Chemistry and Corporate Strategy at Du Pont

Article Abstract:

Du Pont started out as a single product family firm. The company gradually diversified and grew, becoming one of the major chemical conglomerates. Du Pont's approach to research underwent many changes between 1900 and 1950. At first, the company's only laboratory, the Eastern Laboratory, was almost totally devoted to production problems. Later, the Experimental Station was established, which complimented the work of the Eastern Laboratory. In 1911 the two laboratories were consolidated into the Chemical Department, which was divided into five specific research divisions. After World War I, Du Pont found itself with overcapacity in nitrocellulose and started diversification efforts. In 1927 a fundamental research program was initiated, which resulted in the discovery of nylon.

Business planning

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Using chemistry to target treatments

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This article discusses the importance of protein structural information in the design and development of pharmaceutical drugs using the approaches of bioinformatics and cheminformatics. Structural characterization of protein's active site is useful to design pharmacophores, which provide a "search template" to scan potential drug candidates.

United Kingdom, Analysis, Drugs, Proteins, Binding sites (Biochemistry), Active sites (Biochemistry), Protein structure, Structure-activity relationships (Pharmacology), Computational biology

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Green chemistry with ozone

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A technique is presented to oxidize cyclic hydrocarbons to alcohols, carboxylic acids, and ketones without producing undesirable wastes or byproducts. The technique uses tertiary alkyl hydroperoxides catalyzed by dichlorotris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, iron(III), and an acetate bridged (mu-oxo) di-iron complex.

Italy, Methods, Usage, Biodegradation, Oxidation-reduction reaction, Oxidizing agents, Oxidation reduction reactions, Hydrocarbons, Green technology

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