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Reaction Discovery Involving Digital co-Expert with a Practical Application in Atom-Economic Cycloaddition
The article «Reaction Discovery Involving Digital co-Expert with a Practical Application in Atom-Economic Cycloaddition» by Kolomoets N.I., Boiko D.A., Romashov L.V., Kozlov K.S., Gordeev E.G., Galushko A.S., Ananikov V.P. was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Wiley)
Biodegradation of Furanic aldehydes by a bacterial consortium: Toward sustainable biofuel production and industrial wastewater detoxification
The article «Biodegradation of Furanic aldehydes by a bacterial consortium: Toward sustainable biofuel production and industrial wastewater detoxification» by Golysheva A.N., Belousova T.S., Lantsova E.A., Arlyapov V.A., Karlinskii B.Ya., Ananikov V.P. was published in J. Haz. Mat. Adv. (Elsevier B.V.)
Bis-NHC-Diarylethene Palladium Complexes: Dynamic Behavior and Self-Tuning Photoswitching
The article «Bis-NHC-Diarylethene Palladium Complexes: Dynamic Behavior and Self-Tuning Photoswitching» by Shnigirev R.B., Surzhikova I.I., Danshina A.A., Burykina J.V., Ushakov I.A., Li K., Meng X., Nelyubina Yu.V., Ananikov V.P., Munz D., Lvov A.G. was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Wiley)
Deactivation of Single-Atom Catalysts by Nanoparticles
The article «Deactivation of Single-Atom Catalysts by Nanoparticles» by Galushko A.S., Ananikov V.P. was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Wiley)
ILToxDB: A Database on Cytotoxicity of Ionic Liquids
The article «ILToxDB: A Database on Cytotoxicity of Ionic Liquids» by Toukach Ph. V., Arakelyan L.A., Egorova K.S., Ananikov V.P. was published in Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. (ACS Publishing)
Welcome to Ananikov Lab
Understanding how molecules and catalysts transform
Ananikov Lab studies the life cycle of molecules, catalysts and reactive intermediates under real chemical conditions. Our central research theme – Molecular Complexity and Transformations – connects organic synthesis, catalysis, nanoscale chemistry, photochemistry, molecular modeling and machine learning into a unified approach to modern reaction science.
Led by Prof. Valentine P. Ananikov at the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, the laboratory develops experimental, theoretical and data-driven methods to understand how chemical systems form, operate, adapt and degrade. We investigate catalytic transformations across multiple scales — from molecular complexes and reactive intermediates to clusters, nanoparticles, carbon materials and single-atom catalytic centers.
Our goal is to reveal the mechanisms of chemical transformations and use this knowledge to design more selective, efficient and sustainable transformations for organic synthesis, materials chemistry and chemical technologies. The laboratory combines advanced spectroscopy, microscopy, computational chemistry, molecular modeling and artificial intelligence to build a predictive picture of catalytic and molecular behavior.
Building on the strong tradition of Russian organic chemistry and working within the international research landscape, Ananikov Lab aims to create chemistry that is mechanistically understandable, reproducible, data-rich and useful for solving contemporary scientific and technological challenges.
