A CAS Registry Number[1] (also referred to as CAS RN[2] or informally CAS Number) is a unique identification number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), US to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature. It includes all substances described from 1957 through the present, plus some substances from as far back as the early 1800s.[3] It is a chemical database that includes organic and inorganic compounds, minerals, isotopes, alloys, mixtures, and nonstructurable materials (UVCBs, substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological origin).[4] CAS RNs are generally serial numbers (with a check digit), so they do not contain any information about the structures themselves the way SMILES and InChI strings do.
Screenshot of the CAS Common Chemistry database with information about caffeine (58-08-2).
The registry maintained by CAS is an authoritative collection of disclosed chemical substance information. It identifies more than 182 million unique organic and inorganic substances and 68 million protein and DNA sequences,[3] plus additional information about each substance. It is updated with around 15,000 additional new substances daily.[5] A collection of almost 500 thousand CAS registry numbers are made available under a CC BY-NC license at ACS Commons Chemistry.[6]
Historically, chemicals have been identified by a wide variety of synonyms. Frequently these are arcane and constructed according to regional naming conventions relating to chemical formulae, structures or origins. Well-known chemicals may additionally be known via multiple generic, historical, commercial, and/or (black)-market names.
CAS Registry Numbers (CAS RN) are simple and regular, convenient for database searches. They offer a reliable, common and international link to every specific substance across the various nomenclatures and disciplines used by branches of science, industry, and regulatory bodies. Almost all molecule databases today allow searching by CAS Registry Number.
Format
A CAS Registry Number has no inherent meaning, but is assigned in sequential, increasing order when the substance is identified by CAS scientists for inclusion in the CAS REGISTRY database.
A CAS RN is separated by hyphens into three parts, the first consisting from two up to seven digits,[7] the second consisting of two digits, and the third consisting of a single digit serving as a check digit. This format gives CAS a maximum capacity of 1,000,000,000 unique numbers.
The check digit is found by taking the last digit times 1, the preceding digit times 2, the preceding digit times 3 etc., adding all these up and computing the sum modulo 10. For example, the CAS number of water is 7732-18-5: the checksum 5 is calculated as (8×1 + 1×2 + 2×3 + 3×4 + 7×5 + 7×6) = 105; 105 mod 10 = 5.
Granularity
Stereoisomers and racemic mixtures are assigned discrete CAS Registry Numbers: L-epinephrine has 51-43-4, D-epinephrine has 150-05-0, and racemic DL-epinephrine has 329-65-7
Different phases do not receive different CAS RNs (liquid water and ice both have 7732-18-5), but different crystal structures do (carbon in general is 7440-44-0, graphite is 7782-42-5 and diamond is 7782-40-3)
Commonly encountered mixtures of known or unknown composition may receive a CAS RN; examples are Leishman stain (12627-53-1) and mustard oil (8007-40-7).
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To find the CAS number of a compound given its name, formula or structure, the following free resources can be used:
NLM, NIH ChemIDplus
NIST Chemistry WebBook
NCI/CADD Chemical Identifier Resolver
ChemSub Online (Multilingual chemical names)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, index of CAS numbers
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A CAS Registry Number 1 also referred to as CAS RN 2 or informally CAS Number is a unique identification number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service CAS US to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature It includes all substances described from 1957 through the present plus some substances from as far back as the early 1800s 3 It is a chemical database that includes organic and inorganic compounds minerals isotopes alloys mixtures and nonstructurable materials UVCBs substances of unknown or variable composition complex reaction products or biological origin 4 CAS RNs are generally serial numbers with a check digit so they do not contain any information about the structures themselves the way SMILES and InChI strings do Screenshot of the CAS Common Chemistry database with information about caffeine 58 08 2 The registry maintained by CAS is an authoritative collection of disclosed chemical substance information It identifies more than 182 million unique organic and inorganic substances and 68 million protein and DNA sequences 3 plus additional information about each substance It is updated with around 15 000 additional new substances daily 5 A collection of almost 500 thousand CAS registry numbers are made available under a CC BY NC license at ACS Commons Chemistry 6 Contents 1 Use 2 Format 3 Granularity 4 Search engines 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External linksUse EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Historically chemicals have been identified by a wide variety of synonyms Frequently these are arcane and constructed according to regional naming conventions relating to chemical formulae structures or origins Well known chemicals may additionally be known via multiple generic historical commercial and or black market