Try these databases first to find scholarly articles in chemistry.
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Review articles are good resources for background information. Review articles are published in many journals, but there are some journals in which all the articles are reviews. Below is a list of some of these journals in Chemistry. Use them as a starting point for gathering information, to obtain an introduction or overview for an unfamiliar topic. Don't forget to look in their bibliographies for other articles.
Interlibrary loan is a system that allows you to request material from other libraries to be sent to Trent for you to borrow. Normally, there are no costs to use the ILL service. Plan ahead because it can take a few days or even weeks for material to be sent, depending upon availability.