Science of Synthesis 4.16 - New update! (Dec. 2019)
New Content includes:
- “Advances in Organoboron Chemistry towards Organic Synthesis” edited by Elena Fernández
- An update on benzimidazoles by Francis M. Irudayanathan and Sunwoo Lee
- An update on chloro-, bromo-, and iodoalkenes by Peter Huy and Constantin Czekelius
Read more about the latest update here (pdf).
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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”.
They created a rechargeable world
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. It can also store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society. [Image: copyright Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
Whittingham's Battery
The foundation of the lithium-ion battery was laid during the oil crisis in the 1970s. Stanley Whittingham worked on developing methods that could lead to fossil fuel-free energy technologies. [Image copyright: Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
Goodenough's Battery
John Goodenough predicted that the cathode would have even greater potential if it was made using a metal oxide instead of a metal sulphide. After a systematic search, in 1980 he demonstrated that cobalt oxide with intercalated lithium ions can produce as much as four volts. [Image: copyright Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
Yoshino's Battery
With Goodenough’s cathode as a basis, Akira Yoshino created the first commercially viable lithium-ion battery in 1985. Rather than using reactive lithium in the anode, he used petroleum coke, a carbon material that, like the cathode’s cobalt oxide, can intercalate lithium ions. [Image: copyright Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
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Mastering the Art of Scientific PublicationA Virtual Issue of Editor Tips for Authors
Mastering the Art of Scientific Publication
While the electronic age has made the publication process easier and quicker, optimizing the structure of a scientific paper requires a certain degree of skill and proficiency. ACS Publications has been actively engaged in disseminating the basics of publication through Publication 101 videos and editorials, and in continuation of this spirit we have assembled this virtual issue. This issue draws together in one place these editorials that summarize the key steps involved in writing an effective paper, journal submission, review processes, and post-publication efforts.
— From the Editorial by Jillian M. Buriak, Prashant V. Kamat, George C. Schatz, and Paul S. Weiss
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