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Item Highly sulfonated hyper-cross-linked polymers as promising adsorbents for efficient and selective removal of ciprofloxacin from water(Elsevier, 2024-03-17) Wolska, Joanna; Frankowski, Marcin; Jenczyk, Jacek; Wolski, LukaszThis study aims at the development of novel and highly sulfonated hyper-cross-linked polymers (sHCPs) using facile and one-step synthetic approach, and verification of the potential applicability of the as-synthesized polymers in the adsorptive removal of various antibiotic pollutants under environmentally relevant conditions. The sHCPs synthesized in this work were capable of highly efficient removal of antibiotic pollutants at relatively high (30 mg/L) and low (50 µg/L) initial concentrations, both from a simple as well as complex water matrices. The rate of ciprofloxacin removal and the adsorption capacity observed for the most efficient adsorbent (qe = 757.7 mg/g) were found to be approximately twice higher than that established for other previously reported sulfonated polymers prepared via post-synthetic sulfonation (qe = 476.9 mg/g), and commercial polymer-based adsorbents (e.g. Amberlyst-15, qe = 438.5 mg/g). The highest adsorption capacity was observed at pH close to neutral for polar antibiotic pollutants that contain protonated functional groups and exist in cationic or zwitterion form (e.g. ciprofloxacin and tetracycline). The reported results clearly imply that highly sulfonated hyper-cross-linked polymers are promising candidates for potential practical application for the elimination of organic pollutants from aqueous media, being capable of selective removal of various antibiotics via ionic interaction even in the presence of a great excess of other cations, anions and organic matter naturally existing in environmentally relevant water samples (e.g. river water).Item The influence of cross-linking density on the efficiency of post-synthetic sulfonation of hyper-cross-linked polymers and their adsorption capacity for antibiotic pollutants(Elsevier, 2023-06-23) Wolska, Joanna; Muńko, Malwina; EL, Siblani Hussein; Telegeiev, Igor; Frankowski, Marcin; Szwajca, Anna; Walkowiak-Kulikowska, Justyna; El-Roz, Mohamad; Wolski, ŁukaszHyper-cross-linked polymers (HCPs) attract increasing attention as promising adsorbents for removal of organic pollutants from water. The present work reveals for the first time that the efficiency of the post-synthetic sulfonation of HCPs-based adsorbents and their reactivity in removal of selected polar antibiotic pollutants can be simply controlled by adjusting the cross-linking density of the polymer network. The study included both the evaluation of the mechanism and kinetics of the adsorption process over sulfonated HCPs, as well as the determination of their stability, recyclability, and affinity toward various antibiotics. The latter was established based on adsorption tests using mono- and multicomponent mixtures of different structure antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole and amoxicillin). The adsorption capacity of all sulfonated polymers was found to be directly proportional to the concentration of −SO3H functions and inversely proportional to the cross-linking density of the parent HCPs. The most promising sulfonated polymer had approximately 4 times higher adsorption capacity toward ciprofloxacin than commercial carbon-based adsorbent Norit (427.5 vs. 110.5 mg/g, respectively). The main adsorption mechanism over sulfonated HCPs was chemisorption of the antibiotics via ionic interactions with surface -SO3H groups. Spent adsorbent could be successfully recycled ten times without any loss in its efficiency.Item Unleashing the glow: upconverting nanoparticles recharge persistent luminescent materials applications in 3D-printing and optical coding(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-07-25) Drozdowski, Adrian; Poelman, Dirk; Runowski, Marcin; Hemmerich, Hanoch; Rivera-Lopez, Fernando; Grzyb, TomaszPersistent luminescence (PersL) materials show long-lasting emission after irradiation with excitation light. Usually, to obtain PersL, excitation with ultraviolet (UV) or visible light is necessary, which limits the use of this phenomenon when the material is in a non-transparent medium for excitation light. A solution to this problem comes from upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs), which convert near-infrared light, usually not absorbed by such media as polymers or biological tissues, to higher-energetic UV photons, recharging the PersL phosphors. In this article, we report composite materials consisting of PersL phosphor and UCNPs, i.e. SrAl2O4:Eu2+ or ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ and upconverting LiYbF4:Tm3+@LiYF4 core@shell