Publishing nearly 500 original articles a year by leading Scientists from Russia and throughout the world Russian Chemical Bulletin is a prominent international journal. The coverage of the journal spans practically all areas of fundamental chemical research and is presented in five sections: General and Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Chemistry of Natural Compounds and Bioorganic Chemistry. The Russian Chemical Bulletin 's International Advisory Board consists of eminent scientists from Europe USA and Japan. All papers are rigorously refereed and edited to the highest international standards. The Journal was founded in 1936 and has been published in English since 1951. 2001 celebrates the 50th year in publication of the Russian Chemical Bulletin's English edition. Please also check: http://rcb.ioc.ac.ru