The Organic Division Launches a New Organic Chemistry Data Website

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The ACS Organic Division has been hard at work this summer and is now ready to release a new resource for organic chemists: https://organicchemistrydata.org/ The idea and majority of the current content (~1500 html pages and 650 PDF files) of the Organic Chemistry Data website has come from the late Professor Hans J. Reich who …

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CCHF Virtual Symposium Featuring Houk, Wasa, & Procter

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Kendall Houk, University of California, Los Angeles. “Computational Studies of I. Radical CH Abstraction vs. Addition to Alkenes, and II. Ambimodal Cycloaddition Dynamics and Mechanisms” Masayuki Wasa, Boston College. “Recent Advances in Enantioselective Cooperative Catalysis” David Procter, University of Manchester. “Sulfoxides as Substrate Activators: New Cross-Couplings for Materials and Medicines” Event is September 15th, 2020 …

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EWOC Survey

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The recent Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) Conference was held virtually on Aug 13th and 14th, with over over 600 people from around the world who tuned in for one part or another. The feedback we have been getting has been extremely positive. An email was recently sent out asking registrants to complete a …

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Pat Confalone Selected as the 2020 Gassman Awardee

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry is pleased to announce that the 2020 Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award has been bestowed upon Dr. Pat N. Confalone. The Gassman award was established in 1994 with financial help from the Bayer Corporation’s Pharmaceutical Division, located in West Haven, CT, and Bayer’s Polymer and Materials Divisions, located …

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DOC Virtual Symposium – Alison Wendlant & Eric Voight – July 15th, 2020

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On Wednesday July 15th from 12-1:30 pm EST we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring: Alison Wendlandt Massachusetts Institute of Technology Selective catalytic transformations of carbohydrates Eric Voight Abbvie Beyond the Rule of Five: Synthesis of Antiviral Drugs at AbbVie You can start to access the live presentations about 5 minutes before the presentations: …

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The 2020 Undergraduate Awards Announced

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The Organic Division congratulates the 355 Organic Division Undergraduate Awardees for 2020. Each awardee received letter of recognition from the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and an award certificate signed by the division chair. Awardees who are members of the ACS will also receive membership to the Division of Organic Chemistry; those who are not …

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Resources for Instruction and Remote Work during COVID

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus and the subsequent COVID-19 disease have imposed challenges for academia, particularly science laboratory instructors. The embedded links and consolidated resources are intended to support the transition of post-secondary instruction to social distancing standards. The external organizations provided herein are not endorsed by the DOC. Please Contact Us/Provide Feedback to improve the website …

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CCHF Virtual Symposium (June 30th) Featuring Perez, Li, and Knowles

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Pedro Perez, University of Huelva Reactivity patterns and prediction models for the functionalization of alkanes with metal-carbenes Ang Li, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Natural product synthesis using C–H functionalization Robert Knowles, Princeton University Light-driven deracemization Event is June 30th, 2020 4-5 PM EST Watch the event live on Zoom at: https://emory.zoom.us/j/555028888

DOC Virtual Symposium-Vy Dong and P. Andrew Evans – June 17th

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On Wednesday June 17th from 12-1:30 pm EST we will host our next Virtual Symposium featuring: Vy Dong University of California, Irvine Adventures in Aldehyde C-H bond Activation P. Andrew Evans Queen’s University Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Reactions of Allylic Anions – A New Paradigm for C-C Bond Formation You can start to access the live …

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