Ivan Nikolaevich Nazarov was an organic chemist from the former USSR.

Ivan Nikolaevich Nazarov has born on June 12, 1906. He was an organic chemist

Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...

 who started his scientific activities in 1931 at Leningrad State University. Nazarov published more than 300 scientific papers. In 1946, he was elected as a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and in 1953 he became an academician

Academician

The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...

. Nazarov died 30 July 1957.
The Nazarov cyclization reaction

Nazarov cyclization reaction

The Nazarov cyclization reaction is a chemical reaction used in organic chemistry for the synthesis of cyclopentenones. The reaction is typically divided into classical and modern variants, depending on the reagents and substrates employed...

is named after him.