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Beilstein Crossfire Database Description

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Description:
The Beilstein database is based on Beilsteins Handbuch der Organischen Chemie and contains references back to 1771. The database covers the structures, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and some organometallics. It contains more than 10 million compounds, 10 million reactions, and 2 million citations. The database is structure searchable.

Coverage: 1771 – present  (limited data for early years)

Information Type:

• Citations? Yes
  
• Abstracts? No
  
• Full-Text? Links to full text

Update Frequency: Quarterly

Help & More Information:

• Beilstein Data Structure
  
  
• Journals Indexed for the Beilstein Database
  

Related Databases: SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts), Gmelin

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