Caltech Chemistry Library Newsletter - Winter 2006
Chemistry Library Newsletter
Winter 2006
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***Color Printer in the SFL Library (access within the Library System)
http://library.caltech.edu/help/printing.htm
Limit of 100 pages/term for free and then $0.40/side.
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1. New Journals, Databases, etc.
2. Patent News (Google & SciFinder Scholar)
3. Chemical Abstracts REG File Nomenclature Changes
4. Take a break and enjoy … the National Curve Bank …
5. Contents of recent Annual Reports …
6. New (Career) Book
7. New Database - Lipidbank
1. New Journals, Databases, etc.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
v.111, 2007+
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jpccck/index.html
JPC-C, will emphasize nanomaterials, interfaces, catalysis, and special topics such as electron transport, electronic and optical devices and energy conversion and storage.
JPC-A continues to cover dynamics, clusters, kinetics, spectroscopy, atmospheric and environmental chemistry, and molecular structure and theory, and two new categories: excited states and green chemistry.
JPC-B covers condensed matter topics, including macromolecules, soft matter, surfactants, membranes, thermodynamics, medium effects and biophysical chemistry.
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JCP: BioChemical Physics
v.1, 2007+
http://jcp-bcp.aip.org/
A monthly online-only portion the Journal of Chemical Physics (JCP) that deals directly with, or has important implications for, biologically related systems.
Subscribers to the Journal of Chemical Physics will continue to receive this material as part of their regular subscription.
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NanoToday
v.1, 2006+
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/17480132
NanoToday features reviews as well as guest columnists. Published quarterly, NanoToday is available free of charge to registered readers.
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Nanoscale research letters [electronic resource]
v.1, 2006+
http://www.metapress.com/content/1556-276X/
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Nature Bulletins: Biotech/Pharma — the science and business of new therapies
http://www.nature.com/bulletins/biotechpharma/index.html
A free weekly news digest devoted to science and business developments in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Includes material from journal articles and reviews, world news, blogs and commentaries on everything from early-stage chemistry to patent expiries. Also included are:
Jobs from NatureJobs [http://www.nature.com/bioent/careers/index.html],
Conference information from NatureEvents [http://www.nature.com/bioent/events/index.html].
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Material Matters --- is free on the web, and also available as a free print subscription. Published quarterly, with thematic content, featuring technical reviews, application notes, and highlighting new Sigma-Aldrich products and relevant services. Contents include:
Polymerization for Advanced Applications
Molecular Self-Assembly
Deposition of Ceramic and Hybrid Materials
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Chemistry/Materials_Science.html
Other Sigma-Aldrich publications, in addition to Aldrichimica Acta, include (with examples of content):
ChemFiles:
Ionic Liquids
Organic Building Blocks
Asymmetric Organocatalysis
ChemNews:
November: Asymmetric Synthesis
October: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation
September: Heterocyclic Chemistry III
Cheminars:
Trost Bis-ProPhenol Ligands
Fluorous Technologies
ChemBlogs:
New Tool for Chemical Biology/Staudinger Ligation
Highly Enantioselective, Catalytic Vinylation of Ketones
Organotrifluoroborates: Potent Boronic Acid/Ester Surrogates
All are available at: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Chemistry/Chemical_Synthesis/Key_Resources.html
2. Patent News (Patent Lens, Google & SciFinder Scholar)
Patent Lens
http://www.patentlens.net/
A text-searchable database covering US (patents and applications) and life science applications for EPO (patents) and PCT (full coverage later this year). Free PDF downloads for all US patent documents (apps and grants) and EP patents, as a multipage PDF or a single page at a time.
---------------
Google Patents [beta]
http://www.google.com/patents
http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search
Liimitations include: … a maximum retrieval of ~1200 patents, … printing problems with MAC OS X, …printing first page only. Currency problems … the USPTO has issued 48 'Caltech' patents since September 2006, Google Patents did not retrieve a single one.
Google Patents does provide a very readable display of the abstract, claims and references with links to images of the USPTO original. It also offers a 'search within this patent' which provides highlighted results in the text of the USPTO patent.
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SciFinder Scholar - CAplus file -
CAS has developed, in-house, new processing software tools and procedures for patents from the People’s Republic of China, which have increased from 3.7% in 2001 to 12.5% by the end of 2005. The PRC is now the fourth largest source of patent records covered by CAS, following Japan, WIPO, and the US.
CAS has expanded Korean patent data with records for granted patents since 1997 and examined applications since 2000.
