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CAS (Chemical Abstract Services) have launched an innovative new platform to search for literature, substances and chemical reactions: SciFinderⁿ. While the databases are still the same (CAplus and MEDLINE), the new tool comes with a new, easy to use interface offers several improvements compared to the old one:

1. Search History. SciFindern remembers all your searches. You can access any previous search query, including substances and reactions, adapt and re-submit it.
2. Multiple Tabs. It was about time: SciFinderⁿ can finally be open in as many tabs as you want at the same time.
3. Deep links. Copy the links to search results, individual compounds, spectra, etc. You can save them for yourself or send them to colleagues.
4. Filtering large answer sets. SciFinderⁿ is now able to apply filters on answer sets with more than 20’000 hits, which was not possible on the old platform.
5. AI-powered relevance sorting. Artificial intelligence promises to know which articles are most relevant for your search query.
6. More experimental data. The database is enriched with thousands of experimental properties and spectra.
7. Citation Mapping. Easily map the references cited by or citing a document and quickly find more articles on your subject.
8. Retrosynthesis planner. On a substance’s page, simply click “Synthesize” to create a full retrosynthetic plan including expected yields and reagent costs.

New at the UZH:
PatentPak makes screening patents for chemical information a breeze.
MethodsNow is particulary useful if you are searching for synthetic procedures.

Visit scifindern.cas.org and log in with your previous SciFinder credentials to try the new platform for yourself!
Those who do not have a login yet, can sign up via this link (Registration is only possible with a UZH e-mail address).

In case you have questions or feedback on Scifinderⁿ, do not hesitate to contact Anna Véron (subject specialist for Chemistry and Physics) at naturwissenschaften@hbz.uzh.ch.