Dr. Janusz Szklarzewicz
Professor
Cheimstry
Jagiellonian University
Poland
Biography
Dr. Janusz Szklarzewicz is the Professor of Chemistry in Jagillonian University. He is the Head of the Coordination Chemistry group in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry. The principal aim of research in the group is the detailed experimental investigation of the structure and properties of metal complexes. This includes the isolation of new compounds with rare coordination numbers and/or symmetry, and the investigation of the kinetics and mechanisms of complex formation. Other research topics include activation of small molecules, metal assisted catalysis and ligand activation, the latter being of special importance in that it provides information on the production of new organic molecules in simple one step reactions in aqueous solutions. We also study the metal complexes as a possible means of modifi cation of surface properties, for instance through deposition of nanolayers on metal surfaces, and as pharmaceutics. In this last topic complexes of insulin mimetic properties are studied.
Research Interest
Inorganic Chemistry
Publications
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Matoga D., Szklarzewicz J., Stadnicka K., Shongwe M.S., Iron(III) complexes with a biologically relevant arylhydrazone: crystallographic evidence for coordination versatility, Inorg. Chem., 46, 9042–9044, 2007.
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Szklarzewicz J., Matoga D., Niezgoda A., Yoshioka Y., Mikuriya M., Missing link in the ligand-fi eld photolysis of [Mo(CN)8]4–: synthesis, X-ray crystal structure and physicochemical properties of [Mo(CN)6]2–, Inog. Chem., 46, 9531–9533, 2007.
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Szklarzewicz J., Matoga D., KÅ‚yÅ› A., Åasocha W., Ligand-fi eld photolysis of [Mo(CN)8]4– in aqueous hydrazine: trapped Mo(II) intermediate and catalytic disproportionation of hydrazine by cyano-ligated Mo(III,IV) complexes, Inorg. Chem., 47, 5464–5472, 2008.
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Matoga D., Szklarzewicz J., Lewiński K., Cyanooxo molybdenum(IV) complex with 2-pyrazinecarbonitrile and 2-pyrazinecarboxylate: crystallographic and spectroscopic studies reveal metal-assisted nitrile hydrolysis, Polyhedron, 27, 2643–2649, 2008.
