ProfessorBogdan Marciniec

Professor emeritus
  • 1963: M.Sc.
  • 1970: Ph.D.
  • 1975: Habilitation
  • 1991: Professor
  • 2006- Coordinator of Wielkopolska Center of Advanced Technologies
  • 2004- Director of Center of Advanced Technologies Adam Mickiewicz University
  • 2001- President of Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation
  • 2000- Director of Centre of Excellence – Centre of Silicon Chemistry
  • 1995- Director of Poznań Science and Technology Park
  • 1988-1990 Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
  • 1985-1988 Dean of Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
  • 1987-2011 Head of Department of Organometallic Chemistry, AMU, Poznań, Poland
  • 1977-1987 Head of Department of Physical Inorganic Chemistry, AMU, Poznań, Poland
  • 1976-1977 Head of Laboratory of Silicon Chemistry, AMU, Poznań, Poland
  • 1976-1985 Associate professor at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry (1976-1978) and Faculty of Chemistry since 1978 AMU Poznań, Poland
  • 2010- Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 2009- Member of the European Academy Sciences Arts Letters
  • 2005-2008 V-Chairman of Committee of Science and Technology Policy
  • 2005- Representative of Polish Government to the Mirror Group of European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry
  • 2002-2011 Member oftThe Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 2002-2012 Member of Central Commission for Academic Degrees and Title
  • 2002-2011 Member of the Presidium Academy of Engineering in Poland
  • 1999- Member of American Chemical Society
  • 1997-2000 Vice-Chairman of State Committee for Scientific Research  (Poland)
  • 1997-2000 Member of State Commission for Applied Research
  • 1996-2007 President of Committee of Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 1996-2007 President of National Committee of IUPAC
  • 1995- Member of New York Academy
  • 1994-2000 Member of State Committee for Scientific Research  (Poland)
  • 1994- Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 1993-1996 Vice- President of Committee of Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 1988– Member of IUPAC
  • Searching for the new reactions in chemistry of silicon, germanium, boron and other vinylmetalloid compounds chemistry – new catalytic activation of the carbon – hydrogen and heteroatom – hydrogen bonds in the reaction with vinylmetalloid compounds (Si, Ge, B, Sn…) in the presence of transition – metal complexes. Vinylmetalloids are used as metallative reagents and hydrogen acceptors.
  • Searching for new catalysts of hydrosilylation of olefins and acetylenes and cross-linking of silicones.
  • Inorganometallic catalysis – new strategy in the synthesis of organometallic compounds, polymers and nanomaterials.
  • Synthesis and technology of molecular and macromolecular organosilicon compounds (including silesquioxanes)  via catalytic transformations: hydrosilylation, metathesis and silylative coupling of olefins and their further application as fine chemicals, precursors as well as new composite materials.
  • Synthesis, structure, reactivity of new transition – metal complexes with organosilicon (siloxyl, silsesquioxyl)  ligands  and π-complexes with (poly)olefins and (poly)acetylenes  and their application in catalysis.

The most important publications:

  1. B. Marciniec, J. Gulinski, W. Urbaniak, Z. W. Kornetka Comprehensive Handbook on Hydrosilylation (B.Marciniec, ed.) Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1992, 754 pages.
  2. B. Marciniec, Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes of Alkene Silylation - Recent Progress and Mechanistic Implications. Coord. Chem.Revs, 249 (2005) 2374-2390. – invited paper
  3. B.Marciniec, B.Dudziec, I. Kownacki New Catalytic Route for Activation of sp Carbon-hydrogen Bond Angew.Chem., Int.Ed., 45, 8180-8184 (2006).
  4. B. Marciniec, P. Pawluć, C. Pietraszuk, Inorganometallic Chemistry, in Inorganic Chemistry, and Bio-Inorganic Chemistry, Ed. I.Bertini, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), [http://www.eols.net] (2007)
  5. B. Marciniec, Catalytic Coupling of sp2 and sp-Hybridized Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds with Vinylmetalloid Compounds Accounts. Chemical Research., 40 (2007) 943-952 - invited paper
  6. B. Marciniec, K. Szubert, M. J. Potrzebowski, I. Kownacki, K. Łęszczak, Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of the Well-defined Rhodium Siloxide Complex Immobilized on Silica. Angew.Chem., Int.Ed., 47 (2008) 541-544
  7. B. Marciniec, H. Maciejewski, C. Pietraszuk, P. Pawluć, Hydrosilylation. A Comprehensive Review on Recent Advances, Ed.B. Marciniec, Springer, 2009, 410 p; http://www.springer.com/chemistry