Organic compounds

A chiral molecule: the Bristol molecule of the month for April 1997 by David Bradley (Freelance Science Writer/Editor)

A propellor-shaped molecule: the Bristol molecule of the month for June 1997 by Andrew Hudson & Richard Jackson (Sussex University)

The antibiotic: the Bristol molecule of the month for July 1997 by Alan Bunch and Anthony Baines (University of Kent)

The molecule that helped the understanding of coordination chemistry: the Bristol molecule of the month for Sept 1997 by Robert Lancashire (University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica)

A scorpion-shaped molecule: the Bristol molecule of the month for Nov 1997 by Henry Rzepa (Imperial College London)

An organic magnet: the Bristol molecule of the month for Dec 1997 by Rainer Glaser (University of Missouri-Columbia)

The body's energy storage molecule: the Bristol molecule of the month for Jan 1998 by Paul May (University of Bristol)

A useful antibiotic: the Bristol molecule of the month for Feb 1998 by Peter Tebbutt (Cherwell Scientific Publishing)

A zeolite catalyst: the Bristol molecule of the month for April 1998 by Vladimir Gusev (Freelance)

A useful synthetic reagent: the Bristol molecule of the month for May 1998 by Andrew Potter (Liverpool University)