Databases for Chemists and Chemical Engineers

Cambridge Structural Database at Stanford University

The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) is available to current Stanford students, faculty, and staff. After accepting usage conditions, you will be able to download a copy of the CSD to your computer (SUNet authentication required). The CSD is also loaded on most PCs in the Swain Library. Please note: a new version is published two times a year (April and October). Usually, new versions are not received until a couple of months after the date of publication. Old versions time out or expire after a new version is available. For example, the October version will time out at the end of June.

• Description of the Cambridge Structural Database
• Conquest: Interface for Searching the CSD || User Guide and Tutorials (HTML, PDF)

• Download and Conditions of Use (SUNet authentication required)
  • License Codes (SUNet authentication required)
  • Hardware Requirements
  • FAQs

• Depositing Data
• WebCite (A database of published research applications of the CSD and other CCDC products (formerly DBUse))
• News
• CCDC Home

For more information, contact:
Grace Baysinger, Head Librarian & Bibliographer,
e-mail: graceb@stanford.edu,
phone: (650) 725-1039