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Volume 89, Issue 50
COVER: Aerial photograph of the Chesapeake Bay.
Volume 89, Issue 50
Latest plan creates a firestorm amid hints of progress
COVER: Aerial photograph of the Chesapeake Bay.
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December 12, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 50
December 12, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 50
Latest plan creates a firestorm amid hints of progress
(pp. 10-14)
Features
Science & Technology
Tackling the systemic study of metalloproteins (pp. 28-30)
ACS News
Census of ACS members showed that wages and full-time employment in the chemical profession fell again in 2010 (pp. 33-38)
News of the Week
New Twist On Amide Activation
Chemical Synthesis: Strategically placed substituents cause bond to break
(p.5)Antiregulatory Action
Congress: House passes bills to restrict federal rule-making
(p.6)Merck Plans R&D Center in China
Pharmaceuticals: Beijing will be U.S. firm’s R&D headquarters in Asia
(p.6)EPA Revises Boiler Regulations
Emissions: Rule now targets only the subset of industrial boilers with the highest pollution outputs
(p.7)NIH Expands Genome Program
Research: Federal sequencing effort shifts funds to clinical applications
(p.8)U.K. Research Gets A Shot In The Arm
Funding: British government looks to support the life sciences industry
(p.8)Radical Ways To Trifluoromethylate
Medicinal Chemistry: Mild methods provide access to new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
(p.9)Safe Fertilizer
Honeywell, J.R. Simplot join to make nitrogen-rich product with no explosive potential
(p.9)Departments
Business
An analytics business arises out of a new water technology company
(p.20)
Supply constraints and high prices give a bounce to raw materials derived from sugar
(pp. 18-19)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- U.S. Draws Chemical Plants
- PPG Seeks To Secure White Pigment Titanium Dioxide
- Kaneka, Partners Set Indian Vinyl Venture
- Shell Advances Qatar Cracker Plan
- Navy Signs Contract For Biofuels
- Honeywell Acquires Evonik’s Wax Business
- Linde Will Supply Emerging Chinese Hub
- BASF, Academes Form Materials Network
- H3 Opens Labs In Cambridge, Mass.
- Samsung And Biogen Join For Biosimilars
- India’s Vivimed Buys Chemical Maker Uquifa
- Agilent Makes Two Acquisitions
- Vanderbilt, Janssen Target Schizophrenia
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Substantial Salary Gap With Chemists Exists In All Categories
(pp. 33-38)
Government & Policy
Forum on U.S. competitiveness highlights the need for educational partnerships
(pp. 24-25)
First 2012 spending bill shows support for R&D
(pp. 22-23)
Latest plan creates a firestorm amid hints of progress
(pp. 10-14)
Science & Technology
Tackling the systemic study of metalloproteins
(pp. 28-30)
Study uncovers two mechanisms that control spontaneous emission fluctuations
(p.31)Career & Employment
Chemists continue to face challenges on the employment front, but one potential solution is to accept a temporary assignment
(pp. 41-43)Newscripts
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