nanoparticles. These materials show dual-emission properties - bright upconversion from near-infrared (NIR at 975 nm) to ultraviolet (UV at 347 nm) and long-lasting PersL in the visible light range. The obtained composite materials present intense, persistent luminescence after the NIR laser excitation. This article proves efficient energy transfer from UCNPs to PersL phosphor and opens new possibilities in the design and synthesis of composite materials. By employing the high-resolution 3D-printing technology, we experimentally confirmed the possibility of multi-modal optical information storage by applying the synthesized materials, developing multi-dimensional microstructured patterns with QR code, letters and first bi-modal, single- and double-layered 8-bit codes based on the combination of PersL and upconversion emission.Item Electrifying synthesis of organosilicon compounds – from electrosynthesis to electrocatalysis(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-02-02) Kuciński, KrzysztofOccasionally, a synthetic strategy is developed that seems to be a game changer. Not long ago, mechanochemistry or ionic liquids were intensively explored to afford organosilicon compounds. These and other approaches still offer benefits and influence the development of this field. Electrochemistry is currently a new synthetic strategy. Despite its long history, electrosynthesis or electrocatalysis have not become routine procedures in the synthesis of organosilicons. One may justifiably ask why. Accessibility and reproducibility are one of the challenges of electrochemical approaches. However, recent developments in the field of electrified organic synthesis have provided new insights and allowed electrochemistry to become an approachable tool. In this perspective article, several notable contributions to the electrochemical synthesis of organosilicon compounds are highlighted.Item Base-catalyzed addition of silylacetylenes to ketones: a route to protected tertiary propargyl alcohols(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-05-07) Kuciński, Krzysztof; Łuczak, Alicja; Mankouski, Aliaksei; Hreczycho, GrzegorzThe base-catalyzed addition of alkynylsilanes to ketone derivatives enables the formation of various silyl-protected propargylic alcohols. Commercially available and inexpensive potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (KHMDS) serves as an efficient transition metal-free catalyst and permits the functionalization of a variety of derivatives, including pharmaceuticals and biorelevant compounds. Overall, the presented system complements classical routes to protected tertiary propargylic alcohols that mainly rely on stoichiometric processes or fluoride-mediated reactions.Item Magnesium-catalyzed stereoselective transformations – A survey through recent achievements(Elsevier, 2022) Czombik, Anna M.; Gajewy, Jadwiga; Czapik, Agnieszka; Kwit, MarcinMagnesium (Mg) constitutes one of the most abundant metal elements in the Earth’s crust. The spectacular career of magnesium in organic chemistry has been initiated at the beginning of XX century and has still been lasting today. The discovery of organomagnesium compounds by Philippe A. Barbier and Victor Grignard is commonly recognized as one of the milestones in development of (organic) chemistry. The subsequent applications of Grignard reagents as relatively easy generated synthons in enantioselective reactions have opened new possibilities for acquiring enantiomerically enriched compounds. On the other hand, asymmetric reactions in which magnesium plays a role of catalyst can be considered still limited, especially when their number is compared to the number of contributions aimed at transition metal-catalyzed or organocatalyzed stereoselective trans formations. However, taking into account the current trends of replacing expensive metals with their cheaper counterparts and making catalysis more environmentally (and user) friendly, the development of new and modification of known methods, which employ Earth-abundant metals, is very advisable. In this study we intend to emphasize the role of magnesium in organic chemistry, mainly in catalytic asymmetric synthesis. Among the already reported catalytic procedures, we have discussed the most recent examples, however, we also mentioned some, the groundbreaking previous ones. An exception for the pericyclic reactions has been made, as these re actions constitute the first examples of the use of magnesium catalysis in asymmetric synthesis. An attention has been drawn to some structural aspects, associated with either experimentally-determined geometry of the cat alytic species or the calculated transition state(s) for a given asymmetric transformation.Item Thermally reversible and irreversible interstrand