Alexander S. Mikherdov

PhD in Organometallic Chemistry
WPI-ICReDD Postdoctoral Researcher at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
E-mail: mikherdov@icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/ Tel.: +81-90-6360-2988
ORCID: 0000-0002-6471-5158; Scopus ID: 57191748115

GeneralDate of Birth:

19th August 1993;

Place of Birth:

St Petersburg, Russia

Education
Sept 2015 – Aug 2019 Candidate of Sciences Degree in Organometallic Chemistry (eq. PhD), St Petersburg
State University (issued at St Petersburg State Technical University), St Petersburg, Russia;
Supervisor: Prof. V. P. Boyarskiy;
Thesis: Noncovalent interactions in palladium(II) diaminocarbene complexes;
Sept 2010 – Jul 2015 Diploma in Chemistry, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia;
Supervisor: Prof. V. P. Boyarskiy
Thesis: Interaction of α-aminoazoles and isocyanide ligands in palladium complexes;

Research Experience
Sept 2022 – present

WPI-ICReDD Postdoctoral Fellow, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan,
Research group of Prof. Mingoo Jin;
Research topic: Development of amphydynamic crystalline materials based onorganometallic chemistry;

Sept 2021 – Sept 2022 JSPS
PostdoctoralFellow,Hokkaido
University,Sapporo,Japan,
Research group of Prof. Hajime Ito;
Research topic: Rational design of co-crystals involving gold complexes for new luminescentmaterials;
Sept 2019 – Aug 2021 Assistant Lecturer, Institute of Chemistry SPbU, St Petersburg, Russia;
Sept 2015 – Aug 2019 PhD Researcher, Institute of Chemistry SPbU, St Petersburg, Russia,
Research group of Prof. Vadim Yu. Kukushkin;
Research topic: Noncovalent interactions in isocyanide/diaminocarbene complexes ofplatinum group metals;
Oct – Nov 2018

InternshipatUniversityofJyväskylä,Jyväskylä,
Research group of Prof. Matti Haukka;
Research topic: Organoselenium compounds as halogen bond acceptors;

Finland,

Jul – Aug 2017
Nov – Dec 2016

Internships at University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa,
Research group of Prof. Andreas Roodt;
Research topics: 1) Kinetic studiy of the isomerization of binuclear diaminocarbene PdII
complexes; 2) Mechanistic and kinetic studies of addition of O- and N-nucleophiles to nitrilium
closo-decaborate clusters

Teaching Activities
Sept – Dec 2019

Organic chemistry laboratory classes for undergraduate student (Institute of Chemistry
SPbU)
1Skills
Lab skills

Synthesis of inorganic, coordination, and organic compounds,
crystal engineering, reaction kinetics studies, photophysical studies

Software

Basic: ChemOffice, Microsoft Office, EndNote
Crystal data refinement and analysis: Olex2, XDS, CrysAlic, CCDC Software, CrystalExplorer
Data fitting, analysis, and visualization: Origin, MatLab, VMD
Theoretical calculations: Gaussian, Multiwfn, Chemcraft
Graphic Design: Blender, Adobe Illustrator

Equipment

Single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy,
UV-vis, fluorescence, IR spectroscopies

Funding (As Principal Investigator or Fellow)
2021–2022

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short-term): Rational design of co-crystals
involving gold isocyanide complexes for new luminescent materials

2018–2020

RFBR research grant (18-33-00704 mol_a): Effect of non-covalent interactions on the structure
and properties of aminocarbene complexes of platinum group metals

Selected Publications
1.
M. Jin*, R. Kitsu, N. Hammyo, A. Sato-Tomita, M. Mizuno, A. S. Mikherdov, M. Tsitsvero, A. Lyalin, T.
Taketsugu, H. Ito*, «A Steric-Repulsion-Driven Clutch Stack of Triaryltriazines: Correlated MolecularRotations and a Thermo-Responsive Gearshift in the Crystalline Solid», J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 27512–27520; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08909;
2.
A. S. Mikherdov, M. Jin*, H. Ito*, «Exploring Au(I) Involving Halogen Bonding with N-Heterocyclic
Carbene Au(I) Aryl Complexes in Crystalline Media», Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 4485-4494;
DOI: 10.1039/D3SC00373F. (Highlighted on the Inside Front Cover; Included in the 2023 Chemical Science HOT
Article Collection)
3.
A. S. Mikherdov*, A. S. Novikov, V. P. Boyarskiy, V. Yu. Kukushkin*, «The Halogen Bond with Isocyano
CarbonReduces
Isocyanide
Odor»,Nat.
Commun.,2020,11,2921;
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16748-x; (Highlighted by Chemistry World)
4.
M. A. Kinzhalov*, M. V. Kashina, A. S. Mikherdov, E. A. Mozheeva, A. S. Novikov, A. S. Smirnov, D. M.
Ivanov, M. A. Kryukova, A. Yu. Ivanov, S. N. Smirnov, V. Yu. Kukushkin, K. V. Luzyanin*, «Dramatically Enhanced
Solubility of Halide-Containing Organometallic Species in Diiodomethane: The Role of Solvent···Complex
HalogenBonding»,Angew.
Chem.
Int.
Ed.,
2018,57,12785–12789;
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807642;
5.
A. S. Mikherdov, M. A. Kinzhalov, A. S. Novikov, V. P. Boyarskiy*, I. A. Boyarskaya, D. V. Dar’in, G. L.
Starova, V. Yu. Kukushkin*, «Difference in Energy between Two Distinct Types of Chalcogen Bonds Drives
Regioisomerization of Binuclear (Diaminocarbene)PdII Complexes», J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 14129;
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09133;* – corresponding author

2Scholarships and Awards
2021

Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences for Young Scientists (by Russian Academy ofSciences)

2019

INEOS Open Cup 2019 Best Poster Presentation (by INEOS RAS)

2018

Laureate of Struchkov Prize for Young Scientists (by Struchkov Prize Society)2018

V. I. Spitsyn Prize for Young Scientists (by Chemical Department of Moscow State University)

2018“Analit-Shimadzu” Scholarship (by Analit Ltd.)

Selected Presentations
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”Exploring Au(I) Involving Halogen Bonding with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Au(I) Aryl Complexes in
Crystalline Media”, 26th Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography(IUCr 2023), Melbourne, Australia, 2023 (poster)“The noncovalent approach in the design of luminescent crystalline rotors”, The 102nd CSJ (The ChemicalSociety of Japan) Annual Meeting, online, 2022 (oral)“Noncovalent interactions with isocyanides and their metal complexes”, CHAINS 2019: Chemistry as
Innovating Science, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2019 (poster)“Non-covalent interactions in isocyanide/diaminocarbene complexes of platinum group metals”,
43rd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC 2018), Sendai, Japan, 2018 (oral)

References
Prof. Vadim Yu. Kukushkin
Institute of Chemistry SPbU, St Petersburg, Russia
v.kukushkin@spbu.ru
Prof. Andreas Roodt
University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, SA
roodta@ufs.ac.za

Prof. Mingoo Jin
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
mingoo@icredd.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof. Hajime Ito
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
hajito@eng.hokudai.ac.jp

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