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Let’s start with Articles & Databases.
SciFinder lets you search for information related to biology, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, marine biology, oceanography, and physics.
Create an account if you don’t have one, being sure to use your FIT email address.
If you have an account, log in with your SciFinder username and password.
ALWAYS access SciFinder from the Evans Library website to authenticate your account.
Search for:Articles by Research TopicorSubstancesorReactions
Type in chemical name, common name (aspirin), commercial name (Leukeran), or CAS registry number to find articles.
Choose results that contain the exact term as entered, or those that contain the “concept.” If you choose concepts, SciFinder will retrieve the entered terms, synonymous terms, or similar terms within the record.
Click the Analyze by options to sort results.
Click the Full Text link to find your article in a database, or to submit an interlibrary loan request.
Click the Article link to retrieve the article from one of our databases. You may also click the Journal link to search for other articles.
This article was found in three of the Evans Library’s databases.
Help!
If the item was not found in the Evans Library collection, you could request it via Interlibrary Loan.
Help!
Article information should appear here… if it does not, go back to the holdings information and click the Submit an Interlibrary Loan request via ILLiad link once again. Help!
You will need to create an ILLiad account the first time that you use it, and log in with TRACKS each time.
Check that all information is correct.
Type “0” in the Maximum cost you will pay box, scroll down, and click Submit Request.
To gather the information you need to synthesize your substance…
2. Export.1. Mark pertinent articles.
4. Choose Chemical Structure to draw your substance.
5. Draw your substance with the drag/drop editor, then click OK.
You may see several methods to synthesize your substance.
An icon shows which substances in the process are commercially available.
An overview shows more information.
24. In Data Source and Database fields, select RIS Format, and then browse for your .ris file.
25. If you have set up a specific folder for your course, you can import references directly into it here.
27. Click the Edit icon to correct punctuation, capitalization, etc.
These references appear in two folders.
Aldrich Chemistry Products is where you’ll find pricing info for making your substance.
Use the Internet Sites tab to find more information about synthesizing your substance.
Click item number to view substance information, pricing, and availability.
Search for your substance…
Structure search requires the ChemDraw plugin, which you can install at home. Keyword searching gives you synthesis information.
Enter your search terms – just the substance name should work for your assignment – and click Search.
Thank you!
For more information, please contact me:
[email protected] Evans Library 402
Find LOTS of SciFinder tutorials and information:
http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/tutorials.html
(www.cas.org > support and training > SciFinder)