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Pavel A. Krasutsky

Ph.D., NRRI, University of Minnesota Duluth

 tel. off.: 218-720-4334; tel. home: 218-721-3042; e-mail: pkrasuts@nrri.umn.edu

VITAE AND SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS 

Pavel A. Krasutsky

Organic Chemistry & Synthesis, Physical Chemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products,

Chemical Engineering

Director of Chemical Extractives Program, NRRI, UMD

Director of R & D NaturNorth, LLC.

Prof. of Department of Chemistry, UMD

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

 

YEAR(S)

FIELD OF STUDY

Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine

M.S.

1969

Engineering 

Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine

Ph.D.

1974

Chemistry

Institute of Organic Chemistry

Doctor of Chemistry

1986

Chemistry

 

Honors and Awards

Ukrainian National Award in Science and Technology for Achievements in Fundamental and Applied works on “Cage Structures in Organic Chemistry”, 1997, Diploma No. 4307.

Professional Experience:

1979 -1980  Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton,  N.J.

1985-1996 Professor, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine

1986-1996 Chairman, Bioorganic Chemistry Department, Kiev Technological University “Kiev Polytechnic Institute”, Kiev,  Ukraine

1986-1996  Director, Kiev Chemicals, Co., Kiev, Ukraine

1989-1990 Visiting Scientist, Princeton University, Princeton, N. J.

1990  Visiting Scientist, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy

1994Visiting Scientist, Princeton University, Princeton, N. J.

1986-1996  Director, Industrial Research Laboratory for Forestry-Raw Materials, Kiev, Ukraine

1989-1993 Scientific Consultant, Rousell Uclaf, Co. (France) in the Chemistry and Technology of Insecticides

1998-2000  Scientific Consultant of Hochst-Aventis Crop Science, Co. (Germany) in the Chemistry and Technology of Insecticides

1997- Joint Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Department of  Chemistry (USA)

1997 -  Director of Program, Chemical Extractives Program, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

1999- Director of R&D,  NaturTek, LLC. (USA) 

Personal

 Born December 22, 1946 in Kiev, Ukraine; Citizen of Ukraine;  Resident of USA; Married, two children. 

Current Address  4343 E Wildlife Dr., Duluth, Minnesota 55803 

Academic Positions 

Assistant Professor (Organic Chemistry and Technology), Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev;

 Docent, KPI, Kiev;

Professor of Chemistry, KPI, Kiev

Joint Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry

 Teaching  Lectures in Organic Chemistry, Mechanisms of Organic Reactions, Bioorganic Chemistry, Manufacturing of Organic Compounds, Apparatus of Organic Synthesis Industry, Organic Synthesis, Organic Chemistry Engineering, Industrial Organic Synthesis

Industrial  Scientific Consultant to Roussel Uclaf Co. in  the Chemistry and

Experience  Technology of Insecticides, Paris, France;

Scientific Consultant of Ministry of Industry in Ukraine;

Scientific Consultant of Hochst-Aventis Crop Science, Co. (Germany) in the Chemistry and Technology of Insecticides.

Director of R&D, NaturTek, LLC (U.S.).

Selected Recent Publications 

Papers: 

1.  Krasutsky, P.A., Kolomitsyn, I.V., Kiprof, P., Carlson, R.M., Sydorenko, N.A. and Fokin, A.A. A Double Consecutive Criegee Rearrangement Using TFPAA: One Step Conversions of  Homoadamantane to Oxahomoadamantanes., J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 1701-17007.

2.  Krasutsky, P.A., Kolomitsyn, I.V., Kiprof, P., Carlson, R.M. and Fokin, A.A. Observation of a Stable Carbocation in a Consecutive Criegee Rearrangement with Trifluoroperacetic Acid. , J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65 (13) 3926-3933.

3.  Kolomitsin, I.V.; Sidorenko, N. A.; Krasutsky, P.A.; Yurchenko, A. G.; Fokin, A.A., Oxidative Fragmentation of Tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene skeleton. Russ. J. Org. Chem., 2000, 36(3), 438-439.

4.  Pavel A. Krasutsky; Igor V. Kolomitsyn; and Robert M. Carlson. A Novel Catalytic Pathway for Perfluoroacyl Peroxide Synthesis. Org. Letters, 2001, 3, 19, 2997-2999.

5.  Krasutsky, P.A., Kolomitsyn, I.V., Kiprof, P., Carlson, R.M., Sydorenko, N.A. and Fokin, A.A. A Double Consecutive Criegee Rearrangement Using TFPAA: One Step Conversions of  Homoadamantane to Oxahomoadamantanes., J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 1701-17007.

6.  Krasutsky, P.A., Kolomitsyn, I.V., Kiprof, P., Carlson, R.M. and Fokin, A.A. Observation of a Stable Carbocation in a Consecutive Criegee Rearrangement with Trifluoroperacetic Acid. , J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65 (13) 3926-3933.

