OCTOBER• 2000 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Joint Meeting of Northwestern University Department of Chemistry and the Chicago Section ACS Basolo Medal Award Lecture, Dinner and Presentation FRIDAY, October 6, 2000 Basolo Medal Lecture Location: contains an iron ion coordinated by four Northwestern University nitrogen -iron bonds at the center of a planar ligand called a porphyrin. Technological Institute All members of the porphyrin family 2145 Sheridan Road have the same central ring structure, Evanston, IL but in living systems, their bonding Lecture Room 3 properties and catalytic perfo rmance have been modified by the presence of DIRECTIONS TO THE TECH different peripheral substituents in vari­ INSTITUTE : ous biologically important materials. By From the city: Take Lake Shore Drive synthesizing modified versions of vari­ North to Sheridan Road into Evanston. ous heme analogs in the laboratory and Continue on Sheridan Road to the Tech observing the effects on performance, it Institute. is possible to gain ins ight into t he From the west: take 1-88 east to 294 nature and mechanism of the electron north to Dempster east. Proceed east transfer process. James P. Collman , Daubert Professor on Dempster into Evanston . Turn left Professor Collman's resea rch is of Chemistry at Stanford University , onto Chicago Ave and proceed to directed towards the synthesis of such "Functiona l Synthet ic Analogs of the Sheridan Road. Take Sheridan Road functional biomimetic catalysts for the north to the Tech Institute.The Techno­ Active Site in Cytochrome-c Oxidase" electrochemica l reduction of dioxygen In mammals, the principal source of logical Institute is at the intersection of to water (a 4e- process) , nitrogen to Sheridan Road and Noyes Stree t in energy is the ox idation of carbohy ­ ammonia (a 6e- process), and the oxi­ drates, proteins and fats. Although, oxy­ Evanston. dation of hydrogen (a 2e- process). gen is the ultimate oxidizing agent for The location of parking lots and one­ Recently Collman's group has devel­ these processes , it does not react day parking stickers will be available to oped five functional models for the directly with these nutrients. Instead , those who register in advance with the active site in cytochrome c oxidase . electrons from the breakdown of these Section office . Please register before These complexes reduce 02 by 4e- at compounds are passed to the oxygen Wednesday, September 27, 2000 to pH 7. The complex that is structurally molecule along a complex chain of cat­ allow time for the parking stickers and closest to "the real thing," is the best alytic molecules called the respiratory maps to be mailed to you. Parking is catalyst. chain. scarce at the Technological Institute; James P. Collman, Daubert Profes­ The catalysis of multi-electron redox car-pooling is encouraged. sor of Chemistry at Stanford University, reactions is a fundamental problem , Lecture room 3 is on the first floor of was born in Beatrice, Nebraska, Octo­ which has been solved, in certain bio­ the Technological Institute and is most ber 31, 1932. He received B.S. (1954) logical systems through the agency of easily reached by entering through the and M. S. (1956) degrees from the Uni­ multimetallic enzymes (cytochrome c main doors facing Sheridan Road. The versity of Nebraska, and a Ph. D. from oxidase, laccase , and nitrogenase). lecture room is clearly marked and the University of Illinois. He joined the The detailed mechan isms by which there will be signs at the entrance to University of North Carolina faculty as guide you to the room. these metalloenzymes function are still an instructor in 1958, rose to full profes­ obscure. sor by 1966, and moved to Stanford in Cytochromes, consist of two parts , BasoloMedal Lecture :-4:15 P.M.-5:30P.M. 1967. Professor Collman is a member namely an iron complex called heme The Medalist Lecture is open to the of the Nationa l Academy of Sciences and a protein. The active site in metabol­ public and admission is free to all those and of the American Academy of Arts wishing to attend. ic oxidation is in the heme portion, which and Sciences. He has been a NSF pre- (continued on page 2) 10/00 2 doctoral and postdoctoral fellow, as well Social Hour: 5:45 P.M. - 6:45 P.M. a8 an Alfred P. Sloan fellow. He has Complementary wine and hors d'oeu­ twicfl held Guggenheim fellowships ; he vres served butler style i5 al1;10a Churchill fellow (Cambridge , Grnat Britain) and has been Visiting Dinner: 6:45 P.M. Erskine fellow in New Zealand . In 1972, Because of