Lab of Molecular Electrochemistry

J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i.
Department of Molecular Electrochemistry and Catalysis

 



























  RNDr. Alan Liška, Ph.D.

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Brief CV

2018 RNDr. degree (Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science)
2017
Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry (Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science)
2013
MSc. degree in Inorganic Chemistry (Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science)
2011
Bc. degree in Chemistry (Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science)

Some important chemistry awards

2014 Young Chemist Award Metrohm (Prague, Czech Republic) 
2012 Best Poster Prize, 63rd Annual Meeting of ISE (Prague, Czech Republic)
2009 Praemium Bohemiae 2008-2009 – silver commemorative medal (for representation of Czech republic in 40th IChO) (Sychrov, Czech Republic)
2008 40th International Chemistry Olympiad – silver medal (Budapest, Hungary)
         44th National Chemistry Olympiad – 4th place (Ostrava, Czech Republic)

Scientific interests

  • molecular electrochemistry, structure-reactivity relationship, reaction mechanisms
  • polarography, cyclic voltammetry, UV-VIS-NIR-EPR-spectroscopy / spectroelectrochemistry
  • calixarenes, stereoelectrochemistry
  • empirical, semiempirical and ab initio calculations
  • speciation modelling, chemical thermodynamics & equilibria & kinetics, qualified estimations
  • programming, PHREEQC database development

Hobbies & other interests

  • swimming, waterhiking, ice-skating, hiking, orienteering
  • geography & cartography, current & historical maps, travelling
  • music (classical & pop)

Contacts

Telephone: +420 266 053 287
E-mail: alan.liska@jh-inst.cas.cz
Twitter: @Alan_Liska

Publications

A. Articles

[1] Liška, A.: Traveling chemist. Experiences from the 40th International Chemistry Olympiad; Chem. Listy 103 (2009) 106.
[2]
Liška, A., Ludvík, J.: Analýza aromatických nitrosloučenin aneb není nitro jako nitro; Chem. Listy 104 (2010) 23-26.
[3] Liška, A., Vojtíšek, P., Fry, A.J., Ludvík, J.: Electrochemical and Quantum Chemical Investigation of Tetranitrocalix[4]​arenes: Molecules with Multiple Redox Centers; J. Org.
Chem. 78 (2013) 10651-10656.
[4] Liška, A., Rosenkranz, M., Klíma, J., Dunsch, L., Lhoták, P., Ludvík, J.: Formation and proof of stable bi-, tri- and tetraradical polyanions during the electrochemical reduction of cone-polynitrocalix[4]arenes. An ESR-UV-vis spectroelectrochemical study; Electrochim Acta 140 (2014) 572-578.
[5] Flídrová, K., Liška, A., Ludvík, J., Eigner, V., Lhoták, P.: Fullerene recognition by 5-nitro-11,17,23,29-tetramethylcalix[5]arene; Tetrahedron Letters 56 (2015) 1535-1538.
[6] Liška, A., Flídrová, K., Lhoták, P., Ludvík, J.: Influence of Structure on electrochemical reduction of isomeric mono- and di-, nitro- or nitrosocalix[4]arenes; Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly 146 (2015) 857-862.
[7] Ludvík, J., Liška, A., Lhoták, P.: Electrochemical Reduction of Oligo-nitrocalix[4]arenes - Molecules with Multiple Redox Centers. Different Conformations and Variable Shape; ECS Transactions 66(26) (2015) 23-31.

[8] Toušek, J., Toušková, J., Ludvík, J., Liška, A., Remeš, Z., Kylián, O., Kousal, J., Chomutová, R., Heckler, I.M., Bundgaard, E., Krebs, F.C.: Comparison of the electron work function, hole concentration and exciton diffusion length for P3HT and PT prepared by thermal or acid cleavage; Solid-State Electronics 116 (2016) 111-118.
[9]
Donkeng Dazie, J., Liška, A., Ludvík, J.: Electrochemical and Quantum Chemical Study of Reactivity of Orthophthalaldehyde with Aliphatic Primary Amines; Journal of The Electrochemical Society 163(9) (2016) G127-G132.
[10]
Donkeng Dazie, J., Liška, A., Ludvík, J., Fábry, J., Dušek, M.: A study of the planarity of the pyrrolone fragment in 2-isopropyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-one; Acta Cryst C 72(7) (2016) 518-524.
[11] Liška, A., Lhoták, P., Ludvík, J.: Electrochemical Reduction and Intramolecular Electron Communication of Nitro Substituted Thiacalix[4]arenes; Electroanalysis 28 (2016) 2861-2865.
[12] Donkeng Dazie, J., Liška, A., Ludvík, J., Fábry, J., Dušek, M., Eigner, V.:
Planarity of substituted pyrrole and furan rings in (3R*, 1′S*, 3′R*)-3-(1′-tertbutylamino-1′H, 3′ H-benzo[c]furan-3′-yl)-2-tertbutyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[c]pyrrol-1-one; Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 232(6) (2017) 441-452.
[13] Liška, A., Ludvík, J.: Stereoelectrochemistry of calixarenes - Molecules with multiple redox centers; Current Oppinion in Electrochemistry 8 (2018) 45-51.
[14] Donkeng Dazie, J., Liška, A., Urban, J., Ludvík, J.: Reactivity of Orthophthalaldehyde with Aliphatic, Alicyclic and Aromatic Primary Diamines: Electrochemical Study and Mechanistic Considerations; Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (2018) - in press. 
[15] Liška, A., Ludvík, J: The cone-tetranitrocalix[4]arene tetraradical tetraanion as an electrochemically generated ligand for alkali metal cations. Chem. Commun. – submitted.

B. Proceedings

[1] Liška, A., Ludvík, J.: Electrochemistry of Polynitrocalix-[4]-arenes in Modern Electrochemical Methods XXXII (2012) 58-62.
[2] Liška, A., Ludvík, J.: Electrochemical Reduction of 1,3-Alt-tetranitrothiacalix[4]arenes in Modern Electrochemical Methods XXXIV (2014) 85-89.
[3] Liška, A., Ludvík, J., Vojtíšek, P.: Stereoelectrochemistry of Calixarenes in Modern Electrochemical Methods XXXVII (2017) 123-127.