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ISSN 0193-6484 Contents CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 Volume 35 No. 1
President’s Column Increasing the Value of IUPAC Activities by Kazuyuki Tatsumi 2
Features The Global Young Academy: Providing a Voice for Young Scientists in the Sustainability Debate by Michael Sutherland and Javier Garcia-Martinez 4 IOCD: Chemical Sciences in Development by Stephen Matlin 8 Green Technologies from Biomass by Ruijun Gu and Mohini Sain 12 IUPAC’s Legacy Preserved in the CHF Archives by Patrick H. Shea 15
IUPAC Wire International Call for Proposals in Sustainable Chemistry 16 More Collaborations on the Horizon 16 Naofumi Koga Recognized as 2012 Emeritus Fellow 18 New Interactive Tools Demystify Science Behind Global Challenge 18 InChI Call for Supporters 19 IUPAC PChem Visits University of Tokyo 20
Nomenclature Notes Deciphering and Constructing Names by Jeffery Leigh 24
Making an imPACt Terminology and Nomenclature for Macromolecular Rotaxanes and Pseudorotaxanes 22 JCAMP-DX for Circular Dichroism Spectra and Metadata 22
Stamps International, 14 Provisional Recommendations IUPAC seeks your comments 23
Bookworm Analogue-based Drug Discovery III 24 Macromolecular Complexes 25
Conference Call Role of Chemistry Research in National Development by Subramaniam Sotheeswaran 26 Stimulating Reflection and Catalyzing Change in Chemistry Education by Morton Z. Hoffman 27 Photochemistry by Silvia E. Braslavsky 29 Australasian Polymer by Sébastian Perrier 30
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scientific sessions, as well as its social gatherings. Increasing the Value According to the division president, there are two merits of holding a mini-symposium at the off-year of IUPAC Activities meeting, with which I fully agree. For one, it is criti- by Kazuyuki Tatsumi cally important to publicize division projects and the scientific activities of division members, and to share expertise. For another, it may be possible for have been pleased to see the high associate members and national representatives to level of activity of our divisions obtain financial support for travel expenses if the Iand standing committees. Here, I trip is for a scientific symposium. will mention only a few illustrations 4. The Polymer Division led the launch of the IUPAC among the numerous examples of Committee on Chemistry Research Funding (CCRF). these activities. The second phase of this program developed dur- ing the CCRF meeting held in August 2012 at the 1. At the 30th Latin American Chemistry Congress EuCheMS Congress in Prague. It is always a chal- held in Cancun, Mexico, in October 2012, three lenge to attain a strong and synchronized com- workshops and a public event were superbly orga- mitment of research funding organizations from nized under the well-established Flying Chemists various countries, particularly so during this time Program of the Committee on Chemistry Education of economic crisis. I was encouraged by the posi- (CCE). The public event conducted in Panama prior tive attitude and devotion of the CCRF members to the Cancun meeting was also well received. It and participating national funding agencies. To was both gratifying and inspiring for me to observe facilitate multinational research cooperation, the many students and young chemists in Mexico and committee has drawn up a new International Call South America participating in these events with for Proposals to fund relatively small teams of three such enthusiasm. The related Young Ambassadors or four principal investigators from three different for Chemistry Program of the CCE has also been countries. These grants will support collaborative very successful. basic research focused in the area of sustainable 2. The long-standing efforts of the Inorganic Chemistry chemistry. The new call is coordinated by the IUPAC Division on the natural abundance of isotopes has Division of Chemistry and the Environment (see produced the new “IUPAC Periodic Table of the page 16). Isotopes,” which was a highlight of the International Year of Chemistry (see July 2011 CI p. 20 & supple- The above-mentioned activities are only “the tip of ment). The most striking feature of the new table the iceberg” of a wide variety of IUPAC programs and of the isotopes is that it shows the current atomic projects conducted by the divisions and standing com- weight of each element with its measured uncer- mittees. It goes without saying that the mission of the tainty, and thus the standard atomic weights are no Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation longer constants of nature. This will revolutionize Division has been an important core activity of IUPAC, the idea of atomic weight, and then that of molecu- and that the Committee on Chemistry and Industry lar weights. While challenging, the attempt to famil- has been addressing the challenge of strengthening iarize students and teachers with this new way of the Company Associate program. Moreover, the IUPAC defining atomic weights is underway. It is intriguing awards such as the Samsung Young Polymer Scientist indeed to imagine that the molecular weight of the Award, the CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Atmospheric and water at Niagara Falls, Iguacu Falls, and Victoria Green Chemistry, and the IUPAC Award of Chemistry Falls may be different. Olympiads, have had positive impacts on the visibility 3. During 2012, off-year meetings of the divisions and of IUPAC. standing committees were held. One such meeting Observing the high level of activity, I believe that was the Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division both the significance and the “value” of IUPAC proj- held in June in Tokyo. This meeting was unique ects and their outcomes warrant wide recognition by in that a scientific minisymposium was organized the chemistry community and by society at large. We prior to the regular division meeting, where division must continue to seek ways to increase the visibility members presented their recent research (see page of our activities and our accumulated resources of 20). I very much enjoyed attending its opening and knowledge. Here the “value” could be acknowledged
2 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 in three ways. First, the scientific value has to be a firmer basis. Our Secretary General has been striving established, by which our organization is held in high to generate a mechanism for IUPAC to realize financial esteem. In order to do so, we benefits from the knowledge must keep up with the rapid I sense that increasing the generated from our projects. progress of science and technol- I sense that increasing the ogy, and we must be proactive in value of IUPAC activities value of IUPAC activities is the ensuring that our projects cap- is the key to the future of key to the future of the Union: ture the latest developments of IUPAC. to better recognition of the the emerging areas in chemistry. importance of chemistry, to Second, the link to social values better visibility, to higher pres- must be reinforced to cope with the world’s needs. An tige, and to a stronger organizational structure. urgent task is to guide chemistry communities to play a major role in building a sustainable society. Third, Kazuyuki Tatsumi’s
IUPAC strives to become the global leader in advancing knowledge and understanding of chemistry worldwide. Having seen how successful the International Year of Chemistry was in energizing chemists all over the world, we plan to carry forward that momentum as we approach the 2019 Centennial of IUPAC.
Best wishes for a happy and successful 2013 from the IUPAC Officers, the Secretariat, and the editors of Chemistry International!
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 3 The Global Young Academy
Providing a Voice thing post-doc may well be in a key advisory role, shaping government policy and directing the course for Young Scientists of scientific research. In 30 years, the scientific pow- erhouses of Europe, America, and Japan will be joined in the Sustainability by countries like Thailand, Brazil, and South Africa as economies improve and more resources are invested Debate into research. Bringing early career researchers to the table in discussions surrounding allocation of science by Michael Sutherland and Javier funding, climate change, and energy policy is clearly Garcia-Martinez an important part of promoting long-term thinking. And yet, the plight of the young scientist is often sustainable future is one in which energy precarious at best. A recent report produced jointly production, resource use, and economic prog- for the UK’s Institute of Physics and the Royal Society Aress are optimally managed to ensure the of Chemistry highlighted the pressures often felt by long-term survival of the human species. Achieving early career chemists.3 Faced with increased competi- this goal will only be possible through a dramatic tion for jobs, research grants, and the overwhelming rethinking of many aspects demand to publish or perish, most young chemists of society and its infra- find themselves putting in long, hard hours in the lab structure, and will require or the classroom, leaving little time to consider sci- unprecedented levels of ence policy and social issues. Moreover, many tenure international collaboration decisions at universities reflect grant income and and cooperation. There publications with no reward for becoming involved in can be little doubt that wide-ranging policy initiatives. Even if an early career sciences will play the star- chemist is interested in such things (and many are), ringr role in this transfor- there are very few forums in which to voice their mation,m creating profound thoughts, especially on an international level. Some opportunitieso for chemists. national scientific institutions such as the UK’s Royal A recent U.S. Department Society and Germany’s National Academy of Sciences ofo Energy report1 outlining have established young scientist programs, and while priorityp areas for sustain- these are certainly helpful their activities are mainly abilitya research highlighted limited to the national level and exist only in developed theth importance of chemis- countries with long traditions of scientific research. try.tr Carbon sequestration, nanoscalena catalysts, efficient The GYA Initiative batteryba materials, and solar energyen harvesting are cited as A group of young scientists selected by their national examplesex of how chemistry- academies to attend a 2008 World Economic Forum based research can lead to breakthrough tech- Meeting in China first realized the need for an orga- nologies with the potential for far-reaching impact.2 nization that could act as an advocate for early career researchers. If businesses and political orga- Wide implementation of these and other technolo- nizations could form globe-spanning networks, then gies will take time, and the road to a sustainable future why shouldn’t young scientists? The idea caught the is sure to be a long one. Negotiating this path will attention of senior figures in science—Howard Alper require thinking on a timescale of decades, as well as (the co-chair of the IAP, the global network of sci- across international borders. From this perspective, it ence academies) and Bruce Alberts (editor in chief is essential to include young scientists from diverse of Science magazine)—who provided early guidance. backgrounds in the conversation about sustainability, With financial support from the Volkswagen founda- as they will be the stewards of change over the com- tion, the Global Young Academy (GYA) was launched ing decades. In 30 years, today’s promising 20-some- in 2010. With 172 members from 54 countries, the GYA
4 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 is the first truly international network of early career tion has become a key . . . the GYA researchers in evidence-based disciplines, committed forum for the exchange sees itself to improving both the state of science and enriching of ideas among young fulfilling several the science-society interface. scientists. Amid a pal- As the global voice for young scientists, the GYA pable air of enthusiasm, ambitious roles. sees itself fulfilling several ambitious roles. Chief delegates broke off into among these is facilitating international dialogues on working groups themed key scientific issues (such as sustainability) between around a particular proj- disciplines and generations and, in particular, between ect or area of science policy. Moving through the lobby the developing and developed world. As an outward of the conference venue it was possible to overhear looking organization, the GYA also places an emphasis a Scottish astrophysicist and an Italian philosopher on communication of the value of science to the pub- arguing over the practicalities of open access scien- lic, and on promoting science as a career of choice to tific publishing, or an Egyptian biochemist making an young people. The highly international character of impassioned plea for more resources to support young the GYA ensures a wide perspective on these issues, woman in science at key points in their career. A heated helping to bridge the gap between science in the conversation surrounding the migration of some of the developing and developed world. developing world’s best and brightest scientists to fac- Membership to the organization is selective and ulty positions in the developed countries demonstrated competitive, with the main criteria being excellence in the often complex and multifaceted nature of issues research and an enthusiasm for engaging with science facing young researchers. as a vehicle for social change. The GYA looks for young Informed debates like these are at the heart of the researchers who are not only current or future leaders GYA. From the small working groups emerge policy in their field of study, but who are looking to make a statements and reports that seek to capture young wide impact through their work and passion for sci- researcher’s viewpoints on key issues from a multidis- ence. Applications are considered from those who are ciplinary and international perspective, in a way that in the early stages of an independent research career has not previously been possible. An excellent exam- in an evidence-based discipline, typically between 5 ple of this is the Sandton Declaration on Sustainability and 10 years from the completion of a Ph.D. or other that was the major outcome of the South Africa advanced degree. The membership is selected to general assembly, themed around the issue of sustain- ensure representation across disciplines and conti- ability and timed to coincide with the Rio+20 meeting. nents. Current GYA members include not only those The Sandton statement (see page 6) suggests scien- working in chemistry, but in physics, biology, engineer- tists share a responsibility for ensuring a sustainable ing, and related humanities fields, such as the history future and outlines a vision for how they might realize and philosophy of science and economics. Roughly this goal. In addition to being knowledge creators, equal weighting is given between those in developing scientists must be able to mobilize this knowledge and developed countries, with one co-chair selected and ensure it is used effectively. The key is engage- from each. The continued renewal of the organization ment at all levels of the decision-making process. is ensured by a turnover of its members, with initial Scientists need to do a better job at creating dialogue membership limited to two years with the possibility with industry, governments, funding agencies, and of renewing for another two. the general public. As a blueprint for the future, how appropriate that this came from the collective effort of Shaping Policy, Shaping Science early career researchers. While it is tempting to dismiss these sorts of state- Although barely two years old, the GYA has already ments as wishful thinking unlikely to have any broad made impressive progress towards its core goals impact, the GYA has increasingly managed to have through a combination of workshops, programs, and its voice heard at the highest levels of public dis- annual meetings. At the General Assembly held 20–23 course. Op-ed pieces from GYA members on issues May 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the quality and discussed by its membership have found their way scope of the discussions highlighted how the organiza- into top scientific journals like Nature4 and Science.5
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 5 GYA members have been invited to participate in high- Advancement of Science meeting in Vancouver in level international forums such as the World Economic February 2012, members of the GYA hosted a State of Forum and the InterAcademy Panel (IAP), a global Young Scientists forum, providing a high-profile forum network consisting of 115 national science academies. for early career researchers to engage with leaders in A recent major policy document authored by the IAP the scientific arena. Taken together, these activities and aimed at political leaders on global population suggest there is a growing willingness to listen to the and consumption was authored with input from GYA viewpoints of young scientists, and that the GYA is members. At a recent American Association for the well poised to provide this perspective.
