Plenary lectures presented at the XVII Mendeleev Congress on General
and Applied Chemistry, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 21-26 September 2003
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Preface
The XVII Mendeleev Congress on General and Applied Chemistry was held
on 21-26 September 2003 in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Russia.
Mendeleev Congresses are the main Russian chemical forums. 1200 local
scientists and participants from about 25 countries were treated to
an exciting program of plenary lectures by Profs. A.I. Konovalov, J.-M.
Lehn, A.L. Buchachenko, P. Atkins, S. Hecker, Yu. Ts. Oganessian, Yu.
D. Tretyakov, E.N. Kablov, H. Ringsdorf, V.A. Kabanov, S.D. Varfolomeev,
R. Noyori, I.P. Beletskaya, V.E. Fortov, and G.B. Elyakov. The first
plenary lecture was given by Prof. A.I. Konovalov who gave an overview
of the Kazan school of organic chemistry where a group of renowned researchers
worked, including Profs. N.N. Zinin, A.M. Butlerov, A.M. Zaitsev, A.E.
Arbuzov, V.V. Markovnikov, K.K. Klaus, S.N. Reformatskii, and others.
Nobel Prize winner J.-M. Lehn reviewed recent advances in supramolecular
chemistry. Prof. A.L. Buchachenko then presented recent data from the
physicochemical investigations of nanoparticles and the design of sub-miniature
devices on their basis. Prof.S. Hecker reported the unusual properties
of actinides, while Prof. Yu. Ts. Oganessian described the nuclear synthesis
of superheavy elements (113-116 and 118) and investigations of so-called
stability islands among these elements. Chemical aspects of the development
of new functional inorganic materials were reported by Profs. Yu. D.
Tretyakov and Prof. E.N. Kablov. Prof. V.E. Fortov presented the dynamic
methods for the generation of high local energy concentrations in condensed
media. Prof.E. Reichmanis, President of the American Chemical Society,
described the new materials for microelectronics. Prof. H. Ringsdorf
demonstrated the widest prospects of polymer chemistry for the development
of anticancer polymer agents. Prof. V.A. Kabanov gave an overview of
original approaches to the design of polymer-subunit vaccines. Prof.
S.D. Varfolomeev presented advances in genetic engineering of enzymes.
Nobel Prize winner Prof. R. Noyori reported on new chemical methods
for the synthesis of complex compounds of practical importance with
the use of rhodium, rhenium, and ruthenium complex catalysts. Prof.
I.P. Beletskaya reported on palladium-catalyzed arylation of polyamines.
Prof. G.B. Elyakov reviewed achievements in marine chemistry and biotechnology.
The rest of the oral program included the Russian-French symposium
on supramolecular systems, the symposium on chromatography dedicated
to the centenary of the discovery of chromatography by M.S. Tswett,
the Russian -American workshop on chemical education and specialized
sessions on advances in chemical science, nanotechnology, biotechnology,
petrochemistry, and catalysis. Keynote lectures were given by leading
Russian and foreign experts, whose selected papers are included in this
issue of journal. About 200 other oral and 1400 poster reports were
presented within the six-day scientific program. The Congress program
also included a meeting of the presidents of chemical societies from
CIS, European, Asian, and American countries. Two roundtable discussions
were also held on the problems of environmental safety in chemical industry
and the stimulation of innovation activities in Russia.
The XVII Mendeleev Congress was chaired by Prof. Oleg. M. Nefedov of
the N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of
Sciences, and the national organizing committee comprised Profs. N.A.
Platé, P.D. Sarkisov (President of Mendeleev Russian Chemical
Society), O.G. Sinyashin, A.Y.Tsivadse, M.V. Alfimov, A.I. Vladimirov,
S.G. iakonov, V.P. Ivanov, V.A. Kabanov, M.P. Kirpichnikov, A.I. Konovalov,
N.N. Kulov, N.P. Liakishev, V.V. Lunin, B.F. Myasoedov, V.N. Parmon,
A.V. Putilov, V.I. Sergienko, M.K. Khasanov, and V.N. Charushin. The
next XVIII Mendeleev Congress will be held in Moscow in 2007 and will
be devoted to a centenary of Mendeleev Congresses in Russia.
Oleg M. Nefedov and
Nikolay E. Nifantiev
Conference Editors
International Advisory Committee:
N.N. Kulov (Russia), E.A. Kostjushko (Russia), M.V. Voevodskaya (Russia),
D. Giachardi (UK), F.P. Heiker (Germany), Ho Si Thoang (Vietnam), N.Z.
Liakhov (Russia), J. Malin (USA), F. Mathey (France), B.F. Myasoedov
(Russia), G. Naray-Szabo (Hungary), R. Pohorecki (Poland), A.N. Pokrovsky
(Russia), E. Reichmanis (USA), P.S. Steyn (South Africa), L.K. Sydnes
(Norway).
