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Gmelin Database Description

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Description:
The Gmelin database is based on Gmelins Handbuch der Anorganischen Chemie and contains references back to 1772. The database covers the structures, properties, and reactions of inorganic and organometallic substances, elements, and alloys. It contains more than 2.2 million compounds, 1.6 million reactions, and 1.1 million citations. More than 800 chemical and physical property data fields are used. The database is structure searchable.

Coverage: 1772 – present  (limited data for early years)

Information Type:

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

Update Frequency: Quarterly

Help & More Information:

• Gmelin Data Structure
  
  
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Related Databases: SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts), Beilstein Crossfire

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