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Leszek Lapinski is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland. Their research primarily spans the field of Chemistry with a significant focus on Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Their work also intersects with Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, as well as Materials Chemistry and even Building and Construction.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms
  • Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions

Leszek Lapinski has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Photoinduced Long-Distance Hydrogen-Atom Transfer in Molecules with a 7-Hydroxyquinoline Frame and a Carbaldehyde or Aldoxime Group as the Intramolecular Hydrogen Transporting Crane," published in 2023 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Distinct class of photoinduced hydrogen-atom-transfer processes: phototautomerizations in molecules with no intramolecular hydrogen bond in the structure," published in 2022 in International Reviews in Physical Chemistry
  • "Hydrogen-atom tunneling in small thioamides: N-methylthiourea, thiobenzamide and 2-cyanothioacetamide," published in 2024 in Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • "Intramolecular hydrogen-atom tunneling in matrix-isolated heterocyclic compounds: 2-thiouracil and its analogues," published in 2024 in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Stability of monomeric indigo in the electronic ground state: An experimental matrix isolation infrared and theoretical study," published in 2023 in Dyes and Pigments

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Maciej J. Nowak
  • Hanna Rostkowska
  • Igor Reva
  • Anna Luchowska
  • Jacek Nowacki

Leszek Lapinski's publications most often appear in the following scientific journals:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • International Reviews in Physical Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Best Publications

  • Molecular Structure and Infrared Spectra of Adenine. Experimental Matrix Isolation and Density Functional Theory Study of Adenine 15N Isotopomers

    Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;and Józef S. Kwiatkowski;Jerzy Leszczyński

  • Matrix isolation IR spectroscopy of tautomeric systems and its theoretical interpretation: 2-hydroxypyridine/2(1H)-pyridinone

    Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;Jan Fulara;Andrzej Les;Andrzej Les

  • Matrix isolation studies of cytosine: The separation of the infrared spectra of cytosine tautomers

    M.J. Nowak;L. Lapinski;J. Fulara

  • Tautomerism N(9)H .dblharw. N(7)H of Purine, Adenine, and 2-Chloroadenine: Combined Experimental IR Matrix Isolation and Ab Initio Quantum Mechanical Studies

    Maciej J. Nowak;Hanna Rostkowska;Leszek Lapinski;Jozef S. Kwiatkowski

  • Infrared spectra of pyrazine, pyrimidine and pyridazine in solid argon

    S. Breda;I.D. Reva;L. Lapinski;L. Lapinski;M.J. Nowak

  • Analysis of the normal modes of molecules with D3h symmetry: Infrared spectra of monomeric s-triazine and cyanuric acid

    Hanna Rostkowska;Leszek Lapinski;Maciej J. Nowak

  • The infrared spectra of matrix isolated uracil and thymine: An assignment based on new theoretical calculations

    Andrzej Leś;Ludwik Adamowicz;Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski

  • Experimental matrix isolation and theoretical ab initio HF/6-31G(d, p) studies of infrared spectra of purine, adenine and 2-chloroadenine

    M.J. Nowak;H. Rostkowska;L. Lapinski;J.S. Kwiatkowski

  • Theoretical and matrix-isolation experimental study on 2(1H)-pyridinethione/2-pyridinethiol

    Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek. Lapinski;Hanna. Rostkowska;Andrzej. Les;Andrzej. Les

  • Vibrational spectrum and molecular structure of triphenylamine monomer: A combined matrix-isolation FTIR and theoretical study

    Igor Reva;Leszek Lapinski;Leszek Lapinski;Nitin Chattopadhyay;Rui Fausto

  • INFRARED MATRIX ISOLATION AND THEORETICAL STUDIES ON GLUTARIMIDE

    D. C. Bienko;D. Michalska;S. Roszak;W. Wojciechowski

  • Proton-Transfer Processes in Thiourea: UV Induced Thione → Thiol Reaction and Ground State Thiol → Thione Tunneling

    Hanna Rostkowska;Leszek Lapinski;and Artem Khvorostov;Maciej J. Nowak

  • A new theoretical prediction of the infrared spectra of cytosine tautomers

    Ian R. Gould;Mark A. Vincent;Ian Hillier;Leszek Lapinski

  • Spontaneous tunneling and near-infrared-induced interconversion between the amino-hydroxy conformers of cytosine.

    Igor Reva;Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;Rui Fausto

  • Infrared matrix isolation spectra of 1-methyluracil: Revised assignment based on the Hartree–Fock and post-Hartree–Fock studies

    Maciej J Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;Dariusz C Bieńko;Danuta Michalska

  • Five isomers of monomeric cytosine and their interconversions induced by tunable UV laser light.

    Leszek Lapinski;Igor Reva;Maciej J. Nowak;Rui Fausto

  • Theoretical and infrared matrix isolation study of 4(3H)-pyrimidinethione and 3(2H)-pyridazinethione. Tautomerism and phototautomerism

    Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;Jan Fulara;Andrzej Les

  • A Computational Study on the Mechanism of Intramolecular Oxo−Hydroxy Phototautomerism Driven by Repulsive πσ* State

    Bartosz Chmura;Michal F. Rode;Andrzej L. Sobolewski;Leszek Lapinski

  • NIR-laser-induced selective rotamerization of hydroxy conformers of cytosine.

    Leszek Lapinski;Maciej J. Nowak;Igor Reva;Hanna Rostkowska

  • Infrared matrix isolation and ab initio quantum mechanical studies of purine and adenine

    Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;Józef S. Kwiatkowski;Jerzy Leszczynski

  • Molecular structure and infrared spectra of 2-hydroxy-1,4- naphthoquinone; Experimental matrix isolation and theoretical Hartree–Fock and post Hartree–Fock study

    Hanna Rostkowska;Maciej J. Nowak;Leszek Lapinski;Ludwik Adamowicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui Fausto
Rui Fausto University of Coimbra
Igor Reva
Igor Reva University of Coimbra
Ludwik Adamowicz
Ludwik Adamowicz University of Arizona
Jerzy Leszczynski
Jerzy Leszczynski Jackson State University
Andrzej L. Sobolewski
Andrzej L. Sobolewski Polish Academy of Sciences
Martin A. Suhm
Martin A. Suhm University of Göttingen
Ian H. Hillier
Ian H. Hillier University of Manchester

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