1. The development of new molecular transformations
2. The development of new reagents
3. The development of environmentally benign synthetic processes
4. The synthesis of new types of organic structures
5. The synthesis of target molecules for specific applications
6. The total synthesis of natural products
7. Combinatorial and high throughput techniques
Subcommittee on Biomolecular Chemistry
The Subcommittee will seek to deliver the long-range goals of IUPAC,
particularly within the vital interfacial area of molecular science
that lies between organic chemistry and biology. It will support the
application of the powerful methods of chemistry to current and emerging
problems in biology to achieve understanding and, where appropriate,
modification of the systems of living organisms at the molecular level.
To that end, the Sub-Committee will provide a focus for
the dissemination of current knowledge and the development of future
directions in the following fields:
- Structure, function and applications of biomolecules and their analogues.
- Molecular mechanisms of biological processes and their modulation.
- Molecular engineering via chemo-enzymatic processes.
- Analysis, manipulation and application of biomolecular information
systems.
Subcommittee
on Green Chemistry
The aim of this Subcommittee is to develop actions devoted to the cause
of green chemistry for its wider benefit to the future of chemistry
and society as whole.
Subcommittee on Photochemistry
Implementation of the overall goals and objectives of IUPAC in the multidisciplinary
area of photochemistry and its links to the photosciences (e. g., materials
sciences, photobiology, photolithography, photography) can be accomplished
only with the inputs of a broad spectrum of experts in the field, including
those with ancillary interests in areas covered by all Divisions within
IUPAC:
- renewable energy sources
- green chemistry
- atmospheric photochemistry
- new analytical methods in the biosciences including trace analysis
of proteins, nucleic acids, and small bioregulators, both in vivo
and in vitro
- industrial photochemistry
- advanced spectroscopic methods in ultra-fast time and ultra-small
space resolution
- methods for identifying material fatigue and temporal changes
The Subcommittee will work in close contact with the three
major Photochemical Societies of the world, i.e., the Inter-American
Photochemical Society, IAPS, The European Photochemical Association
, EPA, and the Japanese Photochemical Association.
Subcommittee on Structural and Mechanistic
Chemistry
The Subcommittee should handle problems concerning the many aspects
of structural and mechanistic organic chemistry. Specific examples include:
- Environmentally friendly chemical processes and degradative pathways
of organic contaminants
- Reactions in solution, gas phase, and solid state
- Solvents for organic reactions
- Acidity and basicity of organic compounds
- Supramolecular chemistry
Subcommittee on Biotechnology
The aim of the Subcommittee is to promote and put into evidence
the important contribution that chemistry provides to the development
biotechnological research and industry, in particular in the wide fields
Medical Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Biosafety and Bioeconomy.
To that end, the SubCommittee will provide a focus for the dissemination
of current knowledge and the development of future directions in the
study at molecular level of biological systems and in their use for
a variety of purposes, such as:
- production of compounds of industrial interest, including
pharmaceuticals;
- research on biological targets and development of biomolecules for
drug research;
- generation of physiological responses of therapeutic interest;
- development of environmentally sustainable chemical processes.
Until December 2001, the
work was carried out through four commissions and subcommittees
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