November 1996 - chemweb - imperial.ac.uk

IUPAC Nomenclature
by G.P.Moss 14 Nov '96

14 Nov '96

My apologies for duplicate copies of this message. I have added to my database of IUPAC nomenclature full copies of three more documents. The opportunity was taken to update another, and other recently added documents are noted below. The URL of this database will shortly change. The new documents are: IUPAC Glossary of terms in physical organic chemistry. Recommendations 1994, Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1077-1184. This has nearly 700 entries with over 3700 hypertext links. IUPAC IUBMB Nomenclature of Carbohydrates. Recommendations 1996, Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 1919-2008. These have just been published in the October issue. IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Combined Supplements 1 (1993), 2 (1994) and 3 (1995) (published in Eur. J. Biochem. 223, 1-5, 1994; Eur. J. Biochem. 232, 1-6, 1995, and Eur. J. Biochem. 237, 1-5, 1996, respectively). The combined supplements are concerned just with new and revised protease entries. The update is to the IUPAC Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates based on Structure where crosslinks have been made to these new documents and some presentation features have been updated. Earlier in the summer the following four documents were added. Nomenclature of steroids, Recommendations 1989, Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 186, 429-458; 1993, 213, 2; Pure Appl. Chem., 1989, 61, 1783-1822. Revision of the extended Hantzsch-Widman system of nomenclature for heteromonocycles. Recommendations 1982, Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 409-416. Treatment of variable valence in organic nomenclature (lambda convention). Recommendations 1983, Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 769-778. Nomenclature for cyclic organic compounds with formal contiguous double bonds (the [delta]-convention). Recommendations 1988, Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 1395-1401. As usual access is from the IUPAC home page as listed below. This URL will be changed shortly, but as yet I do not have a date. If you want to be informed of the change send me (not the mail server) a message "IUPAC update <your e-mail address> <your name>" and I will add you to the mail-list. This mail-list is only used to inform members of changes to my IUPAC database. Details of how to get on the mail-list are also available direct from my Web homepage under "What's here, What's new, What's coming". Gerry Moss ___________________________________________________________________ Dr GP Moss Telephone: +44 171 775 3262 Department of Chemistry Queen Mary & Westfield College Facsimile: +44 181 981 8745 Mile End Road London E1 4NS, United Kingdom E-mail: g.p.moss(a)qmw.ac.uk World Wide Web server: http://www.qmw.ac.uk/~ugca000/chemistry.html IUPAC data base http://www.qmw.ac.uk/~ugca000/iupac/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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CHEST and Beilstein sign agreement for all UK Higher Education
by Yvonne Schickel 14 Nov '96

14 Nov '96

PRESS RELEASE (11/96) Beilstein Informationssysteme GmbH: Stephen Briggs (phone: +44-1962-878 028; internet: sbriggs(a)beilstein.com) Yvonne Schickel (phone: +49-69-7917 410; internet: yschickel(a)beilstein.com) http://www.beilstein.com CHEST (Combined Higher Education Software Team): phone: +44-1225-826 282; fax: +44-1225-826 177; internet: chest(a)chest.ac.uk http://www.chest.ac.uk For Immediate Release Chemistry with a bullet CHEST and Beilstein sign agreement for all UK Higher Education On November 1st 1996, Professor David VandeLinde, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bath, and Professor Dr Clemens Jochum of Beilstein signed a 5 year agreement for the provision of the Beilstein and Gmelin Databases to the UK Higher Education sector. Professor VandeLinde signed on behalf of CHEST (Combined Higher Education Software Team) who negotiated the agreement, and are based at the University of Bath. Prof. Dr Clemens Jochum, Managing Director of Beilstein Informationssysteme GmbH, welcomed the initiative as a major technology enabler for the chemistry community in the United Kingdom. Jochum added 'the rapid take-up by the community and the overwhelming voice of support shown has been a great vindication of our efforts over the last two years in bringing CrossFire to the UK academic sector'. CHEST has arranged for central support from JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee of the higher education funding councils) which will enable these important chemistry databases to be available at low cost to UK education via the JANET network. The service will be available to any higher education institution in the UK for all its staff and students on a basis that allows institutions to make it 'free at the point of use'. The data consists of: * Beilstein data - covering the whole area of organic chemistry from the 18th century through to the present day * Gmelin data - covering inorganic and organo-metallic chemistry from 1772 to the present day and will be provided using the Beilstein CrossFire software system, based on a client/server architecture which gives comprehensive searching facilities and a modern easy to use client interface. For the first year of this 5 year agreement the service will be provided by the CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory (Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils). Both CHEST and Beilstein wish to express their thanks to the staff at CCLRC for providing the trial service over the last 6 months. Beilstein Informationssysteme GmbH, is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and Beilstein Information Systems, Inc., has offices in Englewood, Colorado, USA. CrossFire is a trademark of Beilstein. *********************************** Yvonne Schickel Sales & Marketing Coordinator Beilstein Informationssysteme GmbH phone: +49-69-7917 410 fax: +49-69-7917 636 e-mail: yschickel(a)beilstein.com http://www.beilstein.com *********************************** ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Darkening Aluminium Plated Steel
by fiona Gliddon 13 Nov '96

