CHEMICAL-REACTIONS INFORMATION-RETRIEVAL FROM CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES

Information on chemical reactions in general and on specific reactions such as oxidation may be found by searching CAS publications and services. Using common or author terminology, the searcher relies on the Keyword Index in the weekly issues of Chemical Abstracts (CA) for current awareness. Having consulted the cross-references and indexing notes in the Index Guide, the searcher accesses the controlled set of terms in the General Subject Index for in-depth and retrospective searching. In this index, the searcher finds reaction headings and headings related to reactions such as technological processes and classes of compounds. The Index Guide also includes a hierarchy of reaction headings to help the searcher choose the most appropriate heading. Reactants, intermediates, and products found in the Chemical Substance Index provide access to reactions as well. The entries in these indexes lead the searcher to the abstracts for further information concerning the primary documents in which the study was reported. Two examples of searching for reactions are given. © 1979 American Chemical Society.