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Elucidation of the Mechanism of Silver-Catalyzed Inverse Electron-Demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) Reaction of 1,2- Diazines and Siloxy Alkynes Avci, O. N., Catak, S., Dereli, B., Aviyente, V., Dedeoglu, B., ChemCatChem, 12, 366-372, 2020, Impact Factor: 4.495, Q2

Keteniminium Salts: Reactivity and Propensity toward Electrocyclization Reactions Tanriver, G., Dagoneau, D., Karadeniz, U., Kolleth, A., Lumbroso, A., Sulzer-Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Catak, S., The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85 (2), 449-463, 2020, Impact Factor: 4.745, Q1

Keteniminium Salts as Key Intermediates for the Efficient Synthesis of 3‐Amino‐Indoles and ‐Benzofurans Dagoneau, D., Kolleth, A., Quinodoz, P., Tanriver, G., Catak, S., Lumbroso, A., Sulzer‐Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Helvetica Chimica Acta, 103 (1), e1900217, 2020, Impact Factor: 1.394, Q3

Design and synthesis of novel indoline-(thio)urea hybrids Lafzi, F., Kilic, H., Tanriver, G., Avci, O. N., Catak, S., Saracoglu, N., Synthetic Communications, 49 (24), 3510-3527, 2019, Impact Factor: 1.497, Q3

Exploring the Photophysics of Polyfluorinated Phthalocyanine Derivatives as Potential Theranostic Agents Koca, B., Hamuryudan, E., Catak, S., Erdogmus, A., Monari, A., Aviyente, V., The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123 (40), 24417-24425, 2019, Impact Factor: 4.537, Q1

Synthesis of Benzazepinones via Intramolecular Cyclization Involving Ketene Iminium Intermediates Kolleth, A., Dagoneau, D., Quinodoz, P., Lumbroso, A., Avanthay, M., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mosse, S., Mesmaeker, A., Helvetica Chimica Acta, 102, 1-7, 2019, Impact Factor: 1.394, Q3

Straightforward Synthesis of 3‐Aminothiophenes Using Activated Amides Dagoneau, D., Kolleth, A., Lumbroso, A., Tanriver, G., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mosse, S., Mesmaeker, A., Helvetica Chimica Acta, 102, 1-10, 2019, Impact Factor: 1.394, Q3

Theoretical investigation of thiol-ene click reactions: A DFT perspective Findik, V., Degirmenci, I., Catak, S. , Aviyente, V., European Polymer Journal, 110, 211-220, 2019, Impact Factor: 3.741, Q1

Access to 3-aminobenzothiophenes and 3-aminothiophenes fused to 5-membered heteroaromatic rings through 6π-electrocyclization reaction of keteniminium salts Kolleth, A., Muller, S., Lumbroso, A., Tanriver, G., Catak, S., Mosse, S. S., Mesmaeker, A. D., Tetrahedron Letters, 59, 3242-3248, 2018, Impact Factor: 2.193, Q2

Rationalizing the regioselectivity of cationic ring-opening polymerization of benzoxazines Ozaltin, T. F., Catak, S., Kiskan, B., Yagci, Y., Aviyente, V., European Polymer Journal, 105, 61-67, 2018, Impact Factor: 3.531, Q1

Photophysical Properties of Novel Two-Photon Absorbing Dyes: Assessing Their Possible Use for Singlet Oxygen Generation Sengul, O., Marazzi, M., Monari, A., Catak, S., Journal of Physical Chemistry C., 122, 16315-16324, 2018, Impact Factor: 4.484, Q1

An improved procedure for the Beckmann rearrangement of cyclobutanones Lachia, M., Richard, F., Bigler, R., Kolleth-Krieger, A., Dieckmann, A., Lumbroso, A., Karadeniz, U., Catak, S., Mesmaeker, A. D., Tetrahedron Letters, 59 (20), 1896-1901, 2018, Impact Factor: 2.193, Q2

Use of 3-Hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)azetidin-2-ones as Building Blocks for the Preparation of Trifluoromethyl-Containing Aminopropanes, 1,3-Oxazinan-2-ones, Aziridines, and 1,4-Dioxan-2-ones Thi, H. D., Thuy, G. L. N., Catak, S., Speybroeck, V. V., Nguyen, T. V., D’hooghe, M., Synthesis, 50(07), 1439-1456, 2018, Impact Factor: 2.689, Q1

