Corporate Body

RACI - Organic Chemistry Division (1970 - )

Royal Australian Chemical Institute

From
1970
Functions
Association, Society or Membership Organisation and Chemical Industries
Website
https://www.raci.org.au/about/divisions/organic-div

Summary

The Organic Chemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute was formed by the merger of the Heterocyclic Chemistry Division and the Aliphatic & Carbocylic Chemistry Division. It promotes organic chemistry through regular meetings and national conferences, and awards to recognise outstanding contributions to the discipline of organic chemistry. As well as the A.J. Birch Medal the division has the Athel Beckworth Lectureship; the Lew Mander Best PhD Thesis in Organic Chemistry Award; the Mary Garson Medal; and the Organometallic Chemistry Award (with the RACI Inorganic Chemistry Division).

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From the website, 16 March 2026:

The organic chemistry division represents chemists working in the sub-discipline of organic chemistry. Our members are at all stages of their careers, from undergraduate to senior scientists, and have broad interests with overlap into other divisions of chemistry such as Physical, Inorganic, Materials, Polymer, Supramolecular, Medicinal and Chemical Biology. Central themes in our division are captured below, although this is continually evolving and changing as the modern face of organic chemistry does.

The Division covers all aspects of inorganic chemistry, including:
Organic synthesis
Natural products isolation and synthesis
Chemical biology
Green and sustainable chemistry
Physical organic chemistry
Homogeneous catalysis

Timeline

 1965 - 1970 RACI - Heterocyclic Chemistry Division
 1968 - 1970 RACI - Aliphatic and Carbocylic Chemistry Division
       1970 - RACI - Organic Chemistry Division

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Records, c. 1914 - c. 2002, UMA-ACE-19770067; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

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