Division of Organic

.__Chemistry __________________ F_au-20-02--American Chemical Society

Website: http://www.chem.wavne.edu/acs-or~anic-di vision/

Executive Committee William Nugent, Chair Robert Boeckman, Past-Chair Edwin Vedejs, Chair Elect James Rigby, Secretary/Treasurer Lisa McElwee-White, Program Chair Huw Davies, NOS Executive Officer

Members at Large Robert Volkmann Peter Wipf William Greenlee Paul Feldman Sarah Kelly John Stille

Members of the Division of Organic Chemistry

Office of the Secretary-Treasurer Department of Chemistry

Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202

Phone: 313-577-34 72 Fax: 313-577-3585

e-mail: orgdiv@chem.wayne.edu

Councilors Michael Doyle Thomas Hoye Kathy Parker Barry Snider

Alternate Councilors Victor Snieckus Cynthia Maryanoff Anthony Czarnik Stephen Kaldor

You are invited to attend National meetings of the ACS and present contributed papers (oral or poster). Instructions for submission of papers are near the end of this letter in the section entitled "Information for submission of a paper or poster at an ACS meeting in an Organic Division session." Please read them carefully. Submissions should arrive by the indicated deadline for each meeting, which is published in the membership newsletter and C&E News (January and July) and posted on the ACS Website: http://www.chemcenter.org/. Members also are encouraged to submit brief proposals to the National Program Chair for contributed symposia at future National ACS meetings. Contact Lisa McElwee-White, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, P. 0. Box 117300, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Tel: 352-392-2264, Fax: 352-392-3584, e-mail: orgn@chem.ufl.edu.

Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award Winner

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2002 Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award is William R. Roush of the University of Michigan. This award recognizes his exemplary leadership role in the organic chemistry community. He was honored by the Division at the Executive Committee banquet that was held on August 20, 2002.

Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowships Graduate fellowships in the amount of $20,000 each have been awarded to:

Mark L. Bushey, Columbia University, Britsol-Myers Squibb Foundation Fellow, Colin Nuckolls, Faculty Advisor

David Chavez, Harvard University, Albany Molecular Research, Inc. Fellow, Eric Jacobsen, Faculty Advisor Tom G. Driver, University of California, Irvine. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Fellow, Keith Woerpel, Faculty Advisor Christine Espino, Stanford University, Merck Research Laboratories Fellow, Justin Du Bois, Faculty Advisor Andrew M. Harned, University of Kansas, Nelson J. Leonard Graduate Fellow sponsored by Organic Syntheses, Paul R. Hanson, Faculty Advisor. David Jensen, University of Utah, Schering-Plough Research Institute Fellow, Matthew Sigman, Faculty Advisor Richard Keaton, University of Maryland College Park, The Procter & Gamble Company Fellow, Lawrence Sita, Faculty Advisor

Bianca Sculimbrene, Boston College, Organic Syntheses, Inc. Fellow, Scott Miller, Faculty Advisor Matthew D. Simon, University of California, Berkeley, Pfizer, Inc. Fellow, Kevan Shokat, Faculty Advisor Kian L. Tan, University of California, Berkeley, Wyeth Research Fellow, Robert G. Bergman, Faculty Advisor Chad D. Tatko, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, GlaxoSmithKline Fellow, Marcey Waters, Faculty Advisor Benjamin Travis, Michigan State University, Pharmacia Corporation Fellow, Babak Borhan, Faculty Advisor Matthew G. Woll, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Eli Lilly and Company Fellow, Samuel H. Gellman, Faculty Advisor Stefan Debbert, Cornell University, Organic Reactions, Inc. Fellow, Barry Carpenter, Faculty Advisor Erick B. Iezzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Aventis Pharmaceuticals Fellow, Harry C. Dorn, Faculty Advisor Ivory D. Hills, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Abbott Laboratories Fellow, Gregory C. Fu, Faculty Advisor

Awards Symposia, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, August 18-20, 2002

ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc. to Professor Andrew G. Myers, Harvard University (out of sequence at request of awardee)