13 Nov '96

Greetings!! I work in the bakery equipment industry and am presently doing some research and development work with our bakery trays and pans. We have recently changed from using tin-plated to aluminum coated steel sheet because it withstands higher oven temperatures, but also find that it reflects too much heat. Now I am looking at a chemical dip process that can be used in a single pass process line that will easily and effectively darken the aluminium coated steel. The maximum process time would be up to 3 minutes due to physical dimensional restrictions of the line. The aluminium coat is approximately 20 microns thick. I have tried various solutions the first being a hydrogen fluoride based solution with reasonable results, but I do not like the idea of having to work with HF. I also tried using a caustic based formulas but they ate most of the aluminium away and formed a precipitate residue (smut) on the surface. In these cases a darkening effect occured but this was only due to a reaction with the mild steel base material. So now I am looking further afield to see if anyone can make any further suggestions as to methods and/ or chemicals that I could try to achieve a dark grey colour without attacking the base metal. Thankyou for your time and any input would be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Fiona Gliddon. ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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RSC Electronic Journals
by ALLENB＠rsc.org 12 Nov '96

12 Nov '96

There have been many comments on chemweb and other discussion lists about the RSC's plans to make its primary journals available electronically in 1997. I hope that I can allay some of the fears expressed on those lists. There are two points I would like to address. Firstly, the available platforms for the service and, secondly, the choice of CatchWord as the host for RSC data. It is true that the test data presently available for user access can be examined only by use of the CatchWord software running on PCs. However, it is certainly not the RSC's policy to disenfranchise those who wish to access its primary journals electronically via Macintosh or UNIX. A Java implementation of the RealPage software is in beta test form now and should be released in January 1997. This will allow the software to run within Netscape making the journal data accessible to all computers running Netscape with internet access. The choice of host for the service was based on a number of criteria. Not least of these were the small size of RealPage files in comparison with analogous page-based files such as PDF, and the ease of implementation, bearing in mind our wish for the RSC to have its journals available in electronic form for the beginning of 1997. It is important to view this launch of the RSC journals electronically via CatchWord as an initial step towards providing users with some of the extra features and benefits that are expected in electronic journals. Those visiting our web site will already have seen other potential developments in the work of the CLIC project in enhancing articles from ChemComm. The RSC will be producing a number of these enhanced articles for users to access and to provide feedback on. Based on this feedback from authors, editorial boards and other users of the journal articles the future development of the RSC journals in the electronic arena will be formulated. Dr Mike Hannant Publisher The Royal Society of Chemistry Email: hannantm(a)rsc.org ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Re: VRML in HTML
by Armel Le Bail 07 Nov '96

07 Nov '96

Timothy L. Pickering wrote: >I have a Mac. > >Any recommendations? Yes. There is a Live3D version for Mac (Power PC) downloadable at: http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/live3d/download_live3d.… Will work as well as under Netscape 3.0 or MSIE 3.0 (at least this is true for a PC under Windows 95, should apply for a Mac too). Armel Le Bail, Laboratoire des Fluorures URA CNRS 449 Faculte des Sciences, Universite du Maine, F-72017 Le Mans, France http://fluo.univ-lemans.fr:8001/ and/or http://pcb4122.univ-lemans.fr/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Re: VRML in HTML
by timp＠vt.edu 06 Nov '96

