Information resources for research on synthetic schemes

1. John H. Evans Library & Learning Commons
L IBRARY
R ESOURCES
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C HEMISTRY
S TUDENTS

2. http://lib.fit.edu
Research Guides collect the
most useful
databases, reference
materials, Internet sites, and
other tools for your field of
study in one convenient
resource.

3. Each discipline
contains both
general and
course-specific
guides.

4. These are the Library’s best
resources for chemistry
students, organized by type.

5. Use the Articles &
Databases tab to find
journal articles about
your topic.

6. Use the Internet Sites tab to
find information about
synthesizing your substance.

7. Let’s start with Articles
& Databases.
SciFinder lets you search for
information related to
biology, biochemistry, chemis
try, chemical
engineering, marine
biology, oceanography, and
physics.

8. Log in with TRACKS.

9. ALWAYS access
SciFinder from the
Evans Library website
to authenticate your
account.
Create an account if
you don’t have
one, being sure to use
your FIT email address.
If you have an
account, log in with
your SciFinder
username and
password.

10. Log in.

11. Accept the terms
of use: SciFinder is
for educational use
only.

12. Explore References
Search by options
Type in chemical name, common
name (aspirin), commercial name
(Leukeran), or CAS registry
number to find articles.
Limit options

13. Choose results that contain the
exact term as entered, or those
that contain the “concept.” If
you choose concepts, SciFinder
will retrieve the entered
terms, synonymous terms, or
similar terms within the record.

14. Click the Analyze by
options to sort results.
Click the Full Text link to
find your article in a
database, or to submit
an interlibrary loan
request.

15. This article was found
in three of the Evans
Library’s databases.
Click the Article link to retrieve the
article from one of our databases. You
may also click the Journal link to
search for other articles.
Help!

16. Download the PDF.

17. If the item was not found in the
Evans Library collection, you could
request it via Interlibrary Loan.
Help!

18. You will need to create an
ILLiad account the first time
that you use it, and log in
with TRACKS each time.
Article information should
appear here… if it does not, go
back to the holdings
information and click the
Submit an Interlibrary Loan
request via ILLiad link once
Help! again.

19. Check that all information
is correct.
Type “0” in the Maximum
cost you will pay
box, scroll down, and click
Submit Request.

20. To gather the
information you need
to synthesize your
substance…
1. Mark pertinent articles.
2. Send to SciPlanner.

21. 3. Explore Substances.

22. 5. Type substance
name and click
4. Select Substance Search.
Identifier to search by
name.
OR…

23. Explore Substances
4. Choose Chemical
Structure to
draw your
substance.
5. Draw your substance
with the drag/drop
editor, then click OK.

24. 6. Click Substance Detail to
view CAS information.

25. CAS information for
your substance

26. 7. Hover over structure
and click arrows for
more options.

27. 8. Click Synthesize this…

28. You may see several
methods to synthesize
your substance.
An overview shows
more information.
An icon shows which
substances in the process
are commercially available.

29. 9. Select the process
that you will use.
10. Click Send to SciPlanner.
11. Click SciPlanner.

30. References, substances, an
d reactions appear in
separate tabs here.

31. 12. In each tab, Ctrl +
Click, and drag references
and reactions to the
workspace.

32. This substance is
commercially
available…
This isn’t – synthesize it!

33. 13. Hover over, click the
arrows, Synthesize
this…

34. This process includes four
steps, but is made from
commercially available
substances.
14. Send to SciPlanner!

35. 15. Ctrl + Click, and drag
the reaction to the
workspace.

36. 16. Select matching
compounds, drag and drop
to overlap them, resulting
in one continuous process.

37. 17. Select Workspace and
then Print to PDF.

38. 18. Type a title, and then
click Print.

39. The PDF includes an
overview diagram of the
reactions, plus the
stages of each reaction.

40. 19. To export
references, click
Workspace and then
Export.

41. 20. Choose Citations, name
your file, and then click
Export.

42. 21. Save the .ris file (usually
to the Downloads folder).

43. 22. Log in to RefWorks
from the library
website (lib.fit.edu).

44. 23. Click References and
then Import.

45. 24. In Data Source and Database
fields, select RIS Format, and
then browse for your .ris file.
25. If you have set up a specific
folder for your course, you
can import references directly
into it here.

46. 26. View the Last Imported
Folder to check your
references.

47. 27. Click the Edit icon to
correct
punctuation, capitalizatio
n, etc.
These references appear
in two folders.

48. 28. To print a bibliography for
your paper, choose
Bibliography and then
Create.

49. 29. Choose an appropriate
formatting style, and
choose the folder that
contains your references.

50. Your references are
ready to be copied and
pasted into your paper!

51. Use the Internet Sites tab to
find more information about
synthesizing your substance.
Aldrich Chemistry Products is
where you’ll find pricing info
for making your substance.

52. Search for your substance…
Click item number to view substance
information, pricing, and availability.

53. Properties
Prices!

54. Organic Syntheses gives you
"reliable methods for the
preparation of organic
compounds."

55. The start page gives you
some information about
the site and what you can
do with it.
Structure search requires the
ChemDraw plugin, which you
can install at home. Keyword
searching gives you synthesis
information.

56. Read the hazard
warning, and click Accept
and Continue.

57. Enter your search terms – just the
substance name should work for
your assignment – and click
Search.

58. Click the article title or
the PDF link for your
results.

59. Results contain your
structure and procedure.

60. Find LOTS of SciFinder tutorials and information:
http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/tutorials.html
(www.cas.org > support and training > SciFinder)
Thank you!
For more information, please
contact me:
hmiller@fit.edu
Evans Library 302