MENDELEEV Mendeleev Communications &her stales nt the Camrnonwealh of lndepmdent %tes and elsehem COMMUNICATIONS Mendeleev Communications is a prestigious primary journal, produced as a collaborative venture between the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Chemistry. It publishes original papers directly in English, giving the international chemical community rapid access to important new research from Russia and the other states of the former Soviet Union in the shortest possible time. The journal contains preliminary accounts of novel and significant results of wide general appeal or exceptional specialist interest and covers all branches of chemistry. In format and range of subject matter it closely resembles its 'sister' publication, Chemical Communications. Important features include: Primary publication in English of original chemistry from Russia and other states of the CIS Two stages of rigorous refereeing - once in Moscow and once in the UK - to maintain the highest possible standards Editorial Boards in both Moscow and the UK composed of eminent scientists who will advise on refereeing policy Rapid publication - appearance of papers within 12 weeks of receipt in the UK High quality production and editing News section containing information about the Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences Essential reading to keep up-to-date with the current chemical research translation journal.NB Mendeleev Communications is NOT a A selection of recent papers Synthesis, IR Study and Crystal Structure of a Novel Mononuclear Tungstenwi) 0x0 Com lex with 1 -Hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic Icid, Exhibiting a W03 Core Elena 0 Tolkacheva, Vladimir S Sergienko and Andrei B llyukhin New Intercalation Compounds of Molybdenum Disulfide with Transition Metals Az(H20)yM~S2 (A=Fe, Co, Ni, Y, La, Er, Th) Alexander S Golub, Galina A Protzenko, lrina M Yanovskaya, Olga L Lependina and Yurii N Novikov Selective Non-catalytic Cyclopropanation of Methyl E-Pent-en-1 -yn-3-yl Carboxylates with Diazomethane Alexey V Kalinin, Evgeny A Shapiro,Yury V Tomilov, Bogdan I Ugrak and Oleg M Nefedov Carbonylation of Cyclopentane in the Presence of Aprotic Or anic Superacids lrena S Adrem, Stanislav Z Bernadyuk and Mark E Vol'pin Selective Homogeneous Catalytic Epoxidation of Alkenes b Hydrogen Peroxide Catalysed by Oxidativeb- and Solvolytically-resistant Polyoxometalate Complexes Alexander M Khenkin and Craig 1 Hill Send for further information or a free sample issue today! 1994 Subscription Published six times a year Back issues available on request.EC f 180.00 USA $300.00 Canada f 189.00 (+GST) Rest of World f 180.00 ISSN 0959-9436 To order please contact: Turpin Distribution Services Limited., Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 1 HN, UK. I Tklephone: +44 (0) 462 672555. Fax: +44 (0) 462 480947. Telex:.825372 TURPIN' G. For further information please contact: Sales and Promotion Department, Royal Society of chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4WF, UK. Telephone: +44 (0) 223 420066. Fax: +44 (0) 223 423429. E-mail: (Internet) MendeleevC3RSC.ORG Information Services *&,&p rn-HZxHAZARDS IN THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY Royal Society of Chemistry, Turpin Distribution Services Ltd, Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 IHN, United Kingdom.CHEMISTRY Information Services II I 5th Edition ‘. . . easy to read, an excellent reference text, and a worthwhile investment .’ Journal of the American Chemical Society reviewing the 4th Edition. The new edition of this essential laboratory handbook is the ‘key’ requirement for all research, development, production, analytical and teaching laboratories worldwide. The 5th Edition provides: 0 a quick guide to the hazardous properties of 1339 substances (over 800 more than were covered in the previous edition) details of the latest UK and EC regulations an extremely useful emergency action check list - users can fill in their own key contacts for hospitals, fire etc.handy tables, symbols and statistics for ease of reference 0 a description of the American scene, including US legislation and safety practices - highlighting differences between the UWEC and USA PVC Protective Binding xx + 676 pages New features include: expanded ‘Yellow Pages’ section on hazardous substances, providing immediate information on hazardous properties, recommended control procedures and safety measures complete guide to labelling requirements to comply with EC directives and UK legislation, including the risk and safety phrases that must appear 0 chapter on electrical hazards 0 index to ‘Yellow Pages’ section, with synonyms of compounds 0 index to CAS Registry Numbers ISBN 0 85186 229 2 (1992) Price f45.00 If you have not yet ordered your copy of the NEW edition, do so now! Why take chances? Be informed and safe. 5I To order, please contact: Telephone: +44 (0)462 672555 Fax: +44 (0)462 486947. 1350-4894C199411.1-9