The GYA Sandton in the last 20 years to take action. ment must be valued, and not seen Declaration on The aspirations that emerged as something best left to others. Sustainability from Rio have not been matched Third, we must foster scientific by commensurate actions, with literacy in the broadest sense. The Twenty years ago, the 1992 Rio the dangerous consequence that goal here is to ensure that cit- Conference on Environment and sustainability is now more distant izens have the tools to engage Development inspired a genera- than ever. We acknowledge the in societal debate and make tion of young people to take up complexity of the situation in a informed choices regarding the the global challenge of forging multistakeholder world with differ- future of their communities. The pathways to sustainability. Many of ent, sometimes opposing, interests. Global Young Academy will work those who did are now emerging Nonetheless, current trajectories to transform scientific education scientific leaders whose research must be reversed immediately. from rote-learning to inquiry-based programs are dedicated to under- Here, we offer three means for problem solving, at all levels from standing and discovering solutions scientists to accelerate progress kindergarten through post-second- to this challenge. These leaders are towards a sustainable future. ary education. An inquiry-based represented in the Global Young First, all scientists, whether aca- approach will illustrate how scien- Academy. demic, government, or industry- tific discoveries are made and how On the cusp of Rio+20, we stand based, must actively engage with past evidence catalyzes them. More in a unique position as inheritors civil society and decision makers to transparency will build both public of the world that was promised convey the urgency of the global trust in scientific information and in 1992. Having come of age in challenges that lay before us. The capacity to weigh evidence sup- the lead-up to Rio+20, we, the GYA will support efforts to bring porting competing positions in the Global Young Academy, now add scientific evidence to bear directly transition to sustainable develop- our voice to that of the established on the policy and decision-making ment. stakeholders from the scientific processes. By mobilizing scientific The world cannot spend another community. We are moved to do knowledge we will also help com- 20 years in further discussions so by the deep-seated belief of the munities understand how their about the path toward sustainabil- necessity to chart a vastly different choices may hinder or accelerate ity. Progress toward a sustainable course of action for our global soci- progress toward sustainable devel- future must accelerate, and it must ety over the next 20 years. opment goals. be both inclusive and enduring. The Global Young Academy rec- Second, obstacles to initiating The time for action, commensurate ognizes the vital role that scientific this dialogue must be overcome with the immediacy and diversity and technological innovation will within the scientific community of sustainability challenges, is right continue to play as we advance itself. The Global Young Academy now. The Global Young Academy toward sustainability. It is now, recognizes scientific excellence as believes that scientists, and sci- and must continue to be, a central a prerequisite to having a credible ence, are fundamental to realizing component of a sustainable future. voice in such discussion. Yet, we are the goals of sustainability. Rio+40 Yet, lack of scientific knowledge is concerned that metrics of success must be a celebration of progress. not the immediate impediment to for scientists typically discourage progress. Though we have much public engagement and outreach. GYA General Assembly held in Sandton, Johannesburg, to learn, we have learned enough This must change. Public engage- South Africa, 20–23 May 2012
6 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 A Transformative Experience then there is cause for optimism that the goals of the Sandton Declaration will be met. Getting involved with these sorts of activities at an early stage in a scientist’s research career can have a www.globalyoungacademy.net transformative effect on one’s outlook, motivating a young scientist to look beyond the lab bench and think Michael Sutherland
Is there a Y in IUPAC? tinguished researchers and to provide them Dan Rabinovich (U.S. YO in 2005 & 2009, with an opportunity to become involved associate member of the IUPAC Inorganic IUPAC has no committee of any sort in the work of the Union. The original Chemistry Division). devoted exclusively to the voices of the Young Observer program was developed by The co-author of this feature, Javier Young Chemists. The engine of the orga- the U.S. National Adhering Organization in Garcia-Martinez, is himself an example nization is project based and anyone can 1977 and adopted by other NAOs (including that IUPAC welcomes the participation of participate in that way. The organizational UK, Japan, and Canada) and, in 2003, by younger fellows. Garcia-Martinez is a mem- bodies, including the Council, the Bureau, IUPAC. To date, the program has supported ber of GYA and also of IUPAC, elected the Executive Committee, and several over 250 scientists, many of whom have in 2011 as a member of the Bureau, divisions and other standing committees continued to serve on IUPAC activities and representing the Spanish NAO. Javier’s are populated with elected members and remain actively involved by joining or chair- involvement in IUPAC started in 2006 when representatives from National Adhering ing committees or task groups. he became an associate member of the Organizations. Past Young Observers who are making Inorganic Chemistry Division. In 2008 To encourage more participation by a lasting impact on IUPAC include Mark he also became involved in the IUPAC young chemists in IUPAC activities and Cesa (U.S. YO in 1997, current IUPAC vice Committee on Chemistry Education and governance, a Young Observer program president, past chair of the U.S. National quickly established himself as a key player was established that provides an opportu- Committee for IUPAC (USNC), and former in the 2011 International Year of Chemistry nity for “Young Observers” to participate in chair of IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Global Water Experiment. sessions of the IUPAC General Assembly. and Industry), Angela Wilson (U.S. YO in (see call for Istanbul 2013, CI Nov 2012, p. 2003 & 2005, USNC vice chair, and titular —CI editor 16) The YO program strives to introduce the member/secretary of the IUPAC Physical work of IUPAC to a new generation of dis- and Biophysical Chemistry Division), and
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 7 IOCD Chemical Sciences in Development
The International Organization for Chemical sciences in Group has a long track record of working in this Development (IOCD) has much to be proud of in its first field, including supporting structure elucidation and three decades of work. As a nongovernmental organiza- regular symposia on plant chemistry. The 2012 IOCD tion,1 the overall impact of IOCD has been to raise the International Conference on Functional Molecules in profile of the field and its practitioners; initiate, pro- Nature, held in Nanjing, China, 22–24 September 2012, mote, or sustain a number of technical, managerial, pol- focused on the chemistry and biology (particularly icy, and collaborative projects and networks advancing pharmacy) of natural products including phytochemi- chemical sciences in low- and middle-income countries cals and microbial secondary metabolites.5 (LMICs); and contribute to vital resources for teach- IOCD’s Biotic Exploration Fund (BEF) was estab- ing, learning, and research.2 Commemorating the 30th lished in 1995 in collaboration with Thomas Eisner anniversary of its foundation, IOCD’s Annual Meeting in (known as the “father of chemical ecology”). The BEF Strasbourg, France, in April 2011 included a special ses- has worked in a number of countries in Latin America, sion reflecting on its history attended by Marie-Noelle Asia, and Africa, assisting the development of policies Crabbé, daughter of IOCD’s late founder Pierre Crabbé and programms for ethical, sustainable bioprospect- who was a Belgian chemist and inspired humanitarian.3 ing. In Kenya, the BEF collaborated for several years to facilitate the development of a national strategy for bioprospecting. On 3 November 2011, John Kilama, by Stephen Matlin chair of the BEF, participated in Nairobi in the launch of the Kenya Bioprospecting Strategy, which received A New Strategy for Changing Times KES 10 billion (about 70 million Euros) of government funding. The strategy, spearheaded by the Ministry of Many changes have taken place in the landscape of sci- Forestry and Wildlife and Kenya Wildlife Service, will ence and development since IOCD was founded in 1981. provide structures and systems to manage and regu- There are many new actors and new sources of funding late bioprospecting activities in Kenya. It will seek to targeted at specific areas such as tropical diseases. The tap the huge market for bioprospecting and generate economies of many LMICs have advanced substantially wealth and knowledge for the country. The launch (e.g., Brazil, China, and India are now among the largest makes Kenya among the first countries in the world to economies in the world and are becoming leaders in have a bioprospecting roadmap after establishment of areas of advanced technology). The paradigm of devel- the Nagoya Protocol.6 opment has shifted from “aid as charity” provided by high-income countries (HICs) and focused on individual Chemistry for a Better Environment training and institutional capacity building: It is now Some countries are learning how to engage in sus- centered on enabling LMICs to establish and manage tainable development and avoid the historic pitfalls their own systems of science, technology, and innova- of development such as pollution, exhaustion of tion. There is also now much greater emphasis on inter- resources, and loss of biodiversity. IOCD’s strategy is to disciplinary cooperation and recognition of the value of enhance capacities for environmental chemical analy- working at the interfaces between traditional sciences. sis and sustainable use of biological resources. IOCD’s In 2011, IOCD contributed to the celebrations of the Environmental Chemical Analysis Working Group was International Year of Chemistry—see 2011 Milestones initiated in 1993 in collaboration with IUPAC. Over the page 9— and marked its 30th anniversary by initiating years, it has held workshops and training on practi- a new strategy4 focused on three priorities: cal techniques for analyzing pesticide residues and water quality. The emphasis of the Working Group Chemistry for Better Health has increasingly been on building capacity to tackle The nature of health challenges faced in every part of nationally relevant analytical challenges. the world is changing as a result of shifting patterns The IOCD Working Group has partnered with the of disease, the globalization of health threats, and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to changes in the environment and in human behavior. strengthen its capacity to test export commodities to IOCD’s strategy is to support capacity building for international standards. IOCD scientists have provided medicinal chemistry, including drug analysis, discov- technical consulting to seven Ugandan Commodity ery, and development in LMICs; and chemists working Testing Laboratories engaged in testing commodi- on the isolation, structure elucidation, and bioassay ties for export. UNBS has continued to enhance its of natural products. IOCD’s Plant Chemistry Working capabilities for internationally acceptable analytical
8 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 methodology (e.g., in 2011 it was certified by the South Books for Libraries: An IOCD Working Group African National Accreditation System as an accred- on Books for International Development collects ited calibration laboratory).7 university textbooks across all disciplines, includ- Because of increasing urbanization, the rise in ing the chemical sciences, as well as laboratory vehicle emissions, and the trend towards greater equipment and computers. In collaboration with industrialization, urban air quality in many countries UNESCO, the group makes a number of shipments is worsening. This is notably the case in Africa, where each year to universities in Africa, Asia, and Latin currently 38 percent of the continent’s population is America.10 living in urban areas; this proportion will rise to 54 Micro-Scale Science Kits: Together with IUPAC, percent by 2030. A large number of African countries UNESCO, and the International Foundation for have begun to adopt air-quality-management leg- Science Education, IOCD has supported the Global islation, regulations, or policies. Other countries are Microscience Project, providing portable micro- recognizing the need for improving air quality and scale kits enabling chemical reactions to be con- moving to control emissions. In collaboration with the ducted with very small quantities of chemicals. The International Atomic Energy Agency and the Tanzania kits and materials are designed to be easily adapt- Atomic Energy Commission, IOCD’s Environmental able to different national curricula, and different Analytical Chemistry Working Group organized a language versions are in preparation.11 workshop in Arusha in 2011 focused on the analysis of air particulate matter.8 Moving forward, IOCD sees a need to strengthen chemical education by developing a broader, global Capacity Building in Chemical Education approach that will enhance access for all to high- IOCD is enhancing chemical education in LMICs quality stores of knowledge and that will reflect the through the following projects: changing opportunities for learning in a digital age. Web-Based Resources: IOCD groups have devel- IOCD is currently exploring how to develop a new oped online tutorials in organic chemistry, avail- kind of knowledge repository, free and online, that able in Spanish, as well as training in practical would have elements related to, but be distinct from, medicinal chemistry, available online and as a CD, encyclopaedias, textbooks, and lecture notes. The to help upgrade the skills of chemists in the field of knowledge base would be organized as lucid and drug design and development.9 clearly illustrated descriptions and explanations, which
