Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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From October 6 to 10, the Mendeleev School and Conference for Young Scientists was held in Moscow. It included a competition for chemistry students, organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences, the D.I. Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society, Lomonosov Moscow State University, MIREA – Russian Technological University, and D.I. Mendeleev Russian Chemical Technical University. The competition included approximately 300 projects prepared by students from chemistry universities and departments located in 28 Russian cities. This year, strong work was presented, and the jury decided to increase the number of laureates from 10 to 13, including students from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at NSU.
The winners in the Chemistry category were:
1st place: Nikita Chernovsky, 3rd year student.
2nd place: Mikhail Sibiryakov, 1st year master's student.
In the Chemical Technology category:
III degree: Daria Selezneva, 4th year student of the specialist program.
The competition included two rounds: in the first, an in-person round, the jury evaluated the submitted works and selected the best. The second round of the competition consisted of two stages. All second-round participants participated in a poster session, after which a third of the works were selected for oral presentations. The winners were selected based on the results of the oral presentations.
Nikita Chernovsky had known about the Mendeleev Competition since school; his supervisor, Pavel Anatolyevich Zaikin, suggested he participate. At the conference, Nikita presented his work, "Photochemical Fluorination of CH Bonds in Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds Without the Addition of Catalysts."
"We have developed a general synthetic approach to the photochemical CH fluorination of aromatic carbonyl compounds without the addition of catalysts. We also conducted a detailed study of the transformation mechanism. The essence of the reactions is that the aromatic carbonyl moiety in the substrate, upon photoexcitation, initiates a radical reaction that fluorinates the CH bonds of the substrate," Nikita Chernovsky explained about his research.
Conference participants had a unique opportunity to listen to presentations from world-class scientists, learn about the most promising areas of chemistry, and meet and interact with representatives of the chemical industry.
"The Mendeleev Competition is the largest competition for chemistry students. I saw this competition as an opportunity to discuss my research, share experiences, and meet leading experts and students from a wide range of fields in organic chemistry and chemistry in general. My impressions were entirely positive. I appreciated the open, informal interaction with the jury and organizers. They truly delve into the work and actively participate in the discussions, put forward suggestions, and offer advice. I also enjoyed interacting with other participants, including our friendly team from NSU," Nikita Chernovsky shared.
We congratulate the students on their victory and wish them continued success in their studies and research!
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