3. Chemical Abstracts REG File Nomenclature Changes
Nomenclature improvements include more uniformly cited locants, reduction in the number of stereoparent names, and the elimination of nearly 3,000 obscure stereoparents. Unexpressed amides also will be disregarded. http://www.cas.org/ONLINE/UG/caindexname.pdf
Chemical names produced through the new system will begin to appear in CAS Registry database records in December 2006. Old CA Index Names will be converted to the new nomenclature in 2007, but the old names will continue to be displayed in the Registry records.
4. Take a break and enjoy … the National Curve Bank …
National Curve Bank
http://Curvebank.calstatela.edu/home/home.htm
A hall of fame for geometrical figures … curves that have intrigued mathematicians for over 2 millennia … offering history, biography, animations, even baseball home run distances.
5. Contents of recent Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry
Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. A (Inorganic), 2006
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/IC/Article.asp?Type=CurrentIssue
Inorganic nanomaterials
Alkali and alkaline-earth metals
Boron
Al, Ga In, & Th
C, Si, Ge, Sn, & Pb
N, P, Ar, Sb, & Bi
O, S. Se, & Te
Halogens and noble gases
Ti, Zr, & Hf
V, Nb, & Ta
Cr, Mo & W
Mn, Tc, & Re
Fe, Co, & Ni
Cu
Noble Metals
Sc, Yt, La group, & Ac group
Macrocyclic coordination chemistry
Supramolecular coordination chemistry
Bi- and polymetallic organometallics
New compounds and structures in the solid state
Fullerenes
Inorganic and organometallic polymers
Magnetism
Conducting solids
Mechanisms of reactions in solution
Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceuticals
Bioinorganic chemistry
Photophysical properties of metal complexes
Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. B (Organic), 2006
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/oc/Article.asp?Type=CurrentIssue
Synthetic Methods - Free-radical reactions / Oxidation and reduction methods
Transition metals in organic synthesis: Cross-coupling and C-H activation
Heterocyclic chemistry
Highlights of natural product synthesis
Marine natural products
Chemical genetics
Supramolecular chemistry
N-Heterocyclic carbenes: Advances in transition metal and organic catalysis
Biotransformations
Computational organic chemistry
Reaction Mechanisms: Radical and radical ion reactions / Pericyclic reactions
Organic gas-phase ion chemistry
Catalysis: experimental and computational
Reactivity in organised assemblies
Bioinspired organic chemistry
6. New (Career) Book:
Academic scientists at work : navigating the biomedical research career
J. Boss & S. Eckert
Q180.A1 B569 2006 CD-ROM (at Mil-1 Circulation Desk)
Excellent reviews … "Advice in the book is excellent … running the lab: people, money, and science."
"Well written and a highly enjoyable read". "Packed with useful tips …"
7.. New Databases - Lipids
Lipidbank
http://www.lipidbank.jp
Lipidbank provides structures and properties for more than 6000 different lipid species, ... organized in 17 lipid groups and 28 lipid classes ... including fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins, phospholipids, and glycolipids.
Each entry provides chemical and physical properties (including spectral data), metabolism, and biological activities. Structural formulas can be downloaded in ChemDraw format. Literature references are included but are not comprehensive.
Lipidbank is searchable by name, source, etc., as well as by structure (e.g., classification, structural/functional features, number/position of double bonds).
--------
Lipidmaps (LIPID Metabolites And Pathways Strategy)
http://www.lipidmaps.org/
Lipidmaps focus on the genes & proteins involved in lipid metabolism and function ("lipidomics").
The Structure Database is both text and structure searchable and includes a browsable Lipid Classification Scheme with links to individual lipids.
Data includes: Names, Exact Mass, Formula, Category, PubChem Substance ID, etc.
The Proetome Database is searchable for proteins associated with a lipid class (e.g. Fatty acids/Eicosanoids, Glycerolipids, Glycerophospholipids, etc.
Data includes: Taxonomy, Description Lipid Category, Molecular Weight, Sequence Length, Sequence.
----------
Other relevant websites include:
The Lipid Library
http://www.lipidlibrary.co.uk
The freely accessible Lipid Library includes: Definitions, structures, composition, occurrence, biochemistry and functions of most types of fatty acids and lipids. Over 500 Mass Spectra, NMR shifts, chromatographic data and literature references and review articles are included.
-----------
SphinGOMAP
http://sphingomap.org
SphinGOMAP is an evolving pathway map for sphingolipid biosynthesis that includes many of the known sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids arranged according to their biosynthetic origin(s).
---
ELIfe: The European Lipidomics Initiative
http://www.lipidomics.net/
The objectives of ELIfe include: a European technology platform bringing together technological know-how and industry, shaping the way in which lipidomics research is organised in Europe, and defining the most suitable ways in which the new technologies can be applied in the clinical setting to assess, cure and prevent membrane lipid disorders.