2011 Milestones in Creating a Sustainable Future.” Chemical Institute’s IYC 2011 Professor Lehn also participated in Media Kit. IOCD Executive The 30th anniversary of the a number of other meetings associ- Director Alain Krief, the dis- International Organization for ated with IYC 2011, including sev- tinguished Belgian chemist Chemical Sciences in Development eral in France, Japan and Poland. of Namur University, partici- (IOCD) coincided with the 2011 Writing on “Chemistry: The Science pated in the December 2011 International Year of Chemistry and and Art of Matter” in a special edi- Closing Ceremony in Brussels. IOCD IOCD made several contributions to tion of the UNESCO Courier (Jan- Senior Advisory Council member the year-long round of activities to Mar 2011, pp 7–9) marking the start Berhanu Abegaz and Board mem- mark IYC 2011. At the official launch of IYC 2011, Professor Lehn high- ber Stephen Matlin contributed ceremony of IYC 2011 on 27–28 lighted the pivotal role that chem- a major review of “Chemistry for January 2011 in Paris at the head- istry has to play in relation to many Development” in the book The quarters of UNESCO, Jean-Marie aspects of human progress, includ- Chemical Element: Chemistry’s Lehn, Nobel Prize in Chemistry ing food and medicines, clothes and Contribution to Our Global Future 1987 and IOCD president, gave the housing, energy and raw materials, (Wiley 2011, ISBN 978-3-527-32880- introductory lecture and framed transport and communications and 2; thechemicalelement.com), pub- the importance of the year in his much else. His comment “Chemistry lished to mark IYC 2011. talk entitled “From Matter to Life: will undoubtedly remain the central Chemistry!” and in his piece for the science in the 21st century” was See www.iocd.org/WhatWeDo/promoting.shtml opening program on “Protecting featured, among other places, at and references therein. Our Planet: The Role of Chemistry the front of the Royal Australian
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may be used as sources for work by teachers or stu- those of the rest of the world and to focus only on dents, providing a global standard of knowledge at a the “less developed” ones.12 IOCD aims to help solve specified level—whether for school- or university-level global problems while giving special emphasis to study or for broader understanding by the public and the problems that are most relevant to LMICs. policy makers. In tackling major global problems (e.g., in energy, environment, health, food and nutrition, materials, Chemical Sciences in a Changing water), it is increasingly evident that multidisci- World plinary approaches are required and that solutions are often found at the interfaces between sciences. Several key considerations underpin IOCD’s current While IOCD had long recognized that chemistry is efforts to ensure its future relevance in a globalized, a central science, there is further scope for IOCD to rapidly changing world: embrace “contemporary sciences” more broadly, It is no longer relevant to consider the needs of address a broader audience and bring an under- “developing” countries as being separate from standing that chemistry had a special problem-
speakers. Berhanu Abegaz (execu- young scholars to pursue advanced IOCD at the tive director, African Academy learning. of Sciences, Kenya) introduced a The Public Seminar concluded Crossroads session in which Stephen Matlin with a session introduced by On 5 July 2012, IOCD co-organized (London) spoke about “New Leopold Demiddeleer (Solvay a one-day international sympo- Challenges in Chemical Sciences Company, Belgium) in which Ryoji sium and public seminar in Namur, for Development.” He emphasized Noyori lectured on “Science and Belgium, in collaboration with the that the chemical sciences had Technology for Future Generations.” Namur Research College at Namur made major contributions to human Noyori reflected on the challenges University. The theme of the sympo- health, well-being, and wealth dur- he had faced and lessons learned sium was “Chemical Development: ing the last two centuries, but not during his long career working on Chemistry, a Crossway Towards all populations had benefitted asymmetric catalysis. He noted Interdisciplinary Science,” featuring equally from this, resulting in some that science is inevitably closely lectures by Nobel Laureate Ryoji stark inequalities between richer intertwined with society and there Noyori (Saitama) on “Facts Are the and poorer nations. In addition to were now many opportunities for Enemy of Truth,” Don Hilvert (Zurich) these persisting inequities, in the chemistry to contribute to “green” on “Designer Enzymes,” Luisa De 21st century the world was faced technology and the more efficient, Cola (Munster) on “Functional with a number of new challenges as cleaner production of energy. The Materials by Self-Assembly. From the population of the planet contin- Japanese organization RIKEN, of Solution to in vivo,” Klaus Mullen ued to grow and there were pres- which Noyori is currently president, (Mainz) on “Is the Future Black?— sures on energy, material resources, pursues innovative basic science The Chemist’s Search for Graphene and the quality of the environment. and aims to return the results of and Carbon Materials,” and He spoke about the changing role research to society. Noyori observed Peter Seeberger (Potsdam) on of IOCD and especially the contri- that there have been many ben- “Preventing and Curing Infectious bution it was seeking to make at efits of science and technology to Diseases: Carbohydrate Vaccines the critical interface between sci- society, but there were many new and Continuous Flow Synthesis.” ence and policy. challenges in the modern world The lectures highlighted some of the Introduced by session chair that require better prioritization many ways that chemistry, working Nicole Moreau, (IUPAC past presi- and balancing of culture and tech- at the interfaces with many other dent, France) Gerhard Bringmann nology. Noyori ended his talk with sciences including biology and (Würzburg) gave a talk on “The a call for scientists and technolo- physics, is contributing new insights BEBUC Scholarship System: gists to help create a civilization and new materials with important Re-Installation of Excellence in the that respects cultures and works applications of global significance. Congo,” describing his successful through international cooperation. The symposium was followed efforts to improve school educa- by a public seminar featuring three tion in the Congo and to assist
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solving role and is part of the solution to problems. References The application of science to development prob- 1. GT Seaborg. Science, 1984, 223, 9 lems should place stronger emphasis on the 2. JM Lehn, ER Blout, RH Maybury. Chem Int, 2002, 24(3), 3-5. 3. IOCD History; www.iocd.org/About/history.shtml and references concepts of equity; inclusive, sustainable develop- therein ment; and frugal technologies that, having been 4. IOCD Strategy 2011–2020. Namur: IOCD, 2011. www.iocd.org/ developed for use in resource-poor settings, could WhatWeDo/strategy.shtml be of global benefit.13 5. IOCD International Conference on Functional Molecules in Nature, Nanjing, China 22–24 Sep 2012. http://conference.nju. In promoting the greater integration of science edu.cn/iocd2012/ with innovation systems at national and global lev- 6. Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair els, there needs to be greater emphasis on the role and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization of entrepreneurship. This is a key both to solving to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Montreal: Convention problems and to attracting young, creative people on Biological Diversity, 2012. www.cbd.int/abs/ to work in science and innovation. 7. Certificate of Accreditation: Uganda National Bureau of Standards. www.sanas.co.za/schedules/calibration/1462-06-2011.pdf Ensuring that science plays a key role in develop- 8. Report on the AFRA Workshop on Environmental Analytical ment also requires engagement at the science/ Chemistry, Arusha-Tanzania, 23–24 May 2011. www.iocd.org/ policy interface, helping to translate science into v2_PDF/ReportArushaWorkshop2011p.pdf policy and ensuring that science priorities are also 9. Open and distance learning in chemistry. Namur: IOCD, 2012. informed by policy needs. One aspect of the sci- 10. Working Group on Books for International Development. Namur: IOCD, 2012. ence/policy interface that is starting to receive 11. Global Microscience Project. Namur: IOCD, 2012. 14 attention is “science diplomacy.” 12. IOCD avoids the use of terms such as “developing countries” and prefers “low- and middle-income countries” and “high- Stephen Matlin
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At the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry and Industry and start-ups. Since 2005, three start-up companies workshop* in Toronto in June 2012, Mohini Sain, a have spun off from projects of CBBP. The compa- professor from the Centre for Biocomposites and nies produce green Examples of GreenCore Biomaterials Processing (CBBP) of University of products. Copyright polymers and addi- Toronto, Canada, shared his experiences translat- 2012. By permission of tives out of agricul- ing university research into business opportuni- GreenCore and Ontario tural residue. Over ties while maximizing the use of local sustainable BioAuto the past decade, resources. Council. CBBP innovations have led to natu- ral-fiber-reinforced by Ruijun Gu and lightweight automotive parts, Mohini Sain bio-based polyurethane cush- ions, protein-derived coatings, illions of tons of sustain- and biodegradable thermo- able materials are gen- plastic starch. The approach Merated annually from follows a stage-gate solution forest biomass (i.e., barks, nuts, through scientific and engi- etc.), agricultural and food waste neering challenges, economic (i.e., wheat stalk, corn stover, crab performance, and pre-commer- shells, etc.), processing byproducts (i.e., lignin cialization. The important point is from pulping process), bio-energy byproducts how to minimize early stage “cash burn” and (e.g., from ethanol production) and sludge from implement an effective investment fund. the paper industry and municipal treatment plants. Many researchers have conceptual- GreenCore Composites Inc. ized how to implement disruptive tech- nologies using these materials. However, GreenCore Composites Inc., a spin-off from CBBP’s making the transition to commercializa- Auto21 project, produces plastic composites that tion can be quite difficult. offer clear advantages and high integrities through wood and agricultural fiber reinforcement. After Industry-sponsorship programs have a lengthy economic-performance evaluation, proven successful in facilitating commer- proprietary high-quality pellets of polymer com- cialization of university research. And indus- posites were launched in the automotive and con- try- or privately-funded centers are emerging as struction markets. Eventually, it required large another model for fostering technological innovation non-public investments to start its production and at research universities. There is a third path based on expand from 1.5 million pounds to 5 million pounds our experience at CBBP: pre-commercializing green annually. innovations to create disruptive technologies. Currently, CBBP is supporting GreenCore by This approach has proven very successful, and introducing proprietary microfibre into compos- has led to joint ventures, direct technology transfer, ites. In addition, CBBP continues to support indus- trial innovation through direct transfer of technology *The COCI workshop held in Toronto 1-2 June 2012 was to industry, such as natural-fiber reinforcements for the fourth in the series; previous events were held in Marl, Magna International and bast-fiber door panels for Germany on 24-25 April 2008, and Kawasaki, BASF for use in the BMW 7 Series sedan. Japan 7-8 April 2009, and on a smaller scale in Kuwait on 9 March 2010. The goals of the work- shops are to improve communications among PolyBio Inc. chemical industries, chemical societies/NAOs, COCI Corner and IUPAC through its Committee on Chemistry Biological materials have gained prominence as ther- and Industry. The 2012 workshop focusing on the Great Lakes moplastic starch, nanofibers, and sustainable proteins. Area in North America was coordinated by Bernard West. For Nanofiber is a material composed of nanosized cellu- more details see IUPAC project 2011-053-1-022 (www.iupac. losic fibrils with typical lateral dimensions in the range org/project/2011-053-1-022). of 5–20 nanometres and longitudinal dimensions in a
