isaak petrovich gragerov (on his 60th birthday)

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ISAAK PETI~OVICH GRAGEROV (ON HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY) October 14, 1977, was the 60th birthday of one of the well-known physical chemists of the country, a specialist in the field of physical organic chemistry, Doctor of Chemical Sciences Professor Isaak Petrovich Gragerov. I. P. Gragerov began his scientific activity 35 years ago at Moscow State University, and, since 1946, has worked in the L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. His scientific investigations embrace a wide range of questions in physical organic chemistry, connected with the elucidation of the effect of the chemical structure of molecules on their reactivity. Gragerov created a new isotopic mass-spectrometric method for investigatingthe mechanism ofhomolyt- ic reactions, which has been used to study the stages and the details of the mechanism of a large number of conversions of this type. On the basis of these results, rules for obtaining a number of compounds with stable isotopes have been developed and put into industrial practice. To this cycle of work, there must be added the work of I. P. Gragerov on the study of rapid protolytic reactions and intermolecular interactions by the method of nuclear magnetic resonance. In this field, fundamentally new data on the effect of hydrogen bonds on the kinetics and the mechanism of proton transfer reactions have been obtained and correlated. He is developing chemical applications of a new, recently discovered method for the chemical polariza- tion of nuclei; he has been the first to show how the chemical polarization of nuclei can be used to study the kinetics of complex reactions: consecutive and chain. He has also opened up the use of the new effects of the chemical polarization of nuclei for study of the fine details of the mechanism of radicals. The above-mentioned work has made a great contribution to the particularly timely field of the investiga- tion of the mechanism of organic reactions, and has justly conferred high authority on him as one of the fore- most specialists in this field. He is the author of more than 100 scientific works, widely known in our country and abroad. I. P. Gragerov is not only a great scientist, but also a scientific organizer. He heads the division of the mechanism of homolytic reactions of the L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR; he is a corresponding member of the coordinating council on the problem ~Chemical structure and reactivity n of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, and a member of the editorial board of the journal Teoreticheskaya i ]~ksperimental'naya Khimiya, I. P. Gragerov continually pays a great deal of attention to the preparation of scientific cadres. Under his direction, nine CandidatetsDissertationshavebeenpreparedand successfullydefended. He is actively en- gaged in the spreading of scientific knowledge in popular articles and lectures, as well as in popular scientific articles and brochures. f The Editorial Board of the journal Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya congratulates Isaak Petrovich and wishes him health, new creative successes, and many years of fruitful scientific activity. - The Editorial Board p ! Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimentat naya Khimiya, Vol. 13, No. 6, p. 846, November- December, 1977. 0040-5760/77/1306-0645507.50 Plenum Publishing Corporation 645

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I S A A K P E T I ~ O V I C H G R A G E R O V (ON H I S 6 0 T H B I R T H D A Y )

October 14, 1977, was the 60th b i r thday of one of the wel l -known phys ica l c h e m i s t s of the country, a spec ia l i s t in the f ield of physica l organic c h e m i s t r y , Doc tor of Chemical Sciences P r o f e s s o r I saak Pe t rov ich Grage rov .

I . P . Grage rov began his scient i f ic act iv i ty 35 y e a r s ago at Moscow State Univers i ty , and, s ince 1946, has worked in the L. V. P i s a r z h e v s k i i Ins t i tu te of Phys ica l C h e m i s t r y of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukra in ian SSR. His scientif ic inves t iga t ions e m b r a c e a wide range of quest ions in phys ica l organic chemis t ry , connected with the elucidat ion of the effect of the chemica l s t ruc tu re of mo lecu le s on the i r reac t iv i ty .

G r a g e r o v c rea ted a new isotopic m a s s - s p e c t r o m e t r i c method fo r inves t iga t ing the m e c h a n i s m o fhomoly t - ic r eac t ions , which has been used to study the s tages and the de ta i l s of the m e c h a n i s m of a l a rge number of convers ions of this type. On the bas i s of these r e su l t s , ru les fo r obtaining a number of compounds with s table i so topes have been developed and put into industr ia l p rac t i ce . To this cycle of work , t he re mus t be added the work of I. P . G r a g e r o v on the study of rapid protolyt ic r eac t ions and i n t e rmo lecu l a r in te rac t ions by the method of nuc lea r magne t ic r e sonance . In this f ield, fundamental ly new data on the effect of hydrogen bonds on the k ine t ics and the m e c h a n i s m of pro ton t r a n s f e r r eac t ions have been obtained and co r r e l a t ed .

He is developing chemica l appl icat ions of a new, recen t ly d i scovered method fo r the chemica l p o l a r i z a - t ion of nuclei; he has been the f i r s t to show how the chemica l po la r iza t ion of nuclei can be used to study the k ine t ics of complex react ions: consecut ive and chain. He has also opened up the use of the new effects of the chemica l po la r iza t ion of nuclei fo r study of the fine de ta i l s of the m e c h a n i s m of r ad ica l s .

The above-ment ioned work has made a g r e a t contr ibution to the pa r t i cu l a r ly t ime ly field of the inves t iga- t ion of the m e c h a n i s m of organic r eac t ions , and has jus t ly confe r red high author i ty on h im as one of the f o r e - m o s t spec ia l i s t s in th is field. He is the author of m o r e than 100 scientif ic works , widely known in our country and abroad.

I . P . G r a g e r o v is not only a g r e a t sc ien t i s t , but a lso a scient i f ic o rgan i ze r . He heads the divis ion of the m e c h a n i s m of homolyt ic r eac t ions of the L. V. P i s a r z h e v s k i i Inst i tute of Phys ica l C h e m i s t r y of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukra in ian SSR; he is a cor responding m e m b e r of the coordinat ing council on the p rob lem ~Chemica l s t ruc tu re and r eac t iv i ty n of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, and a m e m b e r of the edi tor ia l board of the journal T e o r e t i c h e s k a y a i ]~ksper imenta l 'naya Khimiya,

I . P . G r a g e r o v continually pays a g r ea t deal of at tention to the p repa ra t ion of scient i f ic c ad re s . Under his d i rec t ion , nine C a n d i d a t e t s D i s s e r t a t i o n s h a v e b e e n p r e p a r e d a n d success fu l lydefended . He is ac t ive ly en- gaged in the spread ing of scient i f ic knowledge in popular a r t i c l e s and l ec tu re s , as well as in popular scientif ic a r t i c l e s and b r o c h u r e s .

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The Edi tor ia l Board of the journal T e o r e t i c h e s k a y a i E k s p e r i m e n t a l ' n a y a Khimiya congra tu la tes I saak Pe t rov i ch and wishes h im heal th, new c r ea t i ve s u c c e s s e s , and many y e a r s of frui t ful scient i f ic act ivi ty.

- The Edi tor ia l Board

p ! T r a n s l a t e d f r o m T e o r e t i c h e s k a y a i Ekspe r imen t a t naya Khimiya, Vol. 13, No. 6, p. 846, N o v e m b e r -

D e c e m b e r , 1977.

0040-5760/77/1306-0645507.50 �9 Plenum Publishing Corpora t ion 645