Information Retrieval: SciFinder -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 SciFinder : Setting the Scene -- 1.1 ' I Just Want to Do a Quick and Simple Search on . . .' -- 1.1.1 Databases -- 1.1.2 Search Terms -- 1.1.3 Narrowing Answers ⇒ Precision -- Broadening Answers ⇒ Comprehension -- 1.2 The SciFinder Way -- 1.2.1 Getting the Initial Answers -- 1.2.2 Beyond the Initial Display: CAPLUS and REGISTRY -- 1.2.3 Beyond the Original Display: MEDLINE -- 1.2.4 Post-processing: Analyze/Analysis -- 1.2.5 Post-processing: Categorize -- 1.2.6 Post-processing: Refine -- 1.2.7 Broadening Answers: Get Substances, Get Reactions, Get Citing, and Get Cited -- 1.2.8 Databases in SciFinder -- 1.3 Looking Ahead -- 2 Databases in SciFinder -- 2.1 CAS Bibliographic Database (CAPLUS) -- 2.1.1 Content and Coverage -- 2.1.2 Indexing in CAPLUS -- 2.2 NLM Bibliographic Database (MEDLINE) -- 2.3 CAS Substance Database (REGISTRY) -- 2.4 CAS Chemical Reaction Database (CASREACT ) -- 2.5 CAS Chemical Catalog Database (CHEMCATS ) -- 2.6 CAS Regulatory Information Database (CHEMLIST ) -- 2.7 Summary of Key Points -- 3 Explore by Research Topic -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 How SciFinder Converts the Query to a List of Candidates -- 3.2.1 Search Fields -- 3.2.2 Candidates -- 3.2.3 Notes on Terms Entered -- 3.3 How Is a Concept Derived? -- 3.3.1 Automatic Truncation -- 3.3.2 Singulars, Plurals, Tenses (Past, Present, Future) -- 3.3.3 Synonyms -- 3.3.4 Phrases -- 3.3.5 CAS Registry Numbers -- 3.4 Choosing Candidates -- 3.5 Working from the Reference Screen -- 3.5.1 Keep Me Posted -- 3.5.2 Search History -- 3.5.3 Selecting, Saving, Printing, Exporting, and Sorting Records -- 3.5.4 Link to Full Record and Link to Full Text -- 3.5.5 Analyze References -- 3.5.6 Refine References -- 3.5.7 Analyze or Refine? -- 3.5.8 Categorize -- 3.6 Working from the Record Screen.

3.7 Applying Scientific Method to Information Retrieval -- 3.7.1 Step 1. Conceptualize the Initial Search Query -- 3.7.2 Step 2. Perform an Initial Search -- 3.7.3 Step 3. Examine the Initial Answers -- 3.7.4 Step 4. Revise Search -- 3.8 Summary of Key Points -- 4 Explore by Chemical Substance -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Registration of Substances -- 4.2.1 CAS Registry Numbers -- 4.2.2 Policies for Substance Indexing -- 4.3 Searching for Substances: The Alternatives -- 4.4 Explore Substances: Chemical Structure -- 4.4.1 Overview -- 4.4.2 Drawing Structures -- 4.4.3 Explore Substances: Exact search -- 4.5 Explore Substances: Substance Identifier -- 4.6 Explore Substances: Molecular Formula -- 4.6.1 Examples of Applications of Searches by Molecular Formula -- 4.7 Explore References: Research Topic -- 4.8 Summary of Key Points -- 5 Substructure and Similarity Searching -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Searching Substances: Substructure -- 5.2.1 The Screening Issue -- 5.2.2 Structure Is Too General -- 5.2.3 The Resonance Issue -- 5.2.4 The Tautomerism Issue -- 5.2.5 Show Precision Analysis -- 5.2.6 Locking Tools -- 5.2.7 Additional Query Tools -- 5.2.8 Additional Search Refinements -- 5.3 Searching Structures: Working from the Initial Substance Answer Set -- 5.3.1 Analysis of Substances -- 5.3.2 Refine Substances -- 5.3.3 Narrowing and Broadening Answers -- 5.4 Similarity Search -- 5.5 Further Examples of Show Precision Analysis -- 5.5.1 Coordination Compounds and Salts -- 5.5.2 Cyclic Hemiacetals and Hydroxycarbonyls -- Pentavalent Phosphorus -- 5.6 Additional Structure Query Options -- 5.6.1 Exact Search -- 5.6.2 Substructure Search -- 5.7 Getting References -- 5.8 Combining Explore Substances and Explore References -- 5.9 Summary of Key Points -- 6 Additional Search and Display Options -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Explore: Author Name.

6.3 Explore: Company Name -- 6.4 Explore: Document Identifier -- 6.5 Explore: Journal and Explore: Patent -- 6.6 Getting Information from Bibliographic Records -- 6.6.1 Get Substances -- 6.6.2 Citations -- 6.7 Further Issues with Finding Information on Substances -- 6.7.1 Option (a). Starting with Explore References: Research Topic -- 6.7.2 Option (b). Starting with Explore Substances -- 6.7.3 Further Considerations -- 6.8 Opportunities for MEDLINE Searchers -- 6.8.1 Complimentarity of MEDLINE and CAPLUS -- 6.8.2 Complimentarity of REGISTRY, MEDLINE, and CAPLUS -- 6.8.3 The SciFinder Interface and Search Opportunities -- 6.9 Searching for Substances in the Biological Sciences -- 6.9.1 Nucleic Acids and Related Terms -- 6.9.2 Proteins -- 6.10 Searching for Information on Polymers -- 6.11 Summary of Key Points -- 7 Searching for Information on Chemical Reactions -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Specific Search Options in CASREACT -- 7.3 Reaction Search Strategies -- 7.3.1 Explore Substances and Explore Reactions -- 7.3.2 Using Functional Groups -- 7.3.3 Retrosynthetic Analysis -- 7.4 Searching for Reactions through Explore References: Research Topic -- 7.5 Combining Structure, Reaction, Functional Group, and Keyword Terms -- 7.6 Summary of Key Points -- Appendix 1 Some SciFinder Resources -- Appendix 2 CAS Roles in CAPLUS -- Appendix 3 Some Basic Principles Used by SciFinder in the Interpretation of a Research Topic Query -- Appendix 4 Registration of Substances -- A4.1 Single-Component Substances -- A4.1.1 Single Substances -- A4.1.2 Elements, Ions, and Particles -- A4.1.3 Isotopic Substances -- A4.1.4 Stereoisomers -- A4.1.5 Donor Bonds -- A4.1.6 Intermediates -- A4.2 Multicomponent Substances -- A4.2.1 Salts -- A4.2.2 Alloys -- A4.2.3 Mixtures -- A4.3 Metal Complexes -- A4.3.1 σ -Complexes -- A4.3.2 π-Complexes -- A4.4 Macromolecules.

A4.4.1 Homopolymers -- A4.4.2 Copolymers -- A4.4.3 Structure Repeating Units -- A4.4.4 Proteins -- A4.4.5 Nucleic Acids and Related Substances -- A4.5 Other Cases -- A4.5.1 Incompletely Defined Substances -- A4.5.2 Minerals -- A4.5.3 Records with 'No References' -- Appendix 5 Understanding Structure Searches -- A5.1 The Resonance Issue -- A5.2 The Tautomerism Issue -- A5.3 Chain Lock Tool -- A5.4 Ring Lock Tool -- Appendix 6 Original Publication Discussed in Chapter 7, Section 7.1 -- Index.