Arthur C. Cope Award for outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry to Professor Robert H. Grubbs, California Institute of Technology

A. C. Cope Scholar Awards: Xumu Zhang, The Pennsylvania State University James S. Panek, Boston University Robert M. Williams, Colorado State University Alois Fi.irstner, Max-Planck-Institut ftir Kohlenforschung Arthur C. Cope Senior Scholar Awards: Carl R. Johnson, Wayne State University Madeleine M. Joullie, University of Pennsylvania Alan R. Katritzky, University of Florida Masakatsu Shibasaki, The University ofTokyo Arthur C. Cope Young Scholar Awards: Matthew D. Shair, Harvard University Karen L. Wooley, Washington Univ. in St. Louis

Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis sponsored by Elsevier Science Ltd. to Professor Yoshito Kishi, Harvard University.

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Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Awards Symposium Michael Castaldi, Pfizer, Groton Michele M. Cudahy, Pharmacia James F .. Dropinski, Merck, Rahway Claude Dufresne, Merck, Frosst James Guare, Merck, West Pointe Denis Har, Novartis Timothy Z. Hoffman, Scripps Research Inst. Daniel Ortwine, Pfizer, Ann Arbor Sai Shrum, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Gary Shrum, Proctor & Gamble Ronald Sorcek, Boehringer-Ingelheim Bryan Sorenson, Abbott Joseph Swistak, Hoffman-La Roche Thomas M. Wilson, Lilly

ACS Sponsored Meetings

For information about attending the National meeting see the ACS meeting web site at: http://www.acs.org/meetings

The 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society

Date/Location: March 23-27, 2003 in New Orleans, LA.

The 226th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society

Date/Location: September 7-11, 2003 in New York, NY Abstracts Due Online: The deadline for submission will be posted on the Division web site.

Other Organic Chemistry Meetings of Interest

National Organic Symposium (NOS):

The 38th National Organic Symposium will be held between June 8-12, 2003 at Indiana University, Bloomington. Check the Official NOS web page for further information (http://nos2003.om/).

Plenary Speakers: Albert Eshenmoser (ETH-Zurich) -Roger Adams A wardee

Donna Blackmond (Hull, UK) Ronald Breslow (Columbia) Edward Delaney (Bristol-Myers Squibb) David Evans (Harvard) Laura Kiessling (Wisconsin) Eric Kool (Stanford) James Leighton (Columbia) David MacMillan (Cal Tech)

Larry Overman U California-Irvine) Peter Schultz (Scripps) Matthew Shair (Harvard) Timothy Swager (MIT) John Wood (Yale)

Registration fee for the 381h National Organic Symposium includes all conference materials, opening reception, morning refreshment breaks, social mixers on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings , and picnic/barbeque on Wednesday evening. Registrants are responsible for travel, lodging, meals other than those identified and any costs associated with planned excursions.

Registration for the Symposium will be accepted beginning September 3, 2002 and concluding May 16. 2003. Discounted fees will remain in effect from September 3rd through April 4, 2003 at which time late registration fees will go into effect. All participants are encouraged to register early. All participants including speakers, presenters, sponsors and guest are asked to register. There will be no on-site registration. Pre-registration may be made on-line, by phone, mail or FAX.

Registration fees are based on professional status and membership participation in the National Organic Association: Before April 4 2003: member fees $300, non-member fees $325, post-doctoral students $100, all other students $50. April 4 through May 16, 2003: member fees $350, non-member fees $375, post-doctoral students $125, all other students $75.

Registration fees can be paid by: Credit card -- Master Card, American Express, Visa, Discover Check -- Made payable to JU Conferences #88-03.

Checks must be issued in the US currency and drawn on a bank that does business in the US

Purchase Order

Registrations are accepted: On-line: http://www.nos2003 .org/ Phone: Contact the Conference Registrar at 800-933-9330 FAX: Please photocopy the on-line registration form and FAX to Conference Registrar at 812-855-8077 Mail: Please photocopy the on-line registration form and mail to: Conference Registrar, JU Conferences, 110 One City Centre, 120 W. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404

Cancellation of Registration: Registration fees will be fully refunded up to May 8, 2003 . Cancellations after May 81h will be subject to a $30.00 service charge. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing (e-mail is acceptable) and directed to the Conference Registrar at iuconfsra·indiana.edu or mailed to JU Conference (address above).

