Searching for unknowns across an internal library or database can serve as a major time saver. A more accessible database is the Internet. Many chemists and elucidators search the World Wide Web using a mass, a molecular formula or a fragment.
Be aware that proprietary data sent over the Internet runs the risk of being intercepted.
Searching the Internet via Google™ for the molecular formula C17H11N5 produced 787 hits with Letrozole appearing in the first dozen hits or so. Using a variation of the molecular formula C17 H11 N5 with the elements spaced out produced over 34,000 hits without any clear reference to Letrozole.
Hello Tony,
ReplyDeleteThe 787 hits are the total hits listed by Google and do not necessarily represent a link to a complete structure.
My next blog is going to be geared towards other Internet venues that offer search capabilities without being too specific.