Chemistry

SciFinder-n is our main chemistry database. You need to register first before being able to use.

SciFinder-n is the latest scientific information solution from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society. In addition to reference, substance, reaction and supplier content, SciFinder-n includes relevance-ranked results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, sequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and much more. For search help, check out the SciFinder-n Training Materials or contact Megan Toups, STEM Librarian.

If you have been using the older SciFinder and need to migrate your saved answers and alerts to SciFinder-n, you can use this document to help you through the process.

Additional information about SciFinder-n can be found in this useful guide. 

Please be aware of and follow the appropriate use of SciFinder-n permitted by our license.

If you have problems registering please contact Megan Toups at megan.toups@slu.edu.

Self-registering for your username and password

1. Go to SciFinder-n Registration from a SLU IP address (on campus) or to SciFinder-n Registration from off-campus.
    
2. Click on the Registration URL.
    
3. A Welcome message will display.
    
4. Click Next to begin self-registration.
      

5. Use your SLU email address when registering.

Username and Password requirements

Username

Minimum of 5 characters and a maximum of 15 characters.

Must be unique - another user cannot have selected it.

Can be all letters, but it may also contain numbers and these special characters:  dash (-); underscore (_); period (.); and/or at symbol (@).

Password

Minimum of 7 characters and a maximum of 15 characters.

At least two (2) characters must be different from your username. 

Password must include at least three (3) of the following.

• Lowercase letters
• Mixed upper and lowercase letters
• Numbers
• Special characters (e.g., @, #, %, &, *)

After self-registering for your username and password (see box below), you may access SciFinder-n from any of the following options, both on campus and off campus.

Link directly to SciFinder-n - Username and Password required.

http://libguides.slu.edu/chemistry

http://libraries.slu.edu/search/databases/dbsearch.php?page=S

Supported Operating Systems, Browsers, and versions

JavaScript and cookies must be enabled.

Pop-up blockers must be turned off or you may add the following sites to your "pop-ups" allowed list.

• scifinder.cas.org
• chemport.cas.org

For additional recommendations including structure editor requirements, see SciFinder System Recommendations and Requirements.