Wiley InterScience announced
the launch of
organic reactions, a comprehensive new
database devoted exclusively to important synthetic
reactions.
Based on the series widely considered to be the resource
for organic chemists, the Organic Reactions database offers
chemists even greater research capabilities by providing
faster research paths, and presenting the content in a
structure, substructure, and reaction-searchable format.
Organic Reactions presents
chemistry from a preparative
point of view, with a focus on reaction limitations,
interfering influences, the effects of chemical structure,
and the selection of experimental conditions. The database
includes detailed procedures that illustrate the
significant modifications of the chemical reaction, and
tables that include all the pertinent examples of the
reaction. Each reaction is presented with information about
the reaction conditions, products and yields where
available, and is fully referenced to the primary
literature.
Key features of Organic Reactions include the following:
Structure and Substructure Search - Users are able to
search across the database for a chemical structure or
substructure by using their choice of familiar chemical
drawing
software (ChemDraw, ISIS Draw), either by
creating a new structure or cutting and pasting from
research papers.
Reaction Search - Users are able to search across the
database for a specific chemical reaction or sub-
reaction using familiar chemical drawing software.
Real-time, Enhanced, Full-Text Searching Capabilities -
Users are able to perform real-time, full-text searches
as well as search by CAS RN, chemical name, and sort by
publication year, yield of reaction, and other such
properties.
Evolving Product of Critically Selected Content - The
initial database will consist of the content from the
Organic Reactions series, volumes 25 to the present.
The total number of reactions included in the first
year will be 75,000; total number of reactions included
in the second year will be 105,000; and the total
number of reactions in the third year will be 135,000.
An explanation of the scope and limits of the reaction type
will also be included. Cross-Ref will enable linking to
primary literature references regardless of the publisher's
identity, and internal links to Wiley's other databases,
such as Organic Syntheses, will be added in future
enhancements, so the paths between databases will be
facilitated seamlessly.
New data will be added to Organic Reactions on a continuous
basis, providing users with the most current and
authoritative information available. The data will be
collected and edited by Larry Overman, Editor-in-Chief of
the Organic Reactions series, in cooperation with the
Organic Reactions editorial and advisory board of
approximately 50 world-renowned contributors from the
organic chemistry community.