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Searching the Reaction Keyphrases List

This search aid contains a controlled vocabulary of terms that describe or categorize reactions in the Current Chemical Reactions database. Keyphrases identify:

• General compound classes
• Named reactions
• New catalysts and reagents
• Total syntheses

Find Option

1. Enter a word in the text field. Wildcards (* ?) are permitted.

2. Click the Find button to go to a list of terms that contain the characters that you entered.

3. Click the Add button to add a term to the text box at the bottom of the page.

4. Click OK to transfer the selected item(s) to the search page.

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Selecting Multiple Terms from the Reaction Keyphrases List

If you select multiple terms from the search aid, then you may need to enclose those terms within quotation marks when you return to the Structure Search page. For example, let us assume that you have selected the following terms.

ALLYLIC OXIDATION OR BENZYLIC OXIDATION OR MOFFATT OXIDATION

If you run this search, the product displays an error message informing you that it cannot find any records that match this query.

However, if you enclose the terms within quotation marks, the product returns records that match the query. For example:

"ALLYLIC OXIDATION" OR "BENZYLIC OXIDATION" OR "MOFFATT OXIDATION"

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Example

Enter stereo* to find:

• STEREOSELECTIVE
• STEREOSPECIFIC

Enter trans* to find:

• PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSIS
• TRANSAMINATION
• TRANSMETALATION
• and more ...

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