Cumulative Author Index 1994 Afanasiev, P., 193 Alhov, M. V., 109 Allen, N. S., 83 Avila, V., 69 Baba,T., 187 Bell, A. J., 17 Boggis, S. A., 17 Borisenko, V. N., 109 Breysse, M., 193 Brown, R. G., 59 Caldararu, H., 213 Camacho, J. J., 23 Campa, M. C., 207 Caragheorgheopol,A., Carvill, B. T., 233 Catalina, F., 83 Cherqaoui, D., 97 Chesta, C. A., 69 Cho,T., 103 Cordischi, D., 207 Corma,A., 213 Corrales, T., 83 Cosa, J. J., 69 213 Coudurier, G., 193 Dickinson, E., 173 Dyke, J. M., 17 Eustaquio-Rincon, R., 113 Filimonov, 1. N., 219, 227 Fornks, V., 213 Jiang, P. Y., 93 Katsumura, Y., 93 Kawashima, T., 127 Kida, I., 103 King, F., 203 Kondo, Y., 121 Ninomiya, J., 103 Nonaka, O., 121 Nyholm, L., 149 Occhiuzzi, M., 207 Ohtsu, K., 127 Ono,Y., 187 Rocha, M., 143 Rochester, C.H., 203 Roffia, S., 137 Ryde,N., 167 Sachtler, W. M. H., 233 Salmon, G. A., 75 Frey, J. G., 17 Geantet, C., 193 Kuwamoto, T., 121 Langan, J. R., 75 Ota, K-i., 155 Ozutsumi, K., 127 Shaw,N., 17 Silva, C. J., 143 Green, W. A., 83 Grimshaw, J., 75 Hall, G., 1 Handa,H., 187 Leaist, D. G., 133 Lei,G-D., 233 Lerner, B. A., 233 Li, J., 39 Padley, M. B., 203 Paradisi, C., 137 Pardo, A., 23 Parsons, B. J., 83 Silva, F., 143 Tabrizchi, M., 17 Takagi, T., 121 Takahashi, K., 155 Hao,L., 133 Liu,C-W., 39 Pedulli, G. F., 137 Timms, A. W., 83 Harrison, N. J., 55 Helmer, M., 31 Loginov, A. Yu., 219,227 Lu, J-X., 39 Pereira, C. M., 143 Peter, L. M., 149 Trejo, A., 113 Vedrine, J. C., 193 Hutchings, G. J., 203 Ikawa, S-i., 103 Lunelli, B., 137 Mallon, D., 83 Petrov, N.Kh., 109 Plane, J. M. C., 31 Villamagna, F., 47 Villemin, D., 97 Ikonnikov, I. A., 219 Mandal, A. B., 161 Potter, C. A. S., 59 Vollmer, F., 59 Indovina, V., 207 Ishigure, K., 93 Martins, A., 143 MatijeviC, E., 167 Poyato, J. M. L., 23 Previtali, C. M., 69 Whitaker, B. J., 1 Whitehead, M. A., 47 Iwasaki, K., 121 Nagaishi, R., 93 Rettig, W., 59 Yoshitake, H., 155 Jayakumar, R., 161 Jennings, B. 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If it is felt that a paper would be published more appropriately in an RSC journal other than the one suggested by the author, the referee should inform the Editor. The topics covered by the various journals are as follows. Dalton Transactions (Inorganic Chemistry).All aspects of the chemistry of inorganic and organometallic compounds, including bioinorganic chemistry and solid-state inorganic chemistry; the applications of physicochemical techniques to the study of their structures, properties and reactions, including kinetics and mechanism; new or improved experimental techniques and syntheses. Faraday Transactions (Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics). Gas-phase kinetics and dynamics; molecular beam kinetics and spectroscopy, photochemistry and photophysics; energy transfer and relaxation processes: laser-induced chemistry; spectroscopies of molecules, molecular and gas- phase complexes: quantum chemistry and molecular structure, statistical mechanics of gaseous molecules and complexes; spectroscopies, statistical mechanics and quantum theory of the condensed phase, computational chemistry and molecular dynamics; colloid and interface science, surface science, physisorption and chromatographic science, chemisorption and heterogeneous catalysis, zeolites and non-exchange phenomena; electrode processes, liquids and solutions; solid-state chemistry (microstructures and dynamics); reactions in condensed phases; physical chemistry of macromolecules and polymers; materials science; thermodynamics; biophysical chemistry and radiation chemistry.Perkin Transactions I (Organic Chemistry). All aspects of organic and bio-organic chemistry. These include synthetic organic chemistry of all types, organometallic chemistry, chemistry and biosynthesis of natural products, the relationship between molecular structure and biological activity, the chemistry of polymers and biological macromolecules, and medicinal and agricultural chemistry where there is originality in the science. Perkin Transactions 2 (Physical Organic Chemistry).Physicochemical aspects of organic, organometallic, and bio- organic chemistry, including kinetic, mechanistic, structural, spectroscopic and theoretical studies. Such topics include structure-activity relationships and physical aspects of biological processes and of the study of polymers and biological macromolecules. Journal of Materials Chemistry. The chemistry of materials, particularly those associated with advanced technology; modelling of materials; synthesis and structural characteris- ation; physicochemical aspects of fabrication; chemical, structural, electrical, magnetic and optical properties; applic- ations. The Analyst (Analytical Science).Theory and practice of all aspects of analytical chemistry, fundamental and applied, inorganic and organic, including chemical, physical and biological methods. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. The development and analytical application of atomic spectrometric techniques, including ICP MS. Journal of Chemical Research. All areas of chemistry. The format of this journal (one- or two-page printed synopsis in Part S, plus microform version of authors’ full text typescript in Part M) makes it particularly suitable for papers containing lengthy experimental sections or extensive data tabulations.1.3 Procedure Each manuscript is considered independently by two referees. The referees’ reports constitute recommendations to the appropriate Editorial Board, which is empowered to take final action on manuscripts submitted. The Editor, acting for the Editorial Board, is responsible for all administrative and executive actions, and is empowered to accept or reject papers. It is the Editor’s duty to see that, as far as possible, agreement is reached between authors and referees; although the referees may need to be consulted again concerning an author’s reply to comments, further refereeing will be avoided as far as possible. 1.3.1 Adjudication of disagreements.If there is a notable discrepancy between the reports of the two referees, or if the difference between authors and referees cannot be resolved readily, a third referee may be appointed as adjudicator. In extreme cases, differences may be reported to the appropriate Editorial Board for resolution. When a paper is recommended for rejection by referees, the Editor will inform the authors and return the top copy of the manuscript. Authors have the right to appeal to the Editorial Board if they regard a decision to reject as unfair. The Editor may refer to the Editorial Boards any papers which have been recommended for acceptance by the referees, but about which the Editor is doubtful. 