Ojars NEILANDS*

(08.04.1932-27.10.2003)

Professor  Ojars NEILANDS Department of  Chemistry Faculty of Material Science and Applied Chemistry Riga Technical University Azenes iela 14/24 Riga, LV 1048 Latvia

Born: April 8, 1932, Liepaja, Latvia

Departed: October 27, 2003, Riga, Latvia

Interests:

• Organic Synthesis
• Theoretical Organic Chemistry
• Chemistry of 1,3-Indandione and ß-Dicarbonyl Compounds
• Modification of [60]Fullerene
• Organic Metals and Semiconductors
• Charge Transfer Complexes
• Hydrogen Bond Complexes
• Policoordinate Iodine Organic Compounds
• Organic Materials for Electronics and Optics

Main Research:

Synthesis of novel organic compounds with unusual physical properties: semiconductivity, metallic conductivity and superconductivity, nonlinear optical effects - materials for electronics and optoelectronics. Investigation of organic pi-conjugated molecules with electron donor and electron acceptor groups, capable to intramolecular electron transfer. Recognition of organic molecules by hydrogen bond formation.

Languages: German, English, Russian, Latvian

Education

• University of Latvia (Faculty of Chemistry) cum laude, 1956
• Dr. chem. (Candidate of Science in former USSR), USSR Academy of Sciences , Moscow, 1961
• Dr. habil. chem. (Doctor of Science in former USSR), Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1971

Experience:

• Senior Technician, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Latvia, 1956-1958

Riga Technical University, Faculty of Chemistry (Chemical Technology)(since 2000  - Faculty of Material Science and Applied Chemistry), Latvia -

• Postgraduate, Lecturer, Senior Researcher, 1958- 1964
• Associate Professor, 1964-1973
• Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry, 1964 - 1999
• Professor, 1973-1999
• Professor Emeritus, Leading Research Fellow, 2000 -

Honours and Awards:

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1989
• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1992
• The Latvian Academy of Sciences Gustavs Vanags Prize (in Chemistry), 1978
• The Latvian State Prize, 1980
• The Merited Scientist of Latvia, 1982
• The Gustavs Vanags Medal (Riga Technical University), 1991
• The Solomon Hiller Medal ( Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis), 1992
• The Paul Valden Medal (Riga Technical University), 2000
• The Latvian Academy of Sciences and Public Joint-stock Company " Grindex" Award, 2000

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member, (Vice-chairman, 1991-1999), Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for Chemistry,  1991-2002
• Chairman, Habilitation Council (Organic Chemistry), Riga Technical University, 1991-1997
• Member, Promotion Council (Chemistry), Riga Technical University, 2000-
• Member, the Latvian Academy of Sciences Gustavs Vanags Prize (in Chemistry) Committee, 1989 -
• Chairman of Programme Committee, Conferences on Chemistry of beta-Dicarbonyl Compounds (1966, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1991)
• Member, The American Chemical Society, 1996 -
• Member, The Latvian Chemical Society, 1990 -
• Member, Management Comission of Action COST D19 “Chemical Functionality Specific to the Nanometer
  Scale”, European Comission, 2000-

Lectures

• Intermolecular and intramolecular electron transfer. Lecture Series. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, November 10-December 2, 1994
• Novel Materials for Nonlinear Optics. Two lectures. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, May 14-May 26, 1997
• Aryliodonium betaines as sources for catalytic generation of dioxocarbenes and acylnitrenes. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, November 10- 18, 1998.
• Pyrimido-fused Tetrathiafulvalenes. University of Angers (France), May 11, 1999.
• Aryliodonium betaines of  beta-dicarbonyl compounds in organic synthesis. University of Angers (France), May 19, 1999.
• Organic Molecular crystals and polymers for electronics and optics. Corporation 3M, Innovation Centrum, St.Paul, USA, October 23, 2000.
• Modification of fullerene C60 in Riga Technical University. University of Angers, France. Labor. Ingenierie Moleculaire et Materiaux Organiques. June 29th 2010.
• The search for tetrathiafulvalenes capable to form intermolecular hydrogen bonds. University of Angers, France. Labor. Ingenierie Moleculaire et Materiaux Organiques, July 2nd 2001.

Courses:

Riga Technical University -

• Organic Chemistry, 1964-1999
• Theoretical Problems of Organic Chemistry, 1962-1974
• Organic Analysis, 1962-1966
• Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry, 1964-1974
• Stereochemistry, 1995-
• Contemporary Organic Synthesis, 1997-1999
• Organic Materials for Electronics and Optics, 2000

Text-Books:

• Organic Chemistry, 1977, Riga: Zvaigzne , 798 pp. (in Latvian).
• Organic Chemistry, 1990, Moscow: Visshaya shkola , 751 pp. (in Russian).