the special nature of this C()llm~n won the ACS California Sec­ program and the limited seating avail­ tion Award (13 western states). In 1975, able , reservations will be taken in a he received the ACS Award in Inorgan­ manner similar to our annual Willard ic Chemistry, and in 1986 he was one Gibbs event. Refer to the reservation of the first Arthur C. Cope scholars. In response form below. • • 1983, Collman was named California Dinner reservations must be received micron inc. Scientist of the Year. In 1990 and 1991 by Wednesday , September 27, 2000 . r@spe ctively, he received the ACS Dinner cost is $35.00. ANALYTICAL SERVICES Pmiline Award and Distinguished Ser­ The menu is: Mesclun Salad, Choice vice Award in the Advancement of Inor­ of either Braised Beef Short Ribs with Morphology Chemistry Structure ganic Chemistry . In 1997, he received Potato Turnip Puree and Onion Tum ­ the ACS Bader Award in Bioinorganic bleweed Sauce, Blackened Red Fish Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Chemistry. His teaching has been rec­ with Creole Rice and Cajan Beurre Energ y Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDS) ognized by Stanford University with a Blanc Sauce, or Vegetar ian Pasta Tran smission Electron Micro scopy (TEM) Distin guished Teaching Award (1981) Preparation . Rolls , butte r, and bever­ Electron Prob e X-Ray Microanalysis (EPA) and tlie Allan V. Cox Medal for Excel­ age. The Dessert will be a selection by Wavel ength Dispersive X-Ray Analysis lence in Fostering Undergraduate the pastry chef. Electron Spectro scopy (ESCA / AUGER) R0search (1988). He has received hon­ X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) orary degrees from the University of General Meeting: 8:00 P.M. X-Ray Fluorescen ce (XRF) Therm al Analysis (DSC/ TGA) Nebra ska and the University of Bur­ Presentation of the Basolo Medal and Micro-Fourier Tran sform Infrared (MFTIR) gundy in France. remarks: Sharon Northup , Chairman , Professor Collman's research inter­ Chicago Section American Chemical Micron Inc. r:sts are very broad, encompassing pro­ Society , James A . lbers , Chairman , 3815 Lancaster Pike Ject1;1which reach across the face of Chemistry Dept., Northwestern Universi­ Wilmington DE 19805 at10mistry. He has prepared synthetic ty , James P. Collman , 2000 Basolo Phone (302) 998 1184, FAX 302 998 1836 ana logues of the oxygen binding and Medalist, Stanford University E Mail micronanalytical @compuserv e.com aetlvating hemoproteins. He has invent­ Web Site : www.micronanalytical.com ed catalysts for the four-electron reduc­ tion of dioxygen . He has carried out extensive work in organometallic chem­ istry, Recently, he has made and char­ acterized a wide variety of metallopor­ phyrins manifesting multiple metal ­ BASOLO MEDAL DINNER RESERVATION FORM metal bonds . He also works in super­ NAME______co nductivity (in collaboration with a St,mf{lrd physicst, W. A. Little). Approxi­ AFFILIATION ______mately 30 of Collman's former cowork­ ers hold academic positions in universi­ ADDRESS ______ties throughout the world. CITY ______STATE _ __ ~ZIP ______Dlrm@r Location: Kendall College Culinary School TELEPHONE ______FAX______e-mail ___ _ 2408 Orrington Avenue Evanston, IL PLEASE RESERVE.____ TICKETS at $35 PER TICKET. The Dining room TOT AL (Make check payable to "ACS Chicago Section") $.___ _ DIRECTIONS TO KENDALLCOLLEGE: K@ndall College is located just a DINNER CHOICE: MEAT__ FISH__ VEGETARIAN __ _ short walk (about 3 blocks) from the Tech Institute. If you are not attending RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COM­ U10 l0cture and, instead, driving directly PLETED RESERVATION FORM AND CHECK IN THE CHICAGO to Kendall College Culinary School, the SECTION ACS OFFICE BY SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 so that the tickets following are directions from the Edens and directions can be mailed in a timely manner. Exp ressway . Take the Edens to the Ol d O rchard Road exit. Proceed Please return this reservation form to: straig ht east to Green Bay Road and tum north two blocks to Central Street. CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY , ATTN: BASOLO Tum right onto Central Street and go RESERVATIONS , 7173 N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714 two gt reets beyond Ridge Road to Orring ton Avenue. Turn south onto Please advise if you need special directions or a one-day parking sticker for Orring-ton Avenue 1.5 blocks. The culi­ the Tech Institute. nary tichool has limited parking in the lot adjacent to the dining room. 10/003 