12 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 technology makes it feasible to produce nanofiber from agricultural feedstock (such as wheat stalk) through mechanical defibril- lation with enzymatic treatment. The process requires less energy and chemi- cal consumption compared to conven- tional mechanical homogenization and electronic spinning. With funding from an ISTP Brazil-Canadian industry partnership, a pilot-scale device has been built at the wide range from 10 nanometres to center. According to CBBP, the nanofiber can be several microns. Nanofiber exhibits a used to make iridescent flexible bio-nanocomposite thixotropic property and is a renewable, films, biodegradable barrier packaging films, nano- recyclable, and abundant nanomaterial made of cel- coating for automotive products, and a host of other lulose fibers from the wood pulp manufacturing pro- products to increase the biodegradability of polymer cess, agricultural feedstock, or special bacteria. There films. are three main types of nanofibers, which there are PolyBio Inc. also markets fungal modified starch, distinguished by the manufacturing processes used to which has already been pre-commercialized in the create them: mechanical disintegration procedure,1,2 form of the starch/PVC blend under the names of chemical isolation process,3 or bacterial generation.4 PolyCarb® and PolyPearl® with the technical sup- PolyBio Inc., a spin-off from one of CBBP’s indus- port of CBBP. The technology of PolyCarb® has been trial collaborative projects, develops novel fungal transferred to Canadian General-Tower Ltd. so it may plastics, polysaccharides, and proteins as produce biodegradable Vehreo® lightweight automo- well as nanofiber technology derived from tive cover stocks in its Cambridge facility. agricultural residues. CBBP has granted a license for nanofiber manufacturing to Engineered Biofibre Inc. PolyBio Inc., allowing it to use patented nanofiber technology No company wants to take the risk of producing from agricultural feedstock and a product no one wants. For example, a student to develop value-added appli- research work is to justify a problem and identify the cations. In contrast problem, and then propose solution to that problem. to other techniques, The solution might nurture customers related for rapid this proprietary commercialization before a cost-performance evalua- tion completed. Under such circumstance, Engineered PolyBio biocomposites made Biofibre Inc. is a prime example of a joint venture from waste residues and company led and promoted by students. The com- plastics. pany, which turns industrial sludge, digestate, and lig- nosulfonate into biodegradable packaging and others materials, has entered into agreements with pulp mills, plastic processors, and automotive manufacturers that are beneficial to both sides. So, what are the results of Canadian incentives for university-industry collaboration? How can we facilitate the commercialization of university research? Obviously, university commercialization is important because it creates tangible outputs from public invest- ments and provides a return. However, some of the major hurdles for university research commercializa- tion are lack of interest and new business procurement legislation, lengthy market validation resulting in high risk, and poor management and value-chain networks.
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One of the biggest challenges is how to identify a and mechanical properties. Composites Science and good platform for new product launching. Technology. 2008, 68(2): 557-565. 2. Sreekumar Janardhnan and Mohini Sain. Targeted dis- Ruijun Gu
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Heparin: the Mighty Carbohydrate mous region of Finland comprised of more than 6500 islands clustered at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia Heparin, a complex carbohydrate extracted from pig in the Baltic Sea. It pays tribute to Erik Jorpes (1894– intestines or cow lungs, is one of the most important 1973), who was born in the small island of Kökar in the anticoagulant drugs in clinical use today. Major medi- Åland archipelago and became a lifelong researcher cal advances after the Second World War, including on blood coagulation and a major contributor to heart transplants, kidney dialysis, and the structural elucidation of heparin coronary arterial dilations (angioplas- during the 1930s at the Karolinska ties), have been facilitated by hepa- Institute in Stockholm. Jorpes was rin’s ability to prevent the formation also a great admirer of Jöns Jacob of blood clots. Heparin was discov- Berzelius, the legendary Swedish ered in 1916 by Jay McLean, a sec- chemist (1779–1848) who pioneered ond-year medical student at Johns the use of chemical symbols for the Hopkins University working under elements, discovered cerium, sele- the supervision of the physiologist nium, silicon, and thorium, and coined William Howell, who named the com- the terms “catalysis,” “polymer,” “iso- pound two years later. Modern com- mer,” and “allotrope.” An interesting mercial preparations of heparin are side note: Jorpes is the author of the heterogeneous mixtures of sulfated only biography of Berzelius available polysaccharide chains with an aver- in English, published in 1966, and he age molecular weight of ~15 kDa. played a key role during the early Despite its widespread use, uncertainties regarding 1970s in the reorganization of the Berzelius Museum the exact structure and biological activity of hepa- operated by the Swedish Academy of Sciences. rin, its limited supplies from animal sources, and the fact that contaminated samples occasionally reach For a brief discussion on synthetic heparin, see Linhardt, R.J.; the marketplace, have prompted in recent years the Liu, J. Curr. Op. Pharmacol. 2012, 12, 217–219. development of several methods for the preparation of synthetic heparin. Written by Daniel Rabinovich
14 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 IUPAC’s Legacy Preserved in the CHF Archives by Patrick H. Shea valuable for administrative, legal, fiscal, and public or nearly a century, IUPAC has served to relations purposes. advance the chemical sciences worldwide, and As a dedicated archival repository, CHF is a place Fto contribute to the application of chemistry in where professional archivists and curators preserve the service of Humankind. Adding to that mission, the and provide access to historically significant docu- Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) in Philadelphia ments. We provide environmentally secure storage, strives to show the ways in which this service to while safeguarding the long-term integrity of archival chemistry has touched all of our lives, and frequently material by monitoring its handling and use. in unexpected ways. With its first-rate collection of Many, but not all, of the records produced by IUPAC artifacts, archives, fine-art, and rare books, CHF traces have long-term historic value. CHF is most interested scientific progress and demonstrates how chemistry in the records that best illustrate the purpose, activi- has created and continues to shape our modern world. ties, and policies of IUPAC. Such documents usually represent an “end product”—a final report, for exam- Many years ago, CHF created an archival program ple, instead of a draft. CHF accepts donations of as to actively collect and preserve the papers of organi- little as a single item and as large as dozens of boxes. zations and individuals whose work has significantly Material need not be organized, it need not be “old,” advanced our scientific understanding. Through this and it need not relate to a famous individual, event, or material we document the history and heritage of organization in order for it to be historically significant. the chemical and molecular sciences and illuminate Generally, however, repositories are more interested the broad impact of these sciences on society in the in a coherent body of material rather than individual twentieth century. The professional papers of scien- items. It is also important to only donate records that tific organizations often prove to be the most valu- are inactive and no longer regularly used for routine able sources for recording the history of science and business. constitute the primary material record of the human I encourage all of the members and volunteers of endeavor to investigate and shape nature. IUPAC to ponder the subject of archiving their own In the early years of CHF, IUPAC records were identi- records related to IUPAC with CHF, lest duty to poster- fied as a critical record set in need of permanent archi- ity be neglected in the sheer rush of current pressures. val preservation. To date we have collected over 200 As not all records are suitable for archival pres- linear feet of IUPAC records spanning from its incep- ervation, it is important to discuss these issues with tion in 1919 through 1995. The broad range of IUPAC a CHF archivist prior to transferring any records to activities has attracted scholars from around the world CHF. Typically, before any records are transferred, an to use this collection. Indeed, it is perhaps one of the archivist will survey the papers to determine which most highly used collections in the entire CHF archive, materials have enduring historical value. Because the as researchers explore topics such as scientific nomen- research value of records may be diminished if items clature, environmental science, and scientific educa- are removed or rearranged, records should not be tion, as well as topics related to the interdisciplinary weeded, discarded, or rearranged before they are role of chemistry as the central science. examined by an archivist. To keep this important archive active and relevant If you or someone you know has records that may to contemporary scholars it is important we now take be suitable for archival preservation at the Chemical steps to fill in the missing records from IUPAC’s last 17 Heritage Foundation, please contact Patrick H. Shea, years. Indeed, the heart of any organization’s memory CA, Senior Archivist, Chemical Heritage Foundation, is in its records, such as original letters, minutes, 3 15 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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International Call for Proposals in Sustainable Chemistry Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil; Mr. Alexandre Roccatto
16 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 (later the Academy of Sciences for the Developing being planned by the scientific publishers Wiley-VCH World). One of its primary functions is to honor to mark the 2011 International Year of Chemistry. African science and technology achievers in Africa. It It was agreed that the input would be authored also acts as a development-oriented mobilizer of the by Professor Stephen Matlin (one of IOCD’s lon- entire African science and technology community to gest serving members) and Professor Abegaz. Their facilitate the development of scientific and techno- contribution, “Chemistry for Development” (available logical capacity for science-led development in Africa, for downloading at www.thechemicalelement.com), promoting excellence and relevance in doing so. forms the opening chapter of The Chemical Element: Professor Berhanu Abegaz was appointed executive Chemistry’s Contribution to Our Global Future edited director of AAS in 2011. An Ethiopian chemist, he pre- by J. Garcia-Martinez and E. Serrano-Torregrosa and viously worked at the University of Botswana, where released in April 2011. The book has been extremely he established the Network for Analytical and Bio- well received and has been given the accolade of assay Services in Africa with assistance from IOCD. patronage by UNESCO. Offering her personal con- Registered in Belgium and with an affiliate in the gratulations, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova USA, IOCD was established said that the book will “con- in 1981 under the auspices of tribute to the objectives of UNESCO, as the first interna- the 2011 International Year tional nongovernmental orga- of Chemistry by promoting nization devoted to enhancing a better appreciation and the role of the chemical sci- understanding of chemistry ences in development. In among the public and young particular, IOCD focuses on people.” She also noted that enabling chemists in low- and the “focus on the critical areas middle-income countries, addressed by the Millennium including those in Africa, to Development Goals makes contribute to key science and this work even more relevant technology areas for devel- to today’s society.” opment (see feature p. 8). AAS and IOCD will now Over a number of years it has embark on a process of stra- conducted work in environ- tegic collaboration. This will mental analytical chemistry, include further joint publica- plant chemistry, biodiversity, tions in diverse media and the medicinal chemistry, and two organizations will also chemical education. It has seek opportunities for collab- also supported the develop- Jean-Marie Lehn, President of IOCD (right), oration in a range of events ment of analytical chemistry and Berhanu Abegaz, Executive Director of and programs. IOCD and AAS capacity in low- and middle- AAS, at the signing of the MOU at a meeting have a shared interest and income countries, especially in Namur on 16 August 2012. common purpose in strength- in Africa. Professor Alain Krief ening scientific and techno- was appointed executive director of IOCD in 2010. logical capacity for science-led development. IOCD’s A Belgian chemist at the University of Namur, his president, Nobel Laureate Jean-Marie Lehn, said “with interests include synthetic organic chemistry and this formal agreement in place, we will be seeking knowledge-based computer systems for enhancing practical ways for the two organizations to collabo- chemical education and practice. rate and add value to what each is doing. The aim is Strong ties between IOCD and Abegaz (who is a to reinforce the impact of our work and ensure that member of IOCD’s Senior Advisory Council) led to an science and technology make their full contribution to exploration of opportunities for collaboration when he development in Africa and elsewhere.” assumed his new role in AAS. The value of combining expertise and knowledge was highlighted when IOCD www.aasciences.org was invited to provide input to a major publication www.iocd.org
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Naofumi Koga Recognized as 2012 Emeritus Fellow The IUPAC Chemistry and Human Health Division (Division VII) introduced a program of appointing n November 2012, Professor Naofumi Koga (Japan) Emeritus Fellows of Division VII in the Divisional was honored as a 2012 Emeritus Fellow of the Operating Procedures in 2009. The Fellows position IIUPAC Chemistry and Human Health Division in is intended to honor those whose long service and recognition of his outstanding work as the first presi- distinguished contributions helped shape the division dent of the Asian Federation of Medicinal Chemistry, and its founding commissions, but also to allow the notably developing nine national societies in Asia division to continue to draw upon the substantial col- (1992–1995), and as president of the IUPAC Medicinal lective experience of the Fellows for reviewing propos- Chemistry Section (1995–1999). als and offering opinions on division matters in their areas of expertise. The Fellows receive IUPAC updates and are welcome to attend division meetings. The list of Emeritus Fellows, their country of affiliation and There are three subcommittees in Division VII: year of appointment, and a brief statement of their service to Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development, IUPAC is given below. Their biographies are available online Toxicology and Risk Assessment, and Nomenclature
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InChI Call for Supporters
he team of developers and supporters of InChI is seeking to broaden community participa- Ttion in the support, maintenance, and ongoing development of InChI.
