Olga Kushch

Olga V. Kushch

Professor of the Department of Biophysical Chemistry and Nanobiotechnologies,

Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Senior Researcher

Educational Background

2017 – D.Sc., Chemistry, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv;

2003 – Ph.D., Chemistry, L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, Donetsk;

1981 – Donetsk State University, Ukraine; Chemist, lecturer.

Professional Experience

2018 – present: Senior Scientist, The L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv;

2014 – 2018: Senior Scientist, Department of Physical Chemistry of Fossil Fuels InPOCC, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv;

2014 – present: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Physical Chemistry, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University;

2010 – 2014: Senior Scientist, Department of radical chemistry, The L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine, Donetsk;

1984 – 2010: Research Chemist, Department of radical chemistry, The L.M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine, Donetsk;

Certificates

Academic Title “Senior Scientist” (2012)

Research Interests:

Kinetics and mechanisms of free radical chain processes; Oxidation and polymerization; Organic catalysis, N-hydroxyimides; Enzyme-mediator systems; Nitroxyl radicals.

Author profiles:

Latest publications

  1. Kushch, O., Hordieieva, I., Novikova, K., Litvinov, Y., Kompanets, M., Shendrik, A., Opeida, I. Kinetics of N-oxyl Radicals’ Decay. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 85 (11), pp. 7112-7124. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087341114&doi=10.1021%2facs.joc.0c00506&partnerID=40&md5=7eb6bffd9c71fa9e0d2b47937117770c . DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00506
  2. Оpeida, I.O., Kushch, O.V., Kompanets, M.O., Litvinov, Y.E., Zosenko, O.O., Shendrik, A.N. The Oxidative Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers in the Presence of N-Hydroxyphthalimide. ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4 (40), pp. 11826-11832. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074969330&doi=10.1002%2fslct.201902597&partnerID=40&md5=95f19fb251100268887d8cb3dfee05e5 DOI: 10.1002/slct.201902597
  3. Kushch, O.V., Iryna, O., Hordieieva, Zosenko, O.O., Shendrik, A.N. Comparison of N-Hydroxy Compounds as Mediators in Laccase-Catalysed Decolorization of Indigo Carmine. ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4 (13), pp. 3905-3913. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064077984&doi=10.1002%2fslct.201803811&partnerID=40&md5=5aca4079338703689da9754a0cc6ba4d DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803811
  4. Opeida, I.A., Litvinov, Y.E., Kushch, O.V., Kompanets, M.A., Shendrik, A.N., Matvienko, A.G., Novokhatko, A.A. Rate constants and isotope effects for the reaction of H-atom abstraction from RH substrates by PINO radicals (2016) Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2016, 90 (11), pp. 2142-2149. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84991619959&doi=10.1134%2fS0036024416110194&partnerID=40&md5=20eea65e4bff1203cb7a263c35afc65b DOI: 10.1134/S0036024416110194
  5. Krylov, I.B., Kompanets, M.O., Novikova, K.V., Opeida, I.O., Kushch, O.V., Shelimov, B.N., Nikishin, G.I., Levitsky, D.O., Terent’ev, A.O. Well-Known Mediators of Selective Oxidation with Unknown Electronic Structure: Metal-Free Generation and EPR Study of Imide-N-oxyl Radicals. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2016, 120 (1), pp. 68-73. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955103012&doi=10.1021%2facs.jpca.5b10722&partnerID=40&md5=e3b30e370208ab95738ed8c17640dcf3 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b10722
  6. Kompanets, M.O., Kushch, O.V., Litvinov, Y.E., Pliekhov, O.L., Novikova, K.V., Novokhatko, A.O., Shendrik, A.N., Vasilyev, A.V., Opeida, I.O. Oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-diformylfuran with molecular oxygen in the presence of N-hydroxyphthalimide. Catalysis Communications, 2014, 57, pp. 60-63. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906716466&doi=10.1016%2fj.catcom.2014.08.005&partnerID=40&md5=c3e2e6247abc6355cba90e51f91dfad5 DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2014.08.005
  7. Plekhov, A.L., Kushch, O.V., Opeida, I.O., Kompanets, M.A. Catalytic oxidation of p-xylene with molecular oxygen in the presence of N-hydroxyphthalimide. Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2014, 87 (7), pp. 982-985. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84910146572&doi=10.1134%2fS1070427214070222&partnerID=40&md5=9a797999764b45e1a5f56d23aed35c62 DOI: 10.1134/S1070427214070222
  8. Opeida, I.O., Litvinov, Yu.E., Kushch, O.V., Kompanets, M.O., Shendrik, O.M. Kinetic studies of acenaphthene oxidation catalyzed by N-Hydroxyphthalimide. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 2013, 45 (8), pp. 515-524. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84879538311&doi=10.1002%2fkin.20790&partnerID=40&md5=83489c4166d3a91c923da803a1462d8e DOI: 10.1002/kin.20790
  9. Kushch, O.V. Effect of the structure of N-hydroxyphthalimides on their catalytic activity in the oxidation of isopropylbenzene in the presence of cuprous salts. Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry, 2012, 48 (4), pp. 252-257. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84866863971&doi=10.1007%2fs11237-012-9269-3&partnerID=40&md5=6fe4745234cd1309831cb545bde3708a DOI: 10.1007/s11237-012-9269-3
  10. Opeida, I.A., Plekhov, A.L., Kushch, O.V., Kompanets, M.A. On the mechanism of oxidation process initiation by the N-hydroxyphthalimide-cobalt (II) acetate system. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2012, 86 (3), pp. 366-368. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84862191608&doi=10.1134%2fS0036024412030235&partnerID=40&md5=0e4e7705e4f49612863e6e5ce63602e9  DOI: 10.1134/S0036024412030235