Bogdanovskaya wanted to work on H-C≡P (methylidynephosphane), but had been persuaded to concentrate instead on dibenzyl ketone by her doctoral supervisor, Professor Carl Gräbe.
Bogdanovskaia quería traballar na H-C≡P (metilidinafosfano), pero fora persuadida a concentrarse na dibencil cetona polo seu director de doutoramento, o profesor Carl Gräbe.