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Research - Historical background
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Early in the 1970s, Carl Djerassi coordinated a joint program between the National Academy of Science (USA) and the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq). The aim of this program was to update science in Brazil. The laboratory of Prof. De Moura Campos hosted the organic synthesis program. Upon his retirement in 1974, Professor Petragnani became the head of the program, which consisted in the periodical visit of top American synthetic organic chemists to the Institute of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo for seminars and scientific meetings. Young synthetic organic chemists came to stay for longer periods, typically two years, to teach Brazilian students modern methods and techniques in organic synthesis. This program had deep influence in all the areas of chemistry in Brazil. The participating Brazilian laboratories received an enormous input of new scientific knowledge. A new mentality as to how to do science was introduced. It can be said that since then chemistry in Brazil can be classified as the chemistry done by the ones who participate and that done by the ones who did not participated of the program.
Prof. J. V. Comasseto participated in this program as PhD student, but his research was concerned with Se and Te chemistry. When he initiated his independent research work in 1980, he tried to associate this specialty with organic synthesis, what resulted in the present research topics of the laboratory.
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