SciFinder-n is the new platform and interface for SciFinder. It’s made up of a number of databases and tools, covering biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and related sciences. There are 6 CAS databases ...

* CAplus (Scientific Literature and Patents)
* CAS REGISTRY (Chemical Substances)
* CASREACT (Reactions)
* CHEMCATS (Chemical Suppliers)
* CHEMLIST (Regulated chemicals)
* MARPAT (Markush Structures)
… plus MEDLINE.

Sources within the databases include journals, patents, conference proceedings, dissertations, technical reports, and books.

New features in Scifinder-n include:
* PatentPak
* MethodsNow Synthesis
* Formulations information
* Retrosynthesis Planner, with predictive capabilities
* a Search History function
* an additional Structure/Reaction Editor.

PLEASE NOTE: You must register to use SciFinder-n. First, see How to register to use SciFinder, then go to SciFinder registration.

ALSO NOTE: if you are an off-campus user, you must do your initial registration either: when you are on-campus; or: after you have accessed this page via Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (previously known as Thin Client). This will ensure that your registration sets you up as a CSU user (using CSU's IP range). Then, each time you access SciFinder, you must do so from a link on a CSU web-page (this page or one of CSU Library's lists of databases).

If you already had a valid and current username and password for SciFinder, you can continue to use them for SciFinder-n. You don’t need to re-register.