The best way to find current pricing for chemicals is to contact the suppliers. You can identify suppliers for a particular substance by searching a chemical properties database like SciFinder or Reaxys, or you can search through a chemical directory or catalog. Some points to remember as you search:
SciFinder is a research discovery application that provides integrated access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences.
To begin searching SciFinder:
Note: If you are off campus, set up your proxy server or VPN before registering or launching SciFinder.
You can conduct a supplier search in SciFinder-n from the main menu. You can also access suppliers during substance searching by clicking on the Suppliers button.
Reaxys is the interface for three chemical information databases: Beilstein, Gmelin, and the Patent Chemistry Database (PCD). You can search by structure or reaction and can locate information on how to synthesize organic, inorganic and organometallic compounds. It is also a good source for critically evaluated data on on physical, chemical, spectral, bioactivity, or toxicological properties of chemical compounds.
To begin searching in Reaxys, type your substance in the main search box and click Find. Click on View Results in the Substances results box on the next page. Find the substance you are interested in and click on the shopping cart to see commercial source links in a pop up box.
Introduction adapted from the University of Texas Libraries Chemical Industry & Business Guide, which is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.