CA Section Titles :
You will find that Chemical Abstracts (CA) is divided into 80 different sections.
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Each CA section covers only one broad area of scientific inquiry.
Each abstract in CA appears in only one section.
Abstracts are assigned to a section according to the novelty of the process or
substance that is being reported in the literature.
If abstract information pertains to a section(s) in addition to the one assigned, a
cross-reference is established.
The following list of the 80 individual sections is collected into five broad headings :
BIOCHEMISTRY (BIO/SC)
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Pharmacology
Mammalian Hormones
Biochemical Genetics
Toxicology
Agrochemical Bioregulators
General Biochemistry
Enzymes
Radiation Biochemistry
Biochemical Methods
Microbial, Algal, and Fungal Biochemistry
Plant Biochemistry
Nonmammalian Biochemistry
Mammalian Biochemistry
Mammalian Pathological Biochemistry
Immunochemistry
Fermentation and Bioindustrial Biochemistry
Food and Feed Chemistry
Animal Nutrition
Fertilizers, Soils, and Plant Nutrition
History, Education, and Documentation
ORGANIC (ORG/SC)
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General Organic Chemistry
Physical Organic Chemistry
Aliphatic Compounds
Alicyclic Compounds
Benzene, Its Derivatives, and Condensed Benzenoid Compounds
Biomolecules and Their Synthetic Analogs
Heterocyclic Compounds (One Hetero Atom)
Heterocyclic Compounds (More Than One Hetero Atom)
Organometallic and Organometalloidal Compounds
Terpenes and Terpenoids
Alkaloids
Steroids
Carbohydrates
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
MACROMOLECULAR (MAC/SC)
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Chemistry of Synthetic High Polymers
Physical Properties of Synthetic High Polymers
Plastics Manufacture and Processing
Plastics Fabrication and Uses
Synthetic Elastomers and Natural Rubber
Textiles and Fibers
Dyes, Organic Pigments, Fluorescent Brighteners, and
Photographic Sensitizers
Coatings, Inks, and Related Products
Cellulose, Lignin, Paper, and Other Wood Products
Industrial Carbohydrates
Industrial Organic Chemicals, Leather, Fats, and Waxes
Surface-Active Agents and Detergents
APPLIED (APP/SC)
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Apparatus and Plant Equipment
Unit Operations and Processes
Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
Propellants and Explosives
Fossil Fuels, Derivatives, and Related Products
Electrochemical, Radiational, and Thermal Energy Technology
Mineralogical and Geological Chemistry
Extractive Metallurgy
Ferrous Metals and Alloys
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
Ceramics
Cement, concrete, and Related Building Materials
Air Pollution and Industrial Hygiene
Waste Treatment and Disposal
Water
Essential Oils and Cosmetics
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Analysis
PHYSICAL, INORGANIC, AND ANALYTICAL (PIA/SC)
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General Physical Chemistry
Surface Chemistry and Colloids
Catalysis, Reaction Kinetics, and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
Phase Equilibriums, Chemical Equilibriums, and Solutions
Thermodynamics, Thermochemistry, and Thermal Properties
Nuclear Phenomena
Nuclear Technology
Electrochemistry
Optical, Electron, and Mass Spectroscopy and Other Related Properties
Radiation Chemistry, Photochemistry, and Photographic and Other
Reprographic Processes
Crystallography and Liquid Crystals
Electric Phenomena
Magnetic Phenomena
Inorganic Chemicals and Reactions
Inorganic Analytical Chemistry
Organic Analytical Chemistry