You will find that CAS information is divided into 80 different sections.
- Each CA section covers only one broad area of scientific inquiry.
- Each abstract in CA appears in only one section.
- Abstracts are assigned to a section according to the novelty of the process or substance that is being reported in the literature.
- If abstract information pertains to a section(s) in addition to the one assigned, a cross-reference is established.
When searching online, you can use appropriate section codes (/SC) as a search term to focus or expand an online answer set.
The following list of the 80 individual sections is collected into five broad headings. Click on any of these broad headings to see detailed descriptions of all the sections contained under that topic.
BIOCHEMISTRY (BIO/SC)
1. Pharmacology
2. Mammalian Hormones
3. Biochemical Genetics
4. Toxicology
5. Agrochemical Bioregulators
6. General Biochemistry
7. Enzymes
8. Radiation Biochemistry
9. Biochemical Methods
10. Microbial, Algal, and Fungal Biochemistry
11. Plant Biochemistry
12. Nonmammalian Biochemistry
13. Mammalian Biochemistry
14. Mammalian Pathological Biochemistry
15. Immunochemistry
16. Fermentation and Bioindustrial Biochemistry
17. Food and Feed Chemistry
18. Animal Nutrition
19. Fertilizers, Soils, and Plant Nutrition
20. History, Education, and Documentation
ORGANIC (ORG/SC)
21. General Organic Chemistry
22. Physical Organic Chemistry
23. Aliphatic Compounds
24. Alicyclic Compounds
25. Benzene, Its Derivatives, and Condensed Benzenoid Compounds
26. Biomolecules and Their Synthetic Analogs
27. Heterocyclic Compounds (One Hetero Atom)
28. Heterocyclic Compounds (More Than One Hetero Atom)
29. Organometallic and Organometalloidal Compounds
30. Terpenes and Terpenoids
31. Alkaloids
32. Steroids
33. Carbohydrates
34. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
MACROMOLECULAR (MAC/SC)
35. Chemistry of Synthetic High Polymers
36. Physical Properties of Synthetic High Polymers
37. Plastics Manufacture and Processing
38. Plastics Fabrication and Uses
39. Synthetic Elastomers and Natural Rubber
40. Textiles and Fibers
41. Dyes, Organic Pigments, Fluorescent Brighteners, and Photographic Sensitizers
42. Coatings, Inks, and Related Products
43. Cellulose, Lignin, Paper, and Other Wood Products
44. Industrial Carbohydrates
45. Industrial Organic Chemicals, Leather, Fats, and Waxes
46. Surface-Active Agents and Detergents
APPLIED (APP/SC)
47. Apparatus and Plant Equipment
48. Unit Operations and Processes
49. Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
50. Propellants and Explosives
51. Fossil Fuels, Derivatives, and Related Products
52. Electrochemical, Radiational, and Thermal Energy Technology
53. Mineralogical and Geological Chemistry
54. Extractive Metallurgy
55. Ferrous Metals and Alloys
56. Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
57. Ceramics
58. Cement, concrete, and Related Building Materials
59. Air Pollution and Industrial Hygiene
60. Waste Treatment and Disposal
61. Water
62. Essential Oils and Cosmetics
63. Pharmaceuticals
64. Pharmaceutical Analysis
PHYSICAL, INORGANIC, AND ANALYTICAL (PIA/SC)
65. General Physical Chemistry
66. Surface Chemistry and Colloids
67. Catalysis, Reaction Kinetics, and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
68. Phase Equilibriums, Chemical Equilibriums, and Solutions
69. Thermodynamics, Thermochemistry, and Thermal Properties
70. Nuclear Phenomena
71. Nuclear Technology
72. Electrochemistry
73. Optical, Electron, and Mass Spectroscopy and Other Related Properties
74. Radiation Chemistry, Photochemistry, and Photographic and Other Reprographic Processes
75. Crystallography and Liquid Crystals
76. Electric Phenomena
77. Magnetic Phenomena
78. Inorganic Chemicals and Reactions
79. Inorganic Analytical Chemistry
80. Organic Analytical Chemistry