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Search and Display Field Codes
Fields that allow left truncation are indicated by an asterisk (*).
SearchCode

Search Field Name

Display
Codes

Search Examples

Basic Index * (contains single
words from the catalog andcompany names (CO),company address (CA),country (CY), zip/postal code(ZP), chemical and trade
names and grade (CN),supplementary terms (ST), text
notes, as well as CAS Registry
Numbers (RN))

None(or /BI)S ZONYLS SODIUM SALT#S SULF? AND TECH
S ?BENZSELENA?
S 7773-06-0

CA, CN, CO, CY,RN, ST, ZP

Accession Number (3)Bulk Availability
Catalog Name
Chemical Name (contains
chemical name, synonyms,
trade names and grade)

/AN
/BULK
/CATNAME/CNAN
BULKCOCN

Chemical Name Segment */CNS

Company Address (contains
company street address, city,and state) (1)Company Name and Catalog
Name (1)Country/CA

S 1988167593/AN
S YES/BULKS FLUKA/CATNAMES METHOXYTRIMETHYLSILANE/CN
S 3-NITROBENZYL BROMIDE/CNS REAGENT/CNS ANALYTICAL STANDARD/CN
S TRIETHOXY/CNS
S (BROMO (L) BENZENE)/CNS
S ?NAPHTH?/CNS
S WATERBURY/CAS P O BOX 245/CACO

Entry Date (2)Field Availability
Order Number Catalog
Publication Date (2)Publication Year (2)Purity Category
Quantity Category
Registry Number
Screening Compound
Shipping Time
Stock Availability
Supplementary Term (1)Update Date (2)Zip/Postal Code/ED/FA/ON/PD/PY/PRCT/QCAT/RN
/SCRN
/SHIP
/SKAV/ST/UP/ZPS BENZENE AND ALDRICH/COS PFALTZ & BAUER, INC./COS 50-00-0 AND UNITED STATES/CYS MAYBRIDGE/CO AND UNITED KINGDOM/CY
S 50-00-0 AND ED=20140604
S SIGMA/CO AND RN/FA
S A-102/ON
S 20140523/PD
S L2 AND 2014/PY
S LOW/PRCTS KILOGRAM?/QCATS 71663-53-1/RNS YES/SCRNS OVER 8 WEEKS/SHIP
S TYPICALLY IN STOCK/SKAVS CHEMICAL LIBRARY/ST AND 50-00-0/RN
S 20140605/UP
S 44202/ZP/CO/CY(1) Search with implied (S) proximity is available in this field.
(2) Numeric search field that may be searched using numeric operators or ranges.
(3) Accession numbers are reassigned each time the database is updated.

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CNCO, CACO, CY
Not displayed
FAONPDPY
PRCTQCATRN
SCRN
SHIP
SKAVSTNot displayed
CO, ZP

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CHEMCATSDISPLAY and PRINT Formats
Any combination of formats may be used to display or print answers. Multiple codes must be separated byspaces or commas, e.g., D L1 1-5 CN CO. The fields are displayed or printed in the order requested.
Highlighting is available in all searchable fields. Highlighting must be on during SEARCH to use the HIT,KWIC, and OCC display formats.
FormatContentExamples

AN (1)BULK (1,2)
CA (CY)
CNCO
FA (2)
ONPD
PRCE (2)PRCT (1,2)
PY (2)QCAT (1,2)
RN
SCRN (1,2)
SHIP (1,2)
SKAV (1,2)
ST
STF
STR (3)
STS (3)

Accession Number
Bulk Availability
Company name and address
Chemical Name (includes chemical name, grade, synonym, and trade name)Catalog name and company name, addresses, and supplier information
Field Availability
Order Number Catalog
Publication DatePrice & Quantity
Purity Category
Publication Year
Quantity Category
CAS Registry Number
Screening Compound
Shipping Time
Stock Availability
Supplementary Term
Flat Structure (no stereo indicated)
Structure Diagram (includes stereo bonds and R/S/E/Z labels when available)
Stereo Structure (includes stereo bonds when available)

D L4 1-4 AN
D BULK
D CA
D CN
D CO 5-10
D FA 1D ON 1-3
D 1,4 PDD PRCED PRCT
D PY
D QCAT
D CN RND SCRND SHIPD SKAVD ST L1 4
D L9 1 3 STF
D L4 STR
D STS

