There is no rigid definition of what constitutes a suitable synthesis. The major criterion by which syntheses are judged is the potential value to the scientific community. For example, starting materials or intermediates that are useful for synthetic chemistry are appropriate. The synthesis also should represent the best available procedure, and new or improved syntheses are particularly appropriate. Syntheses of compounds that are available commercially at reasonable prices are not acceptable. We do not encourage the submission of compounds that are unreasonably hazardous, and this connection, less dangerous anions generally should be employed in place of perchlorate.
The Inorganic Syntheses series is NOT a repository of primary research data, nor is it the place to report new syntheses. It is expected that all syntheses accepted for publication will have already appeared in the primary, peer-reviewed research literature. Thus those syntheses that are found to be widely used by the scientific community or provide a new synthetic entry to a broad range of compounds are most desired for the series. The series offers authors the chance to lay out intricacies of synthesis and purification in greater detail than possible in the original literature, as well as to provide updates of a tried-and-true synthesis.
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