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October 2008 http://chicagoacs.org OCTOBER • 2008 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Joint Meeting of the Northwestern University Department of Chemistry and the Chicago Section ACS Basolo Medal Award Lecture, Dinner and Presentation FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008 BASOLO MEDAL LECTURE 2008 Fred Basolo Medalist DINNER LOCATION Northwestern University Technological Institute Zhivago Restaurant & Banquets 2145 Sheridan Road 9925 Gross Point Road Evanston, IL Skokie, IL Lecture Room 3 847-982-1400 DIRECTIONS TO THE DIRECTIONS TO THE RESTAURANT: TECH INSTITUTE From the Tech Institute in Evanston: Go North on Sheridan Rd. From the city: Take Lake Shore and turn left on Central St. Turn left Drive North to Sheridan Road into on Gross Point Rd. and proceed to Evanston. Continue on Sheridan Road the restaurant. to the Tech Institute at Noyes Street. From Edens Expressway: Take From the west: Take I-88 east to I-294 Dempster east to Gross Point Rd. Turn north to Dempster east. Proceed east left on Gross Point Rd. and proceed to on Dempster into Evanston. Turn left the restaurant. onto Chicago Ave. and proceed to Sheridan Road. Take Sheridan Road (FOR DETAILS, SEE SECTION'S Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and north to the Tech Institute. The Tech- WEBSITE) Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chem- nological Institute is at the intersec- istry, California Institute of Technol- tion of Sheridan Road and Noyes PARKING: Free in the lot. Parking is ogy, Pasadena, California Street in Evanston. also available at Keeler Avenue and Gross Point Road. Title: "The synthesis of large and To those attending the Basolo Medal small molecules using olefin lecture, parking after 4:00 p.m. is JOB CLUB will meet at Zhivago at 5:30 metathesis catalysts" available in the lot across from the p.m. Technological Institute at the corner Abstract: Ruthenium-based olefin of Noyes Street and Sheridan Road. Reception for metathesis catalysts have provided new Parking is also available on the side Dr. Richard H. Grubbs 6:15 P.M. routes to olefins that appear in a variety streets just west of this lot--however, Complementary wine, soft drinks, and of structures. Their functional group tol- observe the posted signs. Car-pooling hors d'oeuvres erance and ease of use allow their is always encouraged. application in the synthesis of multifunc- (continued on page 2, column 3) tional bioactive molecules. The same Lecture room 3 is on the first floor of systems are also useful for the synthe- the Technological Institute and is sis of an array of new materials from most easily reached by entering multifunctional polymers to supramolec- NOTICE TO ILLINOIS through the main doors facing Sheri- ular systems. Underlying these devel- dan Road. The lecture room is clearly TEACHERS opments has been the discovery of marked and there will be signs at the active catalysts with controlled selectivi- The Chicago Section ACS is an entrance to guide you to the room. ty through the synthesis of new ligands ISBE provider for professional that control the geometry of the inter- development units for Illinois teach- Basolo Medal Lecture: 4:30 P.M. mediate carbene and metallacycle ers. Teachers who register for this The Medalist Lecture is open to the month's meeting will have the public and admission is free to all opportunity to earn up to 4 CPDU's. those wishing to attend. (continued on page 2, column 1) 10/08 2 (continued from page 1, column 2) (2006) (Leiden University), Golden (continued from page 1, column 3) Plate Award (2006) (Academy of Dinner 7:15 P.M. complexes. Achievement), and Tetrahedron Most Cited Paper 2003-2006 Award (“Olefin Dinner reservations are required and should be received in the Section Office Biography: Dr. Robert H. Grubbs Metathesis”). He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in1989, via phone (847-647-8405), fax (847- received his B.S. in Chemistry in from 647-8364), email (chicagoacs@ ameri the University of Florida in 1963 and his a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994, and the tech.net) or website (http:// chicago Ph.D.in Chemistry from Columbia Uni- acs.org) by noon on Tuesday October versity in 1968. He is currently the Vic- Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Soci- ety of Chemistry in 2006. 