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Last updated on September 01, 2026

Reaxys tutorials provide a visual guide to using the product. The tutorials below are also found in the relevant FAQs in the Reaxys Support Center. More tutorials will follow soon.

Search for literature (in Reaxys)

How to retrieve documents for a topic or target of interest
and how your terms are searched in English and
non-English titles, abstracts, indexed terms and patent claims.

Search for substances by name

How to search for substances by name or formula
and review substance records for a given compound.

Search for substances by structure

How to define a structure query for substances
and review substance records for a given compound.

Reaction by Name

How to search for named reactions and find preparation
details from text searching.

Reaction by Structure

How to find reactions by building a graphical reaction query.

Retrosynthesis part 1 – Set a search

In this tutorial, we set up a retrosynthesis project  

Retrosynthesis part 2 – Analyzing results

In this tutorial we analyse results for published and
predicted retrosynthesis  

Retrosynthesis part 3 – Editing synthesis plans

In this tutorial, we show you how to edit synthesis plans  

How to avoid structural motifs with known safety issues

Reaxys helps you design compounds with toxicology,
efficacy and SAR insights from over 44M bioactivity data points.
This video shows you in a few simple steps how to find out
if your scaffold is cytotoxic.

How to quickly obtain a commercial substance

Reaxys helps you to quickly decide between making or buying a compound,
with high-quality reaction data and over 315M commercial products.
This video shows you in a few simple steps how to find
supplier information for your compound.

How to avoid competitor blindspots

Reaxys helps you design compounds with toxicology,
efficacy and SAR insights from over 44M bioactivity data points.
This video shows you in a few simple steps how to identify
differences between the original and current patent assignee
for your scaffold.

How to assess the chemical space for your target

Reaxys helps you design compounds with toxicology,
efficacy and SAR insights from over 44M bioactivity data points.
In a few simple steps this video shows you how to review
active compounds for your target of interest.

How to obtain SAR data for compounds in a patent

Reaxys helps you design compounds with toxicology,
efficacy and SAR insights from over 44M bioactivity data points.
This video shows you in a few simple steps how to obtain
structure-activity relationship data for all compounds in a patent.

What is Reaxys Conditions Navigator? A capability in Reaxys that finds, compares and ranks literature-backed reaction conditions from similar reactions, grounded in published data. It reflects what has actually worked, not an AI prediction.

Who is it for? Medicinal, synthetic and process chemists and CMC teams in pharma and biotech planning or optimizing routes to a lead compound. 

In this demo, Reaxys Senior Product Manager Timur Madzhidov walks through the full workflow.

Welcome to Reaxys

Using the Query builder

How to create a Structure Drawing in Reaxys

Exporting in Reaxys

Retrieving Scientific Information

Searching for Reactions by Text Terms

Searching Physicochemical Properties of Substance

Supplier Preferences Release

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