Dimitar Ivanov Popov ( Bulgarian. Dimitar Ivanov Popov , October 13, 1894 , pp. Makotsevo (now Sofia region of Bulgaria ) - October 25 , 1975 , Sofia ) - prominent Bulgarian chemist, organist, teacher, professor (since 1929), full member Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (since 1961). Laureate of the Dimitrov Prize (1959).
| Dimitar Ivanov Popov (Academician Dimitar Ivanov) | |
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| Date of Birth | October 13, 1894 |
| Place of Birth | with. Makotsevo (now Sofia region of Bulgaria ) |
| Date of death | October 25, 1975 (81 years old) |
| Place of death | Sofia |
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| Scientific field | Organic chemistry |
| Place of work | Institute of Organic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Alma mater | Sofia University |
| Academic degree | Professor |
| Academic rank | Academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Known as | discoverer of Ivanov’s reaction |
| Awards and prizes |  , prize of the French Academy of Sciences |
Known as academician Dimitar Ivanov.
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Biography
He studied at the 1st Sofia Gymnasium. In 1920 he graduated from Sofia University . He completed an internship at the University of Nancy ( France ). Since 1926 he worked at Sofia University (since 1929 - professor).
Since 1948 - corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Full member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1961.
In the years 1962-1972. Head of the Organic Synthesis section at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Since 1958. - Member of the German Chemical Society (GDR).
Since 1972, he has been an honorary member of the French Chemical Society, of which he has been a member since 1924.
Scientific activity
Popov's works are mainly devoted to the chemistry of organometallic and organophosphorus compounds and to the study of essential oils .
In 1931, he discovered the reaction of the interaction of the magnesium halide salt of phenylacetic acid with carbonyl-containing compounds ( Ivanov reaction ).
Rewards
- Prize of the French Academy of Sciences (1932)
- Order "St. Alexander" V Art. (1939)
- Dimitrov Prize II Art. (1959)
- Order of Cyril and Methodius I Art. (1970)
Sources
- Volkov V.A., Vonsky E.V., Kuznetsova G.I. Outstanding chemists of the world. - M .: VSH, 1991.656 s.