Hesburgh Libraries

Learn how to use chemical and physical properties to find chemical compounds.

Using Reaxys (primarily) and SciFinder (secondarily), you will learn the following four search strategies:

• 1.
  Use a known compound to find an unknown property.
• 2.
  Use a known property to find an unknown compound.
• 3.
  Use a group name to find specific compounds within that group.
• 4.
  Use general info about a reaction to find specifics about a reaction.

Bring a laptop.