N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry

Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry (ZIOC) was established by Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences on February 23 1934. The list of its Directors opens up with the name of Full Academy Member, Professor A.E. Favorsky (1934-39) succeeded by Full Academy Members, Professors A.N. Nesmeyanov (1939-54), B.A. Kazansky (1954-66), N.K. Kochetkov (1966-88), and V A. Tartakovsky (1988-2002).At present, the Institute is headed by RAS Full Member, Professor Mikhail P Egorov.