Analytical Chemistry Department of the faculty of chemistry at Moscow State University

The history of the Analytical Chemistry Department, teaching and research activities, the structure of the Department, equipment, and some research results are reviewed in view of the 70th anniversary of the Department.     

N. D. Zelinskii: To the 160th Anniversary of Birth

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - February 2021 marked the 160th anniversary of the birth of N.D. Zelinskii, who worked for more than 50 years at Moscow University and headed a large school of...     

Chemistry of heterocyclic compounds at the Institute of Organic Chemistry,National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Review)

The present work is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. It contains a review of achievements in the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, a brief historical account, and information on the work of the Institute’s team in recent years. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 485–513, April, 2009.     

Analytical Chemistry Department of St. Petersburg University

The history and current state of the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the St. Petersburg State University (the structure, the teaching and research activities, and the main research fields developed at the department) are reviewed.     

The Living Textbook of Nuclear Chemistry

Summary A Summer School in Nuclear Chemistry sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy and the American Chemical Society has been held at San José State University for the past 20 years. The intent of the program is to introduce outstanding college students to the field of nuclear and radiochemistry with the goal that some of these students will consider careers on nuclear science. The program features radiochemistry experiments along with radiation safety training, guest lectures by well known nuclear scientists and field trips to nuclear chemistry facilities in the San Francisco area.     

The 40th anniversary of the journal <Emphasis Type="Italic">Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii</Emphasis> [Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds]

Anniversaries and Dates

The 40th anniversary of the journal Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii [Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds]     

Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Examination at Far East State University

The organization, formation, and developmental features of the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Examination, organized in 1959 at the Faculty of Chemistry of Far East State University, are considered.     

Chemistry and biology of biosynthetic Diels-Alder reactions

Nature's repertoire of biosynthetic transformations has recently been recognized to include the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction. Evidence now exists that there are enzymes that mediate the Diels-Alder reaction in secondary metabolic biosynthetic pathways. 2002 marked the 100th anniversary of Alder's birth and 75 years since the discovery of the Diels-Alder reaction. It would appear that living systems discovered and made use of this ubiquitously useful ring-forming reaction eons ago for the construction of complex natural products. In this Review an overview is given of all of the known classes of natural products (polyketides, isoprenoids, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids) that have been speculated to arise by a biological Diels-Alder reaction.     

Teaching Metrology at the Department of Chemistry of Irkutsk State University

The fundamentals of the three-stage teaching of metrology at the Department of Chemistry of Irkutsk State University are considered. The course Mathematical Theory of Experiment in Chemistry, which consists of two parts, Mathematical Statistics in Chemistry and Mathematical Methods of Experiment Design, is delivered at the first stage. For fourth-year students, the courses Metrology of Analytical Control (a mandatory course for one specialization) and Algorithms for Determining Performance Characteristics in the Certification of Analytical Procedures (an optional course) are taught.     

Introduction to “The Woodward-Hoffmann Rules. From May 5, 1964, to November 30, 1964”**

An introduction is provided to Publication 11 in the series of articles by the author on the history of the Woodward-Hoffmann (W−H) rules. Now permanently open access (CC-BY) at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.joc.5b01792 , Paper 11 was published in 2015 in The Journal of Organic Chemistry to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the W−H rules. This paper summarizes the content of Publications 1–10 in the series and provides an idea of the major components of Publication 11.     

Crystallography in Structural Chemistry

This anniversary article has three functions: It marks Volume 25 of our journal; it honors 2014, the International Year of Crystallography; and it celebrates the centennial from the birth of a great crystallographer, Aleksandr I. Kitaigorodskii.     

