Editorial Board
Meet the international editorial board with experts from industry and academia:
Prof. Erick M. Carreira (Executive Editor)
ETH Zurich, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Switzerland
Dr. Margaret Faul
AMGEN Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Prof. Shu Kobayashi
University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
Dr. Guido Koch
Amphilix AG, Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Prof. Cristina Nevado
University of Zurich, Department of Chemistry, Switzerland
Prof. David Sarlah
Rice University, Department of Chemistry, Houston, TX, USA
Prof. Tehshik P. Yoon
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Chemistry, USA
Prof. Shu-Li You
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic
Chemistry, CAS, P. R. of China
SOS Volume Editors
Meet the international editorial board with experts from industry and academia:
| Volume Editor | Topic A | Topic B |
|---|---|---|
| R. Alan Aitken | Five‑Membered Hetarenes with Three or More Heteroatoms | |
| Mark C. Bagley | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with One N or P Atom | |
| Klaus Banert | Nitro, Nitroso, Azo, Azoxy, and Diazonium Compounds, Azides, Triazenes, and Tetrazenes | Compounds with Four C–Heteroatom Bonds (X–C≡X, X=C=X, X2C=X, CX4) |
| Albrecht Berkessel | Peroxides | |
| David StC. Black | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with One N or P Atom | |
| Mogens Brondsted Nielsen | Ketene Acetals and Yne‑X Compounds | |
| M. Kevin Brown | Ketenes and Derivatives | |
| Reinhard Brückner | Aldehydes | |
| Jean‑Marc Campagne | Acid Halides; Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Lactones; Peroxy Acids; R(CO)OX (X = S, Se, Te) | |
| Erick M. Carreira | Five‑Membered Hetarenes with Two N or P Atoms | Acid Halides; Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Lactones; Peroxy Acids; R(CO)OX (X = S, Se, Te) |
| André B. Charette | Thio‑, Seleno‑, and Tellurocarboxylic Acids, and Derivatives | Iminic Acids and Derivatives; Ortho Acid Derivatives |
| Mathias Christmann | Amines and Ammonium Salts / Amine N‑Oxides, Haloamines, Hydroxylamines and Sulfur Analogues, and Hydrazines | |
| Jonathan P. Clayden | Alcohols | |
| Paul A. Clarke | Ethers | |
| Janine Cossy | Ketones | |
| Rick L. Danheiser | Ketenes and Derivatives | |
| Armin de Meijere | Alkenes | Ketene Acetals and Yne–X Compounds |
| Johannes G. de Vries | Aldehydes | Alcohols |
| Steven Diver | 1,3‑Dienes | |
| Adrian Dobbs | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with One Chalcogen | |
| Tim J. Donohoe | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with One N or P Atom | |
| Jozef Drabowicz | Ene–X Compounds (X = S, Se, Te, N, P) | Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium |
| Dieter Enders | Amines and Ammonium Salts / Amine N‑Oxides, Haloamines, Hydroxylamines and Sulfur Analogues, and Hydrazines | |
| Elena Fernández | Boron Compounds | |
| Laurent Ferrié | Peroxides | |
| Ian Fleming | Silicon Compounds and Compounds with As, Sb, Bi | |
| Craig J. Forysth | Ethers | |
| Alois Fürstner | Small‑Ring Heterocycles and Monocyclic Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Heteroatom | |
| Fabien Gagosz | Compounds of Groups 12 and 11 (Zn, Cd, Hg, Cu, Ag, Au) | |
| Tom L. Gilchrist | Five‑Membered Hetarenes with Three or More Heteroatoms | |
| Axel G. Griesbeck | Quinones and Heteroatom Analogues | |
| Dennis Hall | Boron Compounds | |
| Henk Hiemstra | Alkanes | |
| Henning Hopf | Polyynes, Arynes, Enynes, and Alkynes | |
| Zheng Huang | Alkanes | |
| Tsuneo Imamoto | Compounds of Groups 7–3 (Mn..., Cr..., V..., Ti..., Sc..., La..., Ac...) | |
| Kazuaki Ishihara | Compounds of Groups 13 and 2 (Al, Ga, In, Tl, Be ... Ba) | |
| Xuefeng Jiang | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with One Chalcogen | Thio‑, Seleno‑, and Tellurocarboxylic Acids, and Derivatives; Iminic Acids and Derivatives; Ortho Acid Derivatives |
| John A. Joule | Fused Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Heteroatom | |
| Nobuaki Kambe | Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium | |
| Dieter E. Kaufmann | Boron Compounds | |
| Julian G. Knight | Compounds with Four C–Heteroatom Bonds (X–C≡X, X=C=X, X2C=X, CX4) | |
| Sergey A. Kozmin | 1,3‑Dienes | |
| Norbert Krause | Compounds of Groups 12 and 11 (Zn, Cd, Hg, Cu, Ag, Au) | Cumulenes and Allenes |
| Mark Lautens | Compounds with Transition Metal–Carbon π‑Bonds and Compounds of Groups 10–8 (Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Os) | |
| Chao‑Jun Li | Polyynes, Arynes, Enynes, and Alkynes | |
| Jie Jack Li | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with Two Identical Heteroatoms | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with Two Unlike or More than Two Heteroatoms; Fully Unsaturated Larger‑Ring Heterocycles |
