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Irina Vasilenko

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Chief Researcher
PhD (Chemistry)
Docent (Associate professor)

Department: Laboratory of catalysis of polymerization processes
e-mail: vasilenkoi@bsu.by
Phone: +375 (17) 209-51-75

h-index (Scopus) – 21
h-index (Web of Science) – 19
h-index (Google scholar) – 22
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NSfS8igAAAAJ&hl=en
 
Subject and Class of Degrees
1998–2003: BSc. degree in Chemistry at Chemical Department, Belarusian State University, June 26, 2003. Thesis title is “The 1-hexene polymerization using TiCl4-Al(C6H13)3×Mg(C6H13)2 catalyst system”.
2003–2004: MSc. degree in Chemistry at Chemical Department, Belarusian State University, September 10, 2004. Thesis title is “Investigation of the 1-hexene polymerization in the presence of modified classical and supported magnesium – titaniumZiegler-Natta catalysts”.
2004–2007: Ph.D. thesis at theInstitute of Physical and Organic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus. Thesis title is “Polymerization of 1-hexene and its copolymerization with styrene in the presence of heterogeneous and homogeneous Zieglar–Natta catalysts”. Ph.D. degree in Polymer Chemistry, Belarusian State University, December 27, 2007.
 
Career
2007–2008:Junior Researcher, Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University.
2008–2010:Researcher, Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University.
2010–2014:Senior Researcher, Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University.
Since 2014:Leading Researcher, Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University.
 
Current research activity, main achievements
Cationic polymerization of isobutylene in the presence of modified Lewis acids and ionic liquid, anionic ring-opening polymerization of D,L-lictide, ε-caprolactone, and ε-caprolactam, stereoselective polymerization of styrene and higher a-olefins.
 
List of Selected Publications:

  1. Timofeev G.V., Hulnik M.I., Vasilenko I.V., Ganachaud F., Jacob G., Kostjuk S.V. Chlorinated Solvent-Free Living/Controlled Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Epichlorohydrin Using BF3•OEt2 as Co-initiator: Towards Perfectly Functionalized Polyepichlorohydrin Diols // ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2023, 5, 8, 6549-6561. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01105  
  2. Belousov G.K., Vaitusionak A.A., Vasilenko I.V., Ghasemi M., Andruleviciene V., Ivanchenko A., Volyniuk D., Kim H., Grazulevicius J.V., Kostjuk S.V. Through-Space Charge-Transfer Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Alternating Donor Acceptor Copolymers for Non-Doped Solution-Processable OLEDs // Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 2686-2699. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02582  
  3. Piskun Y.A., Ksendzov E.A., Resko A.V., Soldatov M.A., Timashev P., Liu H., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Phosphazene functionalized silsesquioxane-based porous polymer as thermally stable and reusable catalyst for bulk ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone // Polymers, 2023, 15, 1291. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15051291  
  4. Zaitsev K.V., Trubachev A.D., Oprunenko Y.F., Piskun Yu.A., Vasilenko I.V., Churakov A.V., Kostjuk S.V. Aluminum Salen Complexes Modified with Unsaturated Alcohol: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Activity Towards Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone and D,L-Lactide // Molecules, 2023, 28, 1262. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031262
  5. Berezianko I.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Silica gel supported ionic liquids as effective and reusable catalysts for the synthesis of highly reactive polyisobutylene in non-polar media // Polymer Chemistry. 2022, 13. 6625-6636. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01104B
  6. Bohdan M., Shiman D.I., Nikishau P.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Quasiliving carbocationic polymerization of isobutylene using FeCl3 as an efficient and water-tolerant Lewis acid: synthesis of well-defined telechelic polyisobutylenes // Polymer Chemistry. 2022, 13. 6010-6021. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01106A
  7. Hulnik M.I., Kuharenko O.V., Timashev P., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. AlCl3 × OPh2-Co-initiated cationic polymerization of anethole: Facile access to high molecular weight polymers under mild conditions // European Polymer Journal. 2022, 165. № 110983. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110983
  8. Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of highly reactive polyisobutylene: discovery, development and perspectives // J. Macromol. Sci.:, Part A: Pure Appl. Chem., 2021, 58, 725-735.   https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2021.1956332 
  9. Hulnik M.I., Kuharenko O.V., Vasilenko I.V., Timashev P., Kostjuk S.V. Controlled cationic polymerization of anethole: Accessing high-performance plastic from biomass-derived monomer // ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 6841-6854. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01504
  10. Berezianko I.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Liquid coordination complexes as a new class of catalysts for the synthesis of highly reactive polyisobutylene // Polymer, 2021, 226, 123825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123825
  11. Vaitusionak A.A., Vasilenko I.V., Sych G., Kashina A.V., Simokaitiene J., Grazulevicius J.V., Kostjuk S.V. Atom-transfer radical homo- and copolymerization of carbazole-substituted styrene and perfluorostyrene // Eur. Polym. J.  2020. Vol. 134. P. 109843. (IF=3.862)
  12. Shiman  D. I.,Vasilenko I. V., Kostjuk S. V. Alkoxy Aluminum Chlorides in the Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene: Co-Initiator, Carbocation Stabilizer and Chain-Transfer Agent // Polym. Chem.  2019.  № 10. P.  5998–6002.  (IF=4.760)
  13. Berezianko I. A., Vasilenko I. V., Kostjuk S. V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene Co-Initiated by Chloroferrate Imidazole-Based Ionic Liquid: Effect of Initiator and Aromatic Compounds // Eur. Polym. J. 2019. № 121 P. 109307. (IF=3.621)
  14. Shiman D. I., Berezianko I.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene and C4 Mixed Feed Using Complexes of Lewis Acids with Ethers: a Comparative Study // Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2019. Vol.  37. P. 891–897. (IF=2.804)
  15. Vaitusionak A.A.,  Vasilenko I.V.,  Jatautiene E,  Simokaitiene J, Tomkeviciene A.,  Ostrauskaite J., Grazulevicius J.V., Kostjuk S.V.Organocatalytic Controlled Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Carbazole-Containing Thiiranes // Eur. Polym. J. 2019. Vol. 117. P. 179–187. (IF=3.621)
  16. Shiman  D.I., Sayevich  V., Meerbach C.,  Nikishau P.A., Vasilenko I.V., Gaponik N., Kostjuk S.V., Lesnyak V. Robust Polymer Matrix Based on Isobutylene (Co)Polymers for Efficient Encapsulation of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals // ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2019.  № 2. P. 956–963.
  17. Hulnik M. I., Vasilenko I. V., Radchenko A. V., Peruch F., Ganachaud F. Kostjuk S. V. Aqueous cationic homo- and co-polymerizations of b-myrcene and styrene: a green route toward terpene-based sustainable elastomers // Polym. Chem. 2018. № 9. P. 5690–5700 (IF=4.927).