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Special Requests : Please note on your registration form if you have any dietary restrictions or special needs. We will make every effort to accommodate your requests.

19th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry

Date/Location: August 10-15, 2003 in Fort Collins, Colorado Abstracts Due: 31 March, 2003 Web site: http://www.19ichc.colostate.edu/

Important Notices

The Division's Spring 2002 Newsletter is available on the internet at http://www.chem.wavne.edu/acs-organic-division/newsletter.html

With regard to the following two ballot issues, please follow the directions carefully in order for your vote to be valid. PLEASE USE A NUMBER 2 PENCIL TO COMP LE TEL Y FILL IN THE CORRESPONDING BOXES. The results of each ballot shall be determined by those votes returned (envelope provided) to the Secretary-Treasurer's office: Dr. James H. Rigby, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 no later than November 29. 2002. Please note: Under the bylaw for the Division of Organic Chemistry, Affiliates do not have voting privileges.

The 2002 Nominating Committee Report. Please see the information provided on each candidate in the insert.

Articles of Incorporation. A proposal to incorporate the Division of Organic Chemistry was recently approved by the Executive Committee. The Committee believes that incorporation is in the best interest of the Division in that it will help protect it from certain liabilities. The proposed articles of incorporation are included with this Newsletter.

Web Site for Organic Syntheses

Organic Syntheses presents to the organic chemistry community detailed experimental methods in a standard format for the synthesis of organic compounds. The 79 annual volumes and 9 collective volumes published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are now available online. The site requires specific browser configurations and the ChemDraw Browser plugin. You can acc ess the database at: http://www.orgsyn.org/

Organic Reactions Volumes

Current and back issues of Organic Reactions are available. For an order form and more information, v1s1t the Organic Division web site htto://www.chem.wayne.edu/acs-organic-division/on!,react.htm I

NSF Announcement:

The National Science Foundation is seeking nominations for rotators to serve in grant evaluation in the Division of Chemistry of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directory. Rotators typically spend one year on sabbatical at the National Science Foundation Headquarters near Washington, D.C. The NSF seeks to put together a pool of qualified candidates who can be tapped over the long-term for these important positions. Nominations for possible rotators should be forwarded to Dennis Curran at curran+@pitt.edu. Self nominations are welcome.

Call for Nominations

2003 Leete Award

Nominations for the 2003 Edward Leete Award will be accepted until April 1, 2003. Nominees must be members of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society who have made outstanding contributions to both teaching and research. A nomination document should include:

I. A letter of not more than 1000 words containing an evaluation of the nominee's accomplishments and a specific identification of the work recognized

2. A biographical sketch, including date of birth 3. A list of publications and patents by the nominee 4. Up to two seconding letters, containing

information not given in the letter of nomination, may be included

Nomination packets must be sent to: Dr. James R. Rigby, Secretary/Treasurer, Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 48202. The award will be presented at the 226th ACS National meeting in New York.

Nature. The award will be presented no more than biennially during the fall national meeting of the American Chemical Society. The Award consists of a $1500.00 cash prize.

Establishment. The award is named in honor of Edward Leete who, through his contributions to science and education, fostered an appreciation and

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love for organic chemistry. The award was endowed by contributions from Professor Leete's student and colleagues.

Rules of Eligibility. Nominees must be members of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society who have made outstanding contributions to both teaching and research. Teaching should be considered in the broadest sense, including of professional chemists, the dissemination of information about chemistry to prospective chemists, to members of the profession, to students in other areas and to the general public. A nominee must also have accomplished outstanding creative work in any area of organic chemistry. Nominations should emphasize both the nominee's teaching and research contributions.

