THE INSTITUTE TODAY

The Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences was established to advance the fundamental research in synthesis, transformations, structure and spectral properties of organic compounds. The Institute conducts research in several broad areas:

• development of new synthetic methods and techniques in organic chemistry

• nucleophilic aromatic substitution

• molecular catalysis - phase-transfer catalysis, metathesis

• organofluorine chemistry and fluorination of organic compounds

• methodology of asymmetric synthesis

• target oriented synthesis - natural products and their analogues

• organic synthesis under high pressure

• cycloaddition reactions

• synthesis, reactivity, structural and conformational studies of heterocyclic and macrocyclic compounds

• selected problems of supramolecular chemistry

• development of NMR methods and their applications

•  IR, CD/UV, MS and X-ray studies on molecular structure

• quantum-chemical studies of molecular properties

Besides the basic research programs, the Institute conducts various projects related to applied organic chemistry and technology, particularly oriented to pharmaceutical industry. 

The Institute is authorized to confer doctor degrees in chemical sciences – Ph.D. and D.Sc (habilitation).

 The Institute has presently 158 employees including:

• 12 full professors and 7 associate professors (docents).

• 33 research associates having the Ph.D. degree.

• 48 Ph.D. students.

• others (research associates without Ph.D., technicians and administration)

 Laboratory pavilion of the Institute

 The main entrance to the Institutes of Organic and Physical Chemistry 

The Institute offers lodging in its own residence hall for students and visiting scientists (45 rooms and apartments available).

 The Residence Hall of the Institute.

The Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences 1 is located in the center of Warsaw and is easily accessible from any part of the City (see map). 

• Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences - 1

• Palace of Culture and Science, where the Central Office of the Polish Academy of Sciences is located - 2

• Central Train Station - 3

Plan of the Institute:

• Laboratory pavilion of the Institute of Organic Chemistry PAS - 8.
• Administration of I.O.C. PAS - 10
• The residence hall of I.O.C. PAS – 10a
• Administration of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS (library, lecture hall, canteen) - 9
• I.Ph.C. PAS, laboratories - 7
• Other buildings of I.Ph.C. PAS – 3, 5 and 6