Rafał PETRUS, PhD

rafal.petrus@chem.uni.wroc.pl

MSc 2008, PhD 2013

Phones:
(+48) 071 375 71 53 (lab room 616)

Rafał Petrus studied chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw (Poland). His scientific interests are focused on the synthesis and structure of single site zinc initiators for the controlled ring opening polymerization of biodegradable polymers for medical and pharmaceutical applications.

Publications

  • Mąkolski, Ł.; Zelga, K.; Petrus, R.; Kubicki, D.; Zarzycki, P.; Sobota, P.; Lewiński, J. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403851.
    Probing the Role of ∏ Interactions in the Reactivity of Oxygen Species: A Case of Ethylzinc Aryloxides with Different Dispositions of Aromatic Rings Toward the Metal Center.
  • Kosińska-Klähn, M.; John, Ł.; Drąg-Jarząbek, A.; Utko, J.; Petrus, R.; Jerzykiewicz, L. B.; Sobota, P. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53(3), 1630–1636.
    Transformation of Barium–Titanium Chloro–Alkoxide Compound to BaTiO3 Nanoparticles by BaCl2 Elimination.
  • Sobota, P.; Petrus, R.; Zelga, K.; Mąkolski, Ł.; Kubicki, D.; Lewiński, J. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 10477-10479.
    Probing Secondary Coordination Sphere Influence on Oxygenation of Zinc Alkyls: A Unique Formation of Zinc Peroxide.
  • Petrus, R.; Sobota, P. Dalton Trans. 2013, 42 (38), 13838-13844.
    Zinc complexes supported by methyl salicylato ligands: synthesis, structure, and application in ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide .
  • Cieślik-Boczula, K.; Petrus, R.; Köhler, G.; Lis, T.; Koll, A. J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117, 2938-2946.
    Interaction of Piperidin Derivative of Mannich Base with DPPC Liposomes''.
  • Petrus, R.; Sobota, P. Acta Crystalographica 2013, C69, 372–375.
    A dinuclear zinc complex containing a diamond-core geometry: [Zn2(u2-GueO)2(GueO)2(py)2]∙0.5toluene (GueOH is guethol).
  • Petrus, R.; Sobota, P. Acta Crystalographica 2012, C68, m275–m280.
    Two tetranuclear zinc clusters, [Zn4(u3-OEt)2(u2-MalO)4Et2] and [Zn4(u3-GueO)2(u2-GueO)2(u2-MalO)2(MalO)2]∙2C7H8, containing defective dicubane core geometries (MalOH is maltol and GueOH is guethol).
  • Petrus, R.; Sobota, P. Organometallics 2012, 31, 4755-4762
    Zinc Complexes Supported by Maltolato Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Solution Behavior, and Application in Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactides.
  • Majewska, P.; Rospenk, M.; Petrus, R.; Sobczyk, L.; Czarnik-Matusewicz, B.; Dąbrowski, R. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2012, 535, 56–62
    Study of packing of 4′-butyl-4-isothiocyanatotolane by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectra in polarized light.
  • Petrus, J.; Petrus, R.; Czarnik-Matusewicz, B. Acta Cryst. 2012, E68, o1004-o1005
    Fluphenazine dihydrochloride dimethanol solvate.
  • Ślepokura, K.; Petrus, R. Acta Cryst. 2010, C66, o265–o269
    Nucleotide–amino acid interactions in the L-His·IMP·MeOH·H2O complex.

Scientific conferences

  • Rafał Petrus and Piotr Sobota
    Zinc initiators for lactide polymerization
    Influence of Young Scientists on the Achievements of Polish Science, Wrocław 3 December 2011, Poland
  • Rafał Petrus and Piotr Sobota
    Zinc initiators for lactide polymerization
    XIIIth International Seminar of PhD Students on Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry, Liblice 3-7 April 2011, Czech Republic
  • Rafał Petrus, Jolanta Ejfler and Piotr Sobota
    Synthesis of bioresorbable high molecular polymers for medical applications
    XIIth Regional Seminar of PhD. Students on Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry – Szklarska Poręba 3-7 October 2009, Poland.
  • 11th European Powder Diffraction Conference, Warsaw 19-22 September 2008, Poland.

Scientific Workshop

  • Rafał Petrus, Piotr Sobota
    Synteza alkoksy związków cynku – inicjatorów procesu polimeryzacji laktydów
    I Warsztaty Chemii Nieorganicznej i Metaloorganicznej CHEMIA BEZ GRANIC - Kazimierz Dolny 2010, Polska.
  • Powder Diffraction Workshop - WS1 - Powder diffraction software, WS5 - ICDD PDF-4+/DDView+ Workshop, Warsaw 16-18 September 2008

Posters

  • Petrus, R.; Ślepokura, K.
    The Crystal and Molecular Structure of L-Histidine : Inosine 5'-monophosphate complex, methanol monosolvate monohydrate(L-His·IMP·MeOH·H2O)
Poster Session of 50th Polish Crystallographic Meeting, Wroclaw 26-28 June 2008
  • Szwed, J.; Petrus, R.; Czarnik-Matusewicz, B.
    Fluphenazine dihydrochloride in the X-ray diffraction, DFT theoretical and ATR-IR studies.
    Central European School on Physical Organic Chemistry, "Intermolecular interactions and molecular recognition", 08-12 June 2010, Przesieka, Poland.

Crystal Structures deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

  • Ślepokura, K.; Petrus, R.; Lis, T. (Data CCDC 662717)
    The Crystal and Molecular Structure of Guanosine 5'-monophosphate trihydrate\\
 
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