Heavily cited and highly useful but didn't report anything new, so how did it become a classic?
Author Archive for: Richard Threlfall (63)
After Submission and Handling Referee Comments: Manuscript Accepted or Revision Requested
Your manuscript has either been accepted or it needs revisions for another round of peer review. Insider tips on making those revisions
Ei-ichi Negishi on his Research and Life
Nobel Laureate Ei-ichi Negishi shares some secrets of his life and research when visiting Wiley-VCH office
After Submission and Handling Referee Comments: Unfair Review?
What happens if you think you've been treated unfairly during the peer-review process? Insider tips on getting your point across
Tips for Writing Better Science Papers
Explaining scientific principles in simple and understandable language is a valuable skill: Insider tips on taking care of what you write
After Submission and Handling Referee Comments: Manuscript Rejected
Rejection is not nice, but it happens to everyone. Insider tips on what to do next
Improving the Synthesis of Perylene Diimide Dimers
A combination of C–C homocoupling and C–H activation doubles the yields of perylenediimide dimers
Multiple Metal-Free Pathways to 2-Acyloxazoles
2-Acyloxazoles can be formed from a variety of different starting materials just by tweaking the iodine oxidant
The Structure Makes the Poison
The orientation of the tert-butyl group determines the toxicity of the potent antillatoxin
Mind your Language! A Very Brief Guide to Language Usage in Scientific Writing (2)
A reader/editor/reviewer may miss the whole point of your manuscript if it is unnecessarily dressed up in difficult language