1.3.2 Anonymity. The anonymity of referees is strictly preserved, and reports should be couched in terms which do not disclose the identity of the writer.A referee should never communicate directly with an author, unless and until such action has been sanctioned by the Society, through the Editor. 1.3.3 Confidentiality. A referee should treat a paper received for assessment as confidential material. Information acquired by a referee from such a paper is not available for citation until the paper is published. iV REFEREEING PROCEDURE AND POLICY (1994) 1.4 Policy The primary criterion for acceptance of a contribution for publication is that it should advance scientific knowledge significantly. Papers that do not contain new experimental results may be considered for publication only if they either reinterpret or summarise known facts or results in a manner presenting an advance in chemical knowledge. Papers in interdisciplinary areas are acceptable if the chemical content is considered satisfactory.Papers reporting results regarded as routine or trivial are not acceptable in the absence of other, desirable attributes. Although short papers are acceptable, the Society strongly discourages the fragmentation of a substantial body of work into a number of short publications; such fragmentation is likely to be grounds for rejection. The length of an article should be commensurate with its scientific content; however, authors are allowed every latitude (consistent with reasonable brevity) in the form in which their work is presented.Figures and flow-charts can often save space as well as clarify complicated arguments, and should not be excised unless they are unhelpful or really extrava- gant. If a paper as a whole is judged suitable for the Journal, minor criticisms should not be unduly emphasised. It is the responsibility of the Editor to ensure the use of reasonably brief phraseology, and to assist the author to present his work in the most appropriate format. However, referees should not hesitate to recommend rejection of papers which appear incurably badly com-posed. It should be clearly understood that referees’ reports are made in confidence to the Editor, at whose discretion comments will be transmitted to the author.To assist the Editor, referees are requested to indicate which comments are designed only for consideration, as distinct from those which, in the referee’s view, require specific action or an adequate answer before the paper is accepted. Referees may ask for sight of supporting data not submitted for publication, or for sight of a previous paper which has been submitted but not yet published. Such requests must be made to the Editor, not directly to the author. 1.4.1 Authentication of new compounds. Referees are asked to assess, as a whole, the evidence in support of the homogeneity and structure of all new compounds. No hard and fast rules can be laid down to cover all types of compounds, but the Society’s policy is that evidence for the unequivocal identification of new compounds should wherever possible include good elemental analytical data; for example, an accurate mass measurement of a molecular ion does not provide evidence of purity of a compound and must be accompanied by independent evidence of homogeneity.Low-resolution mass spectrometry must be treated with even more reserve in the absence of firm evidence to distinguish between alternative molecular formulae. Where elemental analytical data are not available, appropriate evidence which is convincing to an expert in the field may be acceptable. Spectroscopic information necessary to the assignment of structure should normally be given. Just how complete this information should be must depend upon the circumstances; the structure of a compound obtained from an unusual reaction or isolated from a natural source needs much stronger supporting evidence than one derived by a standard reaction from a precursor of undisputed structure.Referees are reminded of the need to be exacting in their standards but at the same time flexible in their admission of evidence. It remains the Society’s policy to accept work only of high quality and to permit no lowering of standards. 1.5 Titles and Summaries Referees should comment on titles and summaries with the following points in mind. Titles of papers are used out of context by several organizations for current awareness purposes. To enable such systems to serve chemists adequately, titles must be written around a sufficient number of scientific words carefully chosen to cover the important aspects of the paper.Summaries should preferably be self-contained, so that they can be understood without reference to the main text. 1.6 Speed of Refereeing The Editorial Boards are anxious to maintain and to reduce further if possible the publication times now being achieved. In this connection, referees should submit their reports with the minimum of delay, or return manuscripts immediately to the Editor if long delay seems inevitable. 1.7 Suggestions of Alternative Referees The Editor welcomes suggestions of alternative referees competent to deal with particular subject areas. Such suggestions are particularly helpful in cases where referees consider themselves ill-equipped (in terms of specialist knowledge) to deal with a specific paper, and in highly specialized or new areas of research where only a limited number of experts may be available.If, in such a case, the alternative and the original referee work in the same institution, the manuscript may be passed on directly after informing the Editor. 