| Guosheng Liu | Alkenes | |
| Renzo Luisi | Compounds of Group 1 (Li ... Cs) | |
| Shengming Ma | Cumulenes and Allenes | |
| Gerhard Maas | Small‑Ring Heterocycles and Monocyclic Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Heteroatom | |
| Marek Majewski | Compounds of Group 1 (Li ... Cs) | |
| Ilan Marek | Compounds of Groups 7–3 (Mn..., Cr..., V..., Ti..., Sc..., La..., Ac...) | |
| Christoph Marschner | Compounds of Group 14 (Ge, Sn, Pb) | |
| Stephen Marsden | Ketones | |
| Francois Mathey | Organophosphorous Compounds | |
| Donald S. Matteson | Boron Compounds | |
| Gary A. Molander | Ene‑X Compounds (X = S, Se, Te, N, P) | |
| Mark Moloney | Compounds of Group 14 (Ge, Sn, Pb) | |
| Jean‑Luc Montchamp | Organophosphorous Compounds | |
| Johann Mulzer | X–Ene–X (X = F, Cl, Br, I, O, S, Se, Te, N, P) | Ene–Hal, and Ene–O Compounds |
| Shun‑Ichi Murahashi | Nitriles, Isocyanides, and Derivatives | |
| Toshiaki Murai | Acetals: O/N, S/S, S/N, and N/N and Higher Heteroatom Analogues | |
| Reinhard Neier | Five‑Membered Hetarenes with Two N or P Atoms | |
| Michael North | Nitriles, Isocyanides, and Derivatives | |
| Martin Oestreich | Silicon Compounds and Compounds with As, Sb, Bi | |
| Ian O'Neil | Compounds of Groups 12 and 11 (Zn, Cd, Hg, Cu, Ag, Au) | |
| Junzo Otera | Acetals: O/N, S/S, S/N, and N/N and Higher Heteroatom Analogues | |
| Albert Padwa | Heteroatom Analogues of Aldehydes and Ketones | |
| James S. Panek | Acid Halides; Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Lactones; Peroxy Acids; R(CO)OX (X = S, Se, Te) | |
| Jean‑François Paquin | Fluorine | |
| Jonathan M. Percy | Fluorine | |
| E. James Petersson | Amides and Derivatives; Peptides, Lactams | |
| Bernd Plietker | Compounds with Transition Metal–Carbon π‑Bonds and Compounds of Groups 10–8 (Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Os) | |
| David J. Procter | Acetals: Hal/X and O/O, S, Se, Te | |
| Christopher A. Ramsden | Arene–X Compounds (X = Hal, O, S, Se, Te, N, P) | |
| Viresh H. Rawal | 1,3‑Dienes | |
| Hans‑Ulrich Reißig | X–Ene–X (X = F, Cl, Br, I, O, S, Se, Te, N, P) | Ene–Hal, and Ene–O Compounds |
| Sophie Rousseaux | Nitriles, Isocyanides, and Derivatives | |
| Ernst Schaumann | Amines and Ammonium Salts / Amine N‑Oxides, Haloamines, Hydroxylamines and Sulfur Analogues, and Hydrazines | Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Chalcogen and One Additional Heteroatom Heteroatom Analogues of Aldehydes and Ketones |
| Yian Shi | Ethers | |
| Jay Siegel | Monocyclic Arenes, Quasiarenes, and Annulenes | Aromatic Ring Assemblies, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Conjugated Polyenes |
| Victor Snieckus | Compounds of Group 1 (Li ... Cs) | |
| Ivo Starý | Arenes, Quasiarenes, Annulenes, and Polyenes | |
| Patrick G. Steel | Ketones | |
| Brian Stoltz | Compounds with Transition Metal–Carbon π‑Bonds and Compounds of Groups 10–8 (Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Os) | |
| Richard C. Storr | Five‑Membered Hetarenes with Three or More Heteroatoms | |
| Michal Szostak | Amides and Derivatives; Peptides, Lactams | |
| Marc Taillefer | Amines and Ammonium Salts / Amine N‑Oxides, Haloamines, Hydroxylamines and Sulfur Analogues, and Hydrazines | |
| Alexander O. Terent’ev | Peroxides | |
| E. Jim Thomas | Fused Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Heteroatom | |
| Yoshito Tobe | Monocyclic Arenes, Quasiarenes, and Annulenes | Aromatic Ring Assemblies, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Conjugated Polyenes |
| Qian Wan | Acetals: Hal/X and O/O, S, Se, Te | |
| Ming Wang | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with One Chalcogen | Thio‑, Seleno‑, and Tellurocarboxylic Acids, and Derivatives; Iminic Acids and Derivatives; Ortho Acid Derivatives |
| Stuart L. Warriner | Acetals: Hal/X and O/O, S, Se, Te | |
| Steven M. Weinreb | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with Two Unlike or More than Two Heteroatoms; Fully Unsaturated Larger‑Ring Heterocycles | Amides and Derivatives; Peptides, Lactams |
| Thomas Wirth | Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine | |
| John P. Wolfe | Arene–X Compounds (X = Hal, O, S, Se, Te, N, P) | |
| Hisashi Yamamoto | Compounds of Groups 13 and 2 (Al, Ga, In, Tl, Be ... Ba) | |
| Yoshinori Yamamoto | Six‑Membered Hetarenes with Two Identical Heteroatoms | |
| Juntao Ye | Cumulenes and Allenes | |
| Larry Yet | Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Chalcogen and One Additional Heteroatom | Fused Five‑Membered Hetarenes with One Heteroatom |
| Miguel A. Yus Astiz | Compounds of Group 1 (Li ... Cs) | |
| Samir Zard | Nitro, Nitroso, Azo, Azoxy, and Diazonium Compounds, Azides, Triazenes, and Tetrazenes |
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