Shanghai Institute of organic chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry) is a comprehensive chemical research institution integrating basic research, applied research and high-tech innovation research. Founded in May 1950, it is one of the first 15 institutes established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its predecessor is the former Chemical Institute of the Central Academy of Sciences, which was established in July 1928. Starting from the research of antibiotics and polymer chemistry, after 70 years of hard work and hard work of several generations, remarkable achievements have been made in basic research, applied research, high-tech development and talent training centered on organic chemistry research. In the development of "two bombs and one satellite" in China, "synthetic bovine insulin, synthetic yeast alanine transfer ribonucleic acid" and "two basic problems in Physical Organic Chemistry: the delocalization parameter of substituents in free radical chemistry and the concept of organic molecular cluster", our researchers have made important contributions to climbing the peak of science and technology.

According to the requirements of the "three orientations and four pioneers" policy of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the new era, the strategic positioning of the Shanghai Institute of organic sciences is: Based on the basic cross cutting frontier fields, adhere to the guidance of major scientific issues and major national needs, give play to the creativity of organic synthetic chemistry, and strengthen the intersection and integration with life science and material science; It is committed to promoting the development of key disciplines such as chemical transformation methodology, chemical biology, and organic new material creation science in China; New breakthroughs have been made in the basic research of organic chemistry, the creation of new pharmaceutical pesticides and high-performance organic materials; Lead the development of the frontier of organic chemistry, meet the national strategic needs, and serve the main battlefield of the national economy; Shanghai organic Research Institute will be built into a world-class organic chemistry research center.

Under this orientation, Shanghai organic Research Institute strives to achieve major breakthroughs in three aspects, namely, the key science, technology and application of the preparation of high-performance polyolefin materials; Integrated research and application of strain transformation and micro ecosystem construction guided by chemical concept; Key science, technology and application of high-performance organic fluorine materials. While achieving major breakthroughs in three aspects, we should focus on cultivating five discipline development directions and areas: a new generation of catalytic transformation leading to green synthesis; Total synthesis of complex natural products and systematic chemical biology research for drug discovery; The core preparation science, technology and application of important medicines and pesticides; Structural design, synthesis and application of high-performance organic functional materials; Research and development of energetic and propellant key materials.

Shanghai Institute of organic sciences has two state key laboratories and four Academy key laboratories, which are respectively: State Key Laboratory of life organic chemistry, State Key Laboratory of metal organic chemistry, Key Laboratory of organic fluorine chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of organic synthesis chemistry of natural products of Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of synthesis and assembly chemistry of organic functional molecules, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Key Laboratory of energy regulatory materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In addition, there are many joint research centers jointly built with universities and enterprises at home and abroad, such as Shanghai Hong Kong chemical synthesis joint laboratory, Ningbo new material creation center and so on.

By the end of 2020, the Shanghai Institute of organic sciences has won 363 scientific research achievement awards, including 75 national three awards, including 3 first prizes of National Natural Science (2 of which are cooperation) and 20 second prizes (1 of which is cooperation); 3 national invention awards and 4 national invention second prizes (3 of which are cooperation); There are 3 special awards (cooperation), 1 first prize (cooperation) and 12 second prizes (6 of which are cooperation) of the national science and Technology Progress Award; It has won 145 Academy of Sciences Awards, including 28 first prize of natural science of Chinese Academy of Sciences; There are 92 Shanghai Science and technology achievement awards. A total of 1028 authorized patents (including 49 foreign patents) were obtained, and more than 12319 academic papers were published. There are 695 in-service employees. Including 8 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 93 researchers and senior engineers and technicians, and 193 associate researchers and senior technicians. There are 672 graduate students in school. There are 60 postdoctors in the station.

Entrusted by the Chinese chemical society, the Shanghai Institute of organic sciences is responsible for editing and publishing organic chemistry, Journal of chemistry and Chinese Chemistry (English version)