1.8 Short Papers and Letters ‘Short Papers’ are published in J. Chem. Research. They are intended for the description of essentially complete pieces of work which can be described in two printed pages or less. They are NOT preliminary communications, nor in any way an alternative to Chemical Communications, for which there are additional criteria of novelty and urgency.The quality of material contained in a short paper should be the same as that in a full paper. Investigations arising out of some larger project but not prosecuted to the same degree are particularly appropriate for this format. A short paper should not normally exceed in length about 8 pages of typescript, including figures, tables, etc. It should comprise a one-sentence abstract and discussion, but adequate experimental details are required. As a consequence of its length, it appears in full in Part S with no microform version in Part M. ‘Letters’, published only in Dalton Transactions, are a medium for the expression of scientific opinions and views normally concerning material published in that journal; it is intended that contributions in this format should be published rapidly. The letters section is for scientific discussion, and is not intended to compete with media for the publication of more general matters such as Chemistry in Britain.Only rarely should a Letter exceed one printed column in length (about 1-2 pages of typescript). Where a letter is polemical in nature, and if it is accepted, a reply will be solicited from other parties implicated, for consideration for publication alongside the original letter. 1.9 Relationship with Communications Journals In cases where a preliminary report of the work described has appeared (for example in Chemical Communications), referees should alert the editor to any excessive and unnecessary repetition of material; this can arise in connection with communications journals in which the restrictions on length V REFEREEING PROCEDURE AND POLICY (1 994) and the reporting of experimental data are less severe than those of Chemical Communications.Furthermore, the acceptability of the full paper must be judged on the basis of the significance of the additional information provided, as well as on the criteria outlined in the foregoing sections. 2.0 Contributions to Chemical Communic-ations Chemical Communications is intended as a forum for preliminary accounts of original and significant work, in any area of chemistry that is likely to prove of wide general appeal or exceptional specialist interest. Such preliminary reports should be followed up in most cases by full papers in other journals, providing detailed accounts of the work.It is Society policy that only a fraction of research work warrants publication in Chemical Communications, and strict refereeing standards should be applied. The benefit to the reader from the rapid publication of a particular piece of work before it appears as a full paper must be balanced against the desirability of avoiding duplicate publication. The needs of the reader, not the author, must be considered, and priority in publication should not be allowed to determine acceptability. Acceptance should be recommended only if, in the opinion of the referee, the content of the paper is of such urgency that rapid publication will be advantageous to the progress of chemical research.The length of Communications is strictly limited; only in exceptional circumstances should it exceed one printed page (two-and-a-half to three A4 pages of typescript) and referees should be particularly critical of manuscripts longer than this. Communications do not contain extensive spectroscopic or other experimental data, but referees may ask for sight of such data before reaching a decision. The refereeing procedure for Communications is the same as that for full papers, except that rapidity of reporting is crucial in order to maintain rapid publication. 3.0 Communications submitted to Analytical Proceedings and J. Anal. At. Spectrom. Criteria for acceptance of communications submitted to Analytical Proceedings and J.Anal. At. Spectrom. are similar to those for contributions to Chemical Communications, except that they should be concerned specifically with analytical chemistry. A decision whether or not to publish rests with the Editor, who will obtain advice from at least one referee. 4.0 Communications submitted to Perkin, Dalton or Faraday Transactions or J. Mater. Chem. Criteria for acceptance of Communications submitted to Perkin, Dalton or Faraday Transactions or J. Mater. Chem. are similar to those for contributions to Chemical Communications, except that the work will be of more specialist interest. For Perkin and Dalton Communications inclusion of key experi- mental data is expected. Assessment is carried out by a small nucleus of referees, consisting largely of members of the appropriate Editorial Boards. 5.0 Contributions to Mendeleev Communic- ations Mendeleev Communications, published jointly by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Russian Academy of Sciences, is a sister publication to Chemical Communications, containing preliminary reports of the same type, in any area of chemistry.The majority of contributions are from Russian authors. Assessment involves two stages of refereeing. Manuscripts submitted to the Moscow Editorial Office are refereed initially by a Russian scientist. If found acceptable they are then reviewed by Western scientists chosen by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Manuscripts submitted to the UK Editorial Office undergo this two-stage refereeing process in reverse.6.0 X-Ray Crystallographic Work 6.1 All papers containing crystallographic determinations will be refereed by two referees, one a structural chemist. If the editor considers it advisable, the paper may also be sent to a specialist crystallographer for comment. Referees will not normally be expected to check values of structural parameters for publication (e.g.bond lengths and angles against atomic co- ordinates; this will be done after publication by the appropriate crystallographic data centre), but should still pay attention to the quality of the experimental crystallographic work. However their primary concern should be such new chemistry as is involved in the structure. 6.2 Papers will often contain the information in their titles that an X-ray structure determination has been carried out.However, this is not obligatory, especially if the X-ray determination forms only a minor part. Summaries should normally contain this information. 