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Searching the Molecular Formula Field

Searches the Molecular Formula field within the Derwent Chemistry Resource database.

Enter one or more formulas connected with search operators. You can enter complete formulas or partial formulas using wildcards.

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About Molecular Formulas

A Derwent applied molecular formula may differ in stoichiometry from a formula calculated from the compound structure. It contains the molecular formula for each fragment in the structure, separated by dots. It may also contain words when the structure is not known.

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Search Examples

• 2 C6 H8 O6 . Ca
• C6 H11 N O
• C14 H26 O2
• C17 H16 N8 O5 S5 . C2 H F3 O2

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Search Tip

If you have trouble searching for molecular formulas, try using quotation marks ("") to enclose the search query. This is required if the formula contains special characters or part of the formula is enclosed by parentheses ().