Scientific profile

Analytical chemistry:

• Analysis of sulfur compounds and biologically active compounds with the use of electrochemical methods, spectrophotometric and HPLC.

Physical chemistry:

• Use scanning calorimetry and thermal analysis to the study of phase transitions in solutions (micellar systems, protein solutions); - Testing of macrocyclic complexes, supramolecular by dissolution and titration calorimetry calorimeter; - Research on selective ion solvation in mixed solvents and densymetria calorimetry; - The use of liquid calorimetry, titration calorimetry scaningowej and study of biological systems: study of the effects of ions and biologically active substances on behavior peptides in solution, studying the effects of selected substances on the growth of microorganisms (Bacteria, fungi, yeast). Physico-chemical study of properties of liquids, solutions, ionic liquids.

Inorganic and General Chemistry:

• Electrochemistry of selected inorganic and organic compounds in aqueous and non-aqueous solvents,
• Voltammetry and electrochemical impedance of solid electrode materials in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions of electrolytes,
• Voltammetry and impedance stable nitroxyl radicals and metal complexes on the unusual oxidation states,
• Electrochemical modeling of electrode processes in non-aqueous media and aqueous solutions,
• Processes the electropolymerization of aniline and its derivatives,
• Composite materials based on polyanilines,
• Electrochemical Corrosion of metals and alloys health - study the impact of modifying the properties of the coatings,
• Electrolytic deposition of metals and alloys poly- and monocrystalline substrates,
• Integrated methods and scanning electrochemical measurements of electrode surface properties (STM / ESTM, AFM),
• The effect of a constant magnetic field on the kinetics and mechanisms of electrode reactions in aqueous, mixed and non-aqueous solvents,
• Mediatory electrochemical oxidation of organic compounds (phenols, amines and sulfur compounds) by means of anodically generated Ce(IV), -
• Chromatography (HPLC) analysis of the cyanobacterial toxins content in natural waters and biological material,
• Synthesis and electrochemical studies and spectroscopic properties of metal complexes with macrocyclic and ambident ligands,
• Research on modified electrodes based on NafionuR and self-organizing layers,
• Analysis of heavy metal speciation in natural waters by electrochemical methods,
• Construction of specialized equipment and software for electrochemical measurements.

Organic chemistry:

• Nitrogen and oxygen heterocyclic compounds
• Hydroxy- and aminophosphoric acids and their derivatives; synthesis and analysis

Organometallic chemistry:

• New methods of ferrocene and heteroferrocene sysnthesis,
• Organometallic compounds with biological activity,
• Organometallic compounds with strong nonlinear optical properties,
• Planary chiral heteroferrocenes as ligands in enantioselective catalysis,
• The use of organotin compounds in organic synthesis,
• Regioselective lithiation reactions and their application in organic synthesis.

Chemistry of heteroatom:

• Organosulfur compounds,
• Reactive intermediates containing heteroatoms: azomethine ylides, thiocarbonyl ylides, thiocarbonyl S-sulfides, thiocarbonyl S-oxides,
• Organofluorine compounds, trifluoromethylation reactions,
• Coordination chemistry of heterocyclic sulfur compounds
• Reactions involving sulfur atom transfer

Chemistry of heterocyclic compounds:

• Cycloaddition reactions,
• Aza- and thio-heterocyclic systems,
• Gas phase reactions, the low-temperature matrix studies,
• Stereocontrolled reactions,
• Synthesis and use of heterocyclic compounds as ligands in stereocontrolled synthesis,
• Cyclization radical catalysis using palladium complexes.

Chemistry of carbohydrates:

• Synthesis and reactions of organic carbonates,
• Supramolecular chemistry using polysaccharides,
• Glycosidation reactions.

Environmental chemistry:

• Chemical analysis of the environment,
• Environmental health,
• Chemistry and biochemistry of aminothiols,
• Clinical and toxicological chemical analysis

Theoretical Chemistry:

• Theoretical studies of the kinetics of the adiabatic and nonadiabatic electron transfer processes at the metal-solution interface based on the Anderson-Newnsa-Schmickler model.
• Application of DFT methods to describe the magnetic properties and electronic structure of transition metal mixed clusters, chemisorption of H, C, O on the surface of transition metals. The introduction of electric and magnetic fields into the equations of nonlocal DFT
• Studies of structure and properties of transition metal catalysts: Ag, Pd, Pt, Au, and their alloys with DFT (Density Functional Theory) and semi-empirical methods.
• Study of the media effect (graphite, silica, magnesium oxide) on the structure of the catalysts.

Crystallography and crystallochemistry:

• Crystallography and crystallochemistry of biologically active organic and organometallic compounds
• Intermolecular interaction in the solid and gas phase (conventional and non-conventional hydrogen and halogen bonding)
• ab initio and DFT circuits calculations of various intermolecular interactions
• Studies of intramolecular proton transfer through hydrogen bonding theory of homo- and hetero-nuclear resonance assisted hydrogen bond
• Application of the theory to the analysis of AIM intermolecular interactions - the analysis of the experimental density and quantum-chemical calculations

Preparation and testing of nanomaterials:

• Synthesis, characterization and modification of gold nanoparticles for biomedical applications,
• Synthesis and characterization of metallic nanoparticles with controlled size and narrow distribution of sizes,
• The preparation of polymer nanocomposites for biomedical applications,
• Porous ceramics,
• Hybrid organic-ceramic layers, obtained by the sol-gel method.

Surface modification of ceramic materials, polymers and metals advanced hybrid nanomaterials:

• Organic monolayers,
• Ultra-thin organic layers,
• Organic compounds on the surface of the ceramic and metallic nanoparticles,
• Layered nanocomposites,
• Modification techniques applied: chemical - from vapor and liquid phase as well as physical - using a low temperature plasma and ultraviolet radiation.

Characterization of nanomaterials:

• Measurement and analysis of the size of nanoparticles, based on atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques,
• Measurements of physicochemical parameters of materials: microhardness, adhesion, surface energy,
• Determining the structure of the material using infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR).

Preparation and testing of materials for tribological applications in nano-, micro- and macro-scale:

• of monolayers, ultrathin layers and nanocomposite materials on the surface of ceramic materials, polymers and metals,
• of porous ceramics,
• of organic additives in the friction contact surface of metals and their alloys, ceramics and polymers.

Physical chemistry of solutions:

• Study the properties of electrolyte solutions (conductometry, electromotive force measurements, viscosimetry, dielectrometry, densitometry and measuring the rate of propagation of ultrasound) in water, organic solvents and mixed solvents.
• Analysis of intermolecular interactions and evaluation of the internal structure of liquid two- and multi-component systems based on the correlation of data coming from the measurements of physicochemical and spectral parameters of the liquid mixtures