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Fields of interest:
Preparation of optically active aldehydes and ketones
Nucleophilic addition to chiral carbonyl compounds
Asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation

Recent publications:
K. Chmurski, J. Jurczak, A. W. Coleman
The Synthesis and Complexation Properties of Multidentate per-[6-Deoxy-6-Thio-)4-Pyridyl)]-cyclodextrins
J. Coord. Chem., 47, 59 (1999)

J. Barciszewski, J. Jurczak, S. Porowski, T. Specht , V. A. Erdmann
The Role of Water Structure in Conformational Changes of Nucleic Acids in Ambient and High-pressure Conditions
Eur. J. Biochem., 260, 293 (1999)

M. Achmatowicz, C. Chapuis, P. Rzepecki, J. Jurczak
Stereoselectivity in the TiCl4-Catalyzed [4+2]Cycloaddition of Cyclopentadiene to (2R)-Bornane-10,2-sultam Derivatives of Fumaric Acid Monoesters
Helv. Chim. Acta, 82, 182 (1999)

D.T. Gryko, P. Pištek, J. Jurczak
An Efficient Method for Preparation of Chiral Macrocyclic Bisamides Starting from Diol Derivatives of D-Mannitol and L-Tartaric Acid
Synthesis, 336 (1999)

P. Lipkowski, D. T. Gryko, J. Jurczak
The Use of tris(2-Aminoethyl)amine in Macrocyclization Processes
Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 3833 (1998)

J. Jurczak, D. Gryko, E. Kobrzycka H. Gruza P. Prokopowicz
Effective and Mild Method for Preparation of Optically Active a-Amino Aldehydes via TEMPO Oxidation
Tetrahedron, 54, 6051 (1998)

D.T. Gryko, P. Pištek, P. Sałański, J. Jurczak
The Use of the Mitsunobu Reaction in Preparation of Chiral Synthons for Macrocyclic Frameworks
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 9, 1771 (1998)

J. Raczko, M. Achmatowicz, A. Jeżewski, C. Chapuis, Z. Urbańczyk-Lipkowska J. Jurczak
Asymmetric syn-Dihydroxylation of b-Substitued (2R)-N-(b-Enoyl)bornane-10,2-sultams
Helv. Chim. Acta, 81, 1264 (1998)

J. Jurczak, P. Prokopowicz
Diastereoselectivity Control in the TiCl4-Mediated Addition Reaction of Allyltrimethylsilane to N,O-Protected (L)-Serinals
Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 9835 (1998)