names CAS Registry Numbers CAS RN are simple and regular convenient for database searches They offer a reliable common and international link to every specific substance across the various nomenclatures and disciplines used by branches of science industry and regulatory bodies Almost all molecule databases today allow searching by CAS Registry Number Format EditA CAS Registry Number has no inherent meaning but is assigned in sequential increasing order when the substance is identified by CAS scientists for inclusion in the CAS REGISTRY database A CAS RN is separated by hyphens into three parts the first consisting from two up to seven digits 7 the second consisting of two digits and the third consisting of a single digit serving as a check digit This format gives CAS a maximum capacity of 1 000 000 000 unique numbers The check digit is found by taking the last digit times 1 the preceding digit times 2 the preceding digit times 3 etc adding all these up and computing the sum modulo 10 For example the CAS number of water is 7732 18 5 the checksum 5 is calculated as 8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 7 5 7 6 105 105 mod 10 5 Granularity EditStereoisomers and racemic mixtures are assigned discrete CAS Registry Numbers L epinephrine has 51 43 4 D epinephrine has 150 05 0 and racemic DL epinephrine has 329 65 7 Different phases do not receive different CAS RNs liquid water and ice both have 7732 18 5 but different crystal structures do carbon in general is 7440 44 0 graphite is 7782 42 5 and diamond is 7782 40 3 Commonly encountered mixtures of known or unknown composition may receive a CAS RN examples are Leishman stain 12627 53 1 and mustard oil 8007 40 7 Some chemical elements are discerned by their oxidation state e g the element chromium has 7440 47 3 the trivalent Cr III has 16065 83 1 and the hexavalent Cr VI species have 18540 29 9 Occasionally whole classes of molecules receive a single CAS RN the class of enzymes known as alcohol dehydrogenases has 9031 72 5 Search engines EditCHEMINDEX Search via Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety 8 ChemIDplus Advanced via United States National Library of Medicine 9 Common Chemistry 10 11 via Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances 12 European chemical Substances Information System 13 via the website of Royal Society of Chemistry 14 HSNO Chemical Classification Information Database via Environmental Risk Management Authority 15 Search Tool of Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances 16 USEPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard 17 See also EditAcademic publishing Beilstein Registry Number Chemical file format Dictionary of chemical formulas EC EINECS and ELINCS European Community EC number Enzyme Commission International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry List of CAS numbers by chemical compound MDL number PubChem Registration authority UN numberNotes Edit CAS registry description Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine by Chemical Abstracts Service CAS Registry Number Verified Partner Program CAS Retrieved 4 August 2021 a b CAS Content Substances www cas org Retrieved 10 August 2020 American Chemical Society CAS Registry and CASRNs Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 Retrieved 25 July 2009 Chemical Substances CAS REGISTRY CAS Common Chemistry expands collection of publicly available chemical information CAS Retrieved 17 March 2021 2014 06 18 https www cas org content chemical substances faqs Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety CHEMINDEX Search Retrieved 13 July 2009 United States National Library of Medicine ChemIDplus Advanced Retrieved 28 June 2021 American Chemical Society Substance Search Retrieved 8 July 2009 Jacobs Andrea Williams Dustin Hickey Katherine Patrick Nathan Williams Antony J Chalk Stuart McEwen Leah Willighagen Egon Walker Martin Bolton Evan Sinclair Gabriel Sanford Adam 13 May 2022 CAS Common Chemistry in 2021 Expanding Access to Trusted Chemical Information for the Scientific Community Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 62 11 2737 2743 doi 10 1021 acs jcim 2c00268 PMC 9199008 PMID 35559614 S2CID 248778162 National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme AICS Detailed Help Guidance Notes Archived from the original on 9 July 2009 Retrieved 8 July 2009 European Commission Joint research Centre ESIS European chemical Substances Information System Archived from the original on 1 January 2014 Retrieved 11 July 2009 Library amp Information Centre Finding a CAS Registry Number Retrieved 11 July 2009 Environmental Risk Management Authority HSNO Chemical Classification Information Database Archived from the original on 11 July 2009 Retrieved 14 July 2009 National Induscctrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme AICS Search Tool Archived from the original on 14 May 2009 Retrieved 11 July 2009 CompTox Chemicals Dashboard Home comptox epa gov Retrieved 14 October 2021 External links Edit Wikidata has the property CAS Registry Number P231 see uses CAS registry description by Chemical Abstracts ServiceTo find the CAS number of a compound given its name formula or structure the following free resources can be used NLM NIH ChemIDplus NIST Chemistry WebBook NCI CADD Chemical Identifier Resolver ChemSub Online Multilingual chemical names NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards index of CAS numbers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CAS Registry Number amp oldid 1149829466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
