Chemistry databasesKey Chemistry databases| Database | Information |
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SciFinder (previously known as Chemical Abstracts) Got an account? Access SciFinder Web. | The most important database of journal articles and other materials on chemical substances, reactions or topics. It also contains the medical database, Medline. Scifinder Scholar also allows cited reference searching from about 1996 onwards. Access
You have two options: the client version and the web version. Read more... Help/develop your skills
Take a tutorial or view a quick search demo (web and client versions)
Features:
structure search | substance search | reaction search | topic search | author search | CAS registry search | cited reference searching | | Reaxys | Comprehensive information on organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds, their syntheses and properties. Covers information and data from Beilstein, Gmelin, and the Patent Chemistry Database (PCD). Features:
structure search | single and multi-step reaction search | patent information Help/develop your skills
View the Reaxys guide (PDF) | | Web of Science | Large, multidisciplinary database covering the Sciences. Covers from 1980-. Use in conjunction with SciFinder. Features:
topic search | author search | cited reference search | alerts | saved searches | | Scopus | Large, multidisciplinary database covering the Sciences. Coverage is largely from 1996-. Use in conjunction with SciFinder. Features:
topic search | author search | cited reference search | alerts | saved searches |
Other Chemistry related databases and resources| Database/resource | Information | Useful for... |
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| Dictionary of organic compounds | A quick and useful place to start looking for common data on organic compounds. Search by chemical name, molecular formula, structure, properties. Data given includes: chemical names (including Chemical abstracts name), CAS registry number, molecular formula, structure, molecular weight, melting point, boiling point, pKa, hazard, biological source, uses, and less commonly density, refractive index, solubility. The references cited indicate articles that cover synthesis, spectra etc. | Organic chemistry / compounds | | Dictionary of inorganic compounds | - Dictionary of inorganic compounds. Chapman and Hall, 1992. 5 vols. Reference collection 546.03 M152d.
- A major handbook of basic data and references on inorganic compounds including coordination compounds. Gives names, formula, formula weight, structure, melting point, boiling point, and occasionally spectroscopic and thermodynamic data. Other data can be found through the references cited for each substance. Has an element index, subarranged by formula; a structural type index; a name index; a registry number index.
| Inorganic compounds | | Inspec | Major physics database also covering electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. | Chemical physics
| | BIOSIS Previews | Covers many areas of biology, biochemistry and the life sciences. | Environmental Chemistry & toxicology / Biomedical chemistry
| | PubMed (Medline) | When searching SciFinder you automatically search Medline. To search Medline on its own, use the free PubMed version. | Biomedical chemistry | | Cambridge Scientific Abstracts | In particular, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Part 3: Aquatic pollution and environmental quality; Water resources abstracts. | Environmental Chemistry & toxicology | | Other science databases | Potentially useful for finding certain types of material such as translations, conference proceedings, book reviews, older publications, research project reports and official government publications. | General |
Search the web & selected journal collections directly- To ensure you are finding the best information, always use the following in conjunction with the major Chemistry databases, such as SciFinder.
- Search the web
- ChemSpider
Chemical literature search - Scirus
Targets scientific/academic/scholarly information available on the web. - Google Scholar
Google search targeting Academic information on the web. - Google Books
Searches the contents of books and gives tables of contents, indexes and sample pages; some out of print books can be downloaded in full. - OAIster
Searches free institutional digital resources
Search major full-text journal collections
SciFinder access- University of Adelaide staff and students have two options for accessing SciFinder: the traditional SciFinder client which requires you to install software on your PC, or SciFinder Web, the brower based version. While the SciFinder client is still available for download, we recommend using SciFinder Web, which has several benefits over the client version, including that it is available for use off campus.
- SciFinder Web
For more information or assistance with SciFinder Web, or to book in a training session, please contact Ursula Henderson at 8313 1063 or ursula.g.henderson@adelaide.edu.au.
Advice & assistanceTo find out about advanced search techniques, or to discover more about the range of Library resources, please contact Ursula Henderson, Research Librarian for Chemistry.
For general advice or assistance with using the Library please ask at the Research Help Desk, call us on +61 8 8303 5372 or send an email to library@adelaide.edu.au. Detailed services and resources information can be found on the Library A to Z. There is also an ever expanding range of online tutorials and demonstrations.
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