Reaxys® — Chemistry data and AI tooptimize small molecule discovery
Reaxys is a comprehensive chemical database and chemistry search engine that combines a billion chemistry data points with AI search and retrosynthesis tools. Reaxys helps chemists accelerate synthesis planning, competitive analysis and the DMTA cycle.

Reaxys gives us the ability to query and download structures, link them to bioactivity data, and explore structure-activity relationships.... Reaxys gives us confidence we won’t miss critical insights.
Dr Christine Richardson
Principal Scientist at Sygnature Discovery
Every chemist should try Reaxys! It’s so simple and intuitive to use. The return of information is so fast; it’s guaranteed to save … time.

Fabrizio Fabris
Associate Professor, Dept of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems at Università Ca’Foscari Venezia
Reaxys is, in my opinion, the most complete database that allows a researcher to access the vast corpus of chemistry knowledge quickly and accurately.

Gustavo Pablo Romanelli, Dr.
GISOE Group Leader at Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Reaxys automates bringing data together so our scientists can focus on analysis and making more confident decisions.
Colin Sambrook Smith
Director of Computational Sciences and Informatics at Sygnature Discovery
Reaxys helps students to learn how to apply chemical reaction data.
Prof. Keiji Hirose
Associate Professor at Osaka University
Trusted data, technology and expertise to support chemistry research
Why do chemists choose Reaxys?

Chemists choose the Reaxys chemistry database because it’s easy to use, flexible and has comprehensive content coverage.Reaxys content includes chemical reactions, chemical compounds, substance property and spectral data, target and bioactivity data, chemical patents, chemistry literature, and organic, inorganic and organometallic substances.TheReaxys interface has AI search, Marvin JS and ChemDraw JS structure drawing tools, and extensive filters to focus on critical insights, saving chemists time by providing fast access to chemical reactions, substances and literature.Reaxys datasets are available via API and flat files to power custom chemistry applications, including AI models.
How does Reaxys help chemists design novel compounds and optimize molecular properties?

Reaxys helps chemists design novel, safe and effective compounds with the largest and most reliable set ofphysicochemical, toxicology and bioactivity data.Chemists can refine molecules in Reaxys usingextensive molecular properties, from target affinity to conductivity or solubility.With the chemistry data in Reaxys, chemists cananticipate safety risks, assess the toxicology and ADME profile of compounds, and optimize potency and selectivity of leads with SAR.
How does Reaxys help chemists find shorter, cost-effective synthetic routes?

Reaxys hasretrosynthesis software to help chemists predict synthetic routes, evaluate reaction pathways and accelerate synthesis planning in drug and materials research.The Reaxys retrosynthesis software isbuilt on high-quality reaction data and AI models to generate predicted and published synthesis routes.With Reaxys, chemists cananalyze and edit reaction steps with access to underlying literature references and experimental conditions all in one view.Reaxys provides thecommercial availability and cost of starting materials, so chemists can decide which synthesis routes to take to the lab.
Does Reaxys offer data integration?

Chemists canunify in-house and external chemistry data in a secure, proprietary version of Reaxys.By integrating your chemistry data in Reaxys, yougain a more holistic view of reactions, substances and properties and eliminate duplicate searches across data silos.With more chemical intelligence surfaced in Reaxys, chemists and chemistry teams canmake better informed decisions at critical moments in the innovation process.
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What are the key features of Reaxys?
Reaxys provides our researchers with rich data and comprehensive perspectives for problem solving, and thus ensures that our synthetic work is based on better solutions.
Rujian Ma
Vice President of Chemistry at WuXi AppTec
Frequently asked questions
Reaxys has one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of curated chemistry data — covering 351 million substances, 71 million reactions, 123 million documents, 48 million patents and 50 million bioactivity data points, along with extensive physicochemical, toxicological and pharmacological properties.
Content in Reaxys is expertly curated from peer-reviewed journals, books, reviews, conference proceedings, letters, 105 global patent offices and major chemistry handbooks, such as the formerBeilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry, andGmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry.
Reaxys content comes from more than 67,000 journals worldwide. The number of current journal titles actively covered is approximately 19,000.
Reaxys offers greater flexibility in chemical searches as chemists can:
Expand options for searching structures, reactions, keywords and property values
Combine structure and text searches
Use a transparent query process with an easy-to-follow path to results
You can integrate in-house and external data in a proprietary version of Reaxys so that critical in-house knowledge becomes searchable and actionable. This seamless integration sets Reaxys apart from other chemistry research solutions.
Reaxys features the largest collection of new pharma and chemical patents from 105 patent offices. Titles, abstracts and claims are translated to English. With Reaxys, you get the fastest access to substances in newly published patents — only five days after publication.
Accelerate your chemistry research with Reaxys
