Katritzky, Alan R.

Born in London, U.K. Dual Citizen USA and UK; Web Homepage: http://www.ark.chem.ufl.edu/

Summary of Education and Career

Educated University of Oxford, UK: B.A., B.Sc., M.A., D.Phil. degrees; Commoner at St. Catherines,
Senior Demy at Magdalen, College Lecturer at Pembroke College, I.C.I. Fellow
1958-1963 University of Cambridge, UK: Ph.D., Sc. D. degrees; University Lecturer,
Senior member of Trinity Hall, Founder Fellow of Churchill College
1963-1980 University of East Anglia, UK: Foundation Professor and Dean of School of Chemical Sciences
1980- present University of Florida, USA: Kenan Professor and Director of Institute for Heterocyclic Compounds

Peer Reviewed Publications from total of over 2,000 (h index 80, from 42, 354 citations of 1,985 items on 5/16/11)

1. Properties and Synthetic Utility of N-Substituted Benzotriazoles, Chem. Rev, 1998, 98, 409-548
2. Synthesis/bioassay of improved mosquito repellents predicted from structure, PNAS, 2008, 105, 7359-7364
3. The Universal Solvation Equation, J. Chem. Inf. Mod., 2009, 49, 634-646.
4. Quantitative Correlation of Physical and Chemical Properties with Chemical Structure: Utility for Prediction, Chem. Rev., 2010, 110, 5714-5789.
5. Quantitative Measures of Aromaticity and Their Interrelationships, Chem.Rev., 2001, 101, 1421-1449.
6. Reactions in High-Temperature Aqueous Media, Chem.Rev., 2001, 101, 837-892.
7. Chemical Ligation of S-Scylated Cysteine Peptides to Form Native Peptides via 5-, 11-, and 14-Membered Cyclic
Transition States, JOC, 2011, 76, 85-96.
8. Alternating Chemical Ligation Reactivity of S-Acyl Peptides Explained with Theory and Computations, OBC, 2011

Distinctions FRS, 1980

Foreign Membership of Academies: Polish Academy Sci; Catalonian Academy (Spain); Russian Academy Sci Siberian Sect; Indian Nat Academy Sci; Roy Aust Institute;Slovenian Academy; European Academy of Arts and Sciences; International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry.

Civil Decoration: Cavalieri Ufficiale Order “Al Merito della Republica Italiana.”

Honorary Fellowships: St Catherine’s College (Oxford, UK); Italian Chem Soc; Polish Chem Soc.

Honorary Doctorates from 14 Universities in: Belgium (Gent), England (East Anglia), Estonia (Tartu), France (Toulouse), Germany (Jena), India (Bundelkhand), Poland (Poznan, Gdansk, Wrotzlaw), Romania (Bucharest, Timisoara), Russia (St. Petersburg, Rostov), Spain (Madrid, U Nat)

Medals, Prizes, and Awards from: Roy Soc of Chem (Robinson award; Tilden and Heterocyclic medals); Am Chem Soc (Cope Senior Scholar and Florida Award); Tartu Univ (360 year comm.); Exxon Corp (Golden Tiger Award); U Thessaloniki (Aristotle medal); Internat Soc Het. Chem (Prize); Latvian Acad Sci (Hillier medal); Czech Acad Sci (Heyrovsky Medal); Chinese Univs (Hon Prof of Beijing Inst Tech and Xian Mod U); Germany (Senior Humboldt); Egypt (President Ibin Sina Conf); Japan (Kametani Prize); Am Assoc Adv Sci (Fellow); Polish Chem Soc (Curie medal); Sci Partnership Found of Moscow (Gold medal, Globe award); Indian Chem Soc (Lifetime Achievement).

Festschrifts: 65th Anniversary in Heterocycles; 70th Anniversary in Tetrahedron

Editorial Board Memberships: in 2010 of 14 journals.

Editor: Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry Vol. 1-104; Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry I, II, III, total 35 volumes; Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations I and II (20 volumes).

Author: Handbook of Heterocyclic Chemistry (3 Editions): Heterocycles in Life and Society (2 Editions).

