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2004 Archive News

	Most requested chemistry paper by Renzo Rossi	Dec. 2004
	Volumes 6 and 26	Dec. 2004
	Pharmaceutical Substances 2.1	Nov. 2004
	Volume 19 Published	Sep. 2004
	Thieme-IUPAC Prize 2004 Winner	Aug. 2004
	Volume 7 Reception	Aug. 2004
	Obituary Kenji Koga	Jul. 2004
	Yamada Prize 2004	Jun. 2004
	Pharmaceutical Substances Version 2.0	May 2004
	Science of Synthesis Version 2.0	May 2004
	RÖMPP Online Update	May 2004
	Volume 27 Published	May 2004
	New Volume Editor for Volume 32	May 2004
	New Volume Editor for Volume 33	May 2004
	Pharmaceutical Substances on STN	Mar. 2004
	Prof. W. A. Herrmann Recieves ACS Award	Mar. 2004
	Prof. T. Fukuyama Receives ACS Award	Mar. 2004
	Volume 13, 16 & 17 Published	Jan. 2004
	Prof. T. Bach Receives Novartis Young Investigator Award	Jan. 2004

Most requested chemistry paper by Renzo Rossi

In December 2004 SYNTHESIS published Renzo Rossi's review, which is currently amongst the worlds most requested chemistry paper by researchers using CAS online services. For more information click here.
To go to the FREE online article on Thieme-connect please click here.

Volumes 6 and 26

We are very pleased to announce that Volume 6 (Boron Compounds) and Volume 26 (Ketones) have now been completed and are scheduled for publication at the end of December. Click here to see which volumes are due for publication in 2005.

Pharmaceutical Substances 2.1

Pharmaceutical Substances Version 2.1 released 29 November 2004. This new updated version features 16 newly approved active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Volume 19 Published

We are delighted to announce that Volume 19 (Three Carbon¾Heteroatom Bonds: Nitriles, Isocyanides, and Derivatives) has been published. This is the first volume to be published for Category 3. Read more...

Thieme-IUPAC Prize 2004 Winner

Professor John F. Hartwig

is to be the recipient of the 2004 Thieme-IUPAC Prize in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of synthetic organic chemistry.
More info on this prize....

Volume 7 Reception

To celebrate the recent publication of Volume 7, the Thieme Chemistry team will be holding a reception at the Nagoya Conference Centre on the occasion of the IUPAC ICOS-15 conference. The reception will be held on Tuesday 3. August, the same day as the 2004 Thieme–IUPAC Prize presentation. More info on reception...

Obituary Kenji Koga

Professor Kenji Koga, Tokyo,

who served for five years as SYNTHESIS editor for Asia passed away on July 25th, 2004. He has been a leading scientist in our field Organic Chemistry over decades. We lost with him one of the pioneers of Asymmetric Synthesis. The quality of his research and his dedication and engagement in our science chemistry has always been a leading example for all of us. He will live on in our hearts.

Yamada Prize 2004

Professor Hisashi Yamamoto

is to be awarded the Yamada Prize in recognition of the impact of his work in the fields of the synthesis of optically active compounds.

Pharmaceutical Substances Version 2.0

Since May 2004 Pharmaceutical Substances Version 2.0 is available online. To read more about newly added API's and functionalities click here.

Science of Synthesis Version 2.0

Since May 25, 2004 Science of Synthesis Version 2.0 is available online. This new updated version contains a new and highly intuitive interface along with the inclusion of information from four more volumes.
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RÖMPP Online

On May 27, 2004 a new version of RÖMPP Online, the largest and most renowned chemical encyclopedia published in German, has been released. Click here to get more information (in German).

Volume 27 Published

We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 27 (Compounds with Two Carbon¾Heteroatom Bonds), which is the first volume in Category 4 to be completed. Click here to see which other volumes are planned for 2004.

New Volume Editor for Volume 32

We are delighted to announce that Professor Johann Mulzer has agreed to become a volume editor for the Science of Synthesis project. Professor Mulzer will be responsible for Volume 32 [X-Ene-X and Ene-O Compounds] which is to be published in 2007. He is based at the University of Vienna, Austria.

New Volume Editor for Volume 33

We are delighted to announce that Professor Gary Molander from the University of Pennsylvania, USA has agreed to become the volume editor for Science of Synthesis , Volume 33.

Prof. T. Fukuyama Receives ACS Award

The ACS Award for
Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry 2004 has been won by Professor Tohru Fukuyama. This prestigious award highlights the complexity and innovativeness of work carried out by Professor Fukuyama. More info here.

Pharmaceutical Substances on STN

Since March 2004 Pharmaceutical Substances is also available on STN. More....

Prof. W. A. Herrmann Recieves ACS Award

Professor Wolfgang A. Herrmann has been awarded the ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry which is to be presented before the Division of Organic Chemistry.
More info on this prize....

Publications

Volumes 13, 16, and 17 were published on 23. December 2003. Click here to see which volumes are planned for 2004.

Prof. T. Bach Receives Novartis Young Investigator Award in Chemistry 2003

Professor Thorston Bach has received this award in acknowledgement of his ongoing contributions to research in the fields of Asymetric Photochemistry and Catalysis.

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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.