Recent/Representative Publications:

• O.Neilands, J. Stradinsh, E. Silinsh, D. Balode, S. Valtere, V. Kadisha, S. Kalnina, V. Kampars, I. Mazheika, L. Taure. Structure and Tautomeric Interconversions of  ß-Dicarbonyl Compounds, 1977, Riga: Zinatne, 448 pp. (in Russian).
• Khodorkovsky V.Yu., Tormoz G.V., Neilands O.Ya., Kolotilo N.V., Il’chenko A.Ya., New long-chain tetrathiafulvalene derivatives with a diacetylene group. - Tetrahedron Letters, 1992, vol. 33, N 7, pp. 973-976.
• Tormoz G.V., Khodorkovsky V.Yu., Neilands O.Ya., Belyakov S.V., A novel cyclocondensation reaction of xantogenic acid derivatives, containing the active methylene groups with isothiocyanates. Spectra data and X-ray structures of the products. - Tetrahedron, 1992, vol. 48, N 33, pp. 6863-6874.
• Roze M.P., Berzinsh E.L., Neiland O.Ya, The synthesis of 3,4-dicyanophenylmalonic acid esters and preparation of soluble phthalocyanines. - Zhurn. Organ. Khim., 1992, Vol. 28, N 4, pp. 827-830 (in Russian).
• Neiland O.Ya., Synthesis and properties of surface-active quinones and tetracyanoquinodimethanes. - Sibirsky Khim. Zhurnal, 1992, N 4, pp. 45-51 (in Russian).
• Tormos G.V., Neilands O.J., Cava M.P., Synthesis and characteristics of bis(5-carbomethoxy-4-methylthio-3-phenyl-2-thiazolinylidene). - J. Organic Chemistry, 1992, vol. 57, N 3, pp. 1008-1009.
• Neiland O.Ya., Tilika V.Zh., Edzhinya A.S., Pyrimidotetrathiafulvalenes. - Chem. Heterocycl. Compounds, 1992, N 8, pp. 945-950 (in Russian pp. 1122-1128).
• Neiland O.Ya., Khodorkovsky V.Yu., Tilika V.Zh., Synthesis of derivatives of new heterocyclic system 5,7-dioxo(4H,6H)-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine on the basis of barbituric acid. - Chem .Heterocycl. Compounds, 1992, N 12, pp. 1432-1438 (in Russian pp. 1667-1673).
• Sudmale I.V., Tormos G.V., Khodorkovsky V.Yu., Edzina A.S., Neilands O.J., Cava M.P., Synthesis and properties of new bridged tetrathiafulvalenes. - J. Org.Chem., 1993, vol. 58, N 6, pp. 1355-1358.
• Sudmale I.V., Khodorkovsky V.Yu., Edzhinya A.S., O.Ya.Neiland, Synthesis and properties of (4-hydroxy-5-methoxycarbonylthieno)-tetrathiafulvalenes. - Chem. Heterocyc. Compounds, 1993, N 6, pp. 652-658 (in Russian pp. 761-768).
• Rutkis M.A., Gerca L.E., Silinsh E.A., Neilands O. Y., Roze M.P., Berzinsh E.L., Klimkans A.B., Larssons S., Langmuir-blodgett films of indandione-1,3 pyridinium betaine. I Preparation, electronic structure, optical properties. - Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics, 1993, vol. 2, pp. 319-330.
• Neiland O.Ya., Katsen Ya.Ya. A new electrondonor for conducting Langmuir-Blodgett films- stearoyloxymethyl-bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene. - Chem. Heterocycl. Compounds, 1994, N 3, pp. 373-374 (in Russian pp. 422-423).
• Khodorkovsky V.Yu., Ellern A., Neilands O., A new strong electron acceptor. The resurrection of 2,2’-biindanylidene-1,3,1’,3’-tetraone. - Tetrahedron Letters, 1994, vol. 35, N 18, pp. 2955-2958.
• Neiland O.Ya.,Tilika V.Zh.,Edzhinya A.S., Pyrimidotetrathiafulvalenes. 2. Trimetylsylilation of 5,7-dioxo(4H,6H)-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2-selone and the use of the silylated product for the synthesis of 2,4-dioxopyrimidotetrathiafulvalenes. - Heterocycl. Compounds, 1994, N 9, pp. 1116-1119 (in Russian pp. 1285-1289).
• Neilands O., Belyakov S., Tilika V., Edzina A., Synthesis and X-Ray crystal structure of a novel tetrathiafulvalene dimethyl[2,4-dioxo(1H,3H)pyrimido]tetrathiafulvalene, able to form intermolecular hydrogen bonds of nucleic acid base-pair type. - Chemical Communications, 1995, N 3, pp. 325-326.
• Troitsky V.I., Berzina T.S., Katsen Ya.Ya., Neilands O.Ya., Nicolini C., Conducting Langmuir-Blodgett films of heptadecylcarboxymethyl-BEDT-TTF. - Synthetic Metals, 1995, vol. 74, pp. 1-6.
• Neiland O.Ya., Tilika V.Zh., Supe A.A., Edzhinya A.S., Pyrimidotetrathiafulvalenes. 3. Synthesis and properties of cation-radical salts, cation-radical betaines and iodine complexes of dimethyl[2,4-dioxo(1H,3H)pyrimido]tetrathiafulvalene and its N-alkylderivatives. - Chem. Heterocycl. Compounds, 1996, N 1, pp. 123-129 (in Russian).
• Neilands O., Tilika V., Sudmale I., Grigorjeva I., Edzina A., Fonavs E., Muzikante I. Dioxo- and aminooxopyrimidotetrathiafulvalenes--p -electrondonors for design of conducting materials, containing intramolecular hydrogen bonds of nucleic acid base pair type. - Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics, 1997, vol. 7, pp. 39-43
• Puplovskis A., Kacens J., Neilands O. New Route for [60]fullerene functionalisation in cycloaddition[4+2] reaction using indene. - Tetrahedron Letters, 1997, vol. 38, N 2, pp. 285-288.
• Sudmale I., Puplovskis A., Edzina A., Neilands O., Khodorkovsky V. An efficient synthesis on new long chain substituted tetrathiafulvalene derivatives involving two tetrathiafulvalene moieties. - Synthesis, 1997, N 7, pp.750-752.
