Dr. Andrey Khalimon received his Dipl. Chem. Degree (Diploma with Excellence) from M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) in 2004 and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Brock University (Canada) in 2010. His doctorate work with Prof. Georgii I. Nikonov was focused on the investigation of new catalytic methods and design of novel early transition metal catalysts for chemoselective reduction of challenging substrates. This included detailed mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions in order to make even better system with desired properties.
After his Ph.D., he joined the group of Prof. Warren E. Piers at the University of Calgary (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate, where he continued to work in the field of transition metal catalysis (photoinduced olefin metathesis) and materials chemistry (the development of Photo Lewis Acid Generators and their applications in advanced photolithography) in collaboration with the Intel Corporation (USA).
In 2013, Dr. Khalimon moved to Heidelberg in Germany and joined CaRLa (Catalysis Research Laboratory, BASF SE) as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Working as a part of the team of industrial and fundamental chemists, he was involved in the development of the first catalytic system for direct synthesis of acrylates from CO2 and olefins – a highly attractive process for chemical industry.
In 2015, Dr. Khalimon accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology of Nazarbayev University, where he continues to work in the filed of organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis.
Current research interests include:
(1) Transition metal / organometallic chemistry
(2) Catalysis for sustainable energy technologies;
(3) Transition metal mediated activation of small molecules (CO2, CO, NH3, etc.);
(4) Development of new metal catalysts for chemo-, regio-, and enantioselective transformation of organic substrates into value-added products;
(5) Organometallic dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
More information can be found at: Google Schlolar Profile and ResearchGate Profile
POCN pincer complexes of Nickel(II): synthesis and hydrosilylation catalysisGudun, K., Segizbayev, M., Adamov, A., Khalimon, A.,
2017Phosphinite POCN Pincer Ligands: Synthesis and Coordination ChemistryGudun, K., Segizbayev, M., Khalimon, A.,
2017 p. 21-21
Exploring Coordination Chemistry of 1,3-substituted AzulenesNurseiit, A., Segizbayev, M., Khalimon, A.,
2017 p. 1478
Photo Lewis acid generators: Photorelease of B(C6F5)3 and applications to catalysisKhalimon, A., Shaw, B., Marwitz, A., Piers, W., Blackwell, J., Parvez, M.,
2015 In : Dalton Transactions. 44, 41, p. 18196-18206
Imido-hydrido complexes of Mo(IV): Catalysis and mechanistic aspects of hydroboration reactionsKhalimon, A., Farha, P., Nikonov, G.,
2015 In : Dalton Transactions. 44, 43, p. 18945-18956
Nickel-catalyzed direct carboxylation of olefins with CO2: One-pot synthesis of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid saltsHuguet, N., Jevtovikj, I., Gordillo, A., Lejkowski, M., Lindner, R., Bru, M., Khalimon, A., Rominger, F., Schunk, S., Hofmann, P., Limbach, M.,
2014 In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 20, 51, p. 16858-16862
Multiple coupling of silanes with imido complexes of MoKhalimon, A., McLeod, N., Ignatov, S., Okhapkin, A., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2014 In : Dalton Transactions. 43, 22, p. 8446-8453
Methods and Compounds for Photo Lewis Acid Generation and Uses ThereofPiers, W., Khalimon, A., Marwitz, A.,
2013Unusual structure, fluxionality, and reaction mechanism of carbonyl hydrosilylation by silyl hydride complex [(ArN=)Mo(H)(SiH2Ph) (PMe3)3]Khalimon, A., Ignatov, S., Okhapkin, A., Simionescu, R., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2013 In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 19, 26, p. 8573-8590
Imido-supported borohydrides of titanium, vanadium and molybdenumKhalimon, A., Peterson, E., Lorber, C., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Van Der Est, A., Nikonov, G.,
2013 In : European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 12, p. 2205-2211
Photogeneration of a phosphonium alkylidene olefin metathesis catalystKhalimon, A., Leitao, E., Piers, W.,
2012 In : Organometallics. 31, 15, p. 5634-5637
A photo Lewis acid generator (PhLAG): Controlled photorelease of B(C 6F 5) 3Khalimon, A., Piers, W., Blackwell, J., Michalak, D., Parvez, M.,
2012 In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134, 23, p. 9601-9604
Mechanistic aspects of hydrosilylation catalyzed by (ArN=)Mo(H)(Cl) (PMe 3) 3 Khalimon, A., Shirobokov, O., Peterson, E., Simionescu, R., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2012 In : Inorganic Chemistry. 51, 7, p. 4300-4313
An unexpected mechanism of hydrosilylation by a silyl hydride complex of molybdenumKhalimon, A., Ignatov, S., Simionescu, R., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2012 In : Inorganic Chemistry. 51, 2, p. 754-756
Catalytic hydroboration by an imido-hydrido complex of Mo(iv)Khalimon, A., Farha, P., Kuzmina, L., Nikonov, G.,
2012 In : Chemical Communications. 48, 3, p. 455-457
Catalytic and stoichiometric reactivity of β-silylamido agostic complex of Mo: Intermediacy of a silanimine complex and applications to multicomponent couplingKhalimon, A., Simionescu, R., Nikonov, G.,
2011 In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133, 18, p. 7033-7053
Diversity of catalysis by an imido-hydrido complex of molybdenum. Mechanism of carbonyl hydrosilylation and silane alcoholysisPeterson, E., Khalimon, A., Simionescu, R., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2009 In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131, 3, p. 908-909
β-agostic silylamido and silyl-hydrido compounds of molybdenum and tungstenIgnatov, S., Khalimon, A., Rees, N., Razuvaev, A., Mountford, P., Nikonov, G.,
2009 In : Inorganic Chemistry. 48, 20, p. 9605-9622
Agostic NSi-H⋯Mo complexes: From curiosity to catalysisKhalimon, A., Simionescu, R., Kuzmina, L., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2008 In : Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 47, 40, p. 7701-7704
Synthesis and molecular and electronic structure of an unusual paramagnetic borohydride complex Mo(NAr)2(PMe3)2(η 2-BH4)Khalimon, A., Holland, J., Kowalczyk, R., McInnes, E., Green, J., Mountford, P., Nikonov, G.,
2008 In : Inorganic Chemistry. 47, 3, p. 999-1006
Synthesis and structural studies of germyl and germyl/stannyl substituted tungstenocenesKhalimon, A., Dorogov, K., Churakov, A., Kuzmina, L., Lemenovskii, D., Howard, J., Nikonov, G.,
2007 In : Dalton Transactions. 23, p. 2440-2449
Persistent silylium ions stabilized by polyagostic Si-H⋯Si interactionsKhalimon, A., Zi, H., Simionescu, R., Vyboishchikov, S., Nikonov, G.,
2007 In : Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 46, 24, p. 4530-4533
