Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

el, 9 academicians of CAS and 51 professors. SIOC, founded in June, 1950, is one of the first fifteen institutes established by Chinese Academy of Sciences, following the merger of the Institute of Chemistry of the former Central Academy of Sciences with the Institute of Chemistry and Institute of Materia Medica of the former Peking Academy of Sciences. Started from the research of antibiotics and macromolecular chemistry, SIOC scientists have made tremendous contributions to the development of nation’s science, economy and defense in the past 60 years. “The total synthesis of crystalline bovine insulin (collaboratively)”, “Isolation and structure elucidation of bio-macromolecules like the ribosome-inactivating protein trichosanthin”, “Initiation of the steroid pharmaceutical industry and antibiotic research in China and the development of medicines for family planning”, “Total synthesis of yeast ala-tRNA (collaboratively)”, “Isolation, structure elucidation and total synthesis of bio-small molecules like the anti-malarial drug-Qinghaosu ( Arteannuin )”, “Two important frontiers of physical organic chemistry: aggregation of organic molecules and radical chemistry”, “Development of fluorine-containing plastics and functional materials of national urgency” clearly illustrated the contributions. In 1998, SIOC was selected as one of institutes that firstly enter the CAS “Knowledge Innovation Program”. Since then, it focuses its research on three major scientific themes, i.e., population & health, resource & environment, space and materials, and making great efforts to strengthen basic researches, particularly in the cutting-edge areas like chemical biology, modern organic synthetic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, physical organic chemistry and computer chemistry & cheminformatics. At present, it has 12 labs, including two state key laboratories (State Key Lab of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, State Key Lab of Organometallic Chemistry), and one CAS Key Lab of Organofluorine Chemistry. SIOC also publishes 3 professional Journals included by SCI: Acta Chimica Sinica(Hua Xue Xue Bao), Chinese Journal of Chemistry and Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. A total of more than 330 research results won prizes by Ministry, Province or Municipality including 93 national prizes. Moreover, SIOC scientists has published 7609 academic papers and 355 granted patents. SIOC has established worldwide academic contacts with universities and research institutions and placed a high value on creating collaborative projects with national and foreign enterprises as well as universities. SIOC is striving forward in full swing to create a more prosperous future in academic and talent development with the ultimate objectives of building itself into an important research center of organic chemistry and the cradle of organic chemists in China as well as one of the key bases of organic chemistry in the world.