SciFinder-n is the updated version of the popular SciFinder platform. As of April 1, 2020, it is now available for use by Northeastern students, faculty, and staff. Search journal articles from Chemical Abstracts and Medline, the CAS Registry, chemical reactions, predicted and experimental properties, synthetic preparations, and patents.
If you are already a registered user of SciFinder, you can connect to SciFinder-n here with your current SciFinder username and password - no need to create a new one. If you do NOT already have a SciFinder username and password, you can register here using your Northeastern email. PLEASE NOTE: After registering, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration. If you are completing new user registration off campus, please use this proxied link instead of the one you receive in your email confirmation.
You will need to create an account (see New User Registration) and accept the CAS SciFinder Terms of Use in order to use the database:
Use is restricted to current faculty, staff and students of Northeastern.
I will only use CAS SciFinder for non-commercial, personal, educational, or research use.
Commercial use is forbidden.
You may not download more than 5,000 records.
I will not share my username and password with any other person.
I will search only for myself and not for others or other organizations.
I will not use any automated program or script for extracting or downloading CAS data, or any other systematic retrieval of data.
I may retain a maximum of 5,000 Records at any given time for personal use or to share within a Project team for the duration of the Project.
My organization's Scifinder License and the CAS Information Use Policies apply to my use of SciFinder
Can I find full text in SciFinder-n?
Yes, with some limitations. For articles and patents in SciFinder-n, you can link to Northeastern University's full text journal subscriptions, or to a free full-text patents database, when available. (If there is no subscription access through the university, you will see a link to order through ILLiad, the interlibrary loan service. Articles and book chapters will be delivered electronically as pdfs; books from other libraries are delivered in print form).
Where is the full text link for journal articles in SciFinder-n?
Look for the link to OTHER SOURCES in the SciFinder list of results or in the full item description.
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New user registration for SciFinder-n (first-time users)
If you are already a registered user of SciFinder, you do NOT need to register for SciFinder-n. You can connect to SciFinder-n here with your current SciFinder username and password - no need to create a new one!
If you do NOT already have a SciFinder username and password, you can register here using your Northeastern email.
PLEASE NOTE: After registering, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration. If you are completing new user registration off campus, please use this proxied link instead of the one you receive in your email confirmation to complete your registration.
Browsers and Software configuration
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Supported browsers and other system settings
(Note: avoid Google Chrome!)
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If you receive a message that you are unable to login at this time, please try again a few minutes later.
Documentation, Training and Support
Extensive support and training materials are available on the CAS Support Web Site.