Online Searching on STN: Beilstein Workshop Manual

I. Introduction.- What Is the BEILSTEIN Database?.- A Handbook Entry and the Corresponding Online Record.- Features of the BEILSTEIN Database on STN.- II. Substance Searching.- Substance Names.- Searching Substance Names in the Basic Index.- Proximity.- Allowing for Spelling Variations.- Search Example.- Special Fields for Substance Name Searching.- Molecular Formula Searching.- Element and Atom Counts.- Search Example.- Structure Searching.- Search Examples.- Tautomers.- General Conventions for Representing Substances.- Using Other Substance Identifiers.- Similarity Searching.- Search Example.- Displaying Substance Information.- III. Searching for Physical Property Information.- Types of Property Information Available.- General Information of Property Searching.- Searching for a Property-Search Examples.- Searching for a Specific Data Value or Values.- Search Examples.- Displaying Property Data.- IV. Searching for Preparations and Reactions.- General Information.- Searching for Preparations.- Search Examples.- Searching for Reactions.- Searching for Reactions of the Type A + B.- Search Examples.- Searching for Reactions of the Type A ? B-.- Search Examples.- Displaying Reaction Information.- V. Other Search Information.- Additional Search Hints.- Searching for References.- System Limits.- Help.- VI. Practice Questions.- VII. Appendices.- A. Periodic Group Codes.- B. Atomic Weights.- C. Controlled Terms.