6.3 A structure referred to in a Communication will normally be fully refined. The Communication can then be considered to fulfil the archival function, and the structure determination may not require further detailed refereeing when presented as part of a full paper. In the full paper, the author’s purpose will then be served by a simple reference back to the original communication. However, if the crystallography is discussed again at any length in the full paper, the data should be re-presented to the referees in full, and re-published if considered necessary.6.4 There may be other cases when an author wishes to publish a full paper in which the result of a crystal structure determination is discussed, but in which details or extensive discussion are considered unnecessary. The crystallographer may even be omitted as a co-author (for example when the determination is carried out by a commercial company). If the author is able to show the referees that this procedure is appropriate, it will be allowed provided that it does not lead to unnecessary fragmentation. However, the author must provide, as supplementary information, sufficient data relating to the crystal structure determination to allow a referee to make sure that the point made is correct, and co-ordinates etc.will be deposited. The brief published description of the determination should be supplemented by appropriate reference to ‘unpub- lis hed work’ . vi INSTRUCTIONSFOR AUTHORS (1994) APPENDIX IUPAC Publications on Nomenclature and Symbolism 1.O Compilations 1.1 Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, a 550-page hardcover volume published in 1979, available from Pergamon, Oxford. Section A: Hydrocarbons Section B: Fundamental heterocyclic systems Section C: Characteristic groups containing carbon, hy-drogen, oxygen, nitrogen, halogen, sulfur, selenium and tellurium Section D: Organic compounds containing elements not exclusively those referred to in the title of Section C Section E: Stereochemistry Section F: General principles for the naming of natural products and related compounds Section H: Isotopically modified compounds 1.2 A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds, a 182-page hardcover volume published in 1993, available from Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, to be used in conjunction with item 1.1.1.3 Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, a 278-page hardcover volume published in 1990, available from Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. Chapter 1: General aims, functions and methods Chapter 2: Grammar Chapter 3: Elements, atoms and groups Chapter 4: Formulae Chapter 5: Names based on stoichiometry Chapter 6: Neutral molecular compounds Chapter 7: Names for ions, substituent groups and radicals, and salts Chapter 8: Oxoacids and derived anions Chapter 9: Co-ordination compounds Chapter 10: Boron hydrides and related compounds 1.4 Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, a 348-page softcover manual published in 1992 by Portland Press Ltd.for IUBMB, and available from the publisher (59 Portland Place, London W 1N 3AJ, UK). The contents are as follows: Nomenclature of organic chemistry. Section E: Stereo-chemistry (1 974) Nomenclature of organic chemistry. Section F: Natural products and related compounds (1976) Isotopically modified compounds Recommendations for the presentation of thermodynamic and related data in biology (1985) Citation of bibliographic references in biochemical journals (197 1) Nomenclature and symbolism for amino acids and peptides.( 1983) Abbreviated nomenclature of synthetic polypeptides or polymerized amino acids (1 971) Abbreviations and symbols for the description of the conformation of polypeptide chains (1 969) Nomenclature of peptide hormones (1974) Nomenclature of glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptidoglycans (1 985) Nomenclature of initiation, elongation and termination factors for translation in eukaryotes (I 988) Nomenclature of multiple forms of enzymes (1976) Symbolism and terminology in enzyme kinetics (198 1) Nomenclature for multienzymes (1 989) Abbreviations and symbols for nucleic acids, poly-nucleotides and their constituents (1 970) Abbreviations and symbols for the description of the conformations of polynucleotide chains (1 982) Nomenclature for incompletely specified bases in nucleic acid sequences (1 984) Carbohydrate nomenclature.Part I (1 969) Nomenclature of cyclitols (1 973) Numbering of atoms in myo-inositol(l988) Conformational nomenclature for five- and six-membered ring forms of monosaccharides and their derivatives (1 980) Nomenclature of unsaturated monosaccharides (1 980) Nomenclature of branched-chain monosaccharides ( 1980) Abbreviated terminology of oligosaccharide chains (1980) Polysaccharide nomenclature (1980) Symbols for specifying the conformation of polysaccharide chains (1 98 1) Nomenclature of lipids (1 976) Nomenclature of steroids (1 989) Nomenclature of quinones with isoprenoid side chains (1 973) Nomenclature of carotenoids ( 1970) and amendments (1 974) Nomenclature of tocopherols and related compounds (1981) Nomenclature of vitamin D (1981) Nomenclature of retinoids (1 98 1) Prenol nomenclature (1 986) Nomenclature of phosphorus-containing compounds of biochemical importance (1976) Nomenclature and symbols for folic acids and related compounds (1986) Nomenclature for vitamins B-6 and related compounds (1 973) Nomenclature of corrinoids (1 973) Nomenclature of tetrapyrroles (1986) 1.5 Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature, a 280-page hardcover volume published in 1987, available from Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.The contents are as follows: Presentation of the Results of Chemical Analysis Solution Thermodynamics (activity coefficients, equilibria, PW Recommendations for Terminology to be used with Precision Balances Recommendations for Nomenclature of Thermal Analysis Recommendations for Nomenclature of Titrimetric Analysis Electrochemical Analysis Analytical Separation Processes (precipitation, liquid- liquid distribution, zone melting and fractional crystallis- ation, chromatography, ion exchange) Spectrochemical Analysis (radiation sources, general atomic emission spectroscopy, flame spectroscopy, X-ray emission spectroscopy, molecular methods) Recommendations for Nomenclature of Mass Spec-trometry Recommendations for Nomenclature of Radiochemical Methods Surface Analysis (including photoelectron spectroscopy) vii 1.6 Compendium of Macromolecular Nomenclature, a 172-page hardcover volume published in 1991, available from Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.The contents are as follows: Basic Definitions of Terms Relating to Polymers Stereochemical Definitions and Notations Relating to Polymers Definitions of Terms Relating to Individual Macromolecules, their Assemblies, and Dilute Polymer Solutions Definitions of Terms Relating to Crystalline Polymers Nomenclature of Regular Single-strand Organic Polymers Nomenclature for Regular Single-strand and Quasi-single- strand Inorganic and Coordination Polymers Source-based Nomenclature for Copolymers A Classification of Linear Single-strand Polymers Use of Abbreviations for Names of Polymeric Substances 1.7 Compendium of Chemical Terminology: IUPAC Recommendations, a 456-page volume published in 1987, available in hardcover and softcover from Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. 