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New Subscription to Reaxys Chemical Database

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The Library now offers a subscription to Reaxys (produced by Elsevier).

Access Reaxys here: https://www.reaxys.com

Reaxys is a powerful data-searching tool designed to retrieve chemical reactions, substance data and other related information. It can be searched in a number of ways, including chemical structure, formula, and physical property parameters. This database contains information that will help you find preparations and specific transformations, measured substance property and bioactivity data, and citations to articles and patents containing research information.

Reaxys helps answer key questions, such as:

  • Does this chemical substance exist?
  • What is known about its properties and reactions?
  • Does it have druglike or bioactive properties?
  • How can I synthesize or purchase it?
  • Is it being used in novel research?
  • Who else has worked on it?
  • What patent claims have been made relating to it?