Travel Awards

For Outstanding Undergraduate Students in Organic Chemistry

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Travel awards are granted to undergraduate students ·for travel, accommodations and registration, up to $1000 each, to attend the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Student applicants will be in their junior year of studies, have engaged in research full-time during at least one summer, and have the intent to enter graduate school in chemistry. Preference will be given to those students who plan to present a poster or paper at the Meeting. Limit of one award per institution.

All Application Forms must be accompanied by:

1. A brief biographical sketch of the applicant with a description ofrelevant research experience

2. A listing of college or university grades 3. Two letters ofrecommendation, including one

from the student's research mentor 4. A brief statement by the student concerning the

perceived value in attending the ACS National Meeting.

Applications are to be sent to Dr. Cynthia A. Maryanoff, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., Welsh and McKean Roads, P. 0. Box 0776, Spring House, PA 19477-0776. Tel: 215-628-5650 or 215-628-5491. Fax: 215-540-4683

The deadline for receipt of applications is Januarv 15. 2003. Notification of Award will be made on or before February 15 . 2003.

Organic Division, Book Discount

As a member you will receive four discount coupons per year, which will provide a 25% discount on books purchased from the publishers listed below.

Effective this year, the book discount coupons will be included in the fall newsletter.

Academic Press, Inc., 25% discount. Order Department, Academic Press, Inc., 465 S. Lincoln Dr., Troy, MO 63379, Tel: 1-800-321-5068

Aldrich Chemical Co., 25% discount on published books only. Orders must be directed to the attention of George Gama, Techware Dept., Aldrich Chemical Co., 940 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233, Tel: 1-800-771-6737, ext. 5414

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 25% discount on Wiley-Interscience books, excluding textbooks. John Wiley & Sons, Eastern Distribution Center, 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08875, Tel: 732-469-4400, ext. 2497

Marcel Dekker, Inc., 25% discount. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, Tel: 1-800-228-1160

Pergamon Press, Inc., 25% discount. Orders must be directed to Pergamon Press, Inc., 660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591-9153, Tel: 914-633-3805

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 25% discount. 381 Parke Avenue South, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10016, Tel: 1-800-782-3488

Information for Submission of a Paper or Poster at an ACS meeting in an Organic Division Session

Submit abstracts using the Online Abstract Submittal System (OASYS) at http://oasys.acs.org/. Include a required 1,000-word description of the oral or poster presentation (Div. Bylaw VIII.lb) in online submission via OASYS. If you do not have web access, contact Dr. Lisa McElwee-White (orgn@chem.ufl.edu), program chair, well before any posted deadline -- See the Organic Division's Meetings page for important deadlines.

Helpful hints/tips for submission of a long abstract can be found at: http://www.chem.wayne.edu/acs-organic-division/abstract.html.

Lisa McElwee-White, Program Chair College of Liberal Arts and Sciences P.O. Box 117300, University ofFiorida Gainesville, FL 32611-7300

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Tel: 352-392-2264; Fax : 352-392-3584 Internet ID: orgn@chem.ufl.edu

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Official requirements for authors who wish to submit a paper for an ACS meeting in one of the Organic Division Sponsored sessions:

I. ACS Requirements

The bylaws of the American Chemical Society places the following requirements on papers that are presented at National ACS Meetings.

1. ACS Membership. At least one author of each paper must be a member of the American Chemical Society, unless all the authors are not chemists or engineers residing in the United States.

II. Organic Division Requirements and Policies

The Organic Division has the following bylaw and policies pertaining to ORAL and POSTER PRESENTATIONS submitted for presentation at National ACS Meetings.

I. Under no circumstances should a paper appear in print in a journal other than as a communication to the editor before presentation. Responsibility for ensuring that this policy is not violated rests solely with the author(s). If a manuscript is accepted for publication before a Meeting, the author(s) should specifically request the editor to arrange publication in an issue that is circulated after the ACS Meeting.

2. Abstract. Submit abstracts using the Online Abstract Submittal System (OASys) available through the ACS web site. Include a required 1,000-word description of oral or poster presentation (Div. Bylaw VIII.lb) in online submission via OASys.

