V.P. Kukhar Institute
of Bioorganic
chemistry and
Petrochemistry
NAS of Ukraine

In accordance with the Order of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine dated June 6, 2007, No. 381, the Center for Collective Use of the Vertex-70 Infrared Fourier Spectrometer by Bruker (hereinafter referred to as the Center) was established at the V.P. Kukhary Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The Center was established with the aim of making the most efficient use of the unique and valuable Vertex 70 infrared Fourier spectrometer manufactured by Bruker (Germany) (hereinafter referred to as the Device). The Center’s scientific research is focused on studying the molecular structure of organic, organoelement and bioorganic compounds. The head of the Center is Sergey Vdovenko, PhD in Chemistry.

Head of the Center, Sergey VDOVENKO, Ph.D.

e-mail: sergiusz.vdovenko@gmail.com

1. Structure, main tasks, and organization of the Center

1.1 The Center is owned by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The device is on the balance sheet of the V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

1.2 The main task of the Center is to provide scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with the opportunity to conduct research on the device, which is serviced by qualified personnel.

2. Procedure for providing services

2.1 Scientific institutions and organizations of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine that need to conduct research on the Vertex 70 infrared Fourier spectrometer shall submit written applications to the Bureau of the Chemistry Department of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine twice a year, by January 15 and June 15, specifying the number of hours (based on 30 minutes for a regular spectrum and 1 hour for a quantitative spectrum of known concentration, with computer processing, etc.), the deadlines and types of research requiring the use of the specified device.

2.2 The Bureau of the Chemistry Department of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, upon the recommendation of the director of the V.P. Kukhar Institute of Organic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, approves the overall distribution among customers of the working time allocated for collective use of the Vertex 70 infrared Fourier spectrometer.

2.3 When planning the Center’s working hours, the management shall be guided by the proportions specified in the order of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine No. 322 dated 04/28/04.

2.4 The use of the Device’s working time shall be recorded in the logs of the established form.

2.5 Paid services using the Equipment of the NAS of Ukraine Center for the needs of institutions, enterprises, and organizations that are not under the jurisdiction of the NAS of Ukraine are provided in accordance with current legislation.

2.6. The Institute shall cover all current expenses related to the use of the Device provided by the Central Scientific Computing Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. If repair work is necessary, its cost shall be distributed proportionally to the working time between the customers – the Institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

3. Equipment of the center

The Vertex 70 infrared Fourier spectrometer is designed to measure infrared spectra of chemical compounds in the mid-infrared range and is indispensable in the study of both fast chemical reactions of organic and biological substances (kinetic studies) and in the study of the structure of organic, bioorganic, and biological molecules (proteins, peptides, etc.) in solutions and in the solid state.

Main technical characteristics of the device