Reaction Center^(SM)

Updated monthly, the Reaction Center provides representative and diverse coverage of the most important and reliable new reaction information published in the world's leading chemistry literature. The database indexes reactions from broad areas of chemistry - including polymers, large molecules and natural compounds. Reaction Center, available through the ISI Chemistry Server^(SM), is the only reaction database developed exclusively to meet the special needs of those involved in chemical and pharmaceutical research.

Coverage for Reaction Center is drawn from over 350 international journals. Areas covered include organic chemistry, agrochemistry, organometallic chemistry, and pharmaceutical science, as well as new synthetic methods reported in patent literature. Every issue is examined for reports of new synthetic methods. Each new method is entered into the database, along with any biological assays performed or presumed biological activities of the compounds.

Options:

  Reaction Center full record screen

 Reaction Center reaction details screen

Reaction Center offers:

• substructure and reaction searching without the need for additional software and with the convenience that only the Web can offer
  
• view of unique graphical displays and extensive reaction conditions with practical lab applications through the ISI Chemistry Server interface
  
• key or significant reactions eliminating redundancy
  
• coverage of patented reactions - critical to comprehensive coverage
  
• current and retrospective reaction data available from 1986 to present for comprehensive coverage
  
• links to the ISI Citation Databases and unique feature of cited reference searching through Web of Science^� (available to Web of Science subscribers only)
  
• accurate and detailed information about each reaction, and in many cases, sufficient detail to reproduce the synthesis
  
• the highest quality reaction source available today; to ensure accuracy, ISI uses scientists to perform crucial "atom-atom" mapping depicting the mechanism of each reaction
  
• selective coverage, including only new and improved methods - enabling users to quickly find the best synthetic routes for their needs
  
• site-wide access to the detailed reaction information you need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week - with no expensive online charges, no mainframe maintenance or high software costs
  

Technical Specifications:

Software requirements

ISI Chemistry Server is presently available as IP-based with site-wide access (Internet). All users must have standard browser support with the minimum functionality of Netscape 3.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 3.02 or higher (with the patch available from Microsoft's homepage), and will need to provide the necessary systems software, Internet connections and World Wide Web server software. ISI will provide layered server software architecture consisting of substructure and reaction searching software, a high-end text retrieval engine, optional World Wide Web server software, and CGI applications. Plug-ins for composing structure queries are available for Windows^� (currently available) and Macintosh^�.

Hardware requirements

The initial Intranet release supports the Sun Systems (Solaris) hardware platform, followed by the planned release of the Windows NT version. ISI is currently working on compatibility with other popular platforms for release in the near future.