History
1947
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Academician G. Rankov
Establishment of IC
The Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences formally established at the end of 1947 from the Institute of Chemistry (IX) - BAS, with the election of the first corresponding member of BAS Prof. Georgi Rankov.
18 March 1960
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Establishment of IOC
The Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was founded in 1960. (Decision of the Presidium of BAS / March 18, 1960) with division of IC, as until 1961 the institute is located in block 23 of BAS.
1972
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Establishment of IP
Along the way of its development, IOC also started the Institute of Polymers (IP).
1977
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prof. Iliya Ognyanov
Establishment of Centre of Phytochemistry
An important moment in the development of the Institute was the establishment in 1977. of the Centre for Phytochemistry (CF), established through a joint project of the Bulgarian government, UNDP and UNESCO for scientific and applied research and training. Director of the Center for Phytochemistry at its founding is Prof. Iliya Ognyanov.
1983
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Establishment of Institute of Catalysis
In 1983 is separated and established as a separate structural unit the Institute of Catalysis (IC).
Directors
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Academician Bogdan Kurtev
(1960-1988)
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Academician Ivan Juchnovski
(1989-1994)
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prof. Yuri Stefanovski
(1995-2004)
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prof. Bozhidar Chorbanov
(2004-2012)
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prof. Petko Ivanov
(2012-2017)