Valentin Rodionov
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Sciences
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia
Biography
Prof VALENTIN RODIONOV specialises nano- and mesoscale catalytic systems. He is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Chemical Sciences, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
Research Interest
Professor Rodionov's research interests are broadly focused on on nano- and mesoscale catalytic systems, such as micelles or colloidal particles, capable of emergent behavior. His group develops enzyme-like self-assembled catalysts using approaches inspired by the biological evolution.
Publications
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Rodionov, V.O.; Presolski, S.I.; Gardinier, S.; Lim, Y.-H.; Finn, M.G. J. Am., "Benzimidazole and related ligands for Cu-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne cycloaddition" Chem. Soc., 129, 12696-12704, 2007.
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Rodionov, V.O.; Fokin, V.V.; Finn, M.G. Angew., "Mechanism of the ligand-free Cu(I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne cycloaddition reaction" Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2210-2215. This work has been highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News, p. 36, Feb. 21, 2005.