ALL (3)

D ALL

COMP
IDE (3)PRICE
PROPAN, CO (Catalog Name), PD, ON, CN, RN, ST, SKAV, QCAT, SHIP, PRCT, BULK,SCRN, PURITY, STR, PRCE, COMP
Company Information: AN, CO (Catalog Name), PD, CA (includes text notes)
AN, CO (Catalog Name), PD, ON, CN, RN, ST, STR (IDE is the default)AN, prices and quantities
AN, properties

HITKWICOCC (1)

Fields containing hit terms
Hit terms plus 20 words on either side (KeyWord-In-Context)
Number of occurrences of hit terms and fields in which they occur

D HIT 1,3,10
D KWICD OCC

D COMP
D 1-5 IDE
D PRICE 1D PROP

(1) No online display fee for this format.
(2) Custom display only.
(3) Stereo structure diagrams are not available on text (type 3) terminals.

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4CHEMCATSSELECT, ANALYZE, and SORT Fields
The SELECT command is used to create E-numbers containing terms taken from the specified field in ananswer set.
The ANALYZE command is used to create an L-number containing terms taken from the specified field in ananswer set.
The SORT command is used to rearrange the search results in either alphabetic or numeric order of thespecified field(s).
Field Name
Accession Number
CAS Registry Number
CAS Registry Number and Chemical Name
Chemical Name
Company Address
Catalog and Company NameCountry
Occurrence of Hit Terms
Order Number Catalog
Publication Date
Publication Year
Zip Code

Field CodeANALYZE/
SELECT (1)

SORT

AN
RN
CHEM
CN
NAME
CACOCY
OCC
ONPD
PY
ZP

Y
Y (2)
Y (2)
Y (3) (default)
Y (2)
Y
Y
Y
NYYYYNNNNNNYNYYYYN(1) HIT may be used to restrict terms extracted to terms that match the search expression used to create the answer set, e.g., SEL HITCN.
(2) Appends /BI to the terms created by SELECT.
(3) Selects or analyzes the chemical name, synonyms, grade, and trade names with /CN appended to the terms created by SELECT.

Sample Record
DISPLAY ALL
Accession No.
(AN): 1443049569 CHEMCATSCatalog Name
(CO): Alfa Aesar
Publication Date
(PD): 30 Jul 2014
Order Number Cat.
(ON): J60401
Chemical Name
(CN): Formaldehyde, 4% in PBS
Synonym(CN): Formaldehyde
CAS Registry No.
(RN): 50-00-0Supplementary Term(ST): CHEMICAL LIBRARY
Stock Availability (SKAV): Typically in stock
Quantity Category (QCAT): Unknown
Shipping Time(SHIP): 1 week
Bulk Availability (BULK): Yes
Screening Compound (SCRN): Yes
Structure:PRICES
Quantity
Quantity
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: 250ml, Price: $32.80: 500ml, Price: $57.70

5CHEMCATSCOMPANY INFORMATION
Alfa Aesar
A Johnson Matthey Company
26 Parkridge Road
Ward Hill, MA, 01835
United States
Phone: 1-978-521-6300
Phone: 1-800-343-0660
Fax: 1-978-521-6350
Email: info@alfa.com
Web: http://www.alfa.com
BioScientific Pty. Ltd.
P O Box 78
Gymea, N. S. W., 2227
Australia
Phone: (61) 1300 BIOSCI (246724)
Fax: (61) 2 9542 3100
Email: info@biosci.com.au
Web: http://www.biosci.com.au●●●Alfa Aesar
A Johnson Matthey Company
Shore Road
Port of Heysham Industrial Park
Heysham, Lancashire, LA3 2XY
United Kingdom
Phone: 0800 801812
Phone: +44 (0)1524 850506
Fax: +44 (0)1524 850508
Email: uksales@alfa.com
Hydrus Chemical Inc.
Kurihara Bldg. 3-2-12, Uchikanda
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0047
Japan
Phone: 81 (0)3 3258 5031
Fax: 81 (0)3 3258 6535
Email: info@hydrus.co.jp
Web: http://www.hydrus.co.jp

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