Division 03 Chemical Sciences

This division covers the chemical sciences. It includes immunological and bioassay methods, forensic chemistry, and atmospheric chemistry. This division has eight groups:

• 0301 Analytical Chemistry
• 0302 Inorganic Chemistry
• 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
• 0304 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry
• 0305 Organic Chemistry
• 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
• 0307 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
• 0399 Other Chemical Sciences

GROUP 0301 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

This group covers analytical chemistry. This group has nine fields:

• 030101 Analytical Spectrometry
• 030102 Electroanalytical Chemistry
• 030103 Flow Analysis
• 030104 Immunological and Bioassay Methods
• 030105 Instrumental Methods (excl. Immunological and Bioassay Methods)
• 030106 Quality Assurance, Chemometrics, Traceability and Metrological Chemistry
• 030107 Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects)
• 030108 Separation Science
• 030199 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

This group covers inorganic chemistry. This group has eight fields:

• 030201 Bioinorganic Chemistry
• 030202 f-Block Chemistry
• 030203 Inorganic Green Chemistry
• 030204 Main Group Metal Chemistry
• 030205 Non-metal Chemistry
• 030206 Solid State Chemistry
• 030207 Transition Metal Chemistry
• 030299 Inorganic Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

This group covers macromolecular and materials chemistry. It includes nanochemistry. This group has eight fields:

• 030301 Chemical Characterisation of Materials
• 030302 Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry
• 030303 Optical Properties of Materials
• 030304 Physical Chemistry of Materials
• 030305 Polymerisation Mechanisms
• 030306 Synthesis of Materials
• 030307 Theory and Design of Materials
• 030399 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

This group covers medicinal and biomolecular chemistry. It includes cheminformatics. This group has seven fields:

• 030401 Biologically Active Molecules
• 030402 Biomolecular Modelling and Design
• 030403 Characterisation of Biological Macromolecules
• 030404 Cheminformatics and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships
• 030405 Molecular Medicine
• 030406 Proteins and Peptides
• 030499 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

This group covers organic chemistry. This group has six fields:

• 030501 Free Radical Chemistry
• 030502 Natural Products Chemistry
• 030503 Organic Chemical Synthesis
• 030504 Organic Green Chemistry
• 030505 Physical Organic Chemistry
• 030599 Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)

This group covers physical chemistry. This group has eight fields:

• 030601 Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions
• 030602 Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics
• 030603 Colloid and Surface Chemistry
• 030604 Electrochemistry
• 030605 Solution Chemistry
• 030606 Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy
• 030607 Transport Properties and Non-equilibrium Processes
• 030699 Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0307 THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

This group covers theoretical chemistry and computational chemistry. This group has five fields:

• 030701 Quantum Chemistry
• 030702 Radiation and Matter
• 030703 Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics
• 030704 Statistical Mechanics in Chemistry
• 030799 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry not elsewhere classified

GROUP 0399 OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES

This group covers any chemical sciences not elsewhere classified. It includes:

• organometallic chemistry;
• environmental chemistry;
• atmospheric chemistry;
• industrial chemistry; and
• forensic chemistry.

This group has five fields:

• 039901 Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)
• 039902 Forensic Chemistry
• 039903 Industrial Chemistry
• 039904 Organometallic Chemistry
• 039999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified