Welcome to Issue 7.02 of the "Organic Chemistry e-Newsletter".
A newsletter for industrial/academic organic and medicinal chemists.

In this issue:

1. On-line Citation Checker
2. Molecules of the Month (February 2008)
3. Upcoming Organic Synthesis Conferences (March 2008)
4. ScienceDaily: Organic Chemistry News
5. Book of the Month

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1. On-line Citation Checker

A free reference checker which compares the citations (ACS format) in a manuscript in preparation with the correct references in PubMed and CrossRef.

http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~noel/ACSlookup.html

2. Molecules of the Month (February 2008)

1-Triacontanol: a straight-chain C30 primary alconol, used as plant growth regulator.

Cryptoxanthin: a class of carotenoids called xanthophylls, responsible for leaves’ changing to yellow and red colors.

Sodium Fluoride: the most common chemical used to fluoridate toothpaste.

Tributyltin oxide: a potent biocide, but its uses (e.g. antifouling agent, pesticide) are mostly banned.

http://www.acs.org

Vanillin: The flavour of vanilla icecream.

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

Maraviroc: first member of the CCR5 (coreceptor with CD4 for HIV-1 infection) antagonist approved by FDA.

http://www.prous.com/molecules/default.asp?ID=168

3. Upcoming Organic Synthesis Conferences (March 2008)

Organic Process Research & Development
March 11-14, Dublin, Ireland

All details about these conferences and other upcoming conferences can be found at http://www.organicworldwide.net/conferen.html

4. ScienceDaily: Organic Chemistry News

A free, advertising-supported service which brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in organic chemistry.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/organic_chemistry/

5. Six-Membered Transition States in Organic Synthesis
Jaemoon Yang, ISBN 978-0470178836, February 2008, 210 pages, Wiley.

This book presents a comprehensive overview, organized by reaction type, of six-membered chair-like transition states in organic synthesis.

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470178833.html

























































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