you can see "USA TEN" or "USA October 2000 Vol. 87, No. 7 Pub­ 'CHEMSHORTS'' TWENTY" , etc., and flags in this thin lished by the Chicago Section of . thread. When viewed under ultraviolet The American Chemical Society, light, the thread glows different colors. Fran Sanford Angelos, Barbara THE SCIENCE OF MONEY For $5 it is blue/purple, $1 o is orange, $20 is a bright green, $50 is yellow, and Moriaty, Editors; Gayle E. O'Neill, Kids, chemistry is so common that it $100 is pink-red. These colors arise Business Manager. Address: can even be fo und in money . Here from various fluorescent dye molecules 7173 North Austin, Niles, Illinois we'll learn some science about coins used in the inks. Finally, for every new 60714. 847/647-8405. Subscrip­ and bills. Let's talk about coins first. bill except the $5, a color-shifting ink tion rates: $15 per year, $15 out­ Pennies obviously look different by their feature is used . The number in the side North America. Frequency: color while all the rest appear to be the lower right corner changes from green monthly-October thru June same silvery color, until the new 2000 to black as the bill is moved . The History of the Basolo Medal "golden" Sacagawea dollar coin came change in color is the result of multi-lay­ along . Have you ever thought about e red metallic flakes added to the ink. The Basolo Lectures were estab­ what metals are used to mint th ese When the bill is tilted , light reflects off lished by the former students of Fred coins? All the silvery-looking coins are these flakes at different wavelengths Basolo in appreciation for his contribu­ actually made out of copper with small and changes colors. This is called color tions to inorganic chemistry at North­ amounts of nickel. This nickel amount diffraction, which is also responsible for western University and for his equally can be as low as 8% (dimes, quarters, the color variations found on the wings outstanding contributions to the profes­ and half dolla rs) to as much as 25% of some butterflies. sion of chemistry. Fred Basolo, Charles (nickels). Makes sense that he most is E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor used for the nickel, right? The new gold References: The Bureau of Engraving Emeritus of Chemistry, Basolo, a facul­ dollar is really made of "manganese­ & Printing's website at www.moneyfac­ ty member for more than 50 years, is a brass", which is 88% copper, 6% zinc, tory.com, and the U.S. Mint's website at pioneer in understanding the basic 4% manganese , and 2% nickel. The www.usmint.gov (both have great kids chemistry of transition metals such as penny has seen quite a few chang es sections) Also www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ iron, copper and zinc. Professor Basolo over the years. It was pure copper way moolah/anatomyprinting.htm was President of the American Chemi­ back in 1793- 1837. For he next 20 cal Society in 1983 and Chairman of years it was bronze (95 ,'c.co pper, 5% Written by: K. A. Carrado, Elementary the Chemistry Section of AAAS in 1979. tin+zinc). Then even this small amount Education Committee. He is a member of the National Acade­ of tin was removed in 1962. In 1982, Past "ChemShorts" are on the internet my of Sciences, the American Academy pennies became copper -plated zinc at: http://membership.acs.org/C/Chica­ of Arts and Sciences, and the Italian coins, with a thin coa ing of Cu (2.5%) go/ChmShort/kidindex.html Academy of Sciences Lincei. He over a pure zinc core. received the first Joseph Chatt Medal of Have you noticed tha some coins Analytical Services the British Royal Society of Chemistry have grooved edges? Dimes, quarters, and the 1996 Willard Gibbs Medal from half-dollars, and dollars used to contain the Chicago Section of The American precious metals like gold and silver. Chemical Society. He will receive the Grooved edges helped stop counterfeit­ Lab Services 2001 Priestley Medal, the highest honor ing. It also stopped the filing down of awarded by the American Chemical edges by people who were collecting Society (ACS). The award is given for (actually stealing) the precious metals. ► Polymer Deformulation distinguished service to chemistry. Even though coins no longer have such Other recent awards include the 1993 ► Polymer Analysis metals, grooved edges are kept Chemical Pioneer Award and the Gold because they help the visually impaired ► Method Development Medal Award from the American Insti­ to identify them. The chemical element tute of Chemists, the 1992 ACS George symbols for all of these coinage metals ► Consulting