A convenient one-pot preparation of methylα-aryl-β-primarylamino alkanoates

Six examples of -aryl- primarylamino esters (V) were synthesized by a convenient one pot methodology, i.e., reaction of lithiated methyl -aryl-acetates with 1-(triphenylphosphoroylideneaminomethyl)benzotriazole (BETMIP) followed by hydrolysis.Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Flo rida, Gainesville, Florida 32611–7200, USA. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1023–1025, August, 1995. Original article submitted July 3, 1995.Submitted in honor of the 60th anniversary of Professor Nikolai S. Zefirov, an outstanding Russian chemist and a good friend. by Alan R. Katritzky.     

The 80th anniversary of the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

This article is devoted to the 80th anniversary of the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, and presents a brief history of its development from the foundation day to the present day and a review of the Institute’s main research areas. The contribution is characterized that was made by the Institute’s staff to chemical science and technology.     

A Grand Session of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Academician A. N. Nesmeyanov

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A Grand Session of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Academician A. N. Nesmeyanov     

浙江大学求是化学班人才培养的多层次科研实践体系

浙江大学化学系在求是化学班的培养过程中,以基础学科拔尖创新人才为培养目标,注重提升本科生科研能力,依托学科优势,从科研基础知识体系构建、科研思维模式拓展和科研创新实践能力强化等方面构筑分阶段、分层次、多平台、多模式的科研实践培养体系。该体系总体上以科研训练为主线,从广度科研认知到深度科研实践,融通校内第一、二课堂和校外第三、四课堂,贯穿整个拔尖人才培养过程。经过多年的探索与实践,该科研实践体系在培养学生的科研能力、创新思维和国际视野等方面已经初见成效。     

The satellite data processing system of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Hamburg. Design and first experiences

Summary In the Department of Chemistry of the University of Hamburg a data processing system for automation of large analytical instruments is being installed at present. It consists of a central computer VARIAN V 73 and 5 satellites of the type VARIAN L-100 and NOVA 1200 respectively. In this article the deliberations upon which the configuration now being realized is based are shortly described. A detailed account is given of the status of installation and past experiences concerning the operation of large analytical instruments in combination with computers. Finally information is given about the development of the system planned for the future.     

Heterocycles with a bridged nitrogen atom. 12. Recyclization of 5-methyloxazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium cation in the presence of acetylacetone. Crystal structure of 1-acetyl-2,5-dimethylindolizine

Reaction of 5-methyl-2-(p-nitrophenyl)oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium perchlorate with acetylacetone gives 1-acetyl-2,5-dimethylindolizine, the structure of which was proved by X-ray analysis.For communication 11 see [1].Dedicated to the anniversary of Professor M. A. Yurovskaya.M. V. Lomonosov State University, Moscow 119899, Russia; Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 401–405, March, 2000.     

Quantum Chemistry Comes of Age

On December 10, 1998, the 102nd anniversary of Alfred Nobels death, in Stockholms Konserthus (Concert Hall), Swedens King Carl XVI Gustav awarded one half of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (3,800,000 kronor, about $489,000) to Professor John A. Pople, 73, of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry.The remaining half of the prize, the ne plus ultra of chemistry, was awarded to Professor Walter Kohn, 75, of the University of California, Santa Barbara for his development of the density-functional theory [1–9]. Because of health problems in his family, Kohn was unable to attend the ceremony but presented his Nobel lecture in Stockholm on January 28, 1999. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: The laureates have each made pioneering contributions in developing methods that can be used for theoretical studies of the properties of molecules and the chemical processes in which they are involved [7].     

有机化学实验课程优化及教学实践 ——围绕拔尖学生培养

This paper introduced the reorganization of organic chemistry experiment course in the Department of Chemistry of Fudan University with the view of training top talented students in basic subjects. The changes of this course and its application in the cultivation of innovative talents in the past ten years were discussed.     

Physical Chemistry,a Discipline in Its Golden Age

Alexander Kuhn is Full Professor at the Institute of Molecular Science (University Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP) as well as Adjunct Professor at VISTEC (Thailand) and Henan University (China). He currently serves as a chair of the ChemPhysChem Editorial Board.