Chemistry 109. Chemistry of
Macromolecules: Synthesis and Characterization
Spring
2007
Instructor: Robert B. Grubbs, 113 Burke
Laboratory, 6-9096
E-mail: 
Time: 2:00 - 3:50 TTh
Place: 309 Burke Lab
Text: Odian,
Principles
of Polymerization, 4th ed., 2004
Additional Texts: (Available in Kresge
Library)
Stevens,
Polymer Chemistry:
An Introduction, 3rd ed.,
1999.
Cowie,
Polymers:
Chemistry & Physics of Modern Materials,
2nd ed., 1998.
Rempp
& Merrill, Polymer Synthesis,
2nd
ed., 1991.
Syllabus (pdf)
Supplemental
References (pdf)
Calendar (pdf)
Problem Sets
Movies
GPC
Information: (from Waters, Inc.)
Polymers
& People (Chemical Heritage Foundation)
USEFUL LINKS
Polyed:
The National
Information Center for Polymer Education
The
Macrogalleria:
A Cyberwonderland of Polymer Fun
Virtual
polymer textbook
Polymer
links and
info on CAS searching
ACS
Polymer, PMSE
divisions
TIMELINES
Simple pictorial timeline
Major polymer categories
in chronological order.
Timeline
with a focus upon biomedical applications (NAS)
NOBEL PRIZES in and related to polymer research
2005 Chauvin,
Grubbs, Schrock
2000 Heeger,
Macdiarmid,
Shirakawa
1984 Merrifield
1974 Flory
1963 Ziegler,
Natta
1953 Staudinger
1991 De
Gennes
(Physics)
INVENTORS
Charles
Macintosh -- raincoat
Charles
Goodyear
-- vulcanization
Robert
Banks --
hdpe, pp
Hanford
& Holmes
-- polyurethane
Roy
Plunkett --
teflon
Patsy
Sherman --
scotchguard
Stephanie
Louise Kwolek -- kevlar
OTHER POLYMER NOTABLES
(below from: http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/refbiog.html)
Leo
Baekeland: the man,
the machine
Wallace
H. Carothers: here,
too;
a picture,
first big review
on polymers (Carothers, W. H. Chem. Rev. 1931,
8(3),
353-426)
Carl "Speed" Marvel: a photo
(with Carothers)
Berzelius: a picture
(correction:
not a photo)
POLYMER JOURNALS (almost comprehensive)
Macromolecules
Journal
of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Journal
of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics
Macromolecular
Chemistry and Physics
Macromolecular
Rapid Communications
European
Polymer Journal
Polymer
Bulletin
Biomacromolecules
Polymer
Polymer
Journal
Macromolecular
Symposia
Polymer
International
Advances
in Polymer Science
Progress
in Polymer Science
Polymer
Reviews
(please send any
additions/corrections/suggestions to Prof. Grubbs)