The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier, InChI, is the only internationally recognized standard for representing a defined chemical structure in computer readable form. InChI is regarded as one of the most significant and widely used IUPAC products of the 21st century. Initiated in 2000 under the leadership of former IUPAC Secretary General Ted Becker, the InChI project developed a computer algorithm that pro- duces a unique and freely available Open Source, non- proprietary identifier for chemical substances that can be used in electronic data sources, thus enabling easier linking of diverse data and information compi- lations. In only some six years since its initial release, InChI has achieved considerable traction; there are now more InChIs in chemical databases than any other Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council notation or identifier: the U.S. National Cancer Institute through the CRYSTAL and Undergraduate Student database has over 120 million, PubChem 36+ million, Research Programs. ChemSpider 27+ million, and Reaxys 20+ million. As of “The 2011 UN International Year of Chemistry reso- last year, you can even enter an InChI as a SciFinder lution stressed the role for education in and about search term. chemistry in addressing challenges such as global cli- While IUPAC provides the chemical expertise for mate change,” says Professor Peter Mahaffy, a member the project, the InChI Trust—a not-for-profit char- of the IYC global management team and co-director of ity—develops and supports the nonproprietary InChI the King’s Centre for Visualization in Science. “This standard and promotes its uses to the scientific com- rich set of IYC legacy resources helps users ask crucial munity. The Trust’s goal is to enable the interlinking questions about what we know and don’t know, use and combining of chemical, biological, and related their learning of science to understand global climate information, using InChI’s unique machine-readable change, and see how they can contribute with deeper chemical structure representations to facilitate and understanding toward solutions.” expedite new scientific discoveries. The King’s Centre for Visualization in Science is Readers may be familiar with two other electronic a research center of The King’s University College, chemical structure representations, SMILES and the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The center is commit- CAS Number. Both are proprietary and costly to ted to improving the public understanding of science obtain, maintain, and update; this severely limits their in Canada and globally through the development of wide use in chemical information resources. In the innovative ways to visualize science. Professors Brian case of SMILES, there are a considerable number of Martin and Peter Mahaffy are co-directors of the cen- versions; indeed, a scientist at Eli Lilly has found 172 ter, working with a talented interdisciplinary team of different SMILES representations for caffeine, making undergraduate researchers. This past year, almost an internet web search difficult to say the least. InChIs a quarter million visitors from over 100 countries save time and money and their use facilitates rapid accessed KCVS resources. location of information on a particular chemical. InChIs can be input into Google, Blekko, and other search www.explainingclimatechange.com engines enabling easy and free searching and lookup www.kcvs.ca of information. The InChI standard is being supported
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and adopted by virtually every major publisher of and lively discussions among committee members chemistry journals and books. and around 75 participants—students and profes- The InChI Trust currently has 15 major chemistry sors of the University of Tokyo, as well as researchers publishers and software developers as paid-up mem- from nearby laboratories—proved the success of the bers and associates, and an additional 40 supporters, enterprise. including universities, nonprofit organizations, and start-ups/small companies from around the world. The one-day symposium, originally proposed by Members and associates of the Trust are in a posi- Division President Kaoru Yamanouchi, will likely be tion to shape and direct its ongoing development and continued at off-year meetings. The symposium was maintenance of the InChI algorithm. Members have the partially supported by the Chemical Society of Japan, following benefits: the University of Tokyo, and the Science Council of attendance at the Annual General Meeting to dis- Japan. cuss the direction and management of the InChI The symposium opened with an address from Trust IUPAC President Kazuyuki Tatsumi, who underlined regular bulletins on the progress of the InChI and the high activity of the division while noting the need InChIKey for more interdisciplinary projects within the Union. a complimentary copy of the InChI Certification The program mirrored the diversity of the different Suite domains of physical and biophysical chemistry that advice on implementation of the InChI code were covered by the talks. In 13 talks of 25 minutes inclusion in the Register of InChI-accredited each, a variety of topics at the frontiers of physical implementers and biophysical chemistry were presented. Following is a sampling: If you are interested in joining the Trust and support- infrared spectroscopy at wet surfaces (McQuillan, ing InChI development, please contact Steve Heller TM from New Zealand)
20 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 A column about the Principles of Chemical Nomenclature —A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature Notes Recommendations, 2011 Edition
Deciphering and Constructing systematic names of such compounds may be so com- Names plicated and large that regular use requires alternative simpler, more compact names. by Jeffery Leigh To name inorganic compounds, again the class of compound must be determined. A compound may Someone attempting to construct a name using a span more than one class (e.g., it may be a salt and specified kind of nomenclature, such as IUPAC nomen- also contain a coordination entity) so that more clature, or trying to discern the chemical structure than one system of nomenclature may need to be implied by a name encountered in, say, an article, must employed. To decipher the name of a coordination first decide what kind of nomenclature is being used. entity, the following steps are necessary: identify Few chemists would have problems understanding the central atom(s), identify the ligands (which may a name such as sodium chloride. This is a venerable be organic compounds and be named using organic name, and the implications of the presence of the methods), and identify the coordination geometry and positive and negative entities of a salt are generally stereochemistry. The names of organometallic com- well understood. However, as we have seen in previous pounds reveal some specific aspects that need to be Notes, IUPAC promulgates several classes of nomencla- appreciated, and boron compounds often bear names ture, sometimes specific to particular classes of com- that are derived using a different set of conventions. pound, so that the chemist has first to decide which The rules for constructing the names of polymeric particular class of nomenclature should be used, or, if compounds are different yet again. In decipherment, trying to decipher a name, which particular class has they are often easier to recognize because they con- been used to construct the name under consideration. tain the term “poly” at or near the beginning of the The new edition of Principles, like the first edi- name. Then, the specific rules of the types of polymer tion, contains enormous amounts of information on nomenclature should be consulted to unravel the how to construct names once the compound class structure. has been recognized. This includes various classes of Constructing and deciphering chemical names are compound, such as organic, inorganic, organometallic, certainly not easy problems for a beginner, and polymeric, and biochemical. However, a novel depar- are sometimes not easy even for the nomenclature ture in the new edition is the incorporation of a new expert. However, Principles provides a summary of Chapter on deciphering (or deconstructing) names. methods employed in both name construction and Upon encountering a new name, the chemist must name decipherment, replete with many examples of first decide to which class of compound the name both kinds of process. Although the tasks of applying belongs. This is generally, but not always, straightfor- nomenclature rules may appear imposing, chemists ward. Then, for an organic compound, for example, should persist. A couple of old English sayings should it is recommended to decide first whether functional always be remembered. One is that “practice makes class or substitutive nomenclature is being used. Then, perfect,” even though the most experienced nomen- the chemist must deduce the identity of the parent claturists are still striving for perfection. None of us is hydride and hence its numbering scheme, recognize ever likely to reach the stage where “familiarity breeds any suffixes to parent the name (there may not be contempt.” any), and finally recognize the detachable prefixes and endings. These operations should enable the chemist Jeffery Leigh is the editor and contributing author of Principles of Chemical to begin to write a structural formula. The names of Nomenclature—A Guide to IUPAC Recommendations, 2011 Edition (RSC 2011, ISBN biological compounds, mainly organic compounds, 978-1-84973-007-5). Leigh is emeritus professor at the University of Sussex and has generally fall outside the scope of Principles, but infor- been active in IUPAC nomenclature since 1973. mation on the important groups of such compounds, such as sugars and nucleotides is given, and sources of more information are noted. Often the complete
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 21 Next in this series will be a review of Drawing Chemical Structures. Recent IUPAC technical reports and recommendations that affect the many fields of pure and applied chemistry. Making an imPACt See also www.iupac.org/publications/pac
Terminology and Nomenclature JCAMP-DX for Circular Dichroism for Macromolecular Rotaxanes Spectra and Metadata (IUPAC and Pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2012) Recommendations 2012) Benjamin Woollett, et al. Jiří Vohlídal, et al. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2012 Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2012 Vol. 84, No. 10, pp. 2171–2182 Vol. 84, No. 10, pp. 2135–2165 Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a widely used technique for the characterization of proteins. A num- This document provides (i) definitions of terms related ber of CD instruments are currently on the market, to macromolecular rotaxanes and macromolecular and there are more than a dozen synchrotron radia- pseudorotaxanes and (ii) recommendations for nam- tion circular dichroism (SRCD) beamlines in operation ing these macromolecular assemblies. The nomen- worldwide. All produce different output formats and clature recommendations presented here have been contents. In order for users of CD and SRCD data developed by combining the nomenclature rules for to compare and contrast data and the associated the low-molar-mass (low-M) rotaxanes and those for recorded or unrecorded metadata, it is essential to have macromolecules (both established in published IUPAC a common data format. For this reason, the JCAMP- recommendations) in such a way that the developed DX-CD format for CD spectroscopy has been devel- nomenclature system provides unambiguous names oped, based on extensive consultations with users and for macromolecular rotaxanes (and pseudorotax- senior representatives of all the instrument manufactur- anes), including differentiation among various iso- ers and beamlines, and, under the auspices of IUPAC, mers of these supramolecular assemblies. Application based on the Joint Committee on Atomic and Physical of the nomenclature recommendations is illustrated Data Exchange protocols. The availability of a common using examples covering a wide range of structure format is also important for deposition to, and access types of macromolecular rotaxanes and pseudoro- from, the Protein Circular Dichroism Data Bank, the taxanes. An Alphabetical Index of Terms and a List of public repository for CD and SRCD data and metadata. Abbreviations and Prefixes are included. The JCAMP-DX-CD format can be read by standard JCAMP programs such as JSpecView. The project team http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-10-15 also created a series of parsers, which will enable the conversion between instrument and beamline formats and the JCAMP-DX-CD format.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-02-03 Did you Know that PAC Does Conferences?
