Curriculum Vitae / / Alexey Ignatchenko
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Chemistry Department, University of Wisconsin, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 HOME: (608) 238-1610
e-mail ALEX@chem.wisc.edu 925 Eagle Heights. apt. E, Madison, WI 53705,USA GAUSSIAN-92, SHELXTL, DOS, VMS, UNIX, Windows(95, NT), PC/Mac,
Microsoft Word, Chemtext, ChemDraw, ISIS Draw, PCNMR4Windows,
Beilstein CrossFire, Reaccs, Maccs, GC, GC/MS, IR (WinFIRST),
UV (HP UV-Vis), NMR (Bruker and Varian), electrophoresis,
membrane filtration, adjustment of UV-lamps. Aug. 1995 - present. Research Associate with Prof. Howard E. Zimmerman at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Stereocontrolled kinetic protonation of enols, photochemical reactions
have been studied. Calculations using GAUSSIAN were performed. Jan. 1993 - June 1995 Postdoctoral associate with Prof.
Alan R. Katritzky at theUniversity of Florida,
Gainesville. A series of previously unknown substituted heterocycles were
prepared for Monsanto Company,
benzotriazole assisted lithiation was studied, a novel approach for the
alpha-amidoalkylation was suggested. May 1988 - Dec. 1992. Development Chemist, Researcher and then Senior Researcher
at the Scientific Industrial Group "Altay", Biysk, Russia. A new
technological process was developed and patented. Organic and colloid
chemistry research on carbon diamond like clusters were performed. Sept. 1991 - May 1992 Lecturer at the Chemistry Department of the Biysk Lycee of Altay
Region (part time employed), responsible for the organic chemistry classes. 1980 - 1987. Volunteer work on restoration of wooden buildings as the lumberjack
and on chemical conservation of lumber and timber during summer vacations
(9 months total experience) at the world famous Open Air Museum at Kizhi,
Russia.
Summary
~ Synthetic organic chemist with total
12 years research and technology experience in multistep synthesis,
including preparation of S-, N-, and O-heterocycles, small rings and
polycycles, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, lithiation, organic synthesis on
carbon diamond-like surface, highly experienced in computers, aggressive,
fast learning, problems solver, seeking research position in industry.
Special skills
Sept. 1979 - July 1984. B.S. under supervision of Prof. P.B. Terent'ev. ANRORC mechanism for pyridyl ethylated malonic esters conversion to carbostyryl.
Nov. 1984 - May 1988. Ph.D. under supervision of Prof. Ivan G. Bolesov. Preparation of cyclopropenes and their 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to nitrile oxides. Chemistry Department of Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
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