14. PLEASE HONOR YOUR RESER- tor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of VATIONS. The Section must pay for all Chemistry at the California Institute of dinner orders. No-shows will be billed. 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The The major focus of the group over the Since we like the Bulletin to be as Section must pay for all dinner orders. past few years has been on the olefin timely as possible, we need the lead No-shows will be billed. metathesis reaction. To optimize the time indicated. You can help by early utility of this reaction, new catalysts planning and submission of your APPETIZER COURSE - SERVED have been developed that are extreme- information or articles. Thank you! FAMILY STYLE: Fresh tomato and ly tolerant of organic functional groups. mozzarella salad, breads, fire cracker Due to their high-activity, functional 2008 Issue Deadline meat rolls with Asian sauce, calamari group tolerance, and ease of use, these and fresh vegetables ruthenium based catalysts have found November September 26 wide applications in organic and poly- December October 10 SOUP COURSE: Cream of Mushroom mer synthesis. He has 450+ publica- tions and 90+ patents based on his DINNER COURSE: Choice of entrée: research. IN THIS ISSUE Beef Brochette (skewered beef tender- Professor Grubbs’ awards have loin filet marinated in house marinade included an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow 1 – Basolo Medal Award and grilled with an array of vegetables), (1974-76), Camille and Henry Dreyfus Pork Chop (center cut marinated and Teacher-Scholar Award (1975-78), Lecture-Joint Section Meeting 3 – ChemShorts for Kids: baked), Salmon (broiled on a bed of Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship spinach with Sonoma Curtier Russian (1975), ACS National Award in Evaporation Envy River Sauce), or Vegetarian Pasta Organometallic Chemistry (1988), 4 – Job Club Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1990), 5 – Basolo Medal DESSERT COURSE - SERVED FAMILY ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry 5 – ChemPharma STYLE: Assorted pastries and fresh fruit (1995), Nagoya Medal of Organic 5 – State Fair Project a Success Chemistry (1997), Fluka Reagent of the BEVERAGE: Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks Year (1998), Mack Memorial Award 6 – Section Election Slate 6 – WCC Column: Jeanette G.G. (1999), Benjamin Franklin Medal in General Meeting: 8:30 P.M. Chemistry (2000), ACS Herman F. Brown Mark Polymer Chemistry Award (2000), 7 – Fall Council Report • Opening remarks and announce- ACS Herbert C. Brown Award for Cre- 7 – Science Fair Judges Needed ments: Dr. David Crumrine, Chair, ative Research in Synthetic Methods 7 – Speakers and Demonstrators Chicago Section American Chemi- (2001), ACS Arthur C. Cope Award cal Society (2002), ACS Award for Creative Needed Research in Homogeneous or Hetero- 8 – October Historical Events in Chemistry • Presentation of the 2008 Basolo geneous Catalysis (2003), Richard C. Medal: Dr. Joseph Hupp, Chair, Tolman Medal (Southern California 8 – PBS’s “Sid the Science Kid” Department of Chemistry, North- Section ACS - 2003), ACS Tetrahedron 8 – Share ACS Resources with a western University Prize for Creativity in Organic Chem- Teacher istry (2003), Pauling Award Medal 9 – Project SEED-A Program • Acceptance: Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, (2003), Bristol-Myers Squibb Distin- That Works 2008 Basolo Medalist for Outstand- guished Achievement Award in Organic ing Research in Inorganic Chemistry. Synthesis (2004), Kirkwood Medal 9 – Iota Sigma Pi 11 – Chemistry Day (2005) (New Haven Section, ACS), • Closing Remarks: Dr. David Crumrine Paul Karrer Gold Medallion (2005) (Uni- 11 – Nanotech Symposium versity of Zurich), August-wilhelm-von- 11 – Ad Index Hofmann-Denkmunze (2005) (German 12 – Nuclear Chemistry Lecture If you have not received the sec- tion's election ballot, please call the Chemical Society), Nobel Prize in Series Chemistry (2005), Havinga Medal section office. 12 – Calendar 10/08 3 Reference: National Chemistry Week is October 19- October, 2008 Vol. 95, No. 8. Pub- 25, 2008. The theme this year is “Having lished by the Chicago Section of a Ball With Chemistry” and is all about the The American Chemical Society, The Elementary Education Committee of chemistry of sports. The American Chemi- Editorial Staff: Cherlyn Bradley, Edi- the Chicago Section ACS presents this cal Society has published a newspaper tor; Fran Kravitz, Associate Editor; column. 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