Durova E.V. started to work in the group of luminescent transition metal complexes at the Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry of St. Petersburg State University in the first year of her master's program. She received her Bachelor's degree Geology, but her interest in chemistry and desire to learn new disciplines motivated her to continue her education. However, her interest in chemistry and desire to learn new disciplines motivated her to continue her education in the Master's program in Chemistry.
From the very beginning of her studies Elizaveta Vyacheslavovna started to work on her graduate qualification work under my supervision, devoted to the synthesis of luminescent isonitrile complexes of platinum (II) with various cyclometallated pincer ligands, as well as the study of their photophysical properties, including aggregation-induced emission. It is worth It should be noted that, despite the lack of experience in the laboratory, Elizaveta Vyacheslavovna quickly mastered all the basic skills of working with reagents and laboratory equipment.
Four platinum(II) complexes were synthesized by E.V. Durova during two years of her master's degree. For all compounds the composition and structure were established, photophysical properties in solution, solid phase and water-organic mixtures were investigated. Some complexes were found to exhibit aggregation-induced emission. Block copolymer micelles were prepared based on the synthesized complexes, for which photophysical properties were also investigated. For some of the micelles loaded with phosphorescent complexes, preliminary biological experiments were performed on CHO-K1 cell lines, which showed successful internalization and the possibility of recording the phosphorescence signal of the micelles by luminescence microscopy. A publication based on the results of these studies is being prepared.
In the course of her work, E.V. Durova mastered methods of inorganic synthesis, basic methods of purification of substances, as well as spectral methods of identification and characterization of newly obtained compounds, such as NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry. In addition, she mastered the basic principles and methods of investigation of the processes of interaction of light with matter (absorption, luminescence, excitation, measurement of quantum yield and lifetime of the excited state), learned to interpret the obtained data and apply them to describe the composition, structure and photophysical properties of newly synthesized compounds. 
It should be noted that all synthetic experiments, photophysical studies, as well as sample preparation and interpretation of spectral data were performed by E.V. Durova independently, including interpretation of X-ray structure analysis data. In addition, biological experiments to determine cytotoxicity and co-localization experiments were also conducted by E.V. Durova independently under the guidance of specialists. The above-mentioned indicates a high level of her training and undoubted potential for further development as a highly qualified specialist.
The research results were repeatedly presented by E.V. Durova at international conferences in the form of poster presentations (XIX International Conference “Spectroscopy of Coordination Compounds”; 4'th International Symposium “Modern trends in organometallic chemistry and catalysis”, All-Russian Conference on Luminescence LUMOS-2024, etc.). It should also be noted that this work is part of the research conducted under the RNF grant 19-73-20055-P, in which Durova E.V. is an executor. It is also worth noting the successes of Elizaveta Vyacheslavovna in mastering academic disciplines.
If to speak about personal qualities of Elizaveta Vyacheslavovna, I would like to note her purposefulness, diligence, persistence, desire to thoroughly understand everything. During these two years, I observed an incredible growth from a student sincerely wishing to study the synthesis process to a high-level specialist capable of independently planning an experiment.
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Thus, the work presented by Durova E.V. corresponds to the level of requirements for the final qualification works of Master's students of the II course, and is undoubtedly worthy of an “excellent” grade.