Current Issue - Volume 90 | Number 2
ISSN 1945-0702

This issue of The Chemist has a lineup of highly informative articles. A novel method of synthesizing risedronic acid, avoiding environmentally hazardous halogenating agents is the focus of the study by Rafal Tomczak and co-authors. Considering the pharmaceutical applications of the sodium salt of risedronic acid this study is significant. Lei Zhang and co-author report a study of the effect of RF magnetron sputtering parameters on the electro-optical properties of amorphous indium zinc thin films.  Their study shows that the maximized transparency and conductivity of IZO thin films are same as those of ITO thin films.  Adeola Ibikunle and co-author present the results of modeling and kinetics studies of doped magnesium borohydrides.  In another study, they address the effects of additives on the dehydrogenation of Magnesium borohydrides. 

Todd Houston shows how to make chemistry more interesting and engaging, by using a membrane permeability visual demonstration that is easy to carry out.  Demonstrations such as this are excellent vehicles for promoting public understanding of chemistry.

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