Winter 2006
-----
***Color Printer in the SFL Library (access within the Library System)
http://library.caltech.edu/help/printing.htm
Limit of 100 pages/term for free and then $0.40/side.
-----
1. New Journals, Databases, etc.
2. Patent News (Google & SciFinder Scholar)
3. Chemical Abstracts REG File Nomenclature Changes
4. Take a break and enjoy … the National Curve Bank …
5. Contents of recent Annual Reports …
6. New (Career) Book
7. New Database - Lipidbank
1. New Journals, Databases, etc.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
v.111, 2007+
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jpccck/index.html
JPC-C, will emphasize nanomaterials, interfaces, catalysis, and special topics such as electron transport, electronic and optical devices and energy conversion and storage.
JPC-A continues to cover dynamics, clusters, kinetics, spectroscopy, atmospheric and environmental chemistry, and molecular structure and theory, and two new categories: excited states and green chemistry.
JPC-B covers condensed matter topics, including macromolecules, soft matter, surfactants, membranes, thermodynamics, medium effects and biophysical chemistry.
------------
JCP: BioChemical Physics
v.1, 2007+
http://jcp-bcp.aip.org/
A monthly online-only portion the Journal of Chemical Physics (JCP) that deals directly with, or has important implications for, biologically related systems.
Subscribers to the Journal of Chemical Physics will continue to receive this material as part of their regular subscription.
-------------
NanoToday
v.1, 2006+
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/17480132
NanoToday features reviews as well as guest columnists. Published quarterly, NanoToday is available free of charge to registered readers.
-----------
Nanoscale research letters [electronic resource]
v.1, 2006+
http://www.metapress.com/content/1556-276X/
-----------
Nature Bulletins: Biotech/Pharma — the science and business of new therapies
http://www.nature.com/bulletins/biotechpharma/index.html
A free weekly news digest devoted to science and business developments in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Includes material from journal articles and reviews, world news, blogs and commentaries on everything from early-stage chemistry to patent expiries. Also included are:
Jobs from NatureJobs [http://www.nature.com/bioent/careers/index.html],
Conference information from NatureEvents [http://www.nature.com/bioent/events/index.html].
-----------
Material Matters --- is free on the web, and also available as a free print subscription. Published quarterly, with thematic content, featuring technical reviews, application notes, and highlighting new Sigma-Aldrich products and relevant services. Contents include:
Polymerization for Advanced Applications
Molecular Self-Assembly
Deposition of Ceramic and Hybrid Materials
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Chemistry/Materials_Science.html
Other Sigma-Aldrich publications, in addition to Aldrichimica Acta, include (with examples of content):
ChemFiles:
Ionic Liquids
Organic Building Blocks
Asymmetric Organocatalysis
ChemNews:
November: Asymmetric Synthesis
October: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation
September: Heterocyclic Chemistry III
Cheminars:
Trost Bis-ProPhenol Ligands
Fluorous Technologies
ChemBlogs:
New Tool for Chemical Biology/Staudinger Ligation
Highly Enantioselective, Catalytic Vinylation of Ketones
Organotrifluoroborates: Potent Boronic Acid/Ester Surrogates
All are available at: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Chemistry/Chemical_Synthesis/Key_Resources.html
2. Patent News (Patent Lens, Google & SciFinder Scholar)
Patent Lens
http://www.patentlens.net/
A text-searchable database covering US (patents and applications) and life science applications for EPO (patents) and PCT (full coverage later this year). Free PDF downloads for all US patent documents (apps and grants) and EP patents, as a multipage PDF or a single page at a time.
---------------
Google Patents [beta]
http://www.google.com/patents
http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search
Liimitations include: … a maximum retrieval of ~1200 patents, … printing problems with MAC OS X, …printing first page only. Currency problems … the USPTO has issued 48 'Caltech' patents since September 2006, Google Patents did not retrieve a single one.
Google Patents does provide a very readable display of the abstract, claims and references with links to images of the USPTO original. It also offers a 'search within this patent' which provides highlighted results in the text of the USPTO patent.
--------------
SciFinder Scholar - CAplus file -
CAS has developed, in-house, new processing software tools and procedures for patents from the People’s Republic of China, which have increased from 3.7% in 2001 to 12.5% by the end of 2005. The PRC is now the fourth largest source of patent records covered by CAS, following Japan, WIPO, and the US.
CAS has expanded Korean patent data with records for granted patents since 1997 and examined applications since 2000.
