ORGANIC SYNTHESES NEWS

April 15, 2006 - Beginning with Volume 82, each volume of Organic Syntheses is now published online on orgsyn.org in installments ca. every 3 months, with printed volumes continuing to appear annually. The first issue of Volume 83 procedures appeared on April 15, and the remaining issues will appear on June 6, September 14, and November 1. August 26, 2005 - Beginning with Volume 82, each volume of Organic Syntheses will now be published online on orgsyn.org in installments ca. every 3 months, with printed volumes continuing to appear annually. The first 14 procedures from Volume 82 are now posted, and the remaining 14 procedures will appear in October and January. November 10, 2004 - Volume 81 is now available online. Beginning with Volume 82, each volume of Organic Syntheses will now be published online in installments ca. every 3 months, with printed volumes continuing to appear annually. Several measures are being taken to expedite the reviewing and checking process, so that procedures will be published online within 6 months of the date they are received in suitable form. November 10, 2004 - The orgsyn.org website has been redesigned to enable more convenient accessing of procedures either via graphical tables of contents or via keyword and structure database searching. Over the next several months, pdf versions of all procedures will also be linked to the website via the contents pages. New, detailed "Instructions to Authors" are now available via the "Info for Authors" page. September 1, 2004 - Professor Jeremiah P. Freeman retired in September 2004 after serving for 25 years as Secretary to the Board of Editors. The success of Organic Syntheses during this period was due in no small part to the skill and dedication of Professor Freeman. Effective September 2004, a new editorial structure has been established. Professor Rick L. Danheiser (MIT) has been appointed to a five-year term as Editor in Chief of Organic Syntheses, and Professor Charles K. Zercher (University of New Hampshire) has been appointed as Associate Editor and has assumed most of the former responsibilities of Dr. Freeman. August 18, 2004 - Warning! Recently it was reported to us that workers, following the procedure in Coll. Vol. II, pg 580 (diazotization of anthranilic acid and its reaction with sodium disulfide) but substituting 2,3-dimethylaniline for anthranilic acid, experienced a serious explosion upon addition of the diazonium salt solution to the disulfide solution. We urge that extreme caution should always be exercised in the handling of diazonium salts even when they are in solution.