C. Pimental Award in Chemical Educa­ are: copper (Cu), nicke l (Ni) , man­ tion, and the 1991 Padova University ganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), gold ► Expert Witness Medal. He has also received the ACS (Au), silver (Ag). Award for Distinguished Service in lnor­ Did you know that "paper" money is Lab Equipment g an i c Chemistry and the Chinese actually made of 1/4 linen and 3/4 cot­ Chemical Society Medal. Basolo has ton? This makes it more like fabric than published more than 380 sc ientific paper and explains why it's washable. ► LC papers and co- authored two books. There are many counterfeighting -fight­ Since 1991, the department has hon­ ing features used , especially on the ► DSC & TGA o red an individual for outstanding new "big head" bills, but we'll mention research in inorganic chemistry . The ► FT IR only a few here. You notice of course award consists of a medal and an hon­ that the portraits are enlarged and off­ ► GC o ra ri um. The Fred Basolo Medal is center. This allows for a watermark , engraved on the reverse with the which is another portrait visible when ►ATR medalist's name and the date of the held up to bright light. The watermark is lecture. Previous Basolo Medalists are: ► ESCA& NMR formed by varying paper density in a Ralph Pearson (1991), Henry Taube small area during the papermaking pro­ ► Light Scattering (1992), Jack Halpern (1993), Harry cess, and does not copy on color Gray (1994), Lawrence Dahl (1995), copiers or scanners. A security thread Richard Holm (1996), Kenneth Ray­ appears in a different location on each (508) 966-1301 mond (1997), Malcolm Green (1998) new denomination. When held to a light www.jordiassoc.com and Thomas J. Meyer (1999). 10/00 4 NORTHWESTERNUNIVERSITY sion seminar, a physical/analytical divi­ October 13 CHEMISTRY COLLOQUIUM DEPARTMENTOF CHEMISTRY sion seminar and a catalysis & surface (4:00 P.M., Tech Lecture Room 3) science seminar. Often there is a colloqui­ Cynthia M. 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The Awards committee works As an example of these mu ual bene­ nation of chemical knowledge will com­ pete in the national exam and hopefully, hard to identify a list of candidates for fits, Larry Berman and Steve Sichak, the awards and in the selection of jurors co-chairs of the Chemical Health and the international Olympiad . The local section plays an active role in preparing for the Gibbs Medal. Last but not least Safety Committee, co-a t ored a book is the Public Affairs committee 's (Jim on chemical safety based on their work the exam, communicating with the local high schools, and other arrangements. Schoffner and Barbara Moriarty , co­ in Chicago area schoo ls . Th is was chairs) commitment to keep our local directed to chemistry eac ers in prima­ The endowment funds and contribu­ tions from local businesses and corpo­ section abreast of issues relevant to the ry and seco ndary educa ion. ational chemical community. ACS was impressed i the qua lity rations together provide generous and thoroughness of the boo and has scholarships to the top participants in Much less visible but no less impor­ printed 10,000 copies for na ional distri­ the Chemistry Olympiad. If you would tant are the committees , staff and vol­ like to play a part in this program , bution. Kids and Chemis Pf is a regular unteers who keep the office running , column in th e Chemical B lletin by please contact the High School Educa­ manage the budget and protect the Kathleen Carrado, chair of e Elemen­ tion co-chairs, Ann Levenson and Ami assets of the Chicago ACS. Adele tary Educa tion Cammi ee. Kids and Lefevre. 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The policy com­ awarding of scholarships to the Chem­ mittee consists of Herb Golinkin, Mari­ Topical groups often have a monthly istry Olympiad winners. lyn Kouba , Marty Lansdorf , Sharon meeting prior to the dinner meeti ng. Services for ACS members in the Northup, Daryl Prater and the immedi­ These sessions focus on topics of inter­ Chicago area are other areas of local ate past chair. The Board of Directors est to the specia list. Dave Crumri ne, initiatives. These include committees on will elect a member to fill the vacancy of Margaret Levenberg and Russ Johnson Employment (Bob Shone and Anthony the past chair , Bob Buntrock who has will be working to bring some new and Toussiant, co-chairs) , Membership relocated to Minnesota. interesting progra ms in th e co mi ng Affairs (Guy Rosenthal, chair), Minority year. 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