How to... Explore by Exact Structure
Web Version of SciFinder
With SciFinder's structure drawing tools, you can draw a chemical structure and then find a particular substance or group of substances that match the structure.
Exact search results may include:
- The structure exactly as you have drawn it
- Stereoisomers
- Tautomers (including keto-enol)
- Coordination compounds
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- Charged compounds
- Radicals or radical ions
- Isotopes
- Polymers, mixtures, and salts
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In the Structure Drawing window, use tools down the left-hand side and across the top and bottom to draw your structure. Select Exact search and click OK. |
- It may be helpful to set your browser to full screen when using the structure drawing tool.
- Mouse over the tool buttons to see names or descriptions for the tools.
- Once you select a tool, information also displays above the drawing area.
- For details about drawing structures and using each of the tools, see the SciFinder Help files.
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SciFinder provides you with options for presenting your results and further defining your search.
- Specify whether you would like to see a precision analysis for your results.
- Select any specific Characteristics, Classes, or Studies that you would like to apply to your search.
Click Search. |
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Review your answers. |
Updated: 4/3/2008 3:49:11 PM
