Gunars Zelcans

Dr. Gunars Zelcans Head of Research Group Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis Aizkraukles iela 21 Riga, LV 1006 Latvia Phone: +371 255 9335 Fax: +371 782 1038 E-mail: gzel@osi.lv

Born: April 15, 1931, Livani, Latvia

Interests:

• Organometallic Chemistry, Main Group
• Coordination Chemistry
• Biological Activity of Organic Compounds
• Chemical Science Funding Policy

Main Research:

Hypervalent main group element organic compounds like boratranes, germatranes, silatranes etc., their synthesis, structure, chemical and biologicalproperties

Languages: English, German, Latvian, Russian

Education:

• University of Latvia (Faculty of Chemistry), 1955
• Post-graduate, Institute of Organic Synthesis, 1960-1963
• Dr.chem. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1967
  

Experience:

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis -

• Junior Researcher, 1963-1970
• Senior Researcher, 1970-1986
• Head of the Laboratory of Silyl Methods, 1986-1996
• Head of the Research Group of Silyl Methods, 1996-

Honours and Awards:

• The Latvian Academy of Sciences Presidium First Award, 1973, 1982

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Commission for Chemistry, 1993-

Recent/Representative Publications:

• M.G.Voronkov, G.Zelchan, E.Lukevits. Silicon and Life, 1975,Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 370 pp. (in German).
• M.G.Voronkov, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics. Silicon and Life, 2nd Revised Edition,1978, Riga: Zinatne, 588 pp. (in Russian).
• I.I.Solomennikova, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics. Siloxazolidines with pentacovalentsilicon atom. - Khim.Geterotsikl.Soed., 1977, pp. 1299-1310 (in Russian).
• E.Kupce, E.Liepins, A.Lapsina, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics. Synthesis and ¹H, ¹³C,¹⁵N, ²⁹Si NMR spectra of sil- and germ-atranones. - J.Organomet.Chem., 1983,vol.251, pp. 15-19.
• I.Urtane, G.Zelchan, E.Lukevics. Synthesis of cyclic organosilicon esters of diethanolamines. - Z.anorg.allg.Chem., 1985, vol. 520, pp. 179-195 (in German).
• I.Urtane, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics, I.Mazeika, A.Gaukhman. Synthesis and mass spectra of spirocyclic organosilicon esters of diethanolamines. - Zhurn. Obshchei Khim., 1988, vol. 58, pp. 2135-2144 (in Russian).
• I.Mazeika, S.Grinberga, A.Gaukhman, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics. Fast atom bom-bardment mass spectra of silatranes and silocanes. - J.Organomet.Chem., 1992, vol. 426, pp. 41-48.
• K.Broka, J.Stradins, V.Glezer, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics. Electrochemical oxidation of silatranes. - J.Electroanal.Chem., 1993, vol. 351, pp. 199-206.
• F.Polyak, T.Dorofeeva, G.Zelcans. Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-(2-furyl)-3,4- dimethyl-5-phenyloxazolidine. - Synth.Commun., 1995, vol .25, pp. 2895-2900.
• G.Zelcans. Ethylene sulfide. - In: Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 1995, Chichester: Wiley & Sons, vol. 4, pp. 2458-2460.
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Research Projects:

• G.Zelcans (Head of Project). Synthesis and Investigation of New Hypervalent Organosilicon Compounds with Potential Biological Activity, Especially with Plant and Animal Tissue Stimulant Properties. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996).
• G.Zelcans (Head of Project). Synthesis of New Biologically Active Silicon Compounds by Methods of Combinatorial Chemistry. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• G.Zelcans (Head of Project). Synthesis and Investigation of Biologically Active Nitrogen Sulfur Heterocycles and Their Silyl Derivatives. Latvian Council of Science (2001-).

Last update 13.09.1999