We are pleased to announce new features to SciFinder that will improve productivity by accelerating research queries, providing easy access to lab preparations, and providing synthesis planning capabilities. The changes are in addition to recent upgrades we blogged about in November, you can read that post here.
In addition to presenting cleaner, more streamlined layouts, the new SciFinder features enable you to
• View experimental procedures in context with a reaction. You will be able to view experimental procedures from six American Chemical Society journals and patents from the USPTO, EPO, and WIPO, covering the period from 2005-2009. You will also be able to examine, sort, and analyze experimental procedures for applicability to their synthetic research needs and more efficiently determine lab preparations and plan synthetic pathways.
• Search structures using SMILES and InChI strings. You can now save time drawing structures by converting InChI (International Chemical Identifier) or SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) text strings within the SciFinder drawing editor to generate graphic representations of specific substances.
• Sort search results by relevance. Reaction results can now be viewed from most to least relevant, bringing the most important information to your attention immediately.
Learn More about how to use these latest enhancements here: SciFinder (Fall 2010) (PDF)
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