Prof. Dr. Slovenko Polanc

Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana
	Aškerčeva 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana
	Office 422
	+ 386 (0) 1 24-19-236, fax: (+386)-1-24-19-271
	slovenko.polanc@fkkt.uni-lj.si
BIOGRAPHY   Education University Diploma 1972, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. M. Sc. 1974, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Ph. D. 1975, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Post-doctoral Education 1980–1981 (1 year), Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA; advisor Professor Peter A. Jacobi. 1986–1987 (6 months), University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, advisor Professor Heinz G. Viehe. Teaching Positions Assistant 1972–1976. Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry 1976-1982. Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry 1982-1988. Professor of Organic Chemistry 1988. Professional Positions Head of the Chair of Organic Chemistry 1989–1993. Awards Prešeren Award for students 1971. Krka Award 1975. Boris Kidrič Foundation Award for research accomplishments 1991 (together with M. Kočevar, A. Petrič, J. Svete and B. Verček).
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS   Graduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana SYNTHESIS OF PEPTIDES AND OLIGONUCLEOTIDES (30-2017) SYNTHESIS OF SOME BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT COMPOUNDS (30-2043) Undergraduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (30-0168) (BIOCHEMISTRY major) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT COMPOUNDS (30-0028) (CHEMISTRY major) NUCLEIC ACIDS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES (30-1029) (BIOCHEMISTRY major) Undergraduate Program UL NTF CHEMISTRY II (32115) (TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY major)
RESEARCH INTERESTS (More information at SICRIS)   Research Fields  A development of new reagents and their application in organic synthesis. New synthetic methods in heterocyclic chemistry. The synthesis of biologically active nitrogen-containing organic compounds. Participation in Current Research Projects P1-0230-0103 “Organic Chemistry: Synthesis, Structure and Applications” (Primary investigator: M. Kočevar) J1-6693-0103 “From Multifunctional Building Blocks to Biologically Active Compounds ” (Primary investigator: M. Kočevar) BI-HR/06-07/002 "Synthesis and Evaluation of New Potential Cytostatics From Diazene Family" (Primary investigator: S. Polanc) BI-CZ/06-07/006 "New Approach to Antibacterial Active Molecules" (Primary investigator: S. Polanc) BI-CZ/05-06/009 “ Synthesis and Molecular Rearrangements of Some Fused Quinolones” (Primary investigator: J. Košmrlj) Research cooperation between FCCT and Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, on the joint project ‘‘Diazenes as Potential Anticancer Drugs’’ (Primary investigator: S. Polanc) Selected publications (For complete bibliography click COBISS) ŠTEFANE, Bogdan, ČERNIGOJ, Urh, KOČEVAR, Marijan, POLANC, Slovenko. 3-Acyl-1,3-diaryltraizenes as Neutral and Selective Acylating Agents. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 6659–6662. BOMBEK, Sergeja, LENARŠIČ, Roman, KOČEVAR, Marijan, SAINT-JALMES, Laurent, DESMURS, Jean-Rogers, POLANC, Slovenko. ZrCl4-Promoted Halogen Migration During an Electrophilic Amination of Halogened Phenols. Chem. Commun. 2002, 1494–1495. BOMBEK, Sergeja, POŽGAN, Franc, KOČEVAR, Marijan, POLANC, Slovenko. Electrophilic Amination of 4-Fluorophenol with Diazenes: A Complete Removal of the Fluorine Atom. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 2224–2227. BOMBEK, Sergeja, POŽGAN, Franc, KOČEVAR, Marijan, POLANC, Slovenko. A Simple and Efficient Synthesis of 2-Imidazolin-2-ones. New J. Chem. 2005, 29, 948–954. VIRAG, Andrej, MEDEN, Anton, KOČEVAR, Marijan, POLANC, Slovenko. Synthesis and Characterization of New Triazenide Salts. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 4014–4017.