3. Chemical Abstracts REG File Nomenclature Changes
Nomenclature improvements include more uniformly cited locants, reduction in the number of stereoparent names, and the elimination of nearly 3,000 obscure stereoparents. Unexpressed amides also will be disregarded. http://www.cas.org/ONLINE/UG/caindexname.pdf
Chemical names produced through the new system will begin to appear in CAS Registry database records in December 2006. Old CA Index Names will be converted to the new nomenclature in 2007, but the old names will continue to be displayed in the Registry records.
4. Take a break and enjoy … the National Curve Bank …
National Curve Bank
http://Curvebank.calstatela.edu/home/home.htm
A hall of fame for geometrical figures … curves that have intrigued mathematicians for over 2 millennia … offering history, biography, animations, even baseball home run distances.
5. Contents of recent Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry
Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. A (Inorganic), 2006
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/IC/Article.asp?Type=CurrentIssue
Inorganic nanomaterials
Alkali and alkaline-earth metals
Boron
Al, Ga In, & Th
C, Si, Ge, Sn, & Pb
N, P, Ar, Sb, & Bi
O, S. Se, & Te
Halogens and noble gases
Ti, Zr, & Hf
V, Nb, & Ta
Cr, Mo & W
Mn, Tc, & Re
Fe, Co, & Ni
Cu
Noble Metals
Sc, Yt, La group, & Ac group
Macrocyclic coordination chemistry
Supramolecular coordination chemistry
Bi- and polymetallic organometallics
New compounds and structures in the solid state
Fullerenes
Inorganic and organometallic polymers
Magnetism
Conducting solids
Mechanisms of reactions in solution
Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceuticals
Bioinorganic chemistry
Photophysical properties of metal complexes
Annu. Rep. Prog. Chem., Sect. B (Organic), 2006
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/oc/Article.asp?Type=CurrentIssue
Synthetic Methods - Free-radical reactions / Oxidation and reduction methods
Transition metals in organic synthesis: Cross-coupling and C-H activation
Heterocyclic chemistry
Highlights of natural product synthesis
Marine natural products
Chemical genetics
Supramolecular chemistry
N-Heterocyclic carbenes: Advances in transition metal and organic catalysis
Biotransformations
Computational organic chemistry
Reaction Mechanisms: Radical and radical ion reactions / Pericyclic reactions
Organic gas-phase ion chemistry
Catalysis: experimental and computational
Reactivity in organised assemblies
Bioinspired organic chemistry
6. New (Career) Book:
Academic scientists at work : navigating the biomedical research career
J. Boss & S. Eckert
Q180.A1 B569 2006 CD-ROM (at Mil-1 Circulation Desk)
Excellent reviews … "Advice in the book is excellent … running the lab: people, money, and science."
"Well written and a highly enjoyable read". "Packed with useful tips …"
7.. New Databases - Lipids
Lipidbank
http://www.lipidbank.jp
Lipidbank provides structures and properties for more than 6000 different lipid species, ... organized in 17 lipid groups and 28 lipid classes ... including fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins, phospholipids, and glycolipids.
Each entry provides chemical and physical properties (including spectral data), metabolism, and biological activities. Structural formulas can be downloaded in ChemDraw format. Literature references are included but are not comprehensive.
Lipidbank is searchable by name, source, etc., as well as by structure (e.g., classification, structural/functional features, number/position of double bonds).
--------
Lipidmaps (LIPID Metabolites And Pathways Strategy)
http://www.lipidmaps.org/
Lipidmaps focus on the genes & proteins involved in lipid metabolism and function ("lipidomics").
The Structure Database is both text and structure searchable and includes a browsable Lipid Classification Scheme with links to individual lipids.
Data includes: Names, Exact Mass, Formula, Category, PubChem Substance ID, etc.
The Proetome Database is searchable for proteins associated with a lipid class (e.g. Fatty acids/Eicosanoids, Glycerolipids, Glycerophospholipids, etc.
Data includes: Taxonomy, Description Lipid Category, Molecular Weight, Sequence Length, Sequence.
----------
Other relevant websites include:
The Lipid Library
http://www.lipidlibrary.co.uk
The freely accessible Lipid Library includes: Definitions, structures, composition, occurrence, biochemistry and functions of most types of fatty acids and lipids. Over 500 Mass Spectra, NMR shifts, chromatographic data and literature references and review articles are included.
-----------
SphinGOMAP
http://sphingomap.org
SphinGOMAP is an evolving pathway map for sphingolipid biosynthesis that includes many of the known sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids arranged according to their biosynthetic origin(s).
---
ELIfe: The European Lipidomics Initiative
http://www.lipidomics.net/
The objectives of ELIfe include: a European technology platform bringing together technological know-how and industry, shaping the way in which lipidomics research is organised in Europe, and defining the most suitable ways in which the new technologies can be applied in the clinical setting to assess, cure and prevent membrane lipid disorders.
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