Activity of Topotecan Toward the DNA/Topoisomerase I Complex: A Theoretical Rationalization Bali, S. K., Marion, A., Ugur, I., Dikmenli, A. K., Catak, S., Aviyente, V., Biochemistry, 57 (9), 1542–1551, 2018, Impact Factor: 2.938, Q1

Theoretical Insight Into the Regioselective Ring-Expansions of Bicyclic Aziridinium Ions Boydas, E. B., Tanriver, G., D'hooghe, M., Ha, H-J., Van Speybroeck, V., Catak, S., Organic&Biomolecular Chemistry, 16, 796-806, 2018, Impact Factor: 3.564, Q1

Asymmetric Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted 2-(Trifluoromethyl)pyrrolidines through Rearrangement of Chiral 2-(2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)azetidines Dolfen, J., Boydas, E. B., Van Speybroeck, V., Catak, S., Van Hecke, K., D'hooghe, M., The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(19), 10092-10109, 2017, Impact Factor: 4.849, Q1

Hydroxyl Radical-Mediated Degradation of Diclofenac Revisited: a Computational Approach to Assessment of Reaction Mechanisms and By-products Agopcan Cinar, S., Ziylan-Yavaş, A., Catak, S., Ince, N. H., Aviyente, V., Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(22), 18458–18469, 2017, Impact Factor: 3.028, Q2

Synthesis of 4-Membered Ring Alkaloid Analogues via Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition Involving Keteniminium Salt IntermediatesKolleth, A., Lumbroso, A., Tanriver, G., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 58(30), 2904–2909, 2017, Impact Factor: 2.193, Q2

Probing Optical Properties of Thiophene Derivatives for Two-Photon Absorption Sengul, O., Boydas, E. B., Pastore, M., Sharmouk, W., Gros, P. C., Catak, S., Monari, A., Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 136, 67, 2017, Impact Factor: 1.806, Q3

Design of a Thermally Controlled Sequence of Triazolinedione-Based Click and Transclick Reactions Houck, H. A., De Bruycker, K., Billiet, S., Dhanis, B., Goossens, H., Catak, S., Van Speybroeck, V., Winne, J. M., Du Prez, F., Chemical Science, 8, 3098-3108, 2017, Impact Factor: 9.144, Q1

Tandem Addition of Phosphite Nucleophiles Across Unsaturated Nitrogen-Containing Systems: Mechanistic Insights on Regioselectivity Debrouwer, W., Hertsen, D., Heugebaert, T. S. A., Boydas, E. B., Van Speybroeck, V., Catak, S., Stevens, C. V., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(1), 188–201, 2017, Impact Factor: 4.785, Q1

Effect of Lewis Acids on the Stereoregularity of N,N-dimethyl Acrylamide: A Computational ApproachFuruncuoglu Ozaltın, T., Kura, B., Catak, S., Goossens, H., Van Speybroeck, V., Waroquier, M., Aviyente, V., European Polymer Journal, 83, 67–76, 2016, Impact Factor: 3.485, Q1

New Access to Quaternary Aminocyclobutanes via Nucleophilic Addition on Cyclobutaniminium Salts Kolleth, A., Lumbroso, A., Tanriver, G., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mosse, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 57(31), 3510–3514, 2016, Impact Factor: 2.347, Q2

Computational Studies on Cinchona Alkaloid-Catalyzed Asymmetric Organic Reactions Tanriver, G., Dedeoglu, B., Catak, S., Aviyente, V., Accounts of Chemical Research, 49(6), 1250–1262, 2016, Impact Factor: 22.003, Q1

Synthesis of Amino-Cyclobutanes via [2+2] Cycloadditions Involving Keteniminium Intermediates Kolleth, A., Lumbroso, A., Tanriver, G., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mosse, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 57(25), 2697–2702, 2016, Impact Factor: 2.379, Q2

Influence of Solvation and Dynamics on the Mechanism and Kinetics of Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions in Liquid Ammonia Moors, S. L. C., Brigou, B., Hertsen, D., Pinter, B., