Chapters from Searching CrossFire Databases - based on Patent Chemistry Database

These chapters cover the basics for searching CrossFire databses with CrossFire Commander.

1. Introduction - Find information about conecting to the CrossFire server, the Patent Chemistry Database structure, unique elements included in PCD, the layout of the interface and the structure editors.

2. Searching Bibliographic Data - use the Search All Text and Search Fields grids, view bioactivity data, view a Markush structure and group results to display prophetic compounds.

3. Search for a specific transformation - search for a compound as a product and find similar reactions using InfoChem ClassCodes.

4. Search for Specific Properties - search for a compound with specific activity, view Markush structures and all the referencing compounds, view the patent, view bioactivity, application, patent classification and preparation information and retrieve all related citations for your results.