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SIRCh: Chemical Name and Formula Searching

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Chemical Name Searching
Abbreviations of Chemical Compounds
Chemical Nomenclature

Chemical Name Searching

• ChemIDplus Chemical Search Input Page (National Library of Medicine's database with over 95,000 structures)
• ChemSketch (Advanced Chemistry Development) Freeware chemistry drawing program with a chemical name generator.
• ChemFinder.Com
• Names database at MedChem/BioByte (yields SMILES)
• RXlist-the Internet Drug Index: Index searchable by keyword, drug name, or imprint codes.
• ENZYME - Enzyme Nomenclature Database
• Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names, 11th Edition (demo file)
• Plastics.com Search plastics by Trade Name. Requires registration.

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Abbreviations of Chemical Compounds

• Abbreviations of Compounds at Free University, Berlin
• Amino Acids at Free University, Berlin
• Chemical Acronnyms Dictionary at Indiana University

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Chemical Nomenclature

• Nomenclature Lite A Guide to Naming and Indexing Chemical Compounds by Charles H. Davis
• Recommendations on Biochemical & Organic Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology etc. (IUBMB)
• Recommendations on Organic & Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology etc. (IUPAC)
• Organic Chemistry Nomenclature (Advanced Chemistry Development)
• Chemical Nomenclature Aids in the Indiana University Chemistry Library
• Guide to Name Construction
• Organic Chemistry Toolkit

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