1. Organic Chemistry Conferences (2004)

An overview of the important organic/medicinal chemistry conferences of 2004.

http://www.organicworldwide.net/conferen.html

2. Molecules of the Month (December 2003)

Sodium fluoride: the most commonly used cavity-fighting agent in commercial toothpastes

Lactic acid: forms when glucose is metabolized during anaerobic exercise. Excess lactic acid in the bloodstream causes muscles to fatigue quickly

Potassium bitartrate: used in place of lemon juice or vinegar in some recipes, one of the ingredients in baking powder

Yttrium aluminum garnet: a deep-red mineral and semiprecious gemstone

http://www.chemistry.org

Rotenone: An important piscicide and insecticide

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

Ximelagatran: a small-molecule double prodrug of the non-covalent peptide thrombin inhibitor melagatran

http://www.prous.com/mom/mom.asp

3. Organic Reaction Mechanisms
M. Gómez Gallego, M. A. Sierra, 290 pages, ISBN: 3-540-00352-5

Organic Reaction Mechanisms shows readers how to interpret the experimental data obtained from an organic reaction, and specifically how an organic reaction mechanism can be considered or rejected based on the analysis of the experimental evidence.

More info

4. Chemical Science

Launched in January 2004, Chemical Science is a new current awareness tool that draws together coverage from all RSC Publications. It provides a 'snapshot' of the latest developments across the chemical sciences. It is freely available online and as a free supplement in the print issues of several RSC journals

5. Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry 2004

This ACS Award for this year has been won by Professor Tohru Fukuyama.

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