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Latest News from the Science of Synthesis Editorial Office
Stay up to date on the latest topics in organic synthesis. Here you can find information on the latest content and updates in Science of Synthesis, news from the editorial board and the editorial office, and events related to Science of Synthesis.
News:
SOS ECAB: Meet Prof. C. Rose Kennedy
The Science of Synthesis Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB) is a 3-year program to help promote young talented chemists. Learn more about our ECAB members and read the short interview of Prof. C. Rose Kennedy
Interview with Former ECAB Member Prof. Emilio Carlos de Lucca
Read our interview with former SOS ECAB Member Emilio Carlos de Lucca as he shares insights on total synthesis, the future of organic chemistry, and the importance of science communication.
Call for Nominations for the 2027 Women in Chemistry (WiC) Awards!
Stuttgart: Call for nominations for the 2027 Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry and Women in the Chemical Industry Awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of women in organic chemistry is open until 11 December, 2026.
SOS ECAB: Meet Prof. Albert Granados Toda
The Science of Synthesis Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB) is a 3-year program to help promote young talented chemists. Learn more about our ECAB members and read the short interview of Prof. Albert Granados Toda
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Case Studies:
SOS Case Studies: What? — Why? — How?
The SOS Case Studies illustrate how SOS can accelerate and strengthen your research. Here, you will find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about SOS Case Studies.
Case Study: Nickel-Catalyzed Light-Mediated Thioetherification
Read this SOS case study by Jessica Navarro Vega from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rochester, USA. Her group’s main objectives is to develop sustainable nickel-catalyzed methodologies to enable the facile formation of new C–heteroatom bonds from abundant building blocks.
Case Study: Enantioselective Cycloadditions Involving Sulfur Ylides
Check out this SOS case study by Clara Meilhac of the Institut de Chimie Moleculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, France. It focuses on enantioselective cycloadditions involving sulfur ylides and explains how to use SOS as a resource for organic synthesis.
Case Study: Synthetic Strategies toward Lactones
Take a look at this SOS case study by Yingmin Ji and Dr. Albert Granados at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain. It focuses on the synthesis of lactones and explains how to use SOS as a structure-based planning tool.
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Updates:
Call for Nominations for the 2027 Women in Chemistry (WiC) Awards!
Stuttgart: Call for nominations for the 2027 Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry and Women in the Chemical Industry Awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of women in organic chemistry is open until 11 December, 2026.
SOS: All FID-Chemie-Funded Licenses for 2026 Allocated!
Stuttgart: A limited number of SOS licences were available through the FID Chemie for researchers affiliated with publicly funded institutions in Germany. For the year 2026, all licences have been claimed and no additional SOS licences are currently available. Additional licences will be available by January 2027 at the latest.…
SOS Case Studies: What? — Why? — How?
The SOS Case Studies illustrate how SOS can accelerate and strengthen your research. Here, you will find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about SOS Case Studies.
Next-Generation Computational Drug Discovery with SOS Datasets and Pending AI
Stuttgart: Thieme has signed a German agreement with FID Chemie – Fachinformationsdienst Chemie to provide nationwide access to Science of Synthesis, our flagship synthetic chemistry reference database.
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Meet Our Experts:
SOS ECAB: Meet Prof. C. Rose Kennedy
The Science of Synthesis Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB) is a 3-year program to help promote young talented chemists. Learn more about our ECAB members and read the short interview of Prof. C. Rose Kennedy
Interview with Former ECAB Member Prof. Emilio Carlos de Lucca
Read our interview with former SOS ECAB Member Emilio Carlos de Lucca as he shares insights on total synthesis, the future of organic chemistry, and the importance of science communication.
SOS ECAB: Meet Prof. Albert Granados Toda
The Science of Synthesis Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB) is a 3-year program to help promote young talented chemists. Learn more about our ECAB members and read the short interview of Prof. Albert Granados Toda
SOS ECAB: Meet Prof. Ana Bahamonde
The Science of Synthesis Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB) is a 3-year program to help promote young talented chemists. Learn more about our ECAB members and read the short interview of Prof. Ana Bahamonde
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Testimonials:
Explore Modern Strategies in Organofluorine Chemistry
Jean-François Paquin is the Volume Editor of the SOS Reference Library series “Modern Strategies in Organofluorine Chemistry”. In this news, he shares an inspiring perspective on how electrochemistry is driving innovation in organofluorine chemistry.
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