• O. Neilands, I. Sudmale, A. Schnell, K. Georgieva, Th. Kappe. Synthesis of 5-Dialkylaminothio-carbonylthiobarbituric Acids and 5-Diethylaminothiocarbonylthio-6-aminouracil. - J. Heterocycl.Chem., 1998, vol.35, N 1/2, pp.157-160
• O.Neilands. From deep coloured 2-Aryl-1,3-indandiones - organic semiconductors to photoconductors, non-linear optical materials and synthetic metals. - Latvian J. Physics and Techn. Sc., 1998, N 4, pp.28-38.
• L.M.Goldenberg, O.Neilands. Hydrogen Bond Complexation of Dimethyl-[1-butyl-2,4-dioxo(1H,3H)pyrimido]tetrathiafulvalene with aminopyridine derivatives probed by cyclic voltammetry. - J. Electroanalyt. Chem., 1999, vol.463, N 4, pp.212-217.
• M.Utinans, O.Neilands. Quantum chemical calculations, synthesis and properties of novel organic materials with the photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer and giant change of the electric dipole moment in the excited state. -  Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics, 1999, vol. 9,. pp. 19-25.
• D.Gonzalez, O.Neilands, M.C.Rezende. The solvatochromic behaviour of 2- and 4-(N-pyri-dinio)phenoxides. -  J.Chem.Soc.,Perkin 2, 1999, pp.713-717.
• V.Khodorkovsky, A.Ellern, L.Shapiro, O.Neilands. Synthesis and Properties of a Novel Electron Acceptor Derived from p-Benzoquinone, Tetrahedron Letters,1999, Vol.40, pp.4851-4854.
• M.Plotniece, E.Shabanova, O.Neilands, K.Schaumburg.  Dihidrofuro-Fused Fullerene C₆₀ Derivatives: Side Chain Reactions and Characterization. - Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1999, Vol.53, pp.528-529
• N.Tonkikh, H.Duddeck, M.Petrova, O.Neilands, A.Strakovs. Unusual formation of 2-Aryl-7,7-dimethyl-6,8-epidiseleno-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-quinazolones. - Eur.Journ.Organ.Chem., 1999, pp.1585-1588.
• O.Neilands, V.Liepinsh, B.Turovska.  Synthesis of Novel Tetrathiafulvalene System Containing Redox-active Ribonucleoside and Oligoribonucleotide. - Organic Letters, 1999, Vol.1, No13, pp.2065-2067.
• O.Dubrovich, M.Utinans, V.Zauls, O.Neilands, Synthesis, Modelling and Characterization of Novel Non-Linear Optical Polymers Containing Indandionylpyridinium Betaine (IPB) Units. - Materials Science and Engineering C, 1999, Vol.8/9, pp. 391-394.
• O.Ya. Neilands, E.B.Shebenina, G.G.Pukitis, Investigation of Reaction Ability of Substituted Phthalic Acids and Anhydrides in a Condensation Reaction with N-carboxymethylpyridinium, Substituted N-carboxymethylpyridinium and N-carboxymethylisoquinolinium salts and Synthesis of Novel N- (1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dion-2-yl)pyridiniobetaines. - Chem. Heterocycl. Compounds, 1999, No 12, pp. 1647-1654 (in Russian).
• Neiland O.Ya., Belyakov S.V. Ethyl(3-amino-2-phenyliodonium)crotonate tosylate: synthesis, crystal structure and preparation of heterocyclic compounds on its basis - Chem. Heterocycl. Compounds, 2000, No 6, pp. 770-777.
• M.Utinans, V.Khodorkovsky, O.Neilands. Long Chain Substituted Tetracyanoquinodimethanes: a Convenient Synthetic Approach. - Synthetic Communication, 2001 vol.31, N 7,pp.971-974.
• O.Neilands. Aryliodonuim betaines as sources for catalytic generation of dioxocarbenes and acylnitrenes .  In: "Modern Problems of Organic Chemistry", Issue 13, ed. A.A.Potekhin, R.R. Kostikov, M.S.Baird, 2001, StPetersburg University Press, pp. 145-176.
• O.Neilands, Dioxo- and aminooxopyrimido-fused tetrathiafulvalenes - base compounds for novel organic semiconductors and for design of sensors for nucleic acid components recognition. - Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2001, Vol.355, pp. 331-350.
• M.Giffard, G.Maban, E.Leclair, N.Mercier, M.Allain, A.Gorgues, P.Molinie, O.Neilands, P.Krief,
  V.Khodorkovsky, Oxidation of TTF derivatives using (diacetoxyiodo)benzene; a general route towards
  cation radicals, dications and nonstoichiometric salts. - J.Amer.Chem.Soc., 2001, Vol.123, No16, pp. 3852-
  3854.
• O.Neilands. The Use of N-Carboxymethylazinium and Diazolium Salts in Synthesis of Indan-1,3-dione
  2- Onium Derivatives. -  "Chemistry and Biological Activity of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles and
  Alkaloids", Vol.1, Moscow, Iridium Press, 2001, pp. 410-416.
• O. Ya. Neiland, R. A. Valter, S. B. Belyakov. 5.7.-Dichloro-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2-thione and -2-selone: synthesis, crystal structure, solvatochromism and reactions with nucleophiles. -  Chem. Heterocycl. Compounds, 2002, No 1, pp. 87-94.
• O.Neilands, Aryliodonium betaines of (-dicarbonyl compounds: synthesis and use in generation of
  dioxocarbenes. - Latvian J. Chem., 2002, N 1, pp. 27-59.
• O.Neilands.  Organic compounds capable to form intermolecular hydrogen bonds for nanostructures
  created on solid surface aimed to sensor design. -  NATO Science Series II- Mathematics, Physics and
  Chemistry "Molecular Low Dimensional and Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Applications",
  Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, pp. 181-190.

