The Chemist | Journal of the American Institute of Chemists

  ARTICLE #1 -
  SUMMARY OF 2016
  AIC GOLD MEDAL
  SPEECH

  ARTICLE #2 -
  INVESTIGATION OF
  THE EFFICIENCY OF
  DYE-SENSITIZED
  SOLAR CELL USING
  NATURAL DYES AS
  PHOTOSENTIZER

  ARTICLE #3 -
  SYNTHESIS OF DIARYL
  & ARYLALKYL SULFIDES
  VIA ZINC-CATALYZED
  THIOETHERIFICATION
  REACTIONS

  ARTICLE #4 -
  A COMPARISON OF
  CYFRA 21-1, NSE, &
  CEA FOR THE
  SERODIAGNOSIS OF
  LUNG CANCER

  PUBLIC
  UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY
  REVISITING NEWLANDS'
  LAW OF OCTAVES:
  TUNING IN ON
  TRANSITION METALS

  LONGTIME FELLOWS
  OF THE AIC -
  VETERAN CHEMIST
  DR. LAWRENCE DUFFY

  INDEX TO
  THE CHEMIST,
  VOLUMES 85-89
  (2012-2016)


Current Issue - Volume 89 \| Number 2
ISSN 1945-0702

This issue of The Chemist presents four research articles and one non-research article. Two of the four research articles deal with nanomaterials.

The study by Kumar, Nair, Justinvictor, and Thomas presents the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanorods prepared by an aqueous solution route.

Abraham, Resmi, Mary, Panicker, and Harikumar describe vibrational spectroscopic and molecular docking studies of 2,6-dichlorobenzyl alcohol using Gaussian09.

Shiney and Joseph report electroanalytical studies on the interaction and corrosion inhibition of a triazine dimer on metallic copper in hydrochloric acid.

Jayakrishnan, Pradyumman, and Ramesan report on the research on the thermal and electrical properties of polyindole/magnetite nanocomposites at various concentrations of Fe3O4 nanoparticles.

In the public understanding section, the reprinted article by Frankel deals with chemical risks and public perception of chemists.

Table of Contents

Editorial: Research in Chemistry David Devraj Kumar	i

ARTICLES
Summary of 2016 AIC Gold Medal Speech C. A. Mirkin	1
Investigation of the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Using Natural Dyes as Photosentizer S. Mathew, Sajina N., K. R. Haridas	2
Synthesis of Diaryl and Arylalkyl Sulfides via Zinc-Catalyzed Thioetherification Reactions A. P. Thankachan, K. S. Sindhu, K. K. Krishnan, G. Anilkumar	9
A Comparison of CYFRA 21-1, NSE, and CEA for the Serodiagnosis of Lung Cancer A. Knopp, J. T. Johnson, M. Hall	21

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMISTRY
Revisiting Newlands’ Law of Octaves: Tuning in on Transition Metals T. A. Houston	28

LONGTIME FELLOWS OF THE AIC
Veteran Chemist – Dr. Lawrence Duffy Mary van Muelken	30

Index to The Chemist, Volumes 82-89 (2012-2016) David Devraj Kumar	32

The AIC Code of Ethics	38
Manuscript Style Guide	40

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Invitation to Authors	45