SciFinder Scholar 2006 now available

SciFinder Scholar 2006 is now available Âfor PCs (the Mac version is coming later this fall). Download SciFinder Scholar 2006 using the installation instructions.

What’s new –

Structure similarity searching – uses CAS structure descriptors and the Tanimoto algorithm to help you find structurally-related substances
New structure and reaction query tools:
- Variable Attachment Position tool – this tool allows you to define the attachment of a substituent to multiple points on a ring
- Repeating Group tool – this tool allows you to specify variable chain lengths and ring sizes
Query highlighting in reaction searching – allows for quick identification of query components in the reactions
Easy access to additional reaction information – reaction answers can more easily allow you to access retro-synthetic information, commercial availability, regulatory information, and references for each compound participating in a reaction
Enhanced multi-step reaction display – CAS generated multi-step reactions can now be expanded to see all intermediate steps in detail in a single view
New quick look-up of research references – a new retrieval capability to locate a specific reference based on input of one to many known bibliographic attributes, such as title words, author, journal title, etc.
Duplicate detection/removal – duplicate references can be removed from your CAplus and MEDLINEÂ® reference answer set