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Compendium of Terminology in Analytical Chemistry – 2023 edition

More than two decades after the third edition, the fourth edition of the so-called IUPAC Orange Book has been released this month by RSC. How do you describe an analytical...

A Conversation with Greta Heydenrych

with Dalmeet Singh Chawla Heydenrych aims to lead IUPAC through the rise of digitization and open science. Cite: ACS Cent. Sci. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.3c00116 Publication Date: February 3, 2023 For most chemists,...

Keith R Solomon Recognized with the IUPAC International Award for Advances in Harmonized Approaches to Crop Protection Chemistry

On February 6, 2023, the IUPAC Division of Chemistry and the Environment, Advisory Committee on Crop Protection Chemistry announced that the 2023 IUPAC International Award for Advances in Harmonized Approaches...

eTOC Alert ‘Pure and Applied Chemistry’ – Jan 2023

A new issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry is now available on De Gruyter Online. Please click on the following links to view the articles: Pure and Applied Chemistry Volume...

Call for Abstracts for IUPAC2023

We kindly invite you to submit your abstract for an oral presentation or a poster presentation. The deadline for submission is the 15th of February 2023. Notification can be...

eTOC Alert ‘Pure and Applied Chemistry’ – Nov-Dec 2022

A new issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry is now available on De Gruyter Online. Please click on the following links to view the articles: Pure and Applied Chemistry Volume...

IUPAC Concentrate – sample 2023-01-20

The January Sample is out! Please contact Fabienne with any input/question [email protected]. Next sample will be mid February. To view, share, subscribe or look for past issues, link to Sample...

IUPAC Elections for the 2024-2025 Term – Call for nominations

Every two years, IUPAC holds an election for its officers and committee members. Any qualified individual who is interested in being nominated is invited to contact his/her National Adhering Organization...

eTOC ‘Chemistry International’ – Jan-Mar 2023

A new issue of Chemistry International is now available. Chemistry International Volume 45, Issue 1, Jan 2023.

Inorganic Chemistry Division – Dec 2022 Newsletter

The 2022 Newsletter of the Inorganic Chemistry Division is now available! Download PDF It was compiled thanks to Div II members input. Please keep sending your items, including pictures, or suggested topics...