1.8 Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry, a 166-page softcover volume published in 1993 by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. 2.0 Documents not included in the compil- ations 2.1 Nomenclature of Elements and Compounds Boron Compounds Nomenclature of inorganic boron compounds (Pure Appl.Chem., 1972,30,681). Delta Convention Nomenclature for cyclic organic compounds with contiguous formal double bonds (Pure Appl. Chem., 1988,60, 1395). Elements Recommendations for the names of elements of atomic number greater than 100 (Pure Appl.Chem., 1979,51,381). Enzymes Enzyme Nomenclature (1992), published by Academic Press in hardcover and softcover editions. Heterocyclic Compounds Revision of the extended Hantzsch-Widman system of nomenclature for heteromonocycles (Pure Appl. Chem.., 1983, 55,409). Hydrogen Names for hydrogen atoms, ions and groups, and for reactions involving them (Pure Appl. Chem., 1988,60, 1115). Isotopically ModiJied Compounds Nomenclature of inorganic chemistry. Part 11. 1. Isotopically modified compounds (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981,53, 1887). Lambda Convention Treatment of variable valence in organic nomenclature (Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 769). Nitrogen Hydrides Nomenclature of hydrides of nitrogen and derived cations, anions and ligands (Pure Appl.Chem., 1982,54,2545). Numerical Terms Extension of Rules A-1.1 and A-2.5 concerning numerical terms used in organic chemical nomenclature (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986,58, 1693). Polyanions Nomenclature of polyanions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1987,59,1529). Polymers Nomenclature of regular double-strand (ladder and spiro) organic polymers (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993,65, 1561). INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS (1994) Radicals and Ions Revised nomenclature for radicals, ions, radical ions and related species (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993,65, 1357). Zeolites Chemical nomenclature and formulation of compositions of synthetic and natural zeolites (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 51, 1091). 2.2 Terminology, Symbols and Units, and Presentation of Results General Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (Pure Appl.Chem., 1983,55, 1281). Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Pure Appl. Chern., 1990, 62, 2167). English-derived abbreviations for experimental techniques in surface science and chemical spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 887). Analytical Recommendations for publication of papers on a new analytical method based on ion exchange or ion-exchange chromatography (Pure Appl. Chem., 1980,52,2555). Recommendations for presentation of data on compleximetric indicators, 1. General (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979,51, 1357). Recommendations for publishing manuscripts on ion-selective electrodes (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981,53, 1907).Recommendations on use of the term amplification reactions (Pure Appl. Chem., 1982,542553). Recommendations for the usage of selective, selectivity and related terms in analytical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 553). Nomenclature for automated and mechanised analysis (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989,61, 1657). Nomenclature for sampling in analytical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1990,62, 1193). Nomenclature for chromatography (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 819). Biotechnology Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992,64, 143). Selection of terms, symbols and units related to microbial processes (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992,64, 1047). Clinical Physicochemical quantities and units in clinical chemistry with special emphasis on activities and activity coefficients (Pure Appl.Chem., 1984,56, 567). Quantities and units in clinical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979,51,2451). Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: nebulizer and flame properties in flame emission and absorption spectrometry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986,58, 1737). List of quantities in clinical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 51,2481). Proposals for the description and measurement of carry-over effects in clinical chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991,63, 301). Quantities and units for metabolic processes as a function of time (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992,64, 1569). Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993,65,2003). Colloids and Surface Chemistry Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry.I (Pure Appl. Chem., 1972, 31, 577). 11, Hetero-geneous catalysis (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 46, 71). Part 1.14: Light scattering (provisional) (Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 93 1). Reporting experimental pressure-area data with film balances (Pure Appl. Chem., 1985,57,621). ... Vlll INSTRUCTIONSFOR AUTHORS (1994) Reporting physisorption data for gas/solid systems with special reference to the determination of surface area and porosity (Pure Appl. Chem., 1985,57,603). Reporting data on adsorption from solution at the solid/ solution interface (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986,58,967). Manual on catalyst characterization (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991, 63, 1227).Electrochemistry Nomenclature for transfer phenomena in electrolytic systems (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981,53, 1827). Electrode reaction orders, transfer coefficients and rate constants-amplification of definitions and recommendations for publication of parameters (PureAppl. Chem., 1980,52,233). Classification and nomenclature of electroanalytical techniques (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976,45,81). Recommendations for sign conventions and