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Note: While MethodsNow can be accessed and searched separately from SciFinderⁿ, your can also perform searches within SciFinderⁿ and link directly to MethodsNow Analysis content in one seamless interface. Learn how.

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SciFinderⁿ , produced by Chemical Abstract Service (CAS), is the most comprehensive source for chemical literature, searchable by topic, author, and substances by name or CAS Registry Number. It includes an editor to draw chemical structures, substructures, or reactions. It is a core research tool for chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, nanotechnology, physics, environmental science and other science and engineering disciplines.

To learn more about the database see:

• SciFinderⁿ overview page
• Content of SciFinderⁿ
• SciFinderⁿ Training 
• SciFinderⁿ FAQ page

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