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In this issue:
1. Comprehensive Survey of Combinatorial Library Synthesis: 2001
2. Organic Chemistry Journals
3. The Journal of Organic Chemistry: Recent Reviews 66
4. PS-Thiophenol: Scavenger for Alkylating Agents
5. Molecules of the Month (September)
6. Upcoming Organic Chemistry Conferences
7. Trip Reports: Volume 7 (2002)
8. ACD/Structure Elucidator Challenge
9. UK Chemical Reaction Hazards Forum
10. Create your own Custom Book

There were a total of 305 small-molecule libraries published in 2001. This free article (50 pages) reviews the combinatorial chemistry activities of last year.
http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/jcchff/2002/cc020039v_rev.html

A compilation of organic chemistry journals including their abbreviation, CODEN, IISN number and appearance frequency. Their search, browse and alerting services are also presented.
http://www.organicworldwide.net/journals.html

http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/joceah/suppinfo/jo023588w/jo023588w_s2.doc

PS-Thiophenol scavenges alkylating agents such as alkyl bromides. It is a more effective scavenger than a polymer-bound benzyl thiol because of the higher nucleophilicity of the thiophenolate.
http://www.argotech.com/PDF/resins/ps_thiophenol.pdf

Glucose, Caffeine, Modafinil, Permethrin
http://www.chemistry.org

Ibogaine
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm

Insect Repellents
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/mom/

Lumiracoxib (Prexige [TM])
http://www.prous.com/mom/frame.html

10th Symposium of the Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis
October 23-26, 2002; USA
http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~hudlicky/ltos.html

27 Trip reports of organic and medicinal chemistry conferences held in 2002.
http://www.albmolecular.com/features/tekreps/vol07/

Invitation to challenge the ACD/Structure Elucidator: submit your 2D NMR information to find out if it comes up with the right chemical structure.
http://www.acdlabs.com/feedback/chaleluc.html

A collection of mainly unreported incidents / near misses in chemical labs and plant, published with the sole idea to try to prevent history being repeated. http://www.crhf.org.uk

Kluwer offers the ability to choose the chapters of e-books you want to purchase. You can group them together, create your own title for your Custom Book, and decide if you want the Custom Book delivered electronically or printed and mailed within 3-5 business days as a perfect-bound paperback.
http://custombooks.kluweronline.com

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