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having difficulty locating an important chemical reference? Are you
spending valuable time searching volumes in the library? Let us help
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asymmetric synthesis and many more. Future yearly
updates (5,000 new references) are available at no extra cost!
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Features
Extreme ease of operation. No manual is necessary
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Much easier to use than traditional on-line and graphics based systems.
Search results are displayed on screen
results can also be printed or exported to disk.
Search with boolean logic
Standardized wildcard option available.
Available for both the Macintosh OS X and IBM
compatible PC
The Macintosh OS X and/or IBM-compatible PC versions are available for
those who do not own their own copy of FileMaker Pro. All software
required to operate the database is included in the price.
Quick search times
All of the Macintosh and PC versions can perform broad searches covering
all 105,000 records in less than 30 seconds.
Search references at your own pace
Unlike CAS on-line searching, you see your search results immediately
on-screen - no additional fees to pay for subsequent searches.
Flexible searches
Each of the ChemKey database applications offer powerful searching,
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A
Review of ChemKey Search Database, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 115 6474
(1993):
"...The database takes only a few minutes to learn to use. This
is highly advantageous, since other databases (e.g., online databases,
graphics oriented databases), while very powerful, are also harder
to use. Some chemists are reluctant to invest the time needed to master
these resources. In contrast, ChemKey Search has found wide use in
this reviewer's laboratory, specifically because of the ease of use
and the rapid access to key papers and reviews. ... The selection
of material is excellent and was obviously chosen with the interests
of researchers in mind. The keywords used for each article are well
chosen and reflect the way an organic chemist would classify a particular
reaction or topic. In many cases, abstracts of the article are also
given...."
Hear
from our satisfied customers!
"ChemKey
is an extraordinarily simple, fast, contemporary, and loaded database
for the organic synthesis literature. With regular updates the
number of citations now stands at 105,000 and includes 2005 references.
My students and I typically use ChemKey before connecting to SciFinder,
CAS, or Beilstein when seeking information on a particularly reaction,
a compound class, papers by an author, etc. Browsing and sorting
within the data set and printing is easy with this boolean keyword-based
FileMaker Pro application. Each record lists the full reference,
keywords relevant to that particular record, and an abstract.
HIghly recommended and a steal for the price!" -- Gordon
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"The availability of the "key word driven" ChemKey
data base has been a truly valuable source of the organic literature,
particularly in reactions and synthetic methods, as well as authors.
After some 10 years we have utilized the data base virtually every
day to search out answers to questions dealing with literature on
a functional group, properties of classes of compounds, and synthetic
routes. The rich reference source (over 105,000 references) are added
automatically in a timely sequence so the data base increases steadily.
There is just enough information given with each hit to assess the
contents of each reference in a particular search. The ability
to print out an entire list of the references makes one's subsequent
library visit much easier. The system is very easy to use and can
be taught to students in a matter of minutes. They will then be in
a position to access thousands of refences dealing with virtually
every question that arises in organic synthetic research. One must
not confuse this facile data base with a totally complete version
(Crossfire, Scifinder, etc) but the ready entry into the chemical
literature cannot be overstated. The efforts by the Padwa group
in assembling this data base must be gratefully acknowledged. It is
hard to see how anyone would not benefit from this very affordable
"poor man's version" of Scifinder or Crossfire." --
A. I. Meyers, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado
State University