(June 2011)

Alan R. Katritzky, rojen v Londonu, Velika Britanija. Državljan ZDA in Velike Britanije. Domača stran: http://www.ark.chem.ufl.edu/
Izobrazba in poklicna pot
Študiral je na Univerzi v Oxfordu v Veliki Britaniji, kjer je dosegel stopnje B.A., B.Sc., M.A. in D.Phil., postal Commoner na kolidžu St. Catherine, Senior Demy na kolidžu Magdalen, predavatelj na kolidžu Pembroke in član I.C.I.
Od 1958 do 1963 je študiral na Univerzi v Cambridgeu v Veliki Britaniji, kjer je dosegel stopnji Ph.D. in Sc.D., postal univerzitni predavatelj, pridobil naziv Senior Member Trinity Halla in postal ustanovni član Churchillovega kolidža.
Od 1963 do 1980 je bil na univerzi v vzhodni Angliji v Norwichu ustanovni član in dekan Šole za kemijske znanosti.
Od 1980 je na Univerzi v Floridi v ZDA Kenanov profesor in direktor Instituta za heterociklično kemijo.
Publikacije (več kot 2000) (h index 80, 42.354 citatov dne 16. 5. 2011) z naslednjih področij:
1. Properties and Synthetic Utility of N-Substituted Benzotriazoles, Chem. Rev, 1998, 98, 409-548
2. Synthesis/bioassay of improved mosquito repellents predicted from structure, PNAS, 2008, 105, 7359-7364
3. The Universal Solvation Equation, J. Chem. Inf. Mod., 2009, 49, 634-646.
4. Quantitative Correlation of Physical and Chemical Properties with Chemical Structure: Utility for Prediction, Chem. Rev., 2010, 110, 5714-5789.
5. Quantitative Measures of Aromaticity and Their Interrelationships, Chem.Rev., 2001, 101, 1421-1449.
6. Reactions in High-Temperature Aqueous Media, Chem.Rev., 2001, 101, 837-892.
7. Chemical Ligation of S-Scylated Cysteine Peptides to Form Native Peptides via 5-, 11-, and 14-Membered Cyclic
Transition States, JOC, 2011, 76, 85-96.
8. Alternating Chemical Ligation Reactivity of S-Acyl Peptides Explained with Theory and Computations, OBC, 2011
Odlikovanja in imenovanja:
1980 redni član Kraljevega društva v Londonu
Članstvo v tujih akademijah: Poljska akademija znanosti, Katalonska akademija znanosti, Ruska akademija znanosti, Indijska nacionalna akademija znanosti, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Evropska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Mednarodna akademija matematične kemije
Državna priznanja: Cavaliere Ufficiale - Ordine »Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana«
Častna članstva: St. Catherine´s College (Oxford), Italijansko kemijsko društvo, Poljsko kemijsko društvo
Častni doktorati 14 univerz: v Belgiji (Gent), Angliji (East Anglija), Estoniji (Tartu), Franciji (Toulouse), Nemčiji (Jena), Indiji (Bundelkhand), Poljski (Poznan, Gdansk, Vroclav), Romuniji (Bukarešta, Temišvar), Rusiji (Sankt Peterburg, Rostov), Španiji (Madrid)
Medalje, priznanja in nagrade: Kraljevo kemijsko društvo (Robinsonova nagrada, Tildnova nagrada in medalja Heterocyclic), Ameriško kemijsko društvo (nagradi Cope Senior Scholar in Florida), Univerza v Tartuju (ob 360-letnici), družba Exxon (nagrada Golden Tiger), univerza v Solunu (Aristotelova medalja), Mednarodno društvo za heterociklično kemijo (Prize), Latvijska akademija znanosti (Hillerjeva medalja), Češka akademija znanosti (medalja Heyrovskega), častni profesor Instituta za tehnologijo v Pekingu in univerze v Xianu, Nemčija (Senior Humboldt), Egipt (predsednik konference Ibn Sina), Japonska (Kametanijeva nagrada), Ameriško društvo za napredek znanosti (Fellow), Poljskega kemijskega društva (medalja Curie), Scientific Partnership Foundation of Moscow (zlata medalja, Globe award), Indijsko kemijsko društvo (za življenjsko delo)
Zborniki: Ob 65-letnici v Heterocycles, ob 70-letnici v Tetrahedron
Članstvo v uredniših odborih: leta 2010 član uredniških odborov 14 mednarodnih revij
Urednik:Advances of Heterocyclic Chemistry Vol 1-104; Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry I, II, III, skupaj 35 zvezkov; Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Tranformations I and II (skupaj 20 zvezkov)
Avtor: Handbook of Heterocyclic Chemistry (3 izdaje); Heterocycles in Life and Society (2 izdaji)

(september 2011)