Skip to Main Content

Chemistry: SciFinder Tutorials

Search SciFinder

SciFinder-n
Note: New users are required to register. After you register, you will immediately receive an e-mail from SciFinder with login instructions.
SciFinder is a research and substance discovery tool of the Chemical Abstracts databases containing literature from many scientific disciplines and the CAS registry database.

Getting Started UNR Tutorial

This video tutorial is for the SciFinder Classic interface. To find more information on SciFinderⁿ, search through the SciFinder Help page.

SciFinder Tutorials

These on-demand SciFinderⁿ training resources are short, targeted materials, organized by search type.

(* video)

Introductory Materials

Structure Searching

Structure Searching in SciFinderⁿ: draw, upload, and perform exact, substructure, and similarity searches (*)
ChemDoodle Structure Search in SciFinderⁿ : touchscreen-capable structure drawing (*)

Reaction Searching

Retrosynthesis Planning in SciFinderⁿ : Clearly see and evaluate full synthetic pathways, source evidence, estimated yields, pricing, and supplier availability.
Reaction Search and Scheme View in SciFinderⁿ : search results are grouped by scheme. (*)
Using MethodsNow Synthesis in SciFinderⁿ : obtaining step by step procedures and protocols.(*)

Reference Searching

Keyword Searching and Relevancy Ranking in SciFinderⁿ : autosuggest search, and results ranked by relevancy. (*)
Citation Maps from Reference Searches in SciFinderⁿ : backwards and forward citations, and color-coded relevance ranking. (*)

General Topics

Searching in SciFinderⁿ Using Multiple Browser Tabs : perform multiple searches and retain your original query. (*)
Saving and Filtering Searches in SciFinderⁿ with Live Search History : saving searches and filtering past searches. (*)
Using PatentPak^® in SciFinderⁿ : viewing full-text patents from 46 major patent offices. (*)