Prof. Dr. Marko Andrej Zupan

Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana
	Aškerčeva 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana
	Office 609
	+ 386 (0) 1 24-19-244
	marko.zupan@fkkt.uni-lj.si
BIOGRAPHY   Education University Diploma 1970, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. M. Sc. 1972, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Ph. D. 1974, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. Teaching Positions Assistant, 1970–1976. Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1976-1982. Associate professor of Organic Chemistry, 1982-1987. Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1987. Professional Positions Head, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 1983-1987 Vice-rector of University of Ljubljana  1987–1991 Awards Prešeren Award for students (1970) Boris Kidrič Foundation Award for research accomplishments (1981, together with B.Šket and A. Gregorčič) Zois Award for Great Achievements in Organic Chemistry (2000, together with S.Stavber)
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS   Graduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana CHEMISTRY OF HALOSUBSTITUTED ORGANIC MOLECULES (30-2016) Undergraduate programs at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  (30-0123) (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY (30-0183) (BIOCHEMISTRY major) SELECTED TITLES IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (30-0027) (CHEMISTRY major)
RESEARCH INTERESTS (More information at SICRIS)   Research Fields  Chemistry of  halosubstituted organic molecules Mild fluorination of organic molecules Transformations of organic molecules with supported reagents Selected publications (For complete bibliography click COBISS) M. Zupan: Functionalization of organic molecules by xenon fluorides. »The Chemistry of halides, pseudo-halides and azides«, Supplement D2; eds. S. Patai, Z. RappoportJohn Wiley & Sons, Chichester,  1995, 821- 860. M.Zupan: 6. Introduction of Fluorine with Agents Containing O-F Bonds. “Methods of Organic Chemistry; Organo-Fluorine Compounds”, Vol.E 10a; eds. B. Baasner, H. Hagemann, J. C. Tatlow, G.Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1999, 270-304. Fluorination with XeF2. 44. Effect of Geometry and Heteroatom on the Regioselectivity of Fluorine Introduction into an aromatic Ring. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 878- 880. (M. Zupan, J. Iskra, S. Stavber) The Effect of Cycloalkene Structure on Mild Fluorination with 1-chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazonia[2.2.2]octane bis (tetrafluoroborate) ( FTEDA). Tetrahedron, 57,10027-10031(2001).(M.Zupan, P.Škulj, S.Stavber) Selectfluor F-TEDA-BF4 mediated and solvent directed iodination of aryl alkyl ketones using elemental iodine. Chem. Commun., 2002, 488-489. (S. Stavber, M. Jereb, M. Zupan)