Blog Syn - It's ALIVE!

Remember how exciting it was back in 2009, when Paul over at Totally Synthetic posted his "NaH as an Oxidant - Liveblog," and the whole chemical community rushed to try the same reaction?

Well, we've tried to borrow a bit of that same spirit for the launch of Blog Syn, a new collaborative effort between a few chemblogosphere regulars. Go have a peek at the first post, on Fe-S cyclization reactions, and help us improve with some helpful comments.

Thanks again to my steadfast collaborators and "brothers" in chemical crowdsourcing: Matt Katcher, B.R.S.M., and Organometallica. We're on the lookout for more reactions to try, so don't hesitate to get in touch - seearroh_AT_gmail.

-SAO

Journals I Never Knew Existed

Every so often, when you're looking up source literature to write proposals or paper boilerplate, you happen across something that makes you smile. I love to chance upon journals that exist in other fields, especially ones with charming logos. 


This afternoon's search brought forth two I hadn't previously seen: First, from the IAWS Journal of Wood Science (The saw blade is really eye-catching!)

Next, the fantastic logo from the Journal of the World Rabbit Science Association (with fluffy white tail...)


Readers, have you found any interesting niche journals lately?