  18. Berezianko I.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V.Acidic Imidazole-Based Ionic Liquids in the Presence of Diisopropyl Ether as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Highly Reactive Polyisobutylene: Effect of Ionic Liquid Nature, Catalyst Aging, and Sonication // Polymer.  2018.  Vol. 145.  P. 382–390. (IF=3.483).
  19. PiskunYu. A., VasilenkoI.V., ZaitsevK.V., OprunenkoYu.F., KostjukS.V. Synthesis of Functional Poly(ε-caprolactone)s via Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone using Functionalized Aluminum Alkoxides as Initiators// Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2017, Vol.218, P.1600580.
  20. Vasilenko I.V., Nikishev P.A., Shiman D.I., Kostjuk S.V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene in Toluene: Toward Well-Defined exo-Olefin Terminated Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylenes under Mild Conditions. // Polym. Chem., 2017, Vol.8. P.1417 –1425.
  21. Vasilenko I.V., Berezianko I.A., Shiman D.I., Kostjuk S.V. New Catalyst for the Synthesis of Highly Reactive Polyisobutylene: Chloroaluminate Imidazole-Based Ionic Liquid in the Presence of Diisopropyl Ether // Polym. Chem., 2016, Vol.7. P.5615–5619.
  22. Shiman D.I., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene Catalyzed by iBuAlCl2 in the Presence of Ethers: Effect of Catalyst Pre-Activation and Mixture of Two Ethers // Polymer. 2016. Vol.99. P.633–641
  23. Vasilenko I.V., Ganachaud F., Kostjuk S.V. New Insights in the Cationic Polymerization in Emulsion Catalyzed by Water-Dispersible Lewis Acid Surfactant Complexes: A Case Study with p-Methoxystyrene// Macromolecules, 2016. Vol. 49. P.3264–3273.
  24. Vasilenko I.V., Yeong H.Y., Delgado M., Ouardad S., Peruch F., Voit B., Ganachaud F., Kostjuk S.V. A catalyst platform for unique cationic (co)polymerization in aqueous emulsion // Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015. Vol.54, P.12728–12723.
  25. Kostjuk S.V., Vasilenko I.V., Shiman D.I.,  Frolov A.N., Gaponik L.V. Highly Reactive Polyisobutylenes via Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene by AlCl3/Ether Complexes in Non-polar Media: Scope and Limitations // Macromol. Symp., 2015. Vol.349. P.94–103.
  26. Shiman D.I., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene by Complexes of Alkylaluminum Dichlorides with Diisopropyl Ether: An Activating Effect of Water // J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2014. Vol. 52, 2386–2393.
  27. Vasilenko I.V., Shiman, D.I., Kostjuk S.V. Alkylaluminum dichloride–ether complexes which are fully soluble in hydrocarbons as catalysts for the synthesis of exo-olefin terminated polyisobutylene at room temperature // Polym. Chem., 2014, Vol. 5, P.3855–3866.
  28. Zaitsev K.V., Piskun Yu.A., Oprunenko Y.F., Karlov S.S., Zaitseva G.S., Vasilenko I.V., Churakov,A.V., Kostjuk S.V. Controlled Ring-Opening Homo- and Copolymerization of e-Caprolactone and D,L-Lactide by Iminophenolate Aluminum Complexes: An Efficient Approach Towards Well-Defined Macromonomers // J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2014. Vol. 52. P. 1237–1250.
  29. Shiman D.I., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene by AlCl3/Ether Complexes in Non-Polar Solvents: Effect of Ether Structure on the Selectivity of b-H Elimination // Polymer. 2013. Vol. 54. P. 2235–2242.
  30. Vasilenko I.V., Shiman D.I., Kostjuk S.V. Highly Reactive Polyisobutylenes via AlCl3OBu2-Coinitiated Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene: Effect of Solvent Polarity, Temperature, and Initiator // J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2012. Vol. 50. P. 750–758.
  31. Piskun Yu.A., Vasilenko I.V., Gaponik L.V., Kostjuk S.V. Activated Anionic Ring-opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactam with Magnesium Di(ε-caprolactamate) as Initiator: Effect of Magnesium Halides // Polym. Bull. 2012, Vol. 68. P. 1501–1513.
  32. Kostjuk S.V., Ganachaud F., Radchenko A.V., Vasilenko I.V. Cationic Polymerization of Styrene Derivatives and Cyclopentadiene Catalyzed by B(C6F5)3 in Aqueous Media: Comparison of Suspension, Emulsion and Dispersion Processes //  Macromol. Symp. 2011. Vol. 308. P. 1–7.
  33. Kukhta N.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V. Room Temperature Cationic Polymerization of b-Pinene using Modified AlCl3 Catalyst: Toward Sustainable Plastics from Renewable Biomass Resources // Green Chem. 2011. Vol.13. P. 2362-2364.
  34. Frolov, A.N.; Kostjuk, S.V.; Vasilenko, I.V.; Kaputsky, F.N. Controlled Cationic Polymerization of Styrene Using AlCl3OBu2 as a Co-initiator: Towards High Molecular Weight Polystyrenes at Elevated Temperatures // J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2010. Vol. 48. P.3736-3743.
  35. Vasilenko I.V., Frolov A.N., Kostjuk, S.V. Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene Using AlCl3OBu2 as a Co-initiator: Synthesis of Highly Reactive Polyisobutylene //  Macromolecules. 2010. Vol. 43. P. 5503-5507.
  36. Piskun Yu.A., Vasilenko I.V., Kostjuk S.V., Zaitsev K.V., Zaitseva G.S.; Karlov S.S. Titanium Complexes of Dialkanolamine Ligands as Initiators for Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone //  J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2010, Vol. 48. P. 1230-1240.