1. Supercritical Fluids in Organic Synthesis
Supercritical fluids are materials in a state above their critical
temperature and critical pressure. They are promising alternatives for the
conventional solvents used in organic synthesis as solubility, mass
transfer, solvent strength, reaction kinetic can be easily manipulated by
relatively small changes in operating pressure and temperature.
http://www.organicworldwide.net/supercritical.html
2. Most intriguing paper of 1Q-2003
"Asymmetric Synthesis with Chiral Cyclic Phosphorus Auxiliaries"
published in issue 18 (2002) of SYNTHESIS was the "Most Intriguing" paper
to be made available in the first quarter of 2003. CAS scientists
characterize a document as "intriguing" if "it contains new, novel or
trend-setting scientific research that is likely to be of growing interest
over time".
http://www.cas.org/spotlight/scientists/200304j1.html
3. Feature Article of Tetrahedron Letters
Iterative synthesis of the ABCDEF-ring system of yessotoxin and
adriatoxin Yuji Mori, Toyohisa Takase and Ryoji Noyori, 44 (11)
http://tetonline.com/cw2/flat/tis/tetlv44n11p2319.pdf
4. Solvent-free Organic Synthesis
Koichi Tanaka, 3527306129 (Hardcover), 444 p., March 2003
The best solvent is no solvent?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3527306129/organicchem02-20
5. Molecules of the Month (June 2003)
Luminol: reacts with the oxygen-carrying proteins in red blood cells,
used at crime scenes where traces of blood can be invisible to the naked
eye.
Alpha-tocopherol: Vitamin E, an antioxidant that protects your cells
from free radical damage and maintains red blood cells
Octocrylene: an emollient, water-resistant molecule that helps protect
your skin from UVB and UVA rays
http://www.chemistry.org
Pnicogen: A group of materials that might be used to convert
electricity into heat and vice versa
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm
Bortezomid: Proteasome inhibitor that induces apoptosis in cancer
cells. It represents the first new treatment in more than a decade for
patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
http://www.prous.com/molecules/default.asp
6. Upcoming Organic Chemistry Conferences (July 2003)
European Symposium on Organic Reactivity (ESOR IX) July 12-17, 2003;
Norway
http://www.kjemi.uio.no/esor9/
Tetrahedron Symposium
July 18, 2003; United Kingdom
(Oxford)
http://www.tetrahedron.info/symposium
7. European Network for Chemistry
Find information about major European chemistry societies &
organisations (including FECS), initiatives & projects, industrial
& research developments, forthcoming conferences & events, funding
& awards, younger chemists activities throughout Europe, important
publications, careers advice and specialist networks in your subject area.
http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/enc/about.htm
8. PDF-4/ORGANICS 2003
The largest X-ray powder diffraction database for organics. It features
146,000 organic and organometallic phases and offers 31 separate
diffraction and physical property data fields.
http://www.icdd.com
9. Derwent's Innovation Index 4.0
The new version contains several chemistry-focused features and
functionality such as chemical structure searching, links to images of
Derwent Documentation Abstracts and fragmentation code searching.
http://www.derwent.com/innovationsindex/
10. Directory of Organic Chemistry Research
In the fall of 2003, a new database containing all relevant information
about academic organic chemistry research worldwide will be launched. Its
main users will be R&D managers from pharmaceutical and biotech
companies looking for a specific expertise or research collaboration. If
you are active in synthetic organic chemistry research, you can submit the
information for evaluation for a free inclusion at
http://organicworldwide.net/directory/addedit.html
http://organicworldwide.net/directory/