Born: 15.03.1984, Minsk, Belarus

Room; 313, building A2

e-mail: vitaly.kovalenko@pwr.edu.pl

ORCID 0000-0003-3426-2300

Scopus 35095216800

Research

Organic chemistry in its diversity, in particular rational and scalable synthesis of enantiomerically pure compounds

Education

2011 PhD degree in organic chemistry, Belarusian State University,

Supervisor: Prof. Oleg Kulinkovich

2007 MSc degree in chemistry, Belarusian State University

Work experience

2022 – present Visiting Researcher, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

2021 – 2022 Senior Scientist, CRO Selvita, Poland

2010 – 2021 Different research positions in Belarus, from 2016 as a principal investigator

Awards

2020 Winner of the “A day in the life of a crystal engineer” contest, Crystal Growth & Design (ACS)

2017 National Academy of Sciences Award, Belarus

Selected publications

1. V. Kovalenko, I. Císařová. Resolution by diastereomeric salts: Access to both enantiomers of racemic acid using the same enantiomer of resolving base. Chirality 2023, 35, DOI: 10.1002/chir.23615.
2. J. Petrović, V. Kovalenko, A. Svirid, D. Stojković, M. Ivanov, M. Kostić. Individual stereoisomers of verbenol and verbenone express bioactive features. J. Mol. Struct. 2022, 1251, 131999.
3. V. Kovalenko, A. Krauchanka, K. Prokhorevich. Practical method for increasing optical purity of cis-verbenol. Chirality 2019, 31, 865–869.
4. V. Kovalenko, K. Vasiutovich. Scalable synthesis of N-acetylated α-amino acid derived oxazoline ligands. J. Heterocyclic Chem. 2019, 56, 909–914.
5. T.-H. Jeon, H.-J. Kang, A. Svirid, A. Lyakhov, V. Kovalenko, C.-G. Cho. Chiral resolution of racemic 2-pyrone Diels-Alder cycloadduct by diastereomeric salt formation. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2019, 40, 910–913.
6. V.N. Kovalenko, K.N. Pokhorevich. Improved synthesis of optically active ipsdienol. Russ. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 52, 757–758.
7. V.N. Kovalenko, Yu.Yu. Kozyrkov. A simple method for resolution of endo-/exo-monoesters of trans-norborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acids into their enantiomers. Chirality 2015, 27, 151–155.
8. V. Kovalenko, E. Matiushenkov. Stereoselective synthesis of (2S,3S,7S)-3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-ol and its propionate, the sex pheromones of pine sawflies. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2012, 23, 1393–1399.
9. V.N. Kovalenko, E.A. Matiushenkov. Stereoselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-ipsdienols, pheromone components of bark beetles of the Ips family. Russ. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 48, 1168–1172.
10. V.N. Kovalenko, O.G. Kulinkovich. The resolution of trans-2,2-dichloro-3-methylcyclopropane-carboxylic acid via crystallization of its salts with (+)- and (–)-α-phenylethylamine, and the transformation of the resulting enantiomers into (R)- and (S)-dimethyl 2‑methylsuccinates. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2011, 22, 26–30.