Two New Volumes Added to Science of Synthesis Version 3.3.

Stuttgart – Thieme Publishers announce that Science of Synthesis Version 3.3 is now online and contains two new volumes. Science of Synthesis is a comprehensive, critical treatment of synthetic chemistry that is recognized as one of the most authoritative, in-depth information resources available on synthetic methodology.

“The addition of two volumes marks an important milestone for Science of Synthesis as it completes the third out of the six categories. Users now have ready access to tried and tested methods for all product classes in organometallic and hetarene chemistry as well as for compounds with four and three carbon—heteroatom bonds such as, nitriles, carboxylic acids and ketenes,” states Dr. Fiona Shortt de Hernandez, Managing Editor, Science of Synthesis.

The information resource consists of six categories. Category 1: Organometallics; Category 2: Hetarenes and Related Ring Systems; Category 3: Compounds with Four and Three Carbon—Heteroatom Bonds: Category 4: Compounds with Two Carbon—Heteroatom Bonds; Category 5: Compounds with One Saturated Carbon—Heteroatom Bond; Category 6: Compounds with All-Carbon Functions. The first three categories are now complete. The addition of Volume 23 completes Category 3.

Science of Synthesis Version 3.3, developed in cooperation with InfoChem, contains 28 volumes, out of what will eventually be a total of 48 volumes. It is a reference work of synthetic methodology with a user-friendly search system that allows substructure, exact structure, reaction, combined keyword, and full-text searches. The reference work is fully compatible with PCs and Macintoshes and supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari browsers.

Science of Synthesis includes the acclaimed Houben–Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry, an archive of 146,000 product specific experimental procedures, 580,000 structures, and 700,000 references in all fields of synthetic organic chemistry dating back to the beginning of the 19th Century.

About The Editorial Board

Science of Synthesis has been developed under the guidance of an international Editorial Board. The extensive knowledge and experience of the board enable Thieme Chemistry to develop a system that ensures both the print and electronic versions of Science of Synthesis will continue to remain at the heart of the fully integrated laboratory of the present and future.

The Editorial Board responsible for the concept and content of Science of Synthesis consists of:
Professor Ryoji Noyori, Nobel laureate, Nagoya University; Professor Barry M. Trost, Stanford University; Professor Daniel Bellus, Speedel Pharma Inc., Basel; Professor Eric N. Jacobsen, Harvard University; Professor Steve V. Ley, University of Cambridge; Professor Manfred Regitz, Universitaet Kaiserslautern; Dr. Paul J. Reider, Vice President, Chemistry Research, Amgen; Professor Ernst Schaumann, Institut für Organische Chemie der TU, Clausthal; Dr. Ichiro Shinkai, Tokyo; and Professor E. Jim Thomas, Victoria University of Manchester.

About InfoChem

InfoChem GmbH (www.infochem.de), based in Munich, Germany, is a market leader in structure and reaction handling and retrieval. Founded in 1989, InfoChem focuses on the production and marketing of new chemical information products, including structural and reaction databases, and the development of software tools required for these applications. The main software tools provided are the InfoChem Fast Search Engine (ICFSE), the InfoChem Chemistry Cartridge for Oracle (ICCARTRIDGE), and the widely used InfoChem reaction classification algorithm CLASSIFY. Springer (Heidelberg) has held a majority interest in InfoChem since 1991.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group, based in Stuttgart, Germany, is a privately held, medical and scientific publishing company. Thieme employs 900 people and maintains offices in 7 cities, including New York, Beijing, Delhi and Stuttgart. For 120 years, Thieme’s high-quality books and journals have been a vital resource for scientists, physicians, researchers and academics. Thieme publishes 130 peer-reviewed journals and over 500 new books annually. All scientific and an increasing number of medical publications are also available online. Please visit www.thieme.com for more information.
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