News

Jul 2010
New learning designs added as part of the iChem3D project funded by JISC. The new learning sequences are designed to guide users through the organic reactions step-by-step and the new self-assessment activities are designed to test the material covered. The pages with these additional features are in the 'Organic Reactions' section and are shown in italics/underlined

Organopalladium catalytic cycles for Carbonylative Kosugi-Migita-Stille Coupling Reaction, Carbonylation Of A Vinyl Bromide, Palladium-catalysed nucleophilic allylic substitution and The Suzuki Reaction added

A Level Chemistry section added. This section is based on the AQA specifications and covers information on atomic orbitals and AS/A Level organic mechanisms
Sep 2009
Organopalladium catalytic cycles for Heck reaction and Stille coupling added
Jul 2009
Major new section on aromatic heterocyclic chemistry - pyridine, pyridine N-oxide, pyridone, pyrrole
Jan 2009
Press release: 64,000 visitors from 158 countries in first year of operation
Sep 2008
Major new sections on Rearrangements, Fragmentations, Carbenes, Baldwin's Rules, Alkene synthesis and reactions involving Silicon and Boron.

Charges and lone pairs are now included in the animated sequences.
Jun 2008
Discussion forum opened and new logo designed by Lyndsey Vernon.
May 2008
Lecturers/Instructor's guide added
May 2008
Pericyclic reactions added based on Richard Windsor's project-1,3-dipolar cycloadditions, sigmatropic rearrangements, electrocyclic reactions
Feb 2008
Stereospecific E2 eliminations in acyclic and cyclic molecules added
Feb 2008
Molecular photo booth feature in resizable window view - works with IE
Feb 2008
UV spectroscopy and MOs added
Jan 2008
Atomic and bonding molecular orbitals for small molecules added
Jan 2008
Dipoles and electrostatic surfaces with HOMO and LUMO added
Dec 2007
Molecular vibrations - infra-red spectroscopy added