Volodymyr Serhiyovych Brovarets was born on January 4, 1956, in the village of Mryn, Chernihiv region.
In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi State University. In 1986, after completing postgraduate studies at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, he defended his candidate dissertation. He worked at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine since its founding (1987), from 2010 – head of the Department of Chemistry of Bioactive Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Bases at the V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, from 2013 to 2024 – deputy director for scientific work at the V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, and from 2024 – director of the V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the NAS of Ukraine.
In 1999, he defended his doctoral dissertation, and in 2008 he was awarded the title of professor. In 2024, he was elected a corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine.
V.S. Brovarets is a prominent scientist in the field of organic and bioorganic chemistry who made a significant contribution to the development of the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds. His scientific interests include the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, the development of new methods for the organic synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles, and the study of the relationship between their structure and bioactivity. Volodymyr Brovarets pioneered the "reagent" method of heterocyclization, which has certain synthetic advantages in introducing necessary pharmacophore fragments into specific positions of heterocyclic systems. As a result of applying his proposed method, new functionalized azoles, azoloazines, azoloazoles, and 7-, 8-, and 9-membered heterocyclic systems were synthesized, which are difficult or impossible to obtain by other methods.
V.S. Brovarets is the author of over 750 scientific publications. Over the years of his activity, he has trained 26 candidates of sciences and doctors of philosophy. The results of his scientific work were recognized with the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2019).
Volodymyr Serhiyovych continued to work until the last days of his life. His path is a model of dedication to his beloved work.
Friends, colleagues, and students of Volodymyr Serhiyovych Brovarets will remember his bright, extraordinary personality with deep gratitude and honor his contribution to the development of Ukrainian science.