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doc. RNDr. Michal Čajan, Ph.D.

Research group
Biologically Active Complexes and Molecular Magnets

Michal Čajan applies theoretical methods to organic, coordination, and supramolecular chemistry, studying the thermodynamics, kinetics, structure, and stability of complex chemical systems.

Basic informations

Education and qualification

1992-1994 Organic chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno (Bc.)
1994-1996 Organic chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno (MSc.)
2002 Organic chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno (RNDr.)
1996-2002 Organic chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno (Ph.D.)
1998-2002 research specialist, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno
2003-2005 research specialist, Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc
2006-2012 assistant professor, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc
od 2012 associate professor, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc

Research interests

  • application of theoretical methods in organic chemistry and chemistry of complexes and supramolecules;
  • thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the formation and stability of complex systems;
  • relationships between structure and properties of chemical systems

Publication activities

(based on Web of Science at February 4, 2026)

  • Author or co-author of 34 publications
  • 467 sum of times cited
  • H-index: 14

Research Stay

  • 3/20002-8/2002 International Quality Network/Medicinal Chemistry Fellowship Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Germany

Other activity

2012-15: Rozvoj a internacionalizace chemických a biologických studijních oborů na Univerzitě Palackého v Olomouci (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0066) řešitel: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Dvořák, Ph.D.

2010-13: Inovace profesní přípravy budoucích učitelů chemie (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0324) řešitel: doc. RNDr. Marta Klečková, CSc.

2009-11: Modelování struktury, stability a spektrálních vlastností komplexu přechodných kovu s cytokininy a inhibitory cyklin-dependentních kináz (IAA401370901) řešitel: RNDr. Michal Čajan, Ph.D.

2005-11: Komplexní sloučeniny a oxidy přechodných kovů s využitím v bioaplikacích a nanotechnologiích (MSM6198959218) řešitel: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Trávníček, Ph.D.

Selected publications

Čajan, ; Trávníček, Z; Impact of solvent models and van der Waals corrections on DFT geometric and 57Fe Mossbauer parameters of trans-[FeCl2(iPrOH)4], Inorg. Chim. Acta 423, 2014, 369-372.

Šilha, T.; Čajan, ; Trávníček, Z.; Investigation of Ag(I) complexes involving 6‑(benzylamino)purine derivatives Monatsh. Chem.144, 2013, 1797-1806.

Čajan, ; Trávníček, Z; Calculations of 57Fe Mössbauer Parameters of Mononuclear Iron(II) N4 Schiff-base Complexes by HF and DFT Quantum-chemical Approaches, Inorg. Chim. Acta 387, 2012, 412-419.

Čajan, ; Trávníček, Z.; Structural (X-ray), spectral (FT-IR and Raman) and quantum chemical investigations of a series of 6-benzylaminopurine derivatives, J. Mol. Struct. 994, 2011, 350-359.

Makrlík, E.; Čajan, ; Budka, J. ; Vaňura, P., Extraction and DFT study on the complexation of H3O+ ion with tetrakis(2-ethoxyethoxy)-tetra-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene; Monatsh. Chem.142, 2011, 5-9.

Trávníček, Z.; Popa, ; Čajan, M.; Zbořil, R.; Kryštof, V.; Mikulík, J.; The first iron(III) complexes with cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors: Magnetic, spectroscopic (IR, ES+ MS, NMR, Fe-57 Mossbauer), theoretical, and biological activity studies, J. Inorg. Biohem. 104, 2010, 405-417.