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Name Plutnar Jan
Position Scientist
Jan Plutnar

Jan Plutnar, Ph.D.

Scientist


Josef Michl's Research Team
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Phone: (+420) 220 183 450

 
Education
2007 Ph.D. at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science with thesis Polycyclic Tetraazamacrocycles, under supervision of Prof. Ivan Lukeš and Prof. Petr Hermann.
2000 M.Sc. (Mgr.) at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science with the diploma thesis Synthesis and Properties of Calix[4]arene Diphosphonic Derivatives and their Metal Complexes, under supervision of Prof. Ivan Lukeš and Dr. Jan Rohovec.
 
Experience
2007 École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Laboratoire de chimie inorganique et bioinorganique, supervisor Prof. Lothar Helm, relaxivity studies of lanthanide complexes of azamacrocyclic ligands.
2005 Katholiek Universiteit Leuven, Department of Molecular Design and Synthesis, supervisor Prof. Koen Binnemans, studies of solvation sphere structure of transition- and rare-earth metals' complexes of azamacrocyclic compounds using advanced spectroscopic techniques.
 
Appointments
Since 2011 Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AV CR, v.v.i.; synthesis of platinum-based organometallic compounds, their characterization and use in formation of self-assembling monolayers.
2009-2011 Representative coordinator of nuclear magnetic resonance issues, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Inorganic Chemistry; dealing with structure determination of inorganic complexes of macrocyclic compounds using advanced multinuclear NMR techniques.
2007-2009 Head of the NMR department at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science.
2001-2012 Scientific assistant at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, syntheses of macrocyclic compounds, their complexes with transition- and rare-earth metals, characterization of these compounds using spectroscopic techniques; undergraduate students' laboratory courses.
 
Research interest
Complexes of transition- and rare-earth metals with phosphorus-containing ligands, phosphines, phosphinates, phosphonates, their application in medicinal and material chemistry.