With 100 new monographs, updates to many of over 10,000 monographs in the 13th edition, as well as 540 archived monographs, these electronic versions offer the ultimate in content and convenience
The electronic Merck Index is available for desktop use with CambridgeSoft's ChemOffice chemistry suite, and for Internet and intranet enterprise deployment using the ChemOffice WebServer and the ChemOffice browser clients.
The Merck Index, 'chemistry's constant companion' is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals.
It contains more than 10,000 monographs on single substances or small groups of related compounds, with information about chemical, generic, and brand names; registry numbers; physical data and literature references; structures and stereochemistry; toxicity; and therapeutic uses.
Among printed chemical references, the Merck Index stands out for its integrity, detail, and longevity.
Moving its extensive information content to ChemOffice electronic format makes it easier and faster to get results.
Queries for the electronic edition can include names, partial names, structures, partial structures (substructures), molecular weights and formulas, and other characteristics, singly or in combination.
Complete monographs are displayed for 'hits' - substances matching the query.
The electronic version of the Merck Index is available for desktop users and for enterprise systems.
On the desktop, the database will be completely integrated for use with CambridgeSoft's ChemOffice suite, consisting of ChemDraw, ChemFinder, and Chem3D.
Structures and information retrieved from The Merck Index are available for use with all of these programs.
In the enterprise version, the Merck Index will be served by the ChemOffice WebServer, CambridgeSoft's development and deployment platform for enterprise, corporate intranet and extranet scientific information applications.
To read articles about user experiences, and for ordering information, please refer to the Merck Index pages on CambridgeSoft's web site.
