[bpyfiend]

I'm wondering what is the most efficient way to search for a preparation of a compound?  I've been trying to Google search for some, and often run into patent abstracts that say something like "numerous procedures have been reported", but of course they don't list what those procedures are or where they were reported.

From either the CAS number or the IUPAC name, where do you go to nail down a literature procedure? 

I'm quite new to this (second semester grad student), and would very much appreciate some advice!

[w00tage19]

I've always used Scifinder... if you are affiliated with a university, you should be able to access it on-campus or through a library proxy.

[pacifyer]

Merck Index, www.emolecules.com (chemical google)... your local library...

[MissPhosgene]

Your library may have cone volumes of "Organic Syntheses". Try www.organic-chemistry.org, if you haven't already. www.orgsyn.org is also very good, if you have the right plugin to search by structure. Best is Scifinder.

[nj_bartel]

scifinder by far is the most efficient

[tomorrow3715]

I've always used Scifinder,it's necessary

[democanarchis]

Reaxys is quite good too, if your institution has access