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2003 Archive News

  • PS 1st UpdateNov. 2003
  • Protecting Groups
    Third Edition
    Nov. 2003
  • Thieme IUPAC NominationsOct. 2003
  • EndNote Style FileOct. 2003
  • Science of Synthesis Drawing StyleOct. 2003
  • ChemDraw and Java Applet SearchOct. 2003
  • PrizewinnerOct. 2003
  • CongratulationsOct. 2003
  • Arfvedson-Schlenk AwardOct. 2003
  • Volume 3 PublishedOct. 2003
  • Award - Prof. T. FukuyamaAug. 2003
  • Graphical AbstractsAug. 2003
  • World's Most Cited PaperAug. 2003
  • Synthesis Reviews UpdateAug. 2003
  • In the SpotlightAug. 2003
  • Editors Meet in BostonJul. 2003
  • Dedication - LemieuxJun. 2003
  • Prof. Bernd GieseJun. 2003
  • Volume E22e PublishedJun. 2003
  • "Most Intriguing!"Jun. 2003
  • Obituary - Professor Oyo MitsunobuApr. 2003
  • Pharmaceutical Substances OnlineApr. 2003
  • Spring ACS 2003Apr. 2003
  • Obituary - Professor Heinz KropfApr. 2003
  • PrizewinnersApr. 2003
  • Dieter Seebach Special IssueApr. 2003
  • Ernst Guenther AwardMar. 2003
  • Earle B. Barnes AwardMar. 2003
  • Peptide SymposiumMar. 2003
  • New Volume Editor for Volume 25Mar. 2003
  • New Volume Editor for Volume 30Mar. 2003

    2006 Archive News

    2005 Archive News

    2004 Archive News

    2002 Archive News

    2001 Archive News


    1st Update

    The electronic version of Pharmaceutical Substances has seen it's first update. 47 new entries and a more flexible structure searching tool are the main features. More....


    Protecting Groups
    Third Edition

    The new edition of Phil Kocienski's highly appreciated book is available since November 22, 2003.
    For more information and to order click here.


    Thieme IUPAC Nominations

    The call for nominations for the 2004 Thieme-IUPAC Prize in Synthetic Organic Chemistry is now closed. Winner to be announced in Spring 2004.
    More info on this prize....


    EndNote Style File Now Available

    The Science of Synthesis publication style requirements are now included in EndNote. Authors are therefore now able to format references easily in the Science of Synthesis style. More info...


    The Science of Synthesis Drawing Style

    requirements are now available in the latest version of ChemDraw (version 8.0). Authors will therefore now be able to use a style sheet to prepare their schemes easily and quickly in the Science of Synthesis style. More info...


    ChemDraw and Java Applet Search Functionalities

    The electronic interface of Science of Synthesis now supports both ChemDraw and Java Applet structure searching. Click here.


    Prizewinner

    Thieme Publishers would like to congratulate Barry M. Trost, member of the Editorial Board of Science of Synthesis, on being awarded the Arthur C. Cope Award.

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    Congratulations

    go also to Edwin Vedejs, volume editor for Volume 42 on being awarded the Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods.

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    Arfvedson-Schlenk Award

    Congratulations to Victor Snieckus, volume editor for Volume 8, on being awarded the 2003 Arfvedson-Schlenk Award for his significant contributions to the field of organolithium chemistry. More info...

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    Volume 3 Published

    We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 3 (Compounds of Groups 12 and 11 (Zn, Cd, Hg, Cu, Ag, Au). Click here to see which other volumes are planned for 2003.

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    Prof. T. Fukuyama Wins ISHC Award

    For more information on Prof. Fukuyama's recent award please click here.


    Graphical Abstracts

    The online tables of contents for SYNLETT and SYNTHESIS now contain graphical abstracts.

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    World's most cited paper in November

    In February 2001 SYNTHESIS published Prof. Dr. Norbert Krause's review which is now the worlds most cited chemistry paper. For more information click here.

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    Synthesis Reviews Update

    Synthesis reviews has now been updated to include articles dating from mid-2002. Click here.

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    In the Spotlight

    Carmen Najera’s paper hits number 5 in the CAS Science Spotlights. Click here.

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    Houben-Weyl Editors Meet in Boston

    on the occasion of the 18th American Peptide Symposium to celebrate the completion of the E-series volumes on Peptides & Peptidomimetics. Click here to view photos from the dinner.

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    SYNLETT Special Issue dedicated to Ray U. Lemieux

    Read V. Snieckus' editorial in memory of the late Prof. Ray U. Lemieux here, examine the contributions or if you subscribe to SYNLETT online go directly to the full text of all articles at Thieme-connect (web edition).