photocrosslinking of 5-chloro-2′-deoxy-4-thiouridine modified DNA oligonucleotides(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021) Nowak-Karnowska, Joanna; Zielińska, Karolina; Milecki, Jan; Skalski, BohdanW artykule opisano wysoce wydajne międzyniciowe fotozszywanie dupleksu DNA zawierającego 5-chloro-2′-deoksy-4-tiourydynę (ClSdU) w jednej nici, przebiegające w dwuetapowej kaskadzie fotochemicznej, polegające na tworzeniu w pierwszym etapie reakcji odwracalnego termicznie wiązania kowalencyjnego pomiędzy ClSdU i tymidyną w nici docelowej i późniejszą konwersję do stabilnego termicznie fluorescencyjnego międzyniciowego crosslinku. Wyniki te pokazują, że ClSdU ma ogromny potencjał, aby stać się cennym czynnikiem fotosieciującym DNA.Item FT-TR, UV-VISIBLE AND X-RAY STUDIES OF COMPLEXES OF PYRIDINE N-OXIDES WITH PENTACHLOROPHENOL(1995-11-01) Dega-Szafran, Zofia; Grunwald-Wyspianska, Monika; Kania, Anna; Kosturkiewicz, Zofia; Tykarska, Ewa; Szafran, MirosławThe crystal structure of the 4-methoxy-2,6-dimethylpyridine N-oxide pentachlorophenol complex has been determined by X-ray analysis. The O ... O distance is 2.439(6) Angstrom, the OHO angle is 152.3 degrees and the hydrogen-bonded proton is close to the phenol molecule. The FT-IR spectra of pentachlorophenol complexes with some substituted pyridine N-oxides in the solid state and seven aprotic solvents of different polarity (epsilon from 2.27 to 37.5) show a broad absorption. The broad absorption shows weak dependence upon solvent polarity and is classified as type (ii). UV spectra show that in the investigated complexes protons are not transferred from the phenol to the N-oxides. Formamide (epsilon = 111) is a much stronger proton acceptor than the pyridine N-oxides. Pentachlorophenol in formamide is converted to the phenolate ion.Item Structural, spectroscopic and theoretical studies of dimethylphenyl betaine complex with two molecules of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitro-phenol(2015-02-05) Szafran, Mirosław; Komasa, Anna; Ostrowska, Kinga; Katrusiak, Andrzej; Dega-Szafran, ZofiaThe 1:2 complex (1) of dimethylphenyl betaine (DMPB) with two molecules of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitro-phenol (DCNP) was prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) and B3LYP-D3/6-311++G(d,p)calculations, FTIR and NMR spectroscopies. The crystal is monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c with Z = 4. The protons at the oxygen atoms of phenols are bonded to each oxygen atoms of the DMPB carboxylate group by two nonequivalent H-bonds with the O-H center dot center dot center dot O distances of 2.473(5) and 2.688(4) angstrom. Both H-bonds in the optimized structures 2 (in vacuum), 3 (in DMSO solution) and dispersion-correlated functional (D3) 4 (in vacuum) are comparable and are slightly shorter than O(6)-H(O6)center dot center dot center dot O(2) in the crystal. The FOR spectrum of 1 shows a broad absorption in the 3400-2000 cm(-1) region corresponding to a longer hydrogen bond and a broad absorption in the 1800-500 cm(-1) region caused by the shorter H-bond. The relations between the experimental C-13 and H-1 chemical shifts (delta(exp)) of the investigated compound 1 in DMSO solution and GIAO/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) magnetic isotropic shielding constants (sigma(calc)) obtained by using the screening solvation model (COSMO) for 3 are linear and reproduce well the experimental chemical shifts described by the equation: delta(exp) = a + b sigma(calc).Item Molecular structure of 8-hydroxy-1-methylquinolinium iodide hydrate in crystal and solution(2006-06-29) Barczyński, Piotr; Komasa, Anna; Ratajczak-Sitarz, Małgorzata; Katrusiak, Andrzej; Brzezinski, Bogumil8-Hydroxy-1-methylquinolinium iodide monohydrate [(C10H10NO)I-+(-) H2O] has been studied by X-ray diffraction, FF-IR, H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. In the crystalline state, the iodide anion is hydrogen-bonded to the water molecule, which in turn is hydrogen bonded to the 8-OH group of the 8-hydroxyquinolinium ring, forming of a symmetric dimer. In acetonitrile and DMSO-d(6) the hydrate assumes a new structure due to almost complete dissociation of the water molecule from the complex structure. In acetonitrile the 8-OH group is hydrogen-bonded to the iodide anion, whereas in DMSO-d(6) it forms the hydrogen bond with the solvent molecules. This 8-OH... O(DMSO-d(6)) hydrogen bond is the strongest within the structure of the hydrate.Item Molecular structure, hydrogen bonding and spectroscopic properties of the complex of piperidine-4-carboxylic acid with chloroacetic acid(2008-10-29) Komasa, Anna; Katrusiak, Andrzej; Szafran, Mirosław; Barczyński, Piotr; Dega-Szafran, ZofiaComplex of piperidine-4-carboxylic acid