Moscow State University Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is responsible for research and development in different chemistry fields and for preparing chemists in these fields.

Priority areas of scientific activities

1. Development of new methods of organic and inorganic traces isolation, concentrating and determination in environment, food and biological matrixes and of environment remediation
2. Development of new methods for quality control of chemicals and pharmaceutical products
3. Solution of modern problem of chemistry and physical chemistry high
4. Physico-chemical mechanic of solids and dispersed systems
5. Investigations in the field of laser-induced physico-chemical process
6. Inorganic chemistry and synthesis and development of new generations of functional materials
7. Molecular design of organic structures and organic reactions, target search, synthesis and testing of new practically important organic compounds including drugs
8. Hetero-organic compounds as reagents and catalysts used for synthesis of organic and organometallic compounds
9. Radionuclides and radioactive tracers compounds for use in chemistry and biology
10. Radionuclid diagnostics of chemical process and compounds
11. Dosimetry and radiological environmental pollution control
12. Catalysis and surface chemistry
13. Development of physico-chemical bases and methods for separation and deep purification of compounds and isotopes
14. High pressure chemistry
15. Chemistry of energy consuming and carbon-graphite materials
16. New approaches to the problem of rational use of hydrocarbon raw materials
17. Organic chemistry of double-stranded nucleic acids and HK-protein complexes
18. Investigation of ribonucleotides structure using chemical approaches
19. Kinetics and mechanism of photochemical, cryochemical and catalytic process and development of new materials and technologies on the base of molecular organized systems
20. Development of perspective technological systems for treatment of raw materials from the point of view of safe development of technosphere
21. Chemical enzymology
22. Electrochemistry
23. Radiochemistry of organic systems

The Chemistry Department has a very good relationship with the Biological Department, which has animal breeding and testing facilities.

A wide array of equipment for developing commercial projects is available. For example, the Analytical Chemistry Division has GCs (with FID, NPD, FPD, ECD), GC/MSs (EI,CI), LC/MS(ESI, APCI, APPhI), GC/AED, LCs(UV-vis, electrochemical dtector), ICs, HPTLC, capillary electrophoresis, ICP/MS, RFS, AAS, FTIR, UV-VIS spectrometers and etc.

Divisions and Chairs

• Analytical chemistry
• High molecular weight compounds (polymers)
• Colloidal chemistry
• Laser chemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• General chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Radiochemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Chemistry and physics of high pressure
• Petrochemistry and organic catalysis
• Chemistry of natural compounds
• Chemical kinetics
• Chemical technology
• Chemical enzymology
• Electrochemistry

The Department of Chemistry has worked with may western companies, including DuPont, The Dow Chemical Company and Lockheed Martin Energy Technologies.

The Department of Chemistry hold many Russian patents and some intellectual property that would be of potential interest in industry.

The Department of Chemistry has many research laboratories in the divisions mentioned above. Many doctors of sciences, candidates of science (PhDs), and senior research scientists work in these labs. The department also trains graduate and post graduate students.