I Cukrowski
Researcher
Department of Chemistry
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
he has done his PhD from UMCS, Lublin, Poland & D.Sc. (Habilitation) from Nicholas Copernicus University, Toruñ, Poland. Currently he is a research fellow in university of Pretoria, SA.
Research Interest
Main research interest is focused at present on the theoretical (computational) studies of ligands (organic compounds) and their interactions with metal ions in water with a main focus on: a) Fundamental physical properties controlling the strength of complexes formed. Our main focus is on (i) intramolecular (bonding) interactions and this includes the H-clashes in metal complexes, (ii) intramolecular strain, (iii) atomic energies, (iv) bond order by use of the delocalization index, etc. b) Theoretical interpretation of experimental trends in formation constants. c) Theoretical prediction of protonation constants. d) Theoretical prediction of formation constants. e) Theoretical prediction of protonation sequence; linear polyamines and bisphosphonates are being investigated at present.
Publications
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Varadwaj PR, Cukrowski I, Perry CB, Marques HM. A Density Functional Theory and Quantum Theory of Atoms-in-Molecules Analysis of the Stability of Ni (II) Complexes of Some Amino Alcohol Ligands. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2011 May 31;115(24):6629-40.
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Cukrowski I, Govender KK, Mitoraj MP, Srebro M. QTAIM and ETS-NOCV analyses of intramolecular CH··· HC interactions in metal complexes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2011 Aug 1;115(45):12746-57.
