Science Institute

University of Iceland

Ingvar Arnason
professor of chemistry

University of Iceland / Faculty of Physical Sciences / Science Institute / Chemistry Division

Íslenska

Latest publications

Conformational Energies of Silacyclohexanes C5H10SiHMe, C5H10SiH(CF3) and C5H10SiCl(SiCl3) from Variable Temperature Raman Spectra
In Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2012, accepted for publication

High-Affinity, Selective σ Ligands of the 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1,4′-silaspiro[naphthalene-1,4′-piperidine] Type: Syntheses, Structures, and Pharmacological Properties
In CHEMMEDCHEM 2012

Molecular structure and conformational preferences of gaseous
1-iodo-1-silacyclohexane
In J. Mol. Struct. 2012

Gas Phase Structures, Energetics, and Potential Energy Surfaces of Disilacyclohexanes
In J. Phys. Chem. A 2011

Molecular Structure and Conformational Preferences of 1-Chloro-1-Silacyclohexane, CH2(CH2CH2)2SiH-Cl, as studies by Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction and Quantum Chemistry
In Russian Journal of General Chemistry 2011

Conformational Properties of 1-Fluoro-1-Methyl-Silacyclohexane and 1-Methyl-1-Trifluoromethyl-1-Silacyclohexane: Gas Electron Diffraction, Low Temperature NMR, Temperature Dependent Raman Spectroscopy, and Quantum Chemical Calculations
In J. Mol. Struct. 2010

A phenomenological relationship between molecular geometry changes and conformational energy change
In J. Mol. Struct. 2010

Conformational Properties of 1-Silyl-1-Silacyclohexane, C5H10SiHSiH3: Gas Electron Diffraction, Low-Temperature NMR, Temperature-Dependent Raman Spectroscopy, and Quantum Chemical Calculations
In J. Phys. Chem. A 2010

Conformational properties of six-membered heterocycles: Accurate relative energy differences with DFT, the importance of dispersion interactions and silicon substitution effects
In Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2009

First Synthesis of the Three Isomeric Parent Disilacyclohexanes. An Improved Preparation of Methylene di-Grignard
In Organic Letters 2009

Conformational Properties of 1-Fluoro-1-Silacyclohexane, C5H10SiHF: Gas Electron Diffraction, Low Temperature NMR, Temperature Dependent Raman Spectroscopy, and Quantum Chemical Calculations
In Organometallics 2007

Unexpected conformational properties of 1-trifluoromethyl-1-silacyclohexane...
In Chemistry - A European Journal, 2007

Relative Energy and Structural Differences of Axial and Equatorial 1-Fluoro-1-silacyclohexane
In Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2006

Structures and energetics of axial and equatorial 1-methyl-1-silacyclohexane
In Organometallics, 2006

Comment on "relative energies, stereoelectronic interactions, and conformational interconversion in silacycloalkanes"
In International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2006

 

 

Dr. Ingvar Arnason
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Science Institute, 2nd. floor
Dunhagi 3, 107 Reykjavík

Tel : +354 525 4813 525 4786 (lab)
Fax : +354 552 8911
E-mail: ingvara@hi.is

 

Research interests

  1. The conformational properties of silicon-containing compounds: Synthesis, structural investigation with various spectroscopical methods and quantum chemical calculations.
  2. Synthesis of novel titanasiloxane complexes: Structural investigation and reactivity

Teaching 2012

In the spring term 2012 I will teach EFN404G, Inorganic Chemistry 2

No Doctoral or Postdoctoral Possibilities

Please note that due to my retirement in early 2013, I will not be able to accept any applications for doctoral or postdoctoral positions