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Several methods exist to find information on chemical reactions in SciFinder Scholar:

1. To find information on a specific class of reactions such as name reactions (Claisen Rearrangement, Diels-Alder, etc.) click the “Explore” (search for scientific information) button then the “Research Topic” button and search for keywords .
   
   
2. If you are looking for reactions involving a particular substance, search for the substance of interest (by molecular formula, by drawing the structure, by chemical name, by CAS number, etc.) and once you have a results list of the substance or substances of interest, you can either click on “Get Reactions” and specify “product”, “reactant”, etc. as needed, or try the “Get References” button and select “References Associated With Preparation.”
   
   
3. If you are searching for an exact reaction, click the “Explore” (search for scientific information) button then the “Reaction Structure” button under “Explore Reactions”. You can graphically draw the reaction of interest then click on “Get Reactions”

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Online version of Organic Syntheses (print volumes from v. 1 (1921)-v. 84 (2007) in Hunter Hall Reading Room 2nd Floor - QD 262 .O7) from CambridgeSoft, Wiley, and DataTrace Publishing.

Organic Syntheses procedures may be accessed either via the tables of contents of individual volumes ("journal mode") or by conducting structure and keyword searches ("database mode"). Requires free installation of the ChemDraw plugin from CambridgeSoft to perform structure searches.

Multi-volume compilation including properties of organic compounds. 

Volumes are stored with collective indexes in Hunter Hall Reading Room, 2nd Floor – QD 251 .B42. Covers the literature from the late-1700s (main work-Hauptwerk) until 1979 (5th supplementary series).  

Volumes are in German until the 5th supplement, but relevant information can be found by non-German speakers.

Books entitled “How to Use Beilstein” and “Beilstein’s Index” (QD 291 .G53 1986 ) are also shelved with the Beilstein volumes in Hunter

Indiana University (Wiggins) has put together a useful Guide to the Printed Beilstein including a brief list of useful terms in German and English

Multi-volume series covering inorganic and organometallic compounds (includes preparation information). Volumes are organized by element, and cumulative formula indexes are available. Incomplete holdings found in Hunter Hall Reading Room, 2nd Floor - QD 151 .G5.

Volumes published before 1982 are in German, though volumes since the 1950s may have English notes in the margins

Here is a link to a searchable PDF of the Gmelin Complete Catalog (1997-98, Springer)

Provides extensive experimental details for reactions. All methods are organized according to the class of compound or functional group to be synthesized. Volumes in German until 1990.

Cooper Library – QD 258 .M44, including indexes (“register”).

An online guide is available from the publishers to help you determine which volumes to look in.

Organized by reaction types. Later volumes contain cumulative indexes in the back, including author, chapter and topic indexes, and lists of chapter titles by volume.

Cooper Library - QD 251 .O68 v.1 (1942)-v.68 (2007)