06 Nov '96

Upon receiving the following >>Dimitris Agrafiotis wrote: >> > >I have a simple question. How can I insert an Open Inventor (VRML) file > >into a HTML document? Your help would be greatly appreciated (I need it > >by 5 pm tonight...). Thanks, >Have a look at the Live3D Netscape site and see for instance : >http://home.netscape.com/eng/live3d/examples/sletext.html >Inserting is by: ><EMBED SRC="sletext.wrl" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=128 BORDER=0 ALIGN=left> >Best wishes, >Armel Le Bail, Laboratoire des Fluorures URA CNRS 449 I tried to view the recommended netscape example. The image could not be opened by my browser (Netscape 3.0) and I received the following messages, "This page contains information of the type .... that can only be opened by appropriate plug-ins. Do you want plug-in information?" Followed by, "Your plug-in type is x-world/x-vrml. Netscape doesn't have a plug-in released for your operating system. " I have a Mac. Any recommendations? With the browser wars now getting underway, I fear a situation where different browsers will have different capabilities (part of the prevalent "feature-itis" marketing strategies that seem to dominate the software world). If web page developers insist on using the latest and greatest features, they should recognize that they may well be closing off a significant portion of their potential audience. I don't know when, or if, Netscape is going to support VRML for the Mac platform. I don't even want to think about what Microsoft is doing. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Dr. Timothy L. Pickering, Assistant Director NSF Center for Polymeric Adhesives and Composites Virginia Tech 201A Hancock Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0257 Tel. (540) 231-4443, FAX: (540) 231-9452 E-Mail: timp(a)vt.edu URL http://www.vt.edu:10021/research/stc/STC.Home.Page.html =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Re: VRML in HTML
by Armel Le Bail 06 Nov '96

06 Nov '96

>Dimitris Agrafiotis wrote: > > I have a simple question. How can I insert an Open Inventor (VRML) file > into a HTML document? Your help would be greatly appreciated (I need it > by 5 pm tonight...). Thanks, Have a look at the Live3D Netscape site and see for instance : http://home.netscape.com/eng/live3d/examples/sletext.html Inserting is by: <EMBED SRC="sletext.wrl" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=128 BORDER=0 ALIGN=left> Best wishes, Armel Le Bail, Laboratoire des Fluorures URA CNRS 449 Faculte des Sciences, Universite du Maine, F-72017 Le Mans, France http://fluo.univ-lemans.fr:8001/ and/or http://pcb4122.univ-lemans.fr/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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VRML in HTML
by Dimitris Agrafiotis 05 Nov '96

05 Nov '96

I have a simple question. How can I insert an Open Inventor (VRML) file into a HTML document? Your help would be greatly appreciated (I need it by 5 pm tonight...). Thanks, -- Dimitris K. Agrafiotis, PhD | e-mail: dimitris(a)3dp.com 3-Dimensional Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | tel: (610) 458-6045 665 Stockton Drive, Suite 104 | fax: (610) 458-8249 Exton, PA 19341 ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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A World Wide Community for Chemists
by Robin Boyett 05 Nov '96

05 Nov '96

Subject: A World Wide Community for Chemists List members may wish to sample ChemWeb.com, another forum for discussion and interchange. ChemWeb.com provides single point access to discussion groups and electronic meeting rooms, a rich library of journals and other data sources, a job exchange, and shopping mall all aimed at the global chemical community.Titles in the library include new journals such as"Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science" which recently received and excellent review in Nature (Vol 383 page 4 Sept 5th). New content will be continuously added, including the Available Chemicals Directory from MDL. Many other publishers are expected to add their journals and databases to the Library over the coming months. Anyone with a focus on biological or medical issues may be familiar with the BioMedNet site (http://BioMedNet.com) ChemWeb.com is closely modelled on BioMedNet. Membership in the ChemWeb.com community is open to all at no charge. Members will be able to search the site through text and chemical structure. Currently, during a special introductory period, all articles are free. So it's a great time to take a look around! ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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Re: Battle of the Chem Lists
by Paul Deards 03 Nov '96

03 Nov '96

Having lots of lists of chemistry links is an inefficient use of all the undoubted enthusiasm and experience out there. However, settling on a single centralised site as the 'authoritative list' is not the answer - in an increasingly fragmented scientific community, why should we expect a (say) spectroscopist to be able to categorise (say) organometallic links any better than Yahoo? Today's Chemistry is too big for a single list. The answer is to follow the ethos of the web - decentralise. . We should encourage the growth of specialist lists of links, and have a central index of these lists, ie use the 'WWW Virtual Library' aproach. This way we harness experience but don't stifle enthusiasm. All this needs is a bit of organisation. Any offers? Paul Deards Internet Publisher Society of Chemical Industry http://sci.mond.org/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver(a)ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa(a)ic.ac.uk)

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