    Recognition of Prof. Bernd Giese's Contributions

    Prof. Bernd Giese elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Click here.


    Houben-Weyl Volume E22e Published

    We are delighted to announce the publication of Houben-Weyl E22e, the index to the E22 Volumes a,b,c, and d. This 497-page volume was published on 18. June 2003 and completes the 5-volume series on Peptides and Peptidomimetics. More info...

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    "Most Intriguing!"

    CAS scientists agree that SYNTHESIS has published the 'most intriguing' paper available in the first quarter of 2003. Click here..

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    Obituary - Professor Oyo Mitsunobu

     

    The organic chemistry community recently lost one of the discipline's best known figures.

    As a tribute to Professor Mitsunobu his last paper is available free. Click here.


    Pharmaceutical Substances

    The structure searchable online version of Pharmaceutical Substances is now available. Click here..

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    Spring ACS 2003, New Orleans

    To read more about Thieme's attendance at this year's ACS Spring Annual Meeting, click here.

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    Obituary - Professor Heinz Kropf

    Heinz Kropf, 76, retired professor of organic chemistry at the University of Hamburg, died on January 9th, while on vacation on the North Sea island of Föhr. More info...

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    Ernst Guenther Award

    Congratulations to Steven V. Ley, member of the Editorial Boards of Science of Synthesis and SYNLETT, on being awarded the Ernst Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products for his significant contribution to natural product chemistry. More info...

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    Earle B. Barnes Award

    Congratulations also to Paul J. Reider, member of the Editorial Board of Science of Synthesis, on being awarded the Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management for work done at Merck Research Labs. More info...

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    Prizewinners

    Congratulations to two Houben-Weyl Volume E22 authors - Horst Kessler, on being awarded the Philip Morris Research Award for his work on protein structure elucidation using NMR spectroscopy, and Peter Wipf on being awarded the Katritzky Award, the International Junior Award in Heterocyclic Chemistry.

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    Dieter Seebach Special Issue

    Prof. Dr. Dieter Seebach

    SYNTHESIS Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dieter Seebach. Click here.

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    Peptide Symposium

    Thieme Chemistry will be exhibiting the Houben-Weyl E22 volumes (a, b, and c) at the 6th German Peptide Symposium to be held in Berlin, 23-26 March.

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    New Volume Editor for Volume 25

    Reinhard Brückner is the new volume editor for Volume 25 (aldehydes and heteroatom analogues).
    More info...

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    New Volume Editor for Volume 30

    Junzo Otera is the new volume editor for Volume 30 (Acetals: O/N, S/S and S/N and Higher Heteroatom Analogues).
    More info...

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    News

    Thieme Chemistry beta website

    Try out our new beta website.

    Pharmaceutical Substances 3.1

    was released on October 28th, 2008. This release features 51 new active pharmaceutical ingredients and updates to 16 syntheses.

    Pharmaceutical Substances

    The 5th edition of Pharmaceutical Substances is now available in hardcover format. Click here for more info and to order a personal copy.

    Over 20,000
    New Reactions

    Science of Synthesis 3.6 is now available and contains 38 volumes with a total of 215,000 reactions. More details on the newly released version 3.6.

    Award for
    Barry M. Trost

    We would like to congratulate Barry M. Trost, Editorial Board Member, Science of Synthesis, on being awarded the Nagoya Gold Medal of Organic Chemistry 2008.

    Award for
    Eric N. Jacobsen

    We would like to congratulate Eric N. Jacobsen, Editorial Board Member, Science of Synthesis, on being awarded the Yamada–Koga Prize 2008 which will be awarded on November 14, 2008, at the 18th Symposium on Optically Active Compounds held in Tokyo, Japan.

    Awards for
    Steven V. Ley

    We would like to congratulate Steven V. Ley, Editorial Board Member, Science of Synthesis, on receiving the Prous Institute-Overton and Meyer Award and the Hans Herloff Inhoffen Medal.

    Volume Publication

    We are pleased to announce the publication of Science of Synthesis Volume 37 [Ethers] by Craig J. Forsyth and Eric N. Jacobsen in May 2008.

    Professor
    John Colin Tatlow
    (1923–2008)

    We are very sorry to announce that Professor John Colin Tatlow passed away on April 9th, 2008. Professor Tatlow was the Editor-in-Chief of the E10 Organo-Fluorine Compounds (Houben–Weyl) series and made a major contribution to fluorine chemistry during his career. He was the recipient of the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry in 1990. We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends.

    Thieme IUPAC Prize

    Congratulations to
    F. Dean Toste, recipient of the 2008 Thieme–IUPAC Prize.

    Archive

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