plotting of electrochemical data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 45, 131). Electrochemical nomenclature (PureAppl. Chem., 1974,37,499). Recommendations on reporting electrode potentials in non- aqueous solvents (Pure Appl. Chem., 1984,56,461). Definition of pH scales, standard reference values, measurement of pH and related terminology (Pure Appl.Chem., 1985, 57, 53 1). Interphases in systems of conducting phases (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986,58,437). The absolute electrode potential: an explanatory note (Pure Appl. Chem., 1986,58,955). Electrochemical corrosion nomenclature (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989,61, 19). Terminology in semiconductor electrochemistry and photo- electrochemical energy conversion (Pure Appl. Chem., 199 1,63, 569). Nomenclature, symbols, definitions and measurements for electrified interfaces in aqueous dispersions of solids (PureAppl. Chem., 1991,63, 895). Nomenclature, symbols and definitions in electrochemical engineering (Pure Appl. Chem., 1993, 65, 1009). Kinetics Symbolism and terminology in chemical kinetics (provisional) (Pure Appl.Chem., 1981,53,753). Photochemistrj, Recommended standards for reporting photochemical data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1984,56,939). Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1988,60, 1055). Quantum Chemistry Expression of results in quantum chemistry (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978, 50, 75). Reactions Nomenclature for organic chemical transformations (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989,61, 725). System for symbolic representation of reaction mechanisms (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989,61,23). Detailed linear representation of reaction mechanisms (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989,61, 57). Rheological Properties Selected definitions, terminology and symbols for rheological properties (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979,51, 1215). Spectroscopy Recommendations for publication of papers on methods of molecular absorption spectrophotometry in solution (Pure Appl.Chem., 1978,50, 237). Recommendations for the presentation of infrared absorption spectra in data collections. A, Condensed phases (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978,50,231). Definition and symbolism of molecular force constants (Pure Appl. Chem., 1978,50, 1709). Nomenclature and conventions for reporting Mossbauer spectroscopic data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976,45,211). Recommendations for the presentation of NMR data for publication in chemical journals. A, Proton spectra (Pure Appl. Chem., 1972,29,625). B, Spectra from nuclei other than protons (Pure Appl. Chem., 1976,45,217). Presentation of Raman spectra in data collections (Pure Appl.Chem., 1981,53, 1879). Names, symbols, definitions and units of quantities in optical spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 1985,57, 105). A descriptive classification of the electron spectroscopies (Pure Appl. Chem., 1987,59, 1343). Presentation of molecular parameter values for IR and Raman intensity (Pure Appl. Chern., 1988,60, 1385). Recommendations for EPR/ESR nomenclature and conven- tions for presenting experimental data in publications (Pure Appl. Chem., 1989,61,2195). Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectro-chemical analysis. VII. Molecular absorption spectroscopy, UV and visible (Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 1449); VIII. Nomenclature system for X-ray spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 199 1,63,735); X. Preparation of materials for analytical atomic spectroscopy (Pure Appl.Chem., 1988, 60, 1461); XII. Terms related to electrothermal atomization (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992, 64, 253); XIIT. Terms related to chemical vapour generation (Pure Appl. Chem., 1992,64, 261). Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (Pure Appl. Chem., 1991,63, 1541). Thermodynamics A guide to procedures for the publication of thermodynamic data (Pure Appl. Chem., 1972,39, 395). Assignment and presentation of uncertainties of the numerical results of thermodynamic measurements (Pure Appl. Chem., 1981, 53, 1805). Notation for states and processes; significance of the word ‘standard’ in chemical thermodynamics and remarks on commonly tabulated forms of thermodynamic functions (Pure Appl.Chem., 1982,54, 1239). ix Minutes of the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Faraday Division The 21st Annual General Meeting of the Faraday Division of The Royal Society of Chemistry was held at 09.00 on Thursday, 15 April 1993 at Strathclyde University with Professor R. Parsons in the Chair. 1. Minutes The minutes of the 20th Annual General Meeting, which were tabled, had been printed in Faraday Transactions and were approved. 2. The 1992 Annual Report of the Faraday Division Faraday Discussion 93 The Structure and Activity of Enzymes was held at the University of Cambridge on 1-3 April 1992. There were 165 participants of whom 39 were from outside the UK representing 12 countries.Professor A. D. Buckingham was Chairman of the Organising Committee. The meeting was opened by an Introductory Lecture by Dr M. Perutz. The Faraday Division AGM was held on 2 April. Discussion 94 was held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on 'The Liquid Solid Interface at High Resolution on 7-9 September 1992. There was an attendance of 90 including 39 from outside the UK representing 15 countries. The Introductory Lecture was given by Professor A. J. Bard and concluding remarks were made by Professor A. Fujishima. The Chairman of the Organising Committee was Professor A. Hamnett. The Symposium in 1992 was on 'Chemistry in Interstellar Medium and was held on 16-18 December 1992 at Birmingham University. There were 115 participants of whom 67 were from overseas representing 12 countries.The meeting was opened by the 24th Spiers Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor A. Dalgarno. Professor I. W. M. Smith was Chairman of the Organising Committee. The annual joint meeting with the Associazione Italiana di Chimica Fisica, Deutsche Bunsen Gesellschaft fir Physikalische Chemie and Division de Chimie Physique de la Societk Francaise de Chimie was on 'Molecular Electronics and was held in Padua, Italy, on 24-28 August 1992. Professor A. E. Underhill represented the