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The goals of this project are the theoretical and experimental investigations directed toward the factors controlling the structure and reactivity of Group 13 organometallic complexes to provide a framework for a unified look at both the dormant Lewis acidity and the bonding situation in electron-rich hypervalent molecules, and unraveling the role of non-covalent interactions on the properties of the complexes in question.

PhD student will be involved in the realization of the following research tasks:

• Design, synthesis, and characterization of new model Group 13 organometallic complexes (Al and Ga);
• Comprehensive structure analysis of 5-coordinate Group 13 complexes included in the Cambridge Structural Database;
• Investigation reactivity of 4-coordinate dialkyl Group 13 complexes towards small molecules like carbon dioxide, water and alcohols;

• Participation in high impact and timely research;
• Access to unique technology and modern research laboratories;
• Opportunity to advance scientific knowledge and gain hands-on experience at the border between theory and experiment;
• Opportunity to work in a team of experienced organometallic/supramolecular chemists
• Participation in international conferences, in Erasmus;

• University degree in chemistry;
• Experience in laboratory work in the field of inorganic, and coordination chemistry;
• Experience in analysis of molecular and supramolecular structure of metal complexes;
• Experience with the use of a Schlenk line and manipulation involving air-sensitive compounds;
• Knowledge of classical analytical techniques: 1H, 13C and DOSY NMR, IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, UV-Vis spectroscopy and basic X-ray crystallography;
• Good command in English, communication skills and predispositions to work in a team;

• The candidate’s competence to carry out specific tasks in the research project;
• Experience with the use of a Schlenk line and manipulation of air-sensitive compounds;
• Experience in analysis of molecular and supramolecular structure of metal complexes;
• The candidate’s research achievements, including publications in prestigious academic press /journals;
• Research-related achievements, scholarships, awards and research experience gained in Poland or abroad, research workshops and training courses, participation in research projects;