SYNTHESIS Call for Papers

Upcoming SYNTHESIS Special Topics open for submissions are listed below!

General Guidelines

If you intend to submit a manuscript, please inform the corresponding (guest) editor first, remembering to include the title of your manuscript and the article type (e.g. Review, Short Review, or Original Paper).
Upon approval by the (guest) editor, you may submit your manuscript according to the author instructions.
Please include the title of the Special Topic and the corresponding editor during the submission process.

Upcoming Topics

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Recent Advances in Amide Bond Formation
Franziska Schoenebeck (Send e-mail)
Deadline: closed
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This Special Topic focuses on the latest developments in the area of amide bond formation, offering readers new routes to design and construct amides with useful properties and applications.

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Synthesis in Industry
Franziska Schoenebeck (Send e-mail)
Deadline: closed
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This Special Issue will spotlight industrial organic synthesis, highlighting recent synthetic advances, approaches and developments.

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Recent Advances in Metal-Catalyzed Ring Construction
Franziska Schoenebeck (Send e-mail)
Deadline: closed
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This Special Topic will focus on 'Recent Advances in Metal-Catalyzed Ring Construction' – a field which continues to evolve and advance at an impressive pace.

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Bond Activation in Honor of Prof. Shinji Murai
Hideki Yorimitsu (Send e-mail) / Naoto Chatani
Deadline: March 15, 2021
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Since the discovery of the Murai reaction in 1993, activation of inert bonds such as C–H and C–O bonds has been an important current topic in the field of synthetic chemistry. It is with great pleasure that we mark this epoch-making discovery with a dedicated SYNTHESIS Special Issue 'Bond Activation' to celebrate the career of Prof. Shinji Murai and his many contributions to organic synthesis using transition-metal catalysts.

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Conference Special Issue (ISySyCat2021)
Anthony Burke / Franziska Schoenebeck (Send e-mail)
Deadline: April 15, 2021
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This Special Issue includes contributions from the participants of the International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis 2021.

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Published Special Topics 2019

Halogenation Methods (with a View towards Radioimaging Applications)
Franziska Schoenebeck
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Amination Reactions
Franziska Schoenebeck
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Bürgenstock 2018: Future Stars in Organic Chemistry
Paul Knochel
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This Special Section includes contributions from the JSP fellows of the 2018 Bürgenstock Conference.

Ruthenium in Organic Synthesis
Franziska Schoenebeck
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