Aims
The Mission of the Division of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry is to promote the goals of IUPAC in the field of organic and biomolecular chemistry in the broadest sense. To this end the Division consists of a Division Committee and six Subcommittees. Together these promote the formulation and execution of Projects on relevant chemical problems, the staging of chemical conferences on important areas of chemistry, the education and professional development of chemists worldwide, the advancement of chemical industry, and the application of chemistry to meet the world’s needs. The Division is committed to utilizing the talents of chemists from around the world in these activities, and promoting diversity in our membership.
Terms of Reference
Terms of reference The Mission of the Division of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry is to promote the goals of IUPAC in the field of organic and biomolecular chemistry in the broadest sense. To this end the Division consists of a Division Committee and six Subcommittees (on Organic Synthesis, Biomolecular Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Photochemistry, Structural and Mechanistic Chemistry, and Biotechnology). Together these promote the formulation and execution of Projects on relevant chemical problems, the staging of chemical conferences on important areas of chemistry, the education and professional development of chemists worldwide, the advancement of chemical industry, and the application of chemistry to meet the world’s needs. The Division is committed to utilizing the talents of chemists from around the world in these activities, and promoting diversity in our membership.
2003 Division Rules and Guidance (pdf 11kb)
Subcommittees and Commissions
Current Projects
- 2021-020-1-300 - Gold Book Update of Terms for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
- 2021-005-1-041 - Green Chemistry in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2020-016-3-020 - The Gender Gap in Chemistry – Building on the ISC Gender Gap Project
- 2019-046-3-300 - Guidelines on developing robust biocatalysts for biorefinery
- 2019-041-3-400 - Nomenclature of Sequence-Controlled Polymers
- 2019-032-1-024 - Development of an IUPAC Recommended Term Management System for Expansion of the Coverage of the IUPAC Compendium on Chemical Terminology
- 2019-026-2-600 - The Environment, Health and Food Safety Impact of Microplastics
- 2017-037-2-300 - Bridging Ethnic Food Cultures through Chemistry
- 2018-030-2-200 - Toward a comprehensive definition of valence
- 2017-039-2-800 - Graphical Representation of Polymer Structures
- 2017-036-2-800 - Graphical Representation Standards for Chemical Reaction Diagrams
- 2017-030-2-041 - Metrics for Green Syntheses
- 2016-023-2-300 - A critical review of reporting and storage of NMR data for spin-half nuclei in small molecules
- 2016-001-2-300 - Categorizing Chalcogen, Pnictogen, and Tetrel Bonds, and Other Interactions Involving Groups 14-16 Elements
- 2015-027-1-300 - Strategic Planning for a Network for Heterocyclic Chemistry among Countries of the Mediterranean Sea Area, including Europe and North Africa
- 2013-054-2-300 - Healthy life and active ageing - the contribution of functional food ingredients
- 2013-040-1-300 - Measurement of Photoluminescence Quantum Yields
- 2012-039-2-800 - Carbohydrate Nomenclature - Revision and extension of IUPAC Recommendations
- 2011-044-1-300 - Rules for Abbreviation of Protecting Group
- 2008-037-2-300 - Standard Photochemical Processes
- 2009-002-1-300 - Update of IUPAC Glossary of Physical Organic Chemistry
- 2007-025-1-300 - Chemical issues in biomass burning in Sub-Saharan Africa
Meeting Minutes
Division Committee meeting
– Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2017 (pdf – 200kb)
– Busan, Korea, August 2015 (pdf – 345kb)
– Istanbul, Turkey, August 2013 (pdf – 160kb)
– San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 2011 (pdf – 188kb)
Activity Reports
Report 2020-2021 (prepared for Council virtual meeting August 2021) by Prof. Nikolay E. Nifantiev (pdf 717 KB)
Report 2020 (prepared for Bureau) by Prof. Nikolay E. Nifantiev (pdf 694 KB)
Report 2016 (prepared for Bureau in Montreal) by Prof. Margaret Brimble (pdf 511 KB)
Report 2014-2015 (prepared for Council in Busan) by Prof. Mary Garson (pdf 272 KB)
Report of 23rd IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry
Agenda Paper 2015
Agenda Paper 2013
Roundups from Glasgow (CI March-April 2010)