Faraday Division on the Organising Committee. The 1992 Annual Congress was held at UMIST, Manchester on 13-16 April when the Division mounted a symposium on Characterisation of Solids and Surfaces' convened by Professor J.0. Williams. During the Symposium a half-day session was held in honour of Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas on the occasion of his 60th birthday. At the Autumn Meeting in Dublin on 16-18 September 1992 the Division held a joint symposium with the Industrial Division on Light on Polymers -Photochemistry for Advanced Materials . The coveners were Professor J. M. Kelly, Dr C. McArdle and Mr M. J. de Faubert Maunder. The 1992 Bourke Lecturer was Professor R. Saykally of the University of California, Berkeley but his lecture tour was postponed until early 1993. Professor B.H. Robinson of the University of East Anglia, was awarded the R A Robinson Memorial Lectureship and delivered lectures in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Bangkok, Melbourne and Auc kland.There were three half-day symposia featuring endowed lectures of the Society in 1992, one of which took place in Cambridge following a decision to hold some of these symposia outside London: 26 March 1992 at The Royal Institution, London 'Chirality and the Origin of Life including the Centenary Lecture by Professor V.I. Goldanskii (Academy of Sciences Moscow). 14 May 1992 at the Scientific Societies' Lecture Theatre, London Molecular Beams in the Chemical Era including the Faraday Lecture by Professor Y.T. Lee (University of California, Berkeley). 3 December 1992 at the University of Cambridge 'New Applications of Quantum Chemistry ' including the Centenary Lecture by Professor H.F. Schaefer (University of Georgia, Athens). The Marlow Medal was not awarded in 1992. Meetings organised by the 13 Subject Groups affiliated to the Division in 1992 were: X Reactions on Complex Potential Energy Surfaces (Gas Kinetics Group) Fuels and Feedstocks: The Next Generation of Catalysts and Processes (Surface Reactivity and Catalysis Group with the Institute of Chemical Engineers and the RSC Process Technology Group) Analytical Applications of Chemically Modified Electrodes (Electrochemistry Group with Electroanalytical Group) Spring Meeting 1992 (Theoretical Chemistry Group) Polymer Colloids (Colloid and Interface Science Group) Understanding Catalysts: Catalysis and Surface Characterisation (Surface Reactivity and Catalysis Group) Environment Aspects of Coal Utilisation and Carbon Science (Carbon Group with SCI Carbon and Graphite Group) Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Workshop (Neutron Scattering Group) Scattering and Interfaces (Polymer Physics Group) Photons, Beams and Chemical Dynamics (Molecular Beams and Dynamics Group) Statistical Mechanics of Industrially Important Materials and Processes (Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Group with MacroGroup UK and SERC CCPS) Fullerenes: The New Carbon Materials (Carbon Group) Solid State Chemistry and Superconductivity (Polar Solids Group) Graduate Students’ Meeting (Electrochemistry Group) XIIth International Symposium on Gas Kinetics (Gas Kinetics Group) Polymer Modelling (Polymer Physics Group with Polygen) Colloids in the Aquatic Environment (Colloid and Interface Science Group with SCI Colloid and Surface Chemistry Group with SCI Water and Environment Group) Molecular Organic Magnets (Polymer Physics Group with Organic Reaction Mechanisms Group, Applied Solid State Chemistry Group, IOP Magnetism Group, and IEEE Magnetism Group) Colloids in External Fields (Colloid and Interface Science Group) Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Conference (Neutron Scattering Group) Neutrons and Metallic Magnetism (Neutron Scattering Group with IOP Magnetism Group) Fracture of Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications (Polymer Physics Group) Annual Christmas Meeting (Polar Solids Group) Polymers in Motion (Polymer Physics Group) Gas Kinetics under Extreme Conditions (Gas Kinetics Group) Colloidal Aspects of Aerosols (Colloid and Interface Science Group) High Resolution Spectroscopy (High Resolution Spectroscopy Group) During the year moves were initiated with a view to forming two new Subject Groups in the areas of biophysical chemistry and astrophysical chemistry.The year was a successful one for Faraday Transactions with further growth in submissions, new authors and subject coverage, coupled with a decrease in the rejection rate. Invited topical articles entitled ’ Faraday Research Articles ’ were introduced into the Journal. The papers and discussion arising from two Faraday Discussions and one Faraday Symposium were published.A new style Newsletter was circulated to members in January. The Division had 4013 members in 1992, a small increase on 1991 reversing the downward trend of recent years. 3. Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer reported that the Division had performed within budget in 1992. There had been a satisfactory financial outcome to the 1992 conferences and the Discussion on The Structure and Activity of Enzymes had been particularly successful. The practice of offering low conference fees for students was to be continued. 4. Elections to Council Members of Council elected to take office from the Society’s Annual General Meeting in 1993 were as follows: xi POSITION NAME TO 5. Future Activities RETIRE President Professor J.P. Simons 1995 Vice Professor P. Gray Presidents Professor N. Sheppard who have Professor A. D. Buckingham served as Professor R. H. Ottewill President Professor R. Parsons Vice Professor M. J. Pilling 1994 Presidents Professor I. W. M. Smith 1994 Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas 1994 Professor R. N. Dixon 1995 Professor A. Carrington 1996 Professor M. A. Chesters 1996 Professor F. S. Stone 1996 Ordinary Professor M. N. R. Ashfold 1994 Members Professor R. J. Donovan 1994 Professor H. M. Frey 1994 Professor A. Hamnett 1995 Professor J. Lyklema 1995 Dr W. Mackrodt 1995 Professor D. A. Parkes 1995 Dr D.W. Fowler 1996 Dr S. L. Price 1996 Dr S. K. Scott 1996 Chairman Faraday Editorial Board: (Professor I.W.M.Smith) 1994 Chairman Standing Committee on Conferences: (Professor M.A. Chesters) Honorary Secretary (Professor M. J. Pilling) Honorary Treasurer (Professor F. S. Stone) Representatives on RSC Council: Professor J. P. Simons (ex ofsicio) Professor M. J. Pilling 1996 Secretary Mrs. Y. A. Fish The President thanked