3. Manuscript. One copy of a manuscript (at least 1,000 words) of the paper to be presented that contains a detailed description of the experimental work upon which the paper is based must be submitted (required by the bylaw of the Division). A copy of the manuscript in a form to be submitted for publication is ideal. No paper can be accepted for the meeting program unless it is accompanied by the manuscript. After the manuscript has been reviewed, in preparation for the program, the manuscript of each paper accepted will be sent to the chair of the session in which the paper is to be presented. The presiding officer will serve as discussion leader for each of the papers in their session. Manuscripts for publication should be sent to the editors of the journals and not the secretary of the Division.

4. Scheduling of Papers. The papers are arranged according to subject matter. Please do not request the scheduling of a paper for specific days unless a conflict WITH ANOTHER ACS PROGRAM makes it impossible for you to present at a specific time. If such a conflict exists, please advise the Program Chair no later than the deadline. REQUESTS FOR PARTICULAR TIMES FOR PRESENTATION THAT FAIL TO INDICATE A CONFLICT WITH AN ACS FUNCTION WILL BE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION ONLY.

5. Notification of Acceptance. The author presenting the paper will be notified of the half-day session to which the paper has been assigned. If a paper cannot be accepted, the author will be notified of this fact as soon as possible. If an oral presentation is requested on the short abstract, an attempt will be made to honor that request. However, if the topic of the requested oral presentation does not fit in an oral session, or if an inordinately large number of requests for oral presentations are received, the presentation may be moved to a poster session. When no preference is indicated, the paper will be slotted in either an oral or a poster session depending on the topic.

6. Acknowledgment of Receipt. Any author(s) of the abstract (as well as the subsequent assignment) must enclose two self-addressed and stamped postcards, such as those originally attached to the standard ACS abstract form. Foreign authors are not required to provide stamps.

III. Slides and Oral Presentation

Each meeting room will be equipped with projection facilities for 2" x 2" slides and overhead transparencies. Overheads are not recommended for large audiences such as symposia. Authors should be sure their slides are legible and present a reasonable amount of data on each slide. Manuscripts should not be read verbatim. The Executive Committee recommends that the presentation should be carefully prepared so that it is properly timed and of high quality. Since the time allotted to each oral presentation is only 20 minutes, it is suggested that no more than ten black-on-white background slides be used in the presentation. The material on the slides should be presented horizontally. The size of the screens do not accommodate the use of vertical slides.

IV. Poster Session

Boards (4' x 6') will be available for each poster presentation. Plan to use large letters for the titles,

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authors, and affiliation. Minimize text and maximize the number of figures, schemes, and structures. The contents must be readable from at least four feet. Helpful hints/tips for submission of a long abstract can be found at: http://www.chem.wayne.edu/acs-organic-division/abstract.html.

Membership

Join over 18,500 fellow scientists bound by a strong interest in Organic Chemistry.

Maintain current awareness in your profession. Elevate your professional profile - become a member of the Organic Division!

Benefits of Membership

1) You will receive semiannual Newsletter information about divisional and joint programs at National ACS Meetings, invitation to present papers/posters at these meetings, deadlines for paper submissions, and other meetings of interest.

2) You will receive Abstract Booklets of papers presented at National Meetings by the Organic Division, including those cosponsored with other divisions.

3) You will enjoy gratis copies of flexicover annual editions of Organic Syntheses, courtesy of Organic Syntheses, Inc.

4) You will receive annually four discount coupons providing a 25% discounts on books purchased from the following major publishers: Academic Press, Inc., Aldrich Chemical Co., John Wiley & Sons, Marcel Dekker, Inc., Pergamon Press, Inc., and Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

5) Through the process of nomination, you can participate in selection of speakers at the National Organic Symposia.

6) Through yearly input by nomination, you can assist in selecting the Officers of the Division.

7) By further individual or group involvement, you can contribute to enhancing the stature of the field of organic chemistry in and outside of the ACS.

How Can I Join the Organic Division? Currently, the best way to join is to apply online at: http://store.acs.org/cgi-bin/technical_ divisions_ application.