Pure and Applied Chemistry includes papers based on presentations made at IUPAC–sponsored international scientific events. Here are some recent examples: — 43rd IUPAC Congress, San Juan, Puerto — International Symposium on Ionic Rico, 30 July–7 August 2011, PAC Vol. 84, Polymerization (IP 2011), Akron, USA, No. 9, 2012 10–15 July 2011, PAC Vol. 84, No. 10, — 14th Asian Chemical Congress (14 2012 ACC), Bangkok, Thailand, 5–8 September — 14th International Meeting on Boron 2011, PAC Vol. 84, No. 10, 2012 Chemistry (IMEBORON-XIV), Niagara Falls, Canada, 11–15 September 2011, PAC Vol. 84, No. 11, 2012 www.iupac.org/publications/pac/conferences Provisional Recommendations
Provisional Recommendations are drafts of IUPAC recommendations on terminology, nomenclature, and symbols made widely available to allow interested parties to comment before the recommendations are finally revised and published in Pure and Applied Chemistry. Full text is available online.
Definition of the Transfer Coefficient integrated and essential terminology for the medicinal chemist. Some of this augmented terminology has The transfer coefficient α is a quantity that is com- been adopted from the many related and interlocked monly employed in the kinetic investigation of elec- scientific disciplines with which the modern medicinal trode processes. An unambiguous definition of the chemist must be conversant, but many other terms transfer coefficient, independent of any mechanistic have been introduced to define new concepts and consideration and exclusively based on experimental ideas as they have arisen. In this supplementary glos- data, is proposed. The cathodic transfer coefficient sary we have attempted to collate and define many
αc is defined as —(RT/F)(dln jc/dE), where jc is the of the additional terms that are now considered to cathodic current density corrected for any changes in be essential components of the medicinal chemist’s the reactant concentration on the electrode surface expanded repertoire. with respect to its bulk value, E is the applied poten- tial and R, T and F have their usual significance. The Comments by 30 April 2013 anodic transfer coefficient αa is defined similarly, by Professor Derek Buckle simply replacing jc with the anodic current density and 18 Hillfield Road, Redhill, Surrey, UK the minus sign with the plus sign. This recommenda- E-mail: [email protected] tion aims at clarifying and improving the definition of the transfer coefficient reported in the 3rd edition of www.iupac.org/project/2008-010-1-700 the IUPAC “Green Book.”
Comments by 31 March 2013 Terminology of Metal-Organic Professor Rolando Guidelli Frameworks and Coordination University of Florence Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” Polymers Via della Lastruccia 3 A set of terms, definitions and recommendations is I-50014 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy provided for use in the classification of coordina- E-mail: [email protected] tion polymers, networks and metal-organic frame- works. A hierarchical terminology is recommended www.iupac.org/project/2011-038-1-100 where the most general term is coordination polymer. Coordination networks are a subset of coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) a fur- Vocabulary for Nominal Properties ther subset of coordination networks. One of the criteria and Nominal Examinations a MOF needs to fulfill is that it contains potential voids but no physical measurements of porosity or other Comments by 28 February 2013 properties are demanded per se. The use of topology Dr. Françoise Pontet and topology descriptors to enhance the description of E-mail: [email protected] crystal structures of MOFs and 3D-coordination poly- mers is furthermore strongly recommended. www.iupac.org/project/2004-023-1-700 Comments by 30 April 2013 Professor Lars Öhrström Glossary of Terms Used in Medicinal Chalmers University of Technology Chemistry Part II Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering Physical Chemistry, Room 5023, The evolution that has taken place in medicinal chem- S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden istry as a result of major advances in genomics and E-mail: [email protected] molecular biology has carried with it an extensive additional working vocabulary that has become both www.iupac.org/project/2009-012-2-200
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 23 Books and publications hot off the press. See also www.iupac.org/publications Bookworm
Analogue-based Drug Discovery III Drug Classes Editors: Janos Fischer, C. Robin Ganellin, and David Arun Ganesan (University of East Anglia) gives an P. Rotella overview on discovery research into anticancer epigen- Wiley-VCH, 2013, ISBN: 978-3-527-33073-7 etic drugs. Joseph A. Jakubowski (Lilly) and Atsushiro Sugidachi (Daiichi Sankyo) evaluate the structurally “Analogue-based Drug Discovery” is the most general diverse drug class of the antithrombotic P2Y12 recep- principle in medicinal chemistry. The analogue plays tor antagonists. Paul Erhardt, Amarjit Luniwal, and a very important role in both organic chemistry and Rachael Jetson (University of Toledo, USA) summa- pharmacology. A new com- rize the medicinal chemistry pound is always compared to of selective estrogen receptor a reference compound, either modulators. Kazumi Kondo from a chemical or biological and Hidenori Ogawa (Otsuka viewpoint. Phramaceutical Co., Japan) If referred to in such a gen- describe the discovery of eral manner, then all medicinal aquaretics that are vasopres- chemistry should be included sin V2 receptor antagonists. in the book Analogue-based Peter R. Bernstein (PhaRmaB Drug Discovery. However, our LLC) discusses the discovery studies have been restricted of cysteinyl-leukotriene recep- to drugs that already have an tor antagonists, which are existing reference drug. It has important in the treatment of been investigated how new asthma. and better drugs could be obtained from already existing Part III (Case Histories) drug molecules. Norbert Hauel, Andreas The book series was devel- Clemens, Herbert Nar, oped with IUPAC support. The Henning Priepke, Joanne van- first volume (2006) mostly Ryn, and Wolfgang Wienen focused on structural and (Boehringer Ingelheim, pharmacological analogues. Biberach, Germany) report on Well-established drug classes the discovery of dabigatran have been studied from the etexilate, an oral direct throm- viewpoint of drug optimization. The second volume bin inhibitor approved for use in treatment of acute (2010) had a broader scope, discussing several exam- thrombosis. Klaus P. Bøgesø and Connie Sánchez ples of pharmacological analogues. The third volume (Lundbeck) descibe the discovery of escitalopram, (2013) consists of three parts: General Aspects, Drug which is one of the most successful selective serotonin Classes, and Case Histories. reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of depressive disorders. Helmut Buschmann (Pharma-Consulting, General Aspects Aachen, Germany) analyzes the discovery of tapent- The introductory chapter discusses the relationship adol, a novel centrally acting synthetic analgesic with between pioneer and analogue drugs where their a dual mechanism of action. Hervé Bouchard, Drothée overlapping character can be observed. A chap- Semiond, Marie-Laure Risse, and Patricia Vrignaud ter by Christian Tyrchan and Fabrizio Giordanetti (Sanofi) describe the discovery of cabazitaxel, a (AstraZeneca) analyzes competition in pharmaceuti- novel semisynthetic taxane, a new anticancer drug. cal drug development. Amit S. Kalgutkar and Antonia Srikanth Venkatraman, Andrew Prongay, and George F. F. Stepan (Pfizer) study the important role of meta- Njoroge (Merck) summarize the discovery of bocepre- bolic stability in drug research. Mark L.Peterson, Hamit vir and narlaprevir, hepatitis C protease inhibitors. Ken Hoveyda, Graeme Fraser, Éric Marsault, and René Okamoto, Shiro Kondo, and Takeshi Nishino (Nippon Gagnon (Tranzyme Pharma Inc.) write on the use of Medical School, Teijin Ltd and University of Tokyo) peptide-based macrocycles in drug design, exempli- descr ibe the discovery of febuxostat, a new uric-acid fied by the discovery of ulimorelin. production inhibitor.
24 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 The book’s 15 chapters and 40 authors from 9 well as the structures of the complexes are an impor- countries bring important, successful drug discoveries tant research problem as such, but detailed knowl- closer to medicinal chemists and all who are interested edge of all these factors is needed for application of in the history of drug discoveries. The major part of the materials as catalysts and photoactive and electri- the chapters are written by key inventors. cally conducting materials. Macromolecular complexes are promising materials for high-performance energy This book is the outcome of IUPAC project 2011-011-1-700. devices. There are several examples of the use of macromolecular metal complexes in cancer therapy. www.upac.org/project/2011-011-1-700 Because macromolecules may be tailored to con- www.wiley.com tain several functionalities they may be used to bind various toxic metals or organic substances from water. Owing to the remarkable advances in the methods of Macromolecular Complexes polymer synthesis, functional polymers can be used in advanced applications Macromolecular Symposia Vol 317–318, August 2012, such as controlled drug edited by Heikki Tenhu and Vladimir Aseyev delivery or as carriers of active substances from Macromolecular complexes, whether they are inter- magnetic nanoparticles polymeric ones or polymers complexed with low- to human growth fac- molar-mass organic molecules, metal ions, or particles tors. participate in all fundamental aspects of life. They are Controlled methods as essential to the function of living organisms as to of polymer synthesis the development of new functional materials. have accelerated the Of interpolymeric complexes, those formed by growth of diversity of polyelectrolytes are among the most complicated compounds based on ones when it comes to the factors affecting their for- macromolecular com- mation and structure, as well as their properties under plexes. Dendrimers and various conditions and the influence of stimuli from hyperbranched poly- the surroundings. Polyelectrolyte complexes mediate mers, as well as poly- the essential processes involved in the functions of meric brushes, comprise living cells. The number of technological applications one important aspect in of charged polymers bound to each other is immense, developing new mate- ranging from water purification to cosmetics, biophar- rials. Both advanced maceutics, and medicine. An impressive example of synthesis methods and the use of polyelectrolyte complexes was the treat- theoretical knowledge ment of contaminated soil around the Chernobyl are needed for the cre- nuclear reactor after the catastrophic disaster in 1986. ation of materials with This example demonstrated the dynamic nature of the specific properties. Another fast-growing research complexes, which in this case where used to bind ions area closely related to macromolecular complexes is and glue contaminated soil into a solid crust. that of hybrid nanocomposites. Recent advances in Polyelectrolyte complexes also show properties of nanoparticle technologies have opened a new field of polyampholytes. Interpolymeric complexes may also complex composite materials based on gold, silver, or build up due to stereochemical factors or via host- silica nanoparticles. guest interactions. Cyclodextrins and calixarenes are This volume includes papers based on presentations known structural motifs, which may be utilized in made at the 14th IUPAC International Symposium on host-guest complex formation and in building macro- Macromolecular Complexes (MMC-14) held in Helsinki, molecular complexes in a controlled manner. Finland, 14–17 August 2011. See conference report in Various aspects of the complexes between macro- March-April 2012 CI, p. 26. molecules and metals have been studied for several decades. Mechanisms of the complex formation, as http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/masy.201290022
