Press Release

Stuttgart - Thieme has announced the release of Science of Synthesis Version 3.6. Four new volumes have been added to the upgraded version including volume 44, the first completed volume in category six, which is the final category. Science of Synthesis,a comprehensive critical treatment of synthetic organic chemistry, is one of the most authoritative, in-depth information resources available on synthetic methodology.

“It is the consistent quality of the content in Science of Synthesis, as well as its usefulness and applicability in solving everyday synthetic organic chemistry problems encountered in the laboratory, that sets this reference work apart. The additional four volumes added to this release cover the synthetic methodology used in the preparation of some of the most common and important functional groups used in organic synthesis (e.g., ethers, hydroxyl group), as well as some of the more unusual and challenging functionalities (e.g., allenes), and those functionalities considered important for industrial research (e.g., organosulfur compounds),” states M. Fiona Shortt de Hernandez, Managing Editor Science of Synthesis.

The newly added content consists of volumes 36 (Alcohols), 37 (Ethers), 39 (Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium), and 44 (Cumulenes and Allenes). This upgraded version contains a total of 215,000 reactions including over 20,000 new reactions.

Developed in cooperation with InfoChem, Science of Synthesis possesses a user-friendly search function that allows substructure, exact structure, reaction, combined keyword, and full-text searches. Within the application, a structure search is quick and easy since users have the ability to choose between multiple structure drawing tools (ISIS Draw, Java Applet, and ChemDraw). Its compatibility with SFX assists librarians in navigating literature requests of Science of Synthesis users to resources and services relevant to their search queries.

Science of Synthesis Version 3.6 is fully compatible with both Windows and Macintosh and supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari browsers.

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-connect.com for more information.

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