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CHEM2243: Honors Organic Chemistry

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Click Substances. Search for "butyl benzoate." What are some other names used in scientific literature for this substance? What types of spectra are listed for this compound?

Use Advanced Search Fields

To search by Molecular Formula, arrange elements by Hill system order. For organic molecules the sequence is C, H, then all other elements in alphabetical order.

Combine Advanced Search Fields to find substances with the molecular formula C11H14O2 that are solids at room temperature (20°C). Using a filter on the results screen, how many of these are compounds (not mixtures of multiple components) with anti-inflammatory activity?

Find Literature about Substances

Search for the substance geosmin. Retrieve the references, and filter them to review articles. Use the Search tab in the full Concept list to focus on reviews about this substance in drinking water(s). You will retrieve more results if you search for geosmin in All or Reactions, rather than in Substances. Why does this happen?

Search Chemical Structures

"Draw" a substance by entering CAS Registry Number 19700-21-1. Click an empty part of the screen to deselect the full drawing. Use Single Bond to remove the stereochemistry from the single bonds. Use Select a Variable to Draw (X) to replace the oxygen with Any atom except C or H. Examine the As Drawn results. Use Substructure and then filter to find structurally similar substances, with one component, that have anti-inflammatory activity. How many of them contain metals? How many are small molecules, with molecular weight ≤ 1000?

Why do "As Drawn" structure search results include multiple substances?

By default, an "exact" structure search also retrieves:

  • stereoisomers
  • tautomers (including keto-enol)
  • zwitterions
  • charged compounds
  • radicals or radical ions
  • isotopes
  • mixtures and salts in which the structure appears
  • coordination compounds
  • polymers in which the structure is a monomer

Find Syntheses

Search Reactions for the substance butyl benzoate. Using filters, find single-step, high-yield reactions for creating this product, using starting materials you can buy on the open market and "green" techniques.

Search Literature & Citations

How many references did Allison Young use in her 2015 article about strain in colloidal metal nanoparticle catalysts? Within the SciFinderⁿ universe, how many articles refer to (cite) this work?