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 25 Reports from recent conferences and symposia See also www.iupac.org/home/conferences.html Conference Call Role of Chemistry Research of the University of Hull, UK and the Guest of Honor was John Dyke. The participation of these speakers in National Development was made possible by a grant from OPCW. IUPAC sponsored the participation of two keynote by Subramaniam Sotheeswaran speakers at the workshop on “Some Non-Standard Ways of Developing Deep Understandings and of The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (ICHEMC) organized Assessing Understandings of Students of Chemistry”: an International Conference on Chemical Sciences on Mei-Hung Chiu of National Taiwan Normal University, 20–22 June 2012 at Waters Edge, Capital City, and Sri Taipei, and Robert Bucat of The University of Western Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo. The theme of Australia, Perth. the conference was the “Role of Chemistry Research In the interesting and fruitful workshop session, in National Development.” Chiu and Bucat explained their research findings The major aim of the confer- in relation to student psychology. ence was to discuss how chem- Participants were given hands- istry can meet global challenges on exposure to the teaching and such as clean air and safe water, learning resources described in healthy food, and dependable the lectures. The participants were medicine from plants/natural prod- told that in teaching, language, ucts. Consequently, the conference gestures/wordings, visualization, brought together chemists, envi- and reality are the most important ronmentalists, food scientists, edu- factors in determining whether cators, and scientists from other students understand a theory/con- field to exchange ideas, discuss cept or principle. the role of chemistry research in The main conference fea- national development, and to fos- tured plenary speeches by dis- ter research collaborations. tinguished chemists from the UK, The 41st Annual Sessions, 71st Chief Guest, Professor Tina Overton USA, Australia, Taiwan, Pakistan, Anniversary Celebrations and of the University of Hull, UK, light- and Sri Lanka. In addition, there the Annual Dinner at which the ing the oil lamp to inaugurate were seven keynote speeches on new President of ICHEM, Dr S. the International Conference on topics such as natural products, Mohandas, was inducted were also Chemical Sciences. environmental chemistry, food sci- held alongside the conference. The ence, chemical education, and new inauguration ceremony on 20 June was attended technological developments. A total of 100 oral and by 324 participants. Attendees of the international poster papers were presented. conference on chemical sciences and the 41st annual W.S. Fernando received the Distinguished Service sessions were from all regions of Sri Lanka, repre- Award for tireless and noteworthy service promot- senting 89 different institutions of higher education. ing the aims of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon. It International participants were from India, Pakistan, Mei-Hung Chiu: “We use multiple choice questions Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Fiji Islands, Australia, Sudan, not with just one level, but two.” Egypt, Nigeria, UK, USA, and Canada. Among the participants were 46 young scientists who received grants through the IUPAC FSC program to cover the cost of conference participation. The National Science Council of Sri Lanka also supported 22 local participants. The international conference was sponsored by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, IUPAC, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), and the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, as well as by local industries, institutions, past students, and mem- bers of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon. The chief guest at the conference was Tina Overton
26 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 is notable that this year, a very young chemist, Ms PKV Ranji of the Open University, was awarded The Kandiah Award for Basic Chemistry. Bright Chemists at the College of Chemical Sciences, ICHEMC, were awarded prizes and bursaries. Schoolchildren who were winners of various chem- istry competitions organized for schools by ICHEMC were also presented with awards. This outreach program has reached far and wide: winners were from Bandarawela, Galle, Matara, Jaffna, Vavuniya, Kalmunai, Ibbagamuwa, and Ruwanwella. The enthusiasm with which sessions were attended was reward enough for the organizers. The only draw- back was that parallel sessions, as always, meant that choices had to be made and some lectures missed. From left: Peter Mahaffy (King’s University College, It is hoped that the links formed in Colombo will be Canada), past chair of CCE; Mei-Hung Chiu (National enduring and fruitful. Taiwan Normal University), chair of CCE; Ilka Parchmann (University of Kiel, Germany), chair of Division of Chemical Professor S. Sotheeswaran
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nella Scuola. ICCE/ECRICE 2012 was organized by IUPAC Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE) IUPAC-CCE and the Division of Chemical Education ICCE/ECRICE 2012 was also the occasion of the annual of the European Association for meeting of CCE, which consists Chemical and Molecular Sciences, of six titular members, eight under the High Patronage of the IUPAC divisional representatives, President of the Italian Republic. and 23 national representatives. Among the co-sponsors were the CCE approved the minutes of its American Chemical Society, the last meeting in San Juan, Puerto Organization for the Prohibition Rico, in August 2011 at the IUPAC of Chemical Weapons, the City General Assembly and Congress and Province of Rome, and as presented by its Secretary, Jan Cengage Learning. Apotheker (Netherlands). It also The conference was preceded received the April 2012 report by a five-week pre-conference of CCE Chair Mei-Hung Chiu virtual colloquium “To Sustain (Taiwan) to the IUPAC Bureau, and Celebrate IYC 2011 Initiatives and heard reports from its sub- in Global Chemical Education” committees (Chemistry Education (hosted by the Committee for Development, International on Computers in Chemical Year of Chemistry) and the Education, a standing commit- Project Group subcommittee. tee of the Division of Chemical Luigi Campanella CCE also reviewed its activities Education of the ACS). Organized (University of Rome, Italy). (Flying Chemists Program, Global by Bob Belford, the colloquium Stamp Project, Climate Change featured 13 papers that were extensively and vig- Visualization, Young Ambassadors of Chemistry), its orously discussed
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28 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 Conference Call Photochemistry short communications organized in three parallel by Silvia E. Braslavsky sessions, or presented more than 400 posters. A remarkable session was held The XXIV IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry on solar energy conversion, took place 15–20 July 2012 in the wonderful city of which included contribu- Coimbra, Portugal, in the historical buildings of the tions on material science university, overlooking the city. The symposium dem- and engineering for solar onstrated how photochemistry is nowadays employed energy conversion. Many in very different areas, running from new materials for contributions on nanopar- medical applications, solar cells, photoremediation of ticles, nanocrystallites and contaminated water, photodynamic therapy, manipu- nanocomposites were pre- lation of nanostructures, mimicking of biofunctional- sented. The novel tech- ity, restoration and conservation of art objects, and niques used to monitor the more. For all these applications, basic research and photochemical reactions theoretical understanding is a prerequisite that was in complex materials and also demonstrated in some of the lectures, such as the in nanoparticles were also plenary by G. Scholes on “Quantum Mechanisms for subject of many contribu- Light Harvesting in Photosynthesis.” Among the other tions. plenary lectures were the following: Several awards were A. Harriman on “Artificial Light Harvesting given to young colleagues Antennae” (for details see Awards at B.L. Feringa on “Controlling Assembly and Motion
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Capra “You can’t take it with you” demonstrating “Polymers for Health,” “Polymers and the Environment,” Capra’s vision on the future of solar energy. and “Polymers for Electronics and Energy.” It also The symposium was inaugurated by fados beauti- included a number of special sessions, including an fully sung by a Tuna from Coimbra and closed by a Early Career Researchers symposium and a session on banquet at Quinta do Sobreiro, a refined venue with a Innovation, which covered the very dynamic topic of gracious landscape. knowledge transfer from academia to industry. Plenary The General Assembly of the European lectures were given by Harm-Anton Klok (EPFL), Photochemical Association was held in one of the eve- Heather Maynard (UCLA), Gordon Wallace (University nings and the IUPAC Subcommittee on Photochemistry of Wollongong), David Haddleton (University of held its meeting during one of the lunch breaks. Warwick), Ludwick Leibler (ESPCI) and Xi Zhang We thank Hugh Burrows, the Portuguese photo- (Tsinghua University). Each session was championed chemical community, and the organizing Committee by a keynote lecture delivered by our invited speak- for the organization of the symposium, which showed ers: Stuart Rowan (Case Western Reserve University), again that photochemistry is a lively interdisciplinary Remzi Becer (University of Warwick), Thomas Junkers area, which can fascinate many young scientists and (Universiteit Hasselt), Steven Holdcroft (Simon Fraser can contribute to solving many technical and scientific University), Brian Hawkett (The University of Sydney), questions. Laurent Fontaine (LCOM —Chimie des Polymères), The next IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry is Feihe Huang (Zhejiang University), Martina Stenzel planned for July 2014 in Bordeaux, France, under the (University of New South Wales), Junpo He (Fudan scientific chairmanship of Dario Bassani. University), Ulrich Wiesner (Cornell University), Theresa Reineke (University of Minnesota), Jas Silvia E. Braslavsky
30 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 Conference Call lenges. APS has also as strong reputation as focusing (University of Melbourne) for best oral presenta- on early career researchers, graduate and postdoc- tion, and Wei Zhao (The University of Sydney), for toral researchers, but also young lecturers. This year best poster presentation. The prize is named in again, students made more than the third of our total honor of the late Edward (Ted) Treloar who was an delegate numbers, and a special session for Early enthusiastic supporter of young polymer scientists in Career Researchers was organized, which included presentations by Patrice Castignolles (University of Western Sydney), Kristopher Thurecht (University of Queensland), Anthony Granville, (University of New South Wales) and Daniel Keddie (CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering). The inclusion of so many excellent oral and poster presentations by young researchers is a clear indication that Australian poly- mer research is very healthy, and has a bright future ahead. Among the topics discussed, the special ses- sion on living radical polymerisation (or reversible- deactivation radical polymerization, according to the nomenclature recommended by IUPAC), held towards the end of the meeting, deserves a special mention, as it is an area of research that has always been very strong in Australia. The session was introduced by a plenary from David Haddleton (University of Warwick), and concluded with plenary lectures from the recipi- Australia. During the dinner, Graeme Moad (CSIRO) ents of the Australian 2011 Prime Minister’s Prize for also received the highly prestigious Batteard-Jordan Science, David Solomon (University of Melbourne) and Australian Polymer Medal, and Greg Qiao (University Ezio Rizzardo (CSIRO). Solomon describes the dis- of Melbourne) and Martina Stenzel (University of covery of the fundamentals behind the establishment New South Wales) each received a Polymer Division of nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP), and Dr Citation for their contributions and service to polymer Rizzardo discussed the discovery of reversible addi- science and/or technology. tion fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymeriza- APS is not a conventional conference. It is tradition- tion. NMP and RAFT are two of the major living radical ally the time of the year when Australian researchers polymerization techniques reported to date, and their come together and catch up, when Australian polymer discovery has certainly placed Australia as one of the science celebrate its young researchers, and it has leading nations in the field of living radical polymer- now also become an international event attracting ization/reversible-deactivation radical polymerization. delegates from around the world. I guess the mix of In parallel to a packed scientific program, the APS great science and social programme have contributed also included a busy social schedule, as is always to make it such a special event. An excellent testi- the case. The welcome reception was held in one of mony to the meeting is the large number delegates, the best wineries in Tasmania, Meadow Bank Winery, Australian and from around the world, who come back where the delegates were welcomed with great wine every year. We are now looking forward to the next and great food, and enjoyed the sunset over the edition of the meeting, the 34APS, again under IUPAC hills surrounding Hobart. A special student night in sponsorship, which will be held in Darwin between Hobart city center allowed research groups to meet 7–10 July 2013
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 31 Announcements of conferences, symposia, workshops, meetings, and other upcoming activities Where 2B & Y Science for Poverty 2. connect IAP academies and members with Grand Challenge opportunities Eradication and Sustainable 3. provide the opportunity for IAP academies and Development members to shape future Grand Challenges 4. showcase innovators, particularly young innova- 24–26 February 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tors, tackling these Grand Challenges
