A Beginner's Guide to SciFinder

An introduction into what content is available in SciFinder and how to go about finding the information you need.

Supplier Searching

You can search by structure, Registry Number, or substance name when searching for suppliers for a particular substance. CHEMCATS can contain substances that do not have Registry Numbers assigned.

Set Preferred Suppliers

When viewing a Suppliers result set, use the Edit Supplier Preferences button to open a list of suppliers and give them the thumbs up or thumbs down. You can search for particular suppliers within this feature:

Suppliers result set is shown with a red arrow pointing to the 'Edit Supplier Preferences' button that looks like three horizontal lines with hatches in each line.

Flyout menu of suppliers with a highlighted searchbox, and each supplier has a thumbs up or thumbs down icon. The first supplier in the list has highlight around its thumbs up/thumbs down.

 

Last updated 9/12/2025