Professor Whiffen, the retiring Vice-president who had served as President, for his service to the Division over many years. He also thanked Dr Clary and Professor Phillips who were retiring as Ordinary Members. The programme of future meetings had been tabled. The President informed the meeting of the decision to replace the annual Symposium with a General Discussion. Starting in 1994 there would be three General Discussions each year and the Symposium series would cease.xii ~~ FARADAY DIVISION INFORMAL AND GROUP MEETINGS Division Annual Congress: The Reactive Interface in Electrochemistry and Catalysis To be held at the University of Liverpool on 12-15 April 1994 Further information from Dr J. F. Gibson, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V OBN Neutron Scattering Group Neutron Scattering Data Analysis To be held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on 13- 15 April 1994 Further information from Mrs S. Humphreys, The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot 0x11 ORA Colloid and Inte$ace Science Group Theoretical Modelling and Simulation in Colloid and Interface Science To be held at the University of Bristol on 18-20 April 1994 Further information from Dr R.Buscall, ICI Corporate Science Group, PO Box 11, The Heath, Runcorn WA7 4QE ~~~~ Division Autumn Meeting: Reactions and Mechanisms for Fine Chemicals To be held at the University of Glasgow on 6-9 September 1994 Further information from Dr J. F. Gibson, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V OBN Gas Kinetics Group 13th International Symposium on Gas Kinetics To be held at University College, Dublin on 11-15 September 1994 Further information from Dr H. Sidebottom, Department of Chemistry, University College, Dublin ~~ ~ Electrochemistry Group with the SCI ELECTROCHEM 94 To be held in Edinburgh on 12-16 September 1994 Further information from Professor D.E. Williams, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WClH OAJ THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, FARADAY DIVISION, GENERAL DISCUSSION 98 Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces University of Bristol, 12-14 September 1994 Organising Committee: Professor Sir Sam Edwards (Chairman) Dr R. Buscall Professor R. H. Ottewill Dr T. Cosgrove Professor J. S. Higgins Dr R. W. Richards Dr R. A. L. Jones New experimental methods and new theoretical and computational techniques have recently led to great progress in understanding the difficult but technologically important problems associated with the conformation of polymer molecules at surfaces and interfaces. The purpose of this Discussion is to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians working towards a molecular understanding of polymers at surfaces and interactions to survey the progress in the area to date and to indicate future directions of research.The meeting will attempt to bring a unified approach to the problem, encompassing problems of the structure of surfaces and interfaces in polymer melts, the conformation of polymers at solidfliquid and 1iquidAiquid interfaces, and extensions towards more complicated biological systems. The preliminary programme may be obtained from Mrs Angela Fish, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W 1V OBN. ... Xlll THE ROYAL, SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, FARADAY DIVISION, GENERAL DISCUSSION 97 Structure and Dynamics of Van der Waals Complexes University of Durham, 6-8 April 1994 Organising Committee: Dr B.J. Howard (Chairman) Dr P. Hamilton Dr J. M. Hutson Dr D. C. Clary Professor A. C. Legon Dr B. Soep Dr P. R. R. Langridge-Smith Since Faraday Discussion No. 73 on Van der Waals molecules, in 1982, the study of weakly bound molecular complexes has developed rapidly. Spectroscopic studies can now yield detailed information on intermolecular potential-energy surfaces in molecular systems. Studies of trimers, tetramers and higher clusters are giving insight into solvation effects and providing information on many-body forces, which are important in understanding the properties of condensed phases. Investigations of photodissociation and predissociation processes are helping us to understand the dynamics of fundamental chemical processes such as molecular rearrangement and energy transfer.In addition, Van der Waals complexes provide an opportunity to control the orientation of colliding molecules and the energies and impact parameters of reactive collisions, and have added significantly to our understanding of the pathways of simple chemical reactions. This discussion will bring together experimentalists and theoreticians who are involved in the study of Van der Waals molecules. The final programme and application form may be obtained from Mrs Angela Fish, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V OBN. THE ROYAL, SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, FARADAY DIVISION, GENERAL DISCUSSION 99 Vibrational Optical Activity: from Fundamentals to Biological Applications University of Glasgow, 19-21 December 1994 Organising Committee Professor L. D. Barron (Chairman) Dr A. F. Drake Dr D. L. Andrews Professor R. E. Hester Professor A. D. Buckingham Traditional optical activity measurements such as CD are confined to the visible and near-ultraviolet spectral regions where they provide stereochemical information on chiral molecules via polarized electronic transitions. Thanks to prompting from theory and new developments in instrumentation, optical measurements are now being made in the vibrational spectrum using both infrared and Raman methods. Studies over the past decade on a large range of chiral molecules, from small organics to biological macromolecules, have demonstrated that vibrational optical activity opens up a whole new world of fundamental studies and practical applications undreamt of in the realm of conventional electronic optical activity. The meeting seeks to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians to discuss the current and future experimental possibilities and the development of theories, including ab initio computational methods, which can relate the observations to stereochemical details. The increasing importance now being attached to molecular chirality and solution conformation in the life sciences should also encourage the partipation of biomolecular scientists. The preliminary programme may be obtained from Mrs Angela Fish, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V OBH. xiv