Dariusz Witt was born in Gdynia (Poland). He graduated from the Gdansk University of Technology (GUT) in 1992. His PhD work in the group of Prof. Janusz Rachon at GUT was focused on the elucidation of reaction mechanisms of various classes of organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds. He obtained his PhD in 1996. From 1998 to 2000 he was a post-doctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Lyle Isaacs at the University of Maryland (USA). His general research interests comprise organic chemistry at the