Research Projects:

• O. Neilands (Head of Project). Synthesis of Novel Organic Molecules with Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer and Giant Change of Dipole Moment in Dipolar Exited State for Organized Molecular Assemblies. International Science Foundation (1994-1995).
• O. Neilands (Head of Project). Synthesis and Investigation of Organic Compounds with Unusual Electrophysical and Optical Properties. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996).
• O. Neilands (Head of Project). The Use of Complementary Pair Type Hydrogen Bonds for Design of Supramolecular Electron Donor - Electron Acceptor Assemblies. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• O. Neilands (Head of Part of Program). Synthesis, Investigation and Elaboration of Novel Photoactive Organic Materials for Use in Photonics and Nano-Electronics. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• NATO Science Programme, Collaborative linkage grant “New sigma linked C60 - electron donor derivatives electronic and photoelectronic properties”, 2000 - 2001: Principal investigators: Prof. A.Gorgues, University of Angers, France; Prof. O.Neilands, RTU, Latvia; Prof. L.Echegoyen, University of Miami, USA
• O.Neilands (Head of Part of Program). Synthesis and Investigation of Highly Polar Organic Compounds for Novel Materials Design Aimed to Nonlinear Optical Pproperties. Latvian Council of Science (2001- ).

• O.Neilands (Head of Project). Synthesis of Organic Compounds Capable to Form Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds and Their Use for Nanostructure Creating on Solid Surface Aimed to Sensor Design. Latvian Council of Science (2001- )

   

Last update 29.01.2003