Marking the Centenary of Houben-Weyl
Marking the Centenary of Houben-Weyl
Since 1909, Houben–Weyl has been used by chemists working in academia and industry. This influential work, available in print and electronic editions (available online through Science of Synthesis <www.science-of-synthesis.com>), has been made possible by the worldwide collaboration of renowned chemists, including several Nobel laureates. In order to mark the Houben–Weyl centenary, 100 selected articles from Houben-Weyl, Science of Synthesis, SYNLETT, and SYNTHESIS that cover a variety of themes—including stereoselective synthesis, fluorine, peptides, and heterocyclic and organometallic chemistry—have been collocated and can be downloaded for free through 2009 on the Thieme Chemistry website <www.thieme-chemistry.com>.
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The first topic covered in March 2009 was “fluorine.” Houben–Weyl and Science of Synthesis exhaustively cover fluorine compounds. Alone, fluorine gas is extremely poisonous, but, when combined with other atoms, it forms compounds that are versatile. Consequently, it is used for a variety of applications, including solvents, anticancer agents, agricultural chemicals, dyes, and polymers. The key contributions from this seminal work that are being made available for download have been chosen by experts and should help assist the organic chemist in understanding some of fluorine chemistry’s different aspects.
“We are delighted to be able to make freely available a sample of the content from Houben–Weyl and Science of Synthesis so that a wider audience can begin to appreciate both the high quality of the author contributions and the relevance of the science covered in the series to research in organic chemistry today. We are also happy to be able to offer selected SYNTHESIS and SYNLETT journal articles, which relate to the chosen themes, for free download,” said Dr. M. Fiona Shortt de Hernandez, managing editor at Science of Synthesis/Houben–Weyl.
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