obscure paper
April 6, 2010 at 4:35 pm | Charles | grad life, literatureI was recently looking for a prep for p-bromophenylphosphine, and I found exactly 1 reference for it’s synthetic prep that’s cited by every paper that uses it.
It happens to be in (possibly) the most obscure journal in the world – “Phosphorus and the Related Group V Elements.” It had all of 6 volumes in the 70’s before it merged with the “International Journal of Sulfur Chemistry” to form “Phosphorous and Sulfur and the Related Elements.”
I finally found TWO places in the world that had hard copies – the North Carolina State University library, and, of course, the National Library of Australia.
I’m beginning to think what I want must be some obvious synthesis, and that I’m just an idiot. However, I did fail organic chemistry and am now working in a synthesis lab, so the “idiot” part is probably appropriate…
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According to ISE, now it has already become PHOSPHORUS SULFUR AND SILICON AND THE RELATED ELEMENTS. They’re coming after the entire table!
I think I found some copies of it in Israel:
BAR: Bar Ilan U. : 1-40,1976-88
TEC-CEN: Technion. Central Library : 1,1976 TCP5274
BR: Israel Institute for Biological Research : 1-40,1976-88
If by any chance you need the volume that’s in the Technion, I can try and get it for you. If it’s in Bar Ilan it would be a bit harder, but also possible.
Comment by David E — April 7, 2010 #
How long will it be before useful chemistry in obscure journals with no on-line repository are lost forever? Maybe you should republish the method, perhaps with some improvements and uses in a journal like OPPI.
Comment by Sinbad — April 8, 2010 #
Do you still need the article? We have the journal (v2-5) at U at Buffalo. I could probably get my hands on it by mid next week
Comment by Nate — April 9, 2010 #
Thanks for the offers of support, but I got it from Australia!
Comment by charles — April 13, 2010 #
Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to guide himself.
Just a monopolist could study a company and ruin it by providing away products.
Comment by Ophelia Waxler — March 9, 2012 #