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Litwin Jacob

Litwin Jacob

Łódź

Summary

Organized and dependable organic chemist who is successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and has nearly seven years of experience in scientific research with expertise in three different areas of material science (electrolytes for Li-ion battery applications, boron cluster chemistry, and liquid crystals).

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

 Ph.D.

Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies (CBMM), Polish Academy of Sciences
11.2018 - Current
  • Design and synthesis of organic molecules, including multi-step synthesis, synthesis of compounds under special conditions (at low temperatures and in an inert atmosphere), and purification of mixtures with more than two components using column chromatography.
  • Synthesis, purification, detailed characterization, and functionalization of anionic boron clusters; interconversion of functional groups in organic-inorganic hybrid boron cluster derivatives.
  • Use of ionic boron cluster derivatives in design of advanced functional materials for use in modern technological applications such as in solar cells, photovoltaic, electrolytes for Li-ion batteries, etc.
  • Design and synthesis of monomers, dimers, and polymers.
  • Technical writing of scientific reports.
  • Guidance of M.Sc. and project students.

 Research Assistant

Raman Research Institute
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of mesomorphic properties of novel heterocyclic liquid crystals.
  • I managed time efficiently to complete all tasks within deadlines, resulting in five peer-reviewed scientific publications.

 Project Intern

Raman Research Institute
11.2016 - 05.2017
  • Synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic molecules for development of liquid crystals
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships

Education

Ph.D. - Boron Cluster Chemistry

Polish Academy of Sciences
Łódź, Poland
06.2023

Master of Science - Organic Chemistry

Bangalore University
Karnataka, India
05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Physics, And Mathematics

Calicut University
Kerala, India
06.2014

Skills

  • NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 11B, 19F, 7Li)
  • IR spectroscopy
  • Mass spectroscopy
  • Elemental analysis (CHN)
  • UV-Vis spectroscopy
  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
  • Polarized optical microscopy (POM)
  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
  • TGA analysis
  • Powder-XRD
  • Purification techniques (column chromatography, flash chromatography, thin layer chromatography, and various crystallization and precipitation methods)
  • Techniques of surface alignment of liquid crystals
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc)
  • Software Proficiency (ChemDraw, Mestrenova, Kaleidagraph, Origin, etc)

List of publications

  

1. Liquid crystalline electrolytes derived from the 1,12-disubstituted [closo-CB11H12]– anion. Jannick Guschlbauer, Leszek Niedzicki, Litwin Jacob, Edyta Rzeszotarska, Damian Pociecha, Piotr Kaszyński, J. Mol. Liq. 2023, 377, 121525. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121525

2. Tunable intermolecular charge transfer in ionic liquid crystalline derivatives of the [closo-B10H10]2- anion.

Litwin Jacob, Edyta Rzeszotarska, Maria Koyioni, Rafal Jakubowski, Damian Pociecha, Anna Pietrzak, Piotr Kaszyński, Chem. Mater. 2022, 14, 6476–6491. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01165.

3. Synthesis, structural analysis, and functional group interconversion in the [closo‐B10H8 ‐1,10‐X2] 2- (X = CN, [OCRNMe2]+, OCOR, and [OH2]+) derivatives.

Litwin Jacob, Edyta Rzeszotarska, Anna Pietrzak, Victor G. Young Jr., Piotr Kaszyński, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 32, 3083-3093. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000456.

4. Synthesis, thermal and photophysical studies of π-extended dibenzophenazine based discotic liquid crystals.

Litwin Jacob, Ashwathanarayana Gowda, Sandeep Kumar, Victor Belyaev, J. Mol. Liq. 2020, 320, 114419. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114419.

5. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and nonlinear optical studies of alkyl and alkoxy phenylacetylene containing phenazine fused extended triphenylene discotic liquid crystalline dyes. 

Ashwathanarayana Gowda, Litwin Jacob, Alaka Patra, Agnes George, Reji Philip, Sandeep Kumar, Dyes Pigm. 2019, 160,128-135. DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.07.052.

6. Synthesis and characterisation of EDOT based bent-core and hockey-stick shape liquid crystals: thermal and nonlinear optical Studies.

Ashwathanarayana Gowda, Litwin Jacob, Nithin Joy, Reji Philip, Sandeep Kumar. New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 2047-2057. DOI: 10.1039/c7nj04807f. 

7. Charge transport in novel phenazine fused triphenylene supramolecular systems. Ashwathanarayana Gowda, Litwin Jacob, Dharmendra P. Singh, Redouane Douali, Sandeep Kumar, ChemistrySelect. 2018, 3, 6551-6560. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801412.

8. Novel phenazine fused triphenylene discotic crystals: Synthesis, characterization, thermal, optical and nonlinear optical properties.

Ashwathanarayana Gowda, Litwin Jacob, Nithin Joy, Reji Philip, Sandeep Kumar, New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 19034-19042. DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ03024C.

Unpublished works

1. Development of solid-state polymer electrolytes based on [closo-CB11H12]- for Li-ion battery application

Litwin Jacob, Leszek Niedzicki, Jannick Guschlbauer, Damian Pociecha, Prof. Piotr Kaszyński. (Manuscript under preparation)

2. Anisotropy in Li-ion conduction in the liquid crystalline electrolytes based on [closo-CB11H12]-.

Litwin Jacob, Leszek Niedzicki, Damian Pociecha, Prof. Piotr Kaszyński. (Manuscript under preparation)

3. A review on the chemistry of 1,10-disubstituted derivatives of the closo-decaborate anion [closo-B10H10]2-. (Review article under preparation)

Litwin Jacob, Piotr Kaszyński

Languages

Malayalam
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Upper intermediate
B2

Personal Details

Name : Litwin Jacob

Gender : Male

Nationality : Indian

Father name : M. J. Jacob

Date of birth : 21st August 1993

Marital status : Married

Timeline

 Ph.D.

Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies (CBMM), Polish Academy of Sciences
11.2018 - Current

 Research Assistant

Raman Research Institute
10.2017 - 10.2018

 Project Intern

Raman Research Institute
11.2016 - 05.2017

Ph.D. - Boron Cluster Chemistry

Polish Academy of Sciences

Master of Science - Organic Chemistry

Bangalore University

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Physics, And Mathematics

Calicut University
Litwin Jacob