CHEMINDEX Search Examples

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CHEMINDEX - Search Examples

A Quick Search and an Advanced Search differ in that more indexes are presented for searching in the Advanced Search option.

A Quick Search limits search entries to the most frequently used indexes in a database, while an Advanced Search permits searches on all available indexes. Search results from either search page will retrieve the complete text of a database record(s).

To locate information by substance name:

Select CHEMICAL NAME as the search index.
Select EQUALS as the search option.
With the cursor in the edit box beside the CHEMICAL NAME index, type the desired substance, for example, PROPASOL SOLVENT. (This search will find all records that exactly match the term "propasol" and the term "solvent".)
(Note: More than one term in the edit box will automatically be combined using the AND search operator - "ANDed" together.)
Click on the Start Search button. When the search is complete, the records found by your search will be listed.
Click on the record(s) you wish to view.

To locate information using a substance string and a substance term:

Select CHEMICAL NAME as the search index.
Select BEGINS WITH as the search option.
With the cursor in the edit box beside the CHEMICAL NAME index, type the search string, for example, 1,3-. (This search will find all records that begin with this string.)
Select CHEMICAL NAME as the search index.
In a second edit box for CHEMICAL NAME index, select EQUALS as the search option and then type the term, for example,."PROPANE". (This will narrow the search to find all records that contain strings that begin with "1,3-" and all records that also contain term "propane".)
Click on the Start Search button. When the search is complete, the records found by your search will be listed.
Click on the record(s) you wish to view.

To search for information using a chemical's CAS Registry Number:

Select CAS REGISTRY NUMBER as the search index.
Select EQUALS as the search option.
With the cursor in the edit box beside the CAS REGISRY NUMBER index, type the desired CAS number, for example, 111-30-8.
Click on the Start Search button. When the search is complete, the records found by your search will be listed.
Click on the record you wish to view.