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UPDATE, Feb 11. . Site is getting a total Marie Kondo, and not a moment too soon. Excited to show the results, hopefully soon. Note
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Today I’m delighted to announce a new book – Practice Organic Mechanisms, co-written with Dr. Michelle Sulikowski, Senior Lecturer of Organic Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. Practice Organic
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What I Learned From A Massive Memorization Project This spring I had a weird obsession with birds. I ended up learning the names of all
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How One Chemist Playing Hooky From His Day Job Helped To Get A Paper Retracted From Chemistry’s Flagship Journal [In the vein of the recent
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WASHINGTON – In a speech at a black-tie meeting of the Periodic Table of the Elements last night, President Obama called on all atoms to share their
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Hey folks – it’s been awhile! Let me explain. It all started very innocently. In mid November I started noticing that a little bump I’d
Read moreGoodwill Notoriously Absent In Miramax, MOC Lawsuit
Special to MOC from Variety HOLLYWOOD, CA – Mirimax Entertainment announced today that they are suing educational organic chemistry website Master Organic Chemistry for an
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Part 6 of a 6 part series. Previous posts in the series: 1 2 3 4 5 – James 3 ½ Steps To Any SN1/SN2/E1/E2 Reaction: Wrap
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