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The electronic version of Science of Synthesis was developed in conjunction with InfoChem, Munich, and utilizes the flexibility of electronic media to the full.

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On 15 August, 2005, Science of Synthesis Version 3.0 was released, equipped with the following new interface features:

Searching

To make structure searching as quick and as easy as possible, the user has a choice of three popular structure drawing tools: ISIS Draw, Java Applet, and ChemDraw, plus the ability to upload Molfiles from a local disk.

In addition to the Full Text search field, fast access to the information contained within Science of Synthesis can now also be achieved using a variety of other search functions. In combination with a Structure, Substructure, or Reaction Query, the user can refine his/her search with a CAS registry number, a catalyst, a solvent, a reaction temperature, or a reaction yield.

Should the user be looking for Bibilographic information, then a separate drop down menu allows the user to access information on Authors, Book/Journal Title, and Publication Year. Bibliographic information solely related to Science of Synthesis can be accessed by selecting the Volume Number, Section Number, or Page Number fields.

Table of Contents
Users may browse through the product using the newly styled, hierarchical table of contents in the left hand frame.

Table of Contents

Hitlist
Hits are listed as single step reactions in the form of a sequential list. In the list, up to 50 hits are displayed. To view a hit document, simply click on the single step reaction or on the citation below it.

Hit List

Navigation
The Query form, Hitlist, and Full Text windows can be viewed in paralel for ease of use and quick cross-checking of search results and hit documents.

The new frame tiling buttons allow the user to view both the table of contents and the full text side-by-side, or to view either frames in full screen for comfortable reading.

Left Tiling Button Center Tiling Button Right Tiling Button

Browsing
In addition to being able to browse Science of Synthesis via:

An interactive table of contents
Volume Information pages
Book mode option

further exploration is facilitated by the Browse buttons Previous Document

, which download successive documents as if the user were leafing through a book.

Linking
Extensive cross-linking allows smooth navigation between Science of Synthesis and related content in the Houben–Weyl archive. In addition, links from each citation enable fast access to the original research literature. Crossovers to databases and electronic journals are also fully supported, providing a channel to further relevant information about target compounds.

Printing
For convenience in the lab, Science of Synthesis offers high quality printing. Users can choose to print individual documents containing high resolution graphics using the print command in the document frame. Alternatively, printing of multiple documents is also possible with a single mouse click directly from the table of contents using the print command button.

News

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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.