The IAP—the global network of science academies— IAP is a global network of the world’s science acad- Conference on Grand Challenges and Integrated emies, launched in 1993. Its primary goal is to help Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication and member academies work together to advise citizens Sustainable Development will be hosted by the and public officials on the scientific aspects of critical Brazilian Academy of Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, global issues. IAP is particularly interested in assist- Brazil, on 24–26 February 2013. The conference will be ing young and small academies achieve these goals followed by the IAP General Assembly on 27 February. and, through the communication links and networks The overarching goals of the conference are as created by IAP activities, all academies will be able to follows: raise both their public profile among citizens and their 1. highlight the important contributions of science influence among policy makers. to poverty eradication and sustainable develop- ment www.interacademies.net/Activities/10880/18317.aspx
Heterocyclic and Synthetic cessful predecessors. Registration will start on Sunday, Chemistry The conference will feature 11 plenary lectures given by academic and industrial experts from around the 3–6 March 2013, Gainesville, Florida, USA world. as well as invited lectures and three short courses on catalysis and heterocyclic chemistry. A Thirteen previous Florida Conferences, held each poster session combined with a buffet supper will be March from 2000 through 2012, brought together held on the evening of 4 March 2013. A wine reception the academic and industrial communities to discuss and conference banquet are scheduled for the evening the latest developments in heterocyclic and synthetic of 5 March. The conference closes with a farewell party chemistry. The program holds particular interest for on the evening of 6 March. the industrial chemical community where pharmaceu- ticals, agrochemicals, and colorants usually contain at See Mark Your Calendar for contact information. least one heterocyclic ring. This, the 14th Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic www.arkat-usa.org/conferences-flohet-others Conference, continues the tradition of its highly suc-
Metal Ions in Biology and the world to share their work, exchange knowledge, Medicine strengthen productive collaborations, and discuss all issues related to the role of metal ions in biology 11–13 March 2013, Punta del Este, Uruguay and medicine. The scientific program will cover a diverse and multidisciplinary research agenda with The 12th International Symposium on Metal Ions in topics related to metals and semimetals in biology and Biology and Medicine which will be held in Uruguay medicine. in March 2013. For the first time, the symposium will be held in South America. Following the tradition See Mark Your Calendar for contact information. of previous symposia, the 12th edition will promote a good atmosphere for researchers from all over www.metal-ions2013.com
32 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 Austrian-Slovenian Polymer the Department of Chemistry ‘G. Ciamician’ of the University of Bologna (Italy), and Gerhard Wegner Meeting from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research 3–5 April 2013, Bled, Slovenia (Germany). In addition, there are 14 confirmed keynote speakers, who will share their knowledge and research The 3rd Austrian-Slovenian Polymer Meeting (ASPM findings. The keynote speakers confirmed so far are 2013) will be held in Bled, Slovenia, from 3–5 April Michael R. Buchmeiser, Andrzej Dworak, Todd Emrick, 2013. The conference will cover all major topics in Dieter P. Gruber, Sabine Hild, Peter Krajnc, Igor Lacik, polymer science and engineering and provide a venue Robert Liska, Matej Praprotnik, Volker Ribitsch, Sabu for discussions about the current trends. To achieve Thomas, Gregor Trimmel, and Ema Žagar. There will this goal we have invited renowned scientists from be about 70 oral contributions and up to 150 poster various polymer research fields. ASPM 2013 will host presentations. three plenary speakers: Nikos Hadjichristidis from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology www.aspm.si (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Mariastella Scandola from
CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 33 Upcoming IUPAC-sponsored events See also www.iupac.org/home/conferences.html for Mark Your Calendar links to specific event websites
2013 IUPAC poster prizes to be awarded
22–23 January 2013 • Test Results in Analytical Chemistry • Tel Aviv, Israel Workshop on Human Errors and Out-of-Specification Test Results in Analytical Chemistry Prof. Ilya Kuselman, National Physical Laboratory of Israel, Givat Ram, IL-91904 Jerusalem Israel Tel.: +972 2 630 3501, Fax: +972 2 630 3516, E-mail: [email protected] 17–22 February 2013 • Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy • Ein Gedi, Israel 7th Workshop on Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Prof. Daniel Mandler, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Safra Campus, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel, Tel.: +972 2 658 5831, Fax: +972 2 658 5319, E-mail: [email protected] 3–6 March 2013 • Heterocyclic Chemistry • Gainesville, Florida, USA 14th Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Conference (FloHet-2013) Prof. Alan R. Katritzky, University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA Tel.: +1 352-392-0554, Fax: +1 352-392-9199, E-mail: [email protected] 11–13 March 2013 • Metal Ions in Biology • Punta del Este, Uruguay 12th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine Dr. Dinorah Gambino Universidad de la República Cáterdra de Química Inorganíca Facultad de Química 2124 Avenida General Flores Montevideo 11700 Uruguay Tel.: +598 2 924 9739, Fax: +598 2 924 1906, E-mail: [email protected] 11–15 March 2013 • Polymer Characterization • Gwangju, Korea 21st International Conference on Polymer Characterization—World Forum on Advanced Materials (PolyChar-21) Prof. Witold Brostow, University of North Texas, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, P.O. Box 305310, Denton, TX 76203-5310, USA, Tel.: +1 940 565-4358, Fax: +1 940 565-4824, E-mail: [email protected] 24–28 March 2013 • Macromolecules & Materials • Stellenbosch, South Africa 12th UNESCO/IUPAC Workshop and Conference on Macromolecules & Materials, Prof. Harald Pasch, Department of Chemical & Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa Tel.: +27 21 12 808 3173, Fax: +27 21 12 808 4967, E-mail: [email protected] 19–23 May 2013 • Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine • Milan, Italy 20th IFCC-EFLM European Congress on Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine; 45th Congress of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry & Clinical Molecular Biology Dr. Ferruccio Ceriotti, Instituto Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Servizio di Medicina di Laboratorio, Via Olgettina 60, I-20132 Milano, Italy, Tel.: +39 10 226 432 282, E-mail: [email protected] 28–29 May 2013 • on Clinical Laboratory • Barcelona, Spain 7th European Symposium on Clinical Laboratory and In Vitro Diagnostic Industry: Molecular Genetics in the Clinical Laboratory Dr. Xavier Fuentes-Arderiu, Hospital L’University de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, E-08907 Barcelona, Spain, Tel.: +34 93 260 76 44, Fax: +34 93 260 75 46, E-mail: [email protected] 16–21 June 2013 • European Polymer • Pisa, Italy Congress of the European Polymer Federation (EPF-2013) Prof. Giancarlo Galli Università di Pisa Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Via Risorgimento 35 I-56126 Pisa, Italy, Tel.: +39 050 221 9272, Fax: +39 050 221 9240, E-mail: [email protected] 7–10 July 2013 • Polymer Chemistry • Northern Territory, Australia 34th Australasian Polymer Symposium (34 APS) Dr. Kevin Jack, University of Queensland, Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, Level 1, AIBN, Bldg. 75 St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia, Tel.: +61 7 3365 1143, Fax: +61 7 3346 3993, E-mail: [email protected] 7–12 July 2013 • Solution Chemistry • Kyoto, Japan 33rd International Conference on Solution Chemistry (ICSC 2013) Prof. Toshio Yamaguchi Fukuoka University Department of Chemistry Nanakuma, Jonan, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan, Tel.: +81 092 871 6631 ext. 6224, Fax: +81 092 865 6030, E-mail: [email protected]
34 CHEMISTRY International January-February 2013 8–12 July 2013 • Chemistry for Sustainable Growth • Pretoria, South Africa 12th International Chemistry Conference in Africa (ICCA-2013) Prof. Mathew Muzi Nindi, Department of Chemistry, University of South Africa , P.O. Box 392, UNISA 0003 South Africa, Tel.: +27 12 429 8559, Fax: +27 12 429 8549, E-mail: [email protected] 7–11 July 2013 • Polymer Spectroscopy • Prague, Czech Republic 19th European Symposium on Polymer Spectroscopy (ESOPS 19) Prof. Jiri Spevacek Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Heyrovsky Square, 2 CZ-162 06 Prague Czech Republic Tel.: +420 2 9680 9380, Fax: +420 2 9680 9410, E-mail: [email protected] 14–17 July 2013 • Calixarenes • St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 12th International Conference on Calixarenes (Calix 2013) Prof. Paris Georghiou, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Chemistry, St. Johns, NL A1B 3X7 Canada, Tel.: +1 709 864 8517, Fax: +1 709 864 4569, E-mail: [email protected] 25–27 July 2013 • Chemistry Literacy for Global Citizens • Pingtong City, Taiwan 5th International Conference Network for Inter-Asian Chemistry Educators (5th NICE) Professor Shyan-Jer Lee, Department of Chemical Biology, National Pingtung University of Education, No.4-18 Minsheng Rd., Pingtung City, Pingtung County 90003, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel.: +886-8-7226141 ext 33201, Fax: +886-8-7230305, E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] 28 July–1 August 2013 • Organomettalic Chemistry • Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 17th International IUPAC Conference on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis Prof. E. Peter Kündig, Université de Genève, Département de Chimie Organique, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 379 6093, Fax: +41 22 328 7396, E-mail: [email protected] 28 July–2 August 2013 • Novel Aromatic Compounds • Taipei, Taiwan 15th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-15) Prof. Ken-Tsung Wong, Taiwan National University, Department of Chemistry No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10167 Taiwan, Tel.: +886 2 3366 1665, Fax: +886 2 3366 1667, E-mail: [email protected] 4–9 August 2013 • Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis • Sapporo, Japan 16th International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis (ISHHC-16) Prof. Atsushi Fukuoka, Hokkaido University, Kita 21-10, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan Tel.: +81 11 706 9140, Fax: +81 11 706 9140, E-mail: [email protected]
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11–16 August 2013 • IUPAC 44th Congress • Istanbul, Turkey 44th IUPAC Congress—Clean Energy Through Chemistry Prof. Mehmet Mahramanlioglu, Turkish Chemical Society, Istanbul University, Department of Chemistry, TR-34320 Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: +90 212 591 1996, Fax: +90 212 591 1997, E-mail: [email protected], www.iupac2013.org 13–16 August 2013 • MacroMolecular Complexes • Clemson, South Carolina, USA 15th International Symposium on MacroMolecular Complexes (MMC-15) Prof. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Clemson University, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 132 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA, Tel.: +1 864 656 1712, Fax: +1 864 656 1713, E-mail: [email protected] 18–23 August 2013 • Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering • Durham, UK 10th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME-2013) Prof. Neil R. Cameron, Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK Tel.: +44 191 334 2008, Fax: +44 191 384 4737, E-mail: [email protected] 25–29 August 2013 • Analytical Chemistry • Warsaw, Poland XVIIth European Conference on Analytical Chemistry (EuroAnalysis XVII) Prof. Maciej Jarosz, Warsaw University of Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ul. Naokowskiego 3, PL-00 664 Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: +48 22 234 7408, Fax: +48 22 234 7408, E-mail: [email protected] 28–29 September 2013 • Biorefineries • Brasília, Brazil 2nd Brazilian Symposium on Biorefineries (II SNBr) Dr. Sílvio Vaz, Jr. , EMBRAPA Agroenergy Parque Estação Biológica, Av. W3 Norte, Asa Norte Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil, Tel.: +55 61 3448 2315, Fax: +55 61 3448 1589, E-mail: [email protected] 17–22 October 2013 • Novel Materials • Shanghai, China 9th International Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-IX) Prof. Yuping Wu, Fudan University, Department of Chemistry, New Energy & Materials Laboratory Shanghai, 200433 China, Tel: +86 21 55 664 223, Fax: +86 21 55 664 223, E-mail: [email protected] 8–13 December 2013 • Frontiers of Polymers • Auckland, New Zealand 12th International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials (ICFPAM 2013) Prof. Paul Kilmartin, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, P.O. Box 92019, Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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