Prof. Dr. Branko Stanovnik

Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana
	Aškerčeva 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana
	Office 419
	+ 386 (0) 1 24-19-238, fax: (+386)-1-24-19-272
	Branko.Stanovnik@fkkt.uni-lj.si
BIOGRAPHY   Education University Diploma 1960, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Ph. D. 1964, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Post-doctoral Education 1964-1965 Postdoctorate Fellow, National Research Council of Canada, Atlantic Regional Laboratory, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Teaching Positions Assistant Professor, 1964 Associate Professor, 1967 Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1972 Professional Appointments: 1983-1987  Member of Advisory Board, International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry 1976-1984  Vice-President of the Union of Yugoslav Chemical Societies 1987- present  Member of the General Assembly, Federation of European Chemical present Societies (Delegate of the Slovenian Chemical Society) 1987-1991  Member of the Council of Federation of European Chemical Societies 1996-   Member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of European Chemical Societies 1976- present  Chairman of the Editorial Board, Vestnik Slovenskega kemijskega društva, present since 1994 Acta Chimica Slovenica, Slovenia 1990 Associate Editor, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belges, Belgium 1990 Member of Advisory Board, Croatica Chemica Acta, Croatia 1992-  Member of Scientific Committe of European Colloquia of Heterocyclic Chemistry 1994-  Member of Scientific Committee of Blue Danube Symposia of Heterocyclic Chemistry 1994 Member of Advisory Board, Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry, USA 1997 Member of Advisory Board, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, USA 1998 - 2004 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of  the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 1999 Member of the Board of Electronic Journal ARKIVOC 1999 Head, Department of  International Relations and Scientific Coordination of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2000 Member of the Advisory Board Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry 2001 Member of the Scientific Committee of TRAMEC Symposia (Transmediterranian Symposia of Heterocyclic Chemistry) 2002 Member of  International Advisory Committee of Ibn Sina International Conferences On Pure and Applied Heterocyclic Chemistry, Egypt 2005 Decanus Classis Scientiarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum et Artium Europeae, Salzburg. (Dean of the Class “Natural Sciences” of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg) 2005 Member of Scientific Committee of Eurasian Meeting on Heterocyclic Chemistry 2005 Member of Advisory Editorial Board, Trends in Heterocyclic Chemisty Awards 1972 Boris Kidrič Fund Award for Science, Slovenia 1977 Boris Kidrič Award and Medal for Science, Slovenia 1975 Honorary Medal and Diploma, Technical University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1981 and 1989  Boris Kidrič Fund Award for Innovations, Slovenia Membership (Elected) 1984 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, Great Britain 1991 Member, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia 1991 Member, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea, Wien, Austria 1995 The New York Academy of Sciences, New York, USA 1998 Honorary Member, Hungarian Chemical Society 1998   Inaugural Honorary Member of Florida Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Gainesville, Florida, USA
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS   Graduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry including Asymmetric Synthesis Undergraduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana Organic Chemistry (Chemistry major) Chemistry of  Heterocyclic Compounds (Chemistry major)
RESEARCH INTERESTS (More information at SICRIS)   Research Fields  Organic Chemistry Heterocyclic Chemistry Organic Synthesis Participation in Current Research Projects PO-0502-0103 Synthesis and Transformations of Organic Compounds, New Reagents, Stereoselective and Regioselective Synthesis. (Principal investigator on Slovenian side: Prof. Dr. Branko Stanovnik) SLO-GREECE: Transformations of 3-Dimethylaminopropenoates.The Synthesis of Aplysinopsins, β-Carbolines, Pyrrolodiazepines and other Heterocyclic Systems, Analogues of Naturally Occurring Compounds. (Principal investigator on Slovenian side: Prof. Dr. Branko Stanovnik) SLO-ITALIA: Cycloaddition of 1,2-Diaza-1,3-butadienes to 2-Substituted 3-Dimethylaminopropenoates and Related Compounds. (Principal investigator on Slovenian side: Prof.  Dr. Branko Stanovnik). SLOVENIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS-HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Joint Research Project: Eleboration of New Synthetic Methods to Polyfused Heterocyclic Systems. (Principal investigator on Slovenian side: Prof. Dr. Brtanko Stanovnik) Selected publications (For complete bibliography click COBISS) Stanovnik, B.; Svete, J.: Synthesis of Heterocycles from Alkyl 3-(Dimethylamino)propenoates and Related Enaminones, Chem Rev. 2004, 2433-2480 (2004). (Pregledni članek o tekočih raziskavah). (a)Attanasi, O. A; Favi, G.; Fillipone, P.; Golobič, A.; Stanovnik, B.; Svete, J. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 4307. (b) Attanasi, O. A; Favi, G.; Fillipone, P.; Golobič, A.; Perulli, F. R.; Stanovnik, B.; Svete, J. Synlett 2007, 2971 Uršič, U.; Grošelj, U.; Meden, A.; Svete, J.; Stanovnik, B. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 3775. Uršič, U.; Svete, J.; Stanovnik, B. Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 9937. Uršič, U.; Grošelj, U.; Meden, A.; Svete, J.; Stanovnik, B. Synthesis 2009, 217. Časar, Z.; Bevk, D.; Svete, J. Stanovnik, B. Tetraahedron, 2005, 61, 3159. Wagger, J.; Bevk, D.; Meden, A.; Svete, J.; Stanovnik, B. Helv. Chim. Acta 2006, 89, 240. Wagger, J.; Grošelj, U.; Meden, A.; Svete, J.; Stanovnik, B. Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 2801. Wagger, J.; Golič Grdadolnik, S.; Grošelj, U.; Meden, A.; Stanovnik, B.; Svete, J. Tetraahedron: Asymmetry 2007, 18, 464. Wagger, J.; Svete, J.; Stanovnik, B. Synthesis 2008, 1436.