with chloroacetic acid has been studied by X-ray diffraction, FTIR, Raman, H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy and B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) calculations. In crystal the piperidine ring is protonated and adopts a chair conformation with the COOH group in the equatorial position. The COO- group of chloroacetate unit is engaged in three hydrogen bonds: O(1)-H(1)center dot center dot center dot O(3) of 2.604(2) angstrom, N(1)-H(12)center dot center dot center dot O(3) of 2.753(2) angstrom and N(1)-H(11)center dot center dot center dot O(4) of 2.760(2) angstrom. According to the B3LYP calculations the isolated complexes both in vacuum and H2O solution have cyclic structures. In vacuum the molecules are connected by two H-bonds: the COOH group of chloroacetic acid is engaged with piperidine-4-carboxylic acid, one with the nitrogen atom, O(4)-H center dot center dot center dot N(1) of 2.658 angstrom and the second with carboxyl group, O(1)-H center dot center dot center dot O(3) of 2.860 angstrom. In water solution piperidine-4-carboxylic acid is protonated and forms two hydrogen bonds with the chloroacetate unit: N(1)-H center dot center dot center dot O(4) of 2.690 angstrom and O(1)-H center dot center dot center dot O(3) of 2.611 angstrom. Powder FTIR spectra of the complex and its deuterated analogue are consistent with the X-ray structure. Correlations between the experimental H-1 and C-13 chemical shifts of the complex investigated and the GIAO/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) calculated magnetic isotropic shielding tensors (sigma(calc)) in vacuum and within the conductor-like screening continuum solvation model (COSMO) in H2O, delta(exp) = a + b sigma(calc), are reported.Item Supramolecular structure of the 1:2 complex of 1,4-dimethylpiperazine mono-betaine with squaric acid(2013-07-01) Dega-Szafran, Zofia; Katrusiak, Andrzej; Komasa, Anna; Szafran, MirosławThe 1: 2 complex of 1,4-dimethylpiperazine mono-betaine (MBPZ) with squaric acid (H(2)SQ) has been characterised by single-crystal X-ray analysis, FTIR and NMR spectroscopies, and by DFT calculations. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c. Two MBPZ cations and four hydrogen squarate anions (HSQ(-)) are linked by strong O(1)=H center dot center dot center dot O(13) (2.525(4) angstrom), O(14)-H center dot center dot center dot O(21) (2.511(4) angstrom) and N(4)-H center dot center dot center dot O(23) (2.607(3)angstrom) hydrogen bonds into a cyclamer R-6(6)(38). In turn, the cyclamers are linked into a helix C-4(4)(20) through two O(24)-H center dot center dot center dot O(11) hydrogen bonds of 2.516(4)angstrom. The piperazinium ring has a chair conformation with N(4)-CH3 and N(1)-CH2COOH substituents in the equatorial positions, and N(1)-CH3 in the axial position. The FTIR spectrum is consistent with the crystal data. Two models of the 1: 2 complex of MBPZ with H(2)SQ have been optimised at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory and have been used to calculate harmonic IR frequencies. One of the models (2) is dominated by electrostatic attraction between NH(4)(+) and HSQ(-), whereas in the other (3) squaric acid interacts with a zwitterionic MBPZ through the O-H center dot center dot center dot O and O-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds.Item Excitation energy of 9Be(American Physical Society, 2006-05) Pachucki, Krzysztof; Komasa, JacekThe high precision relativistic and radiative corrections to the energy of the excited 3 S-1 state of the beryllium atom are obtained. The nonrelativistic wave function, expanded in a basis of exponentially correlated Gaussian functions, yields the lowest upper bounds to the energy of 2 S-1 and 3 S-1 states. By means of the integral representation, a reference-quality Bethe logarithm has been obtained. The resulting theoretical 2 S-1-3 S-1 transition energy amounts to 54 677.78(45) cm(-1) and differs from the known experimental value by about 0.5 cm(-1).Item Dealing with communicative problems in English as a lingua franca(Vilnius University Publishing House, 2008) Nowicka, AgnieszkaThese days English happens to be one of the most widely used languages of international communication. Speakers communicating in English as a lingua franca have a diverse linguistic command of it. However, these are not only the problems of linguistic (structural) origin that speakers need to deal with while interacting in English. In the article, I aim to discuss, first, how the differences in socio-cultural interaction styles can influence communication, second, what is interaction participants’ orientation to the problems originating in those differing styles and, finally, how such problems are negotiated in communication. Ethnomethodological