: |
Complimentarity of Medline and Caplus / 6.8.1: |
Complimentarity of Registry, Medline, and Caplus / 6.8.2: |
The SciFinder Interface and Search Opportunities / 6.8.3: |
Searching for Substances in the Biological Sciences / 6.9: |
Nucleic Acids and Related Terms / 6.9.1: |
Proteins / 6.9.2: |
Searching for Information on Polymers / 6.10: |
Searching for Information on Chemical Reactions / 6.11: |
Specific Search Options in Casreact / 7.1: |
Reaction Search Strategies / 7.3: |
Explore Substances and Explore Reactions / 7.3.1: |
Using Functional Groups / 7.3.2: |
Retrosynthetic Analysis / 7.3.3: |
Searching for Reactions through Explore References: Research Topic / 7.4: |
Combining Structure, Reaction, Functional Group, and Keyword Terms / 7.5: |
Some SciFinder Resources / 7.6: |
CAS Roles in Caplus / Appendix 2: |
Some Basic Principles Used by SciFinder in the Interpretation of a Research Topic Query / Appendix 3: |
Single-Component Substances / Appendix 4: |
Single Substances / A4.1.1: |
Elements, Ions, and Particles / A4.1.2: |
Isotopic Substances / A4.1.3: |
Stereoisomers / A4.1.4: |
Donor Bonds / A4.1.5: |
Intermediates / A4.1.6: |
Multicomponent Substances / A4.2: |
Salts / A4.2.1: |
Alloys / A4.2.2: |
Mixtures / A4.2.3: |
Metal Complexes / A4.3: |
?-Complexes / A4.3.1: |
Macromolecules / A4.3.2: |
Homopolymers / A4.4.1: |
Copolymers / A4.4.2: |
Structure Repeating Units / A4.4.3: |
Nucleic Acids and Related Substances / A4.4.4: |
Other Cases / A4.5: |
Incompletely Defined Substances / A4.5.1: |
Minerals / A4.5.2: |
Records with 'No References' / A4.5.3: |
Understanding Structure Searches / Appendix 5: |
Chain Lock Tool / A5.1: |
Ring Lock Tool / A5.4: |
Original Publication Discussed in Chapter 7, Section 7.1 / Appendix 6: |
Index |
SciFinder“: Setting the Scene |
'I Just Want to Do a Quick and Simple Search onà' |
Narrowing Answers <$$$> Precision; Broadening Answers <$$$> Comprehension |
Beyond the Initial Display: CAPLUS and REGISTRY |
Beyond the Original Display: MEDLINE |
CAS Bibliographic Database (CAPLUS) |
Indexing in CAPLUS |
NLM Bibliographic Database (MEDLINE) |
CAS Substance Database (REGISTRY) |
CAS Chemical Reaction Database (CASREACT“) |
CAS Chemical Catalog Database (CHEMCATS“) |
CAS Regulatory Information Database (CHEMLIST“) |
How Is a Concept Derived? |
Step 1. Conceptualize the Initial Search Query |
Step 2. Perform an Initial Search |
Step 3. Examine the Initial Answers |
Step 4. Revise Search |
Searching Substances: Substructure |
Structure Is Too General |
Opportunities for MEDLINE Searchers |
Complimentarity of MEDLINE and CAPLUS |
Complimentarity of REGISTRY, MEDLINE, and CAPLUS |
Specific Search Options in CASREACT |
CAS Roles in CAPLUS |
à -Complexes |
? -Complexes |
Records with 'No References' |
Preface |
SciFinder® Setting the Scene / 1: |
'I Just Want to Do a Quick and Simple Search on...' / 1.1: |
Databases / 1.1.1: |
Search Terms / 1.1.2: |
Narrowing Answers Precision; Broadening Answers Comprehension / 1.1.3: |