7. Kolomitsin, I.V.; Sidorenko, N. A.; Krasutsky, P.A.; Yurchenko, A. G.; Fokin, A.A., Oxidative Fragmentation of Tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene skeleton. Russ. J. Org. Chem., 2000, 36(3), 438-439.

8. Pavel A. Krasutsky; Igor V. Kolomitsyn; and Robert M. Carlson. A Novel Catalytic Pathway for Perfluoroacyl Peroxide Synthesis. Org. Letters, 2001, 3, 19, 2997-2999.

9. Pavel A. Krasutsky; Igor V. Kolomitsyn; Evgenij M. Botov; Robert M. Carlson; Irina G. Semenova; Andrey A. Fokin. Heterolytic decarboxylation involving acyltrifluoroacetyl peroxide intermediates. Tetrahedron Letters, 2002, 43, 8687-8691.

 

Patents: 

10.  Carlson, R. M.; Krasutsky, P. A.; Karim, M. R. Use of Betulin and Analogs Thereof to Treat Herpes Virus Infection. U.S. 5,750,578, May 12, 1998.

11.  Carlson, R. M.; Krasutsky, P. A.; Karim, M. R. Use of Betulin and Analogs Thereof to Treat Herpes Virus Infection. PCT/US 9802445, Nov 11, 1998

12.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Carlson, R. M.; Kolomitsyn, I. M.; Edwardson, C.; Nesterenko, V. V. Birch Bark Processing and Isolation of Natural Products from Birch Bark. U.S.  09/938,173, Aug 23, 2001.

13.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Carlson, R. M.; Kolomitsyn, I. M.; Edwardson, C.; Nesterenko, V. V. Birch Bark Processing and Isolation of Natural Products from Birch Bark ,  PCT/US00/21829  Aug 10, 2000

14.  Pavel A. Krasutsky; Robert M. Carlson; Vitaliy V. Nesterenko. Method for Manufacturing of Betulinic Acid. U.S. Patent, Aug 7, 2001, 6,271,405 B1.

15.  Pavel A. Krasutsky; Robert M. Carlson; Vitaliy V. Nesterenko. Method for Manufacturing of Betulinic Acid. PCT/US01/00991, Jan. 11, 2001.

16.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Carlson, R. M.; Karim, M. R. Triterpenes Having Antibacterial Activity. US/Docket 1339 005, patent application serial no. 09/969,556,  Sep 29, 2000.

17.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Nesterenko, V. V., Process for Extracting Compounds from Plants. US/Docket 13339.001 PRV, patent application serial no. 60/236,578, Sep 29, 2000.

18.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Nesterenko, V. V., Process for Extracting Compounds from Plants. PCT/Docket 13339 001 WO1, patent application serial no. 01/30756, Sep 29, 2000.

19.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Carlson, R. M.; Karim, M. R. Triterpenes Having Human Antifungal and Antiyeast Activity. US/Docket 1339.002, patent application serial no. 60/236,578,  Sep 29, 2000.

20.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Avilov, D.  , Triterpene Quaternary salts as New cationic surfactants. US/Docket1339 006 PRV, provisional patent application,  Jan , 2002.

21.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Avilov, D.  , Triterpene Quaternary salts as New cationic surfactants.. PCT/ Docket 1339 010 WO, provisional patent application serial, Jan , 2002.

22.  Krasutsky, P. A.; Kolomitsyn, I.V.; Carlson, R. M.; Wang Hong. In Situ Production of Bis(perfluporoacyl)-, (or Aroyl) Peroxides in the Corresponding Perfluorocarboxylic Acids. US/Docket ZO1037, provisional patent application serial no. 60/294,820, June 5, 2001.  

 

Presentations: 

23.  Krasutsky, P. A. ; Kolomitsyn, I. V., Carlson, R. M. New catalytic Pathway to Bistrifluoroacylperoxide generation. 222nd ASC National Meeting, Chicago,IL, August 26-30, 2001,  No.326.   

24.  Krasutsky, P. A. ; Kolomitsyn, I. V.; Semenova, E. M.; Botov, E. M.; Fokin, A. A.; Carlson, R. M. Novel Pathway for Carbocation Generation through Decomposition of Acyltrifluoroacylperoxides222nd ASC National Meeting, Chicago,IL, August 26-30, 2001,  No.327.   

25.  Kiprof, P.; Krasutsky, S. A.; Krasutsky, P. A. ; Kolomitsyn, I. M.; Carlson, R. M. Stability and Reactions of Carboxonium Ions. 222nd ASC National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 26-30, 2001,  No.109.   

26.  Krasutsky, P. A. ; Kolomitsyn, I. M.; Carlson, R. M.; Kiprof, P.; Sidorenko, N. A.; Fokin, A. A. Stable Dioxacarboxonium Ions Generation with Trifluoroperacetic Acid. 222nd ASC National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 26-30, 2001,  No.12.