conversation analysis is used to analyze illustrative excerpt of interaction in English.Item Rovibrational levels of HD(ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, 2010) Pachucki, Krzysztof; Komasa, JacekThe dissociation energies of all rotation-vibrational states of the molecular HD in the ground electronic state are calculated to a high accuracy by including nonadiabatic, relativistic alpha(2), and quantum electrodynamic alpha(3) effects, with approximate treatment of small higher order alpha(4), and finite nuclear size corrections. The obtained result for the ground molecular state of 36 405.7828(10) cm(-1) is in a small disagreement with the latest most precise experimental value.Item The ground state of (He-H-He)(+) from correlated ab initio calculations(POLISH CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1998-07) Komasa, Jacek; Rychlewski, JacekHe2H+ ion in its ground state is studied by means of ab initio methods taking into account the electron correlation. Geometry optimization at the CCSD(T)/cc-pV5Z level of theory has been performed and the potential energy hypersurface scan is presented. The optimum conformation is linear and symmetric with the proton at the He-He midpoint and the He-H distance equal to 1.75 bohr. Stabilization energy with respect to the He2H+ --> HeH+ + He dissociation channel has been computed. Additionally, a single point variational calculations with the use of the Exponentially Correlated Gaussian wave functions have been performed. They supply an upper bound to both the total electronic energy (-5.903505 hartree) and the stabilization energy (-13.224 kcal/mol). A comparison of the results from both the perturbational coupled cluster and variational methods is presented.Item THE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC SHIELDING AND SPIN-ROTATION CONSTANTS OF THE HYDROGEN MOLECULE(Elsevier, 1995-04-07) Komasa, Jacek; Rychlewski, Jacek; Raynes, William T.The variation-perturbation method, employing an explicitly correlated basis set in the form of Gaussian functions with exponential correlation factors, has been used to calculate the paramagnetic component of the nuclear magnetic shielding and the electronic contribution to the spin-rotation constant for the hydrogen molecule in its ground state. The diamagnetic components of the shielding tensor have also been computed. The computations have been performed for three internuclear distances in the vicinity of equilibrium. A comparison of the calculated quantities, which are of high accuracy, with the experimental data reveals a small but significant discrepancy between theory and experiment.Item Bethe logarithm for the lithium atom from exponentially correlated Gaussian functions(AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, 2003-10-27) Pachucki, Krzysztof; Komasa, JacekThe calculation of Bethe logarithm for the ground state of the lithium atom is presented. The Bethe logarithm is the main QED effect coming from the electron self-interaction, which has not been obtained yet. Both results for the infinite nuclear mass, ln k = 5.178 17(3), and the mass polarization correction, Delta ln k = 0.114(3), significantly improve the hitherto theoretical values for the lithium ground-state energy. They allow from one side to test the theory against precise measurements of transition frequencies and from the other side, to improve the accuracy of determination of the difference in the square of nuclear charge radii from the isotope-shift measurements. The applied calculational method is based on the well adapted explicitly correlated Gaussian basis set and can be extended to other few-electron atoms and molecules.Item On the acceleration of the convergence of singular operators in Gaussian basis sets(AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, 2005-05-08) Pachucki, Krzysztof; Cencek, Wojciech; Komasa, JacekGaussian type wave functions do not reproduce the interparticle cusps which result in a slow convergence of the expectation values of the operators involved in calculations of the relativistic and QED energy corrections. Methods correcting this deficiency are the main topic discussed in this paper. Benchmark expectation values of the singular operators for several few-electron systems are presented.Item A new approach to Kołos-Wolniewicz wave functions(Polish Chemical Society, 2004) Kubacki, Tomasz; Komasa, JacekThe Kołos-Wolniewicz (KW) wave functions are well known in quantum chemistry. In this work we study a possibility of generalization of KW functions towards greater flexibility and compactness. We report on a new approach to evaluation of integrals which allows numerical integration to be avoided. Some preliminary results illustrating an acceleration in energy convergence are reported.