Dr. Evgeny Kolychev

• "wet" nanoparticle synthesis • development of new ligands for controlled synthesis of nanoparticles with desired properties • design of logic gates based on modified nanoparticles (biocomputing) • supervision of undergraduate students • organic synthesis laboratory setup (design, purchasing of equipment and chemicals

• Multistep organic synthesis • Design of monomers for preparation of composite materials • Formulation of polymer adhesives

Implementation of the independently developed project on design of organometallic and organoelement catalysts • Multistep organic synthesis of heterocyclic ligands for boron - element compounds • Routine single crystal X-ray measurements for the research group • Organising single crystal X-ray workshops for PhD students • Coordination of a new laboratory room setup (purchasing equipment, organising workflow)

• Design of novel generation of carbene based Crabtree type hydrogenation catalysts • Mechanistic studies of homogeneous hydrogenation and hydroformylation by novel carbene-metal complexes • Organic and organometallic synthesis • Operation and maintenance of high pressure reactors • Coordinating work of the frustrated Lewis pairs subgroup (2 PhD students and 1 Postdoc)

• Industrial projects for LG Chem Ltd. and SIBUR Group on design and multistep custom synthesis of organometallic olefin polymerisation catalysts (50-200 g scale) • Supervision of two junior research assistants • Preparation of reports and presentations on progress of the project

• Synthesis of libraries of compounds with potential biological activity • Regular reporting on progress of the work

• Preparation and studies of catalytic activity of Palladium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in “green” conditions • Organic and organometallic synthesis • Design and synthesis of novel N-heterocyclic carbenes