Category Archives: chemistry

More Mystery Molecules

Posted on October 12, 2006 by pm286

Four more mystery molecules – not all from Pubchem. There is a stronger link bteween these than the last ones. The actual link requires some knowledge or some intuition into my thought processes. There is a purpose behind this! – … Continue reading →

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Totally Synthetic Useful Org Prep Daily

Posted on October 11, 2006 by pm286

I am delighted at the increase in activity of blogs about synthetic organic chemistry. This is about how to make carbon compounds, many of which occur as natural products (produced by plants, bacteria, etc.) which often have valuable medicinal properties. … Continue reading →

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Mystery molecules

Posted on October 10, 2006 by pm286

Here are some compounds (taken from PubChem). I give no more explanation. I will be pleasantly surprised if you can work out why I have posted them. 1,1,1-Trifluoro-3-chloropropane:Molecular Weight: 132.512 g/molMolecular Formula: C3H4ClF3Coronene: Molecular Weight: 300.352 g/mol Molecular Formula: C24H12 … Continue reading →

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Jmol – we love it

Posted on October 7, 2006 by pm286

Bob Hanson has just released yet another stunning set of routines in Jmol. Here is a snapshot (of a slice through a crystal), but the actual demo is, of course, interactive. You don’t have to be a scientist or computer … Continue reading →

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"Departmental anything, not just chemistry, may be dying"

Posted on October 7, 2006 by pm286

(I think WordPress failed to publish this when I wrote it, so please excuse if it is a second posting). Last week’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry has upset a number of the chemical bloggers, some of whom even posted odds … Continue reading →

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Open Source and the Tragedy of the Lurkers

Posted on October 1, 2006 by pm286

In my last post ( Science Commons and Pasteur’s Quadrant) I pointed readers to the collection of vision papers for next week’s meeting on the Science Commons. I ended it with an implied challenge to the pharmceutical industry thats they … Continue reading →

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Science Commons and Pasteur's Quadrant

Posted on October 1, 2006 by pm286

I’m in Washington (in my favourite guest house in the US, Woodley Park Guest House (near the Zoo). It’s small and we all have breakfast together which gives a great atmosphere – so much better than the amorphous chain hotels. … Continue reading →

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Datuments and the ACS Style Guide

Posted on September 29, 2006 by pm286

I was delighted to receive a special book yesterday: “The ACS Style Guide” Effective Communication of Scientific Information  Anne Coghill and Lorrin Garson. OUP ISBN-13:978-0-8412-3999-9 It’s an attractive produced hardback volume and I’m torn as to whether I should keep … Continue reading →

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Hamburger House of Horrors (1)

Posted on September 23, 2006 by pm286

This is an occasional series indebted to Hammer House of Horrors. You don’t need to be a chemist to understand the message. It’s sparked off by a comment from Totally Synthetic in this blog: A good deal of the reasoning … Continue reading →

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GoogleInChI

Posted on September 21, 2006 by pm286

Two months ago I was invited by Timo Hannay of Nature to a Nature/O’Reilly FooCamp at GooglePlex. Unfortunately I was already booked and Peter Corbett was able to step in. But there was a generic invitation from Leslie Hawthorn (who … Continue reading →

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