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Current UT-Austin students, faculty and staff can search SciFinder from any computer that has a properly configured web browser and that is connected to or proxied through the campus network.

You must first register and create your personal SciFinder Web account. Click on the Register button to begin this process. (UT EID required. If your EID is refused permission to view the registration page, review Who can use SciFinder or contact the Chemistry Library.)

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If you already have your UT SciFinder account:

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(UT EID required off campus.)

 

SciFinder Mobile

CAS offers a mobile version of SciFinder optimized for use with your smartphone browser. (Note: You can't do structure searches and there are no links to full text.) For more information, visit CAS' mobile page. To connect, go to this URL: scifinder.cas.org/mobile or snap this quick response (QR) code with your smartphone's QR reader. Then log in with your existing SciFinder ID and password.

Q R code

What Is SciFinder?

SciFinder is the best place to start your search for research-level chemical information. It provides integrated, user-friendly web access to these Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases:
Chemical Abstracts (CAPLUS)
comprehensive indexing of chemical literature, 1907-present
Registry
chemical structures; names, synonyms; CAS Registry Numbers; calculated and experimental properties and spectra
CHEMCATS
commercial availability of chemicals
CHEMLIST
regulatory information on chemicals
CASREACT
single and multistep organic reactions, 1840-present
MARPAT
generic Markush structures from patents, 1961-present
MEDLINE
biomedical literature, 1946-present

SciFinder News

New Interface Coming

CAS is rolling out a redesigned interface for SciFinder in early summer. The functions and available features are largely the same, but the look and feel have been updated and streamlined. Take a slide show tour of the new interface. The new version is not compatible with Internet Explorer 6, so if you happen to still be running that antique browser, now's the time to change.

Experimental Procedures from Synthesis and SYNLETT

SciFinder will soon be adding experimental procedure information for chemical reactions reported in the Thieme journals Synthesis and SYNLETT back to 1969.

bug Bug Report:
Java vs SciFinder

Ongoing security shortcomings with Java have been causing problems for SciFinder users who try to launch the structure drawing applet. While this has mostly affected Mac users, we have reports of Windows users also encountering issues. CAS is aware of the problem, but since Java changes frequently and is often unstable, CAS is working on a non-Java editor for a summer release. In the meantime, make sure your machine has the latest Java version installed. You should also try a different browser if your preferred one isn't working: every browser is a little different. The Java bug affects only the structure editor; other search options work fine. Another option is to install CAS' stand-alone structure editor and import the saved cxf file into SciFinder for searching. See the System Requirements page for updated information.

 

Help and Documentation

Frequently Asked Questions and User Guide

About SciFinder

SciFinder Support and Training

CAS Learning Solutions - Advanced training and tutorial materials

Browsers and Systems Supported

Java Plug-in (required for structure searching)

Java Tester

SciFinder Mobile

CASSI (Journal abbreviations database)

Database Comparison Chart


For more information about SciFinder at UT-Austin, including questions about access, contact the Chemistry Library by email or phone 512-495-4600.