Greg Notess

Chem Lit
Nomenclature
Beilstein

Finding Chemical Literature

For a quick, general search the following indexes cover some chemistry literature:

• Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
• Biological Abstracts
• Expanded Academic ASAP (including some full text articles)
• Medline

For facts, try

• Beilstein
• CRC Handbook Chemistry and Physics Reference Section: QD65.H3
• ChemID

For more extensive searching, the primary chemical literature databases are

• Beilstein
• Chemical Abstracts Reference Section: QD1.A51 (1967-1997) or online by appointment

Chemical Abstracts

Try the STN Easy Demonstration which has full searching but only the first citation for free. Only caffeine is available via the Registry file.

Last Updated on Oct 18, 1999