What does CAS stand for?

Chemical Abstracts Service (division of the American Chemical Society)

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Chemical Abstracts Service, which keeps an Ohio-based database of chemical compounds, noted on Sept.

A multitude of molecules

Byline: ANI Washington, September 11 (ANI): Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced that it has recorded the 50 millionth unique chemical substance in its registry, which is the world's most comprehensive and high-quality compendium of publicly disclosed chemical information.

50 millionth unique chemical substance recorded in CAS Registry

Each monograph includes information on nonproprietary names, synonyms, chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service registry number, empirical formula and molecular weight, structural formula, functional category, applications in pharmaceutical formulation or technology, description, pharmacopoeial specifications, typical properties, stability and storage conditions, incompatibilities, method of manufacture, safety, handling precautions, regulatory status, related substances, specific and general references, and date of revision.

Handbook of pharmaceutical excipients, 6th ed

However, the book does not mention several recent rulings stating that the nanosized materials are not considered different from bulk (until or unless they receive their own Chemical Abstracts Service numbers), and therefore most of the legislation does not apply to these materials.

Nanotechnology: Environments/Implications and Solutions

Charest, Chemical Abstracts Service 9:00-10:00 am -- Know-How for Design and Optimization of Functional Organic Coatings Using Combinatorial Chemistry Tools--Radislav Potyrailo, GE Global Research Center 10:00-10:30 am -- Break 10:30-11:00 am -- Goniospectrophotometry and Effect Color Rendering--Henri Debar, ISO Color Inc.

Research Methods in the 21st Century highlighted at FSCT Advancements ...

In addition, in cooperation with the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), all CAS registry numbers were verified by matching against chemical structures, thereby eliminating many inconsistencies and leading to the addition of 35 000 registry numbers.

2002 Update of Mass Spectral Library released. (General Developments)

Because chemical nomenclature often is imprecise, the most useful piece of information on the MSDS may be the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number.

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