Description
The proposed Czech-Norwegian project aims to reinforce and further develop the collaboration between Masaryk University and UiT- The Arctic University of Norway in the field of paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy of transition metal complexes with potential anticancer activity. The planned mobility will extend expertise and skills of involved students and researchers through lectures and practical courses, and facilitate meeting of both teams and planning follow-up projects. The Norwegian team will provide practical courses and tutorials dealing with calculation of NMR/EPR parameters using software developed in the group of prof. Ruud. The contribution of Czech team will include experimental methods (i.e., NMR and X-ray), calibration studies, and comparative analysis with respect to other available approaches. This project will generate a synergy between the experimental (MU) and theoretical (UiT) chemists in developing novel antitumoragents.
Summary of project results
This project aimed to reinforce and further develop the collaboration between Masaryk University and UiT- The Arctic University of Norway in the field of paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy of transition metal complexes with potential anticancer activity. The realized mobilities extended expertise and skills of involved students and researchers through lectures and practical courses, and facilitated meeting of both teams and planning follow-up projects. The Norwegian team provided practical courses and tutorials dealing with calculation of NMR/EPR parameters using software developed in the group of prof. Ruud. The contribution of the Czech team included experimental methods (i.e., NMR and X-ray), calibration studies, and comparative analysis with respect to other available computational approaches. This project generates a synergy between the experimental (MU) and theoretical (UiT) chemists in developing novel antitumor agents. The scientific results were presented in three conferences, namely Smash conference (poster, Italy, 09/2015), Modern Methods in Quantum Chemisty (lecture, Austria, 02/16) and Central European NMR meeting (lecture, Czech Republic, 04/16) and published in two research papers (journals - Royal society of Chemistry, PCCP and Journal of American Chemical Society). The project activities were published at CEITEC website (
www.ceitec.eu,
www.ceitec.cz) and website of CTCC (
www.ctcc.no). Publicity of the project was arranged via announcements in Masaryk University newspaper and CEITEC newsletter. In conclusion, we accomplished all promised activities and a bit more.
Summary of bilateral results
We recognize following main benefits: extension of theoretical skills both in the field of DFT calculations and experimental pNMR spectroscopy, increased competences in usage of quantum-chemical programs including their analytical tools, calibration of new computational capabilities by using measured data, strengthened collaboration between both groups - establishing new possible cooperations for other research projects. Involved researchers presenting results related to the topic supported by this project discussed key issues on conferences MMQC in Mariapfarr, NMR meeting in Valtice, SMASH in Baveno and CTTC VII in Krakow, emerged response of some of participatns posses potential for future research colaboration. The progress in research activities was substantially accelerated thanks to the individual mobility events. It was proved that face-to-face discussions of actual problems, practical demonstrations of novel implementations is the most effective way to share know-how and increase students' competences. Thanks to supported collaboration MU partner could utilize newest version of ReSpect program as well as powerfull computational resources ait UiT and contribute to adjustments of output interface. Vice versa, UiT researchers could test their calculations with respect to experimental data obtained on high-filed NMR instruments available within CEITEC-MU infrastructures. The supported collaboration resulted in two joint peer-reviewed publications dealing with relativistic effects transitional complexes (PCCP 2015, JACS 2016).