Information for preparing and submitting your chemical catalog for inclusion in CHEMCATS
What we need
Prepare a list of your stock chemicals available for general sale, using one of the file formats listed below. Other data fields are optional. Choose from the following standard fields:
- Catalog name/product list name
- Chemical name (required for non-structure data files)
- Synonyms, Trade names
- Catalog Number/Order Number
- CAS Registry Number (strongly suggested) - Inclusion of CAS RNs with your product data ensures the accessibility of your data through all CAS customer interfaces, e.g., SciFinder.
- Structure diagram (SD format only, please)
- Grades
- Purities
- Quantities available
- Prices
Note: CAS Client Services provides fee-based substance identification, CAS Registry Number assignment, and chemical name/CAS RN lookup. If you are unable to provide CAS RNs with your initial product list, please consider contacting CAS Client Services.
Additional data fields can also be submitted:
- Physical properties (boiling points, melting points, etc.)
- Shipping and handling information
- Packaging information
- Notes, e.g., estimated delivery time
Acceptable electronic formats for submitting your products include:
Structure Files:
- Structure Data File (SD format) - preferred [see example]
Non-Structure Files:
- Microsoft Office Excel (.xls) - preferred [see example]
- Microsoft Office Access
- Microsoft Office Word
- ASCII Text
If you wish to submit an alternate file format, please contact chemcats@cas.org.
Note: We are unable to receive e-mail attachments exceeding 50 MB. Contact us for details to upload your data to our FTP site.
If an electronic format of of your catalog is not available, you can mail CD-ROMs and print catalogs to:
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Updated 7/15/2008 3:00:00 PM
