Hi,

 

As someone who provides reference help and has struggled to make using Bretherick's easier, I'd like to share these comments.

 

The current ebook version on the ScienceDirect website for Bretherick's is the 8^th edition, 2017.     

 

1.        First go to the home page for Bretherick's - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081009710  

2.       Then do an "old-fashioned" search by using Appendix 4 which is an index by chemical name and synonyms for entries found in Section 1. The URL for this chapter is: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081009710099790    Next to each chemical name is the number used in Bretherick's for that compound (e.g. Acetaldehyde, 0824).  

3.       With this information in hand, then search within this book (searching search box at the top of the page) (e.g. Acetaldehyde 0824).  

4.       For this example, two PDFs are retrieved - the index and the chapter that the compound is in.  

5.       To find the entry within the PDF chapter, first open open the PDF document and then using Ctrl (or Apple) and F keys to open find box in PDF document (located in lower left corner).  Then search number given to compound (e.g. 0824) and the results will take you to the section of the PDF that has the entry for that compound.

 

The PubChem record includes Bretherick's info taken from the HSDB but this data is the 4^th Edition of Bretherick's from 1990.   As the entry for a compound may have been updated since then, it may be necessary to search the current version of Bretherick's to confirm that the information from 1990 has not changed.

 

In recognition of the need to make Bretherick's easier to use, a database version is being developed.   It allows you to search and retrieve individual substances.   Marinakis, Kostas (ELS-AMS) K.Marinakis**At_Symbol_Here**elsevier.com is the person who is spearheading the development of the database version of Bretherick's.   I'm copying him on this note so that he can provide an update about when the database version will be launched.  Having Bretherick's in a database format will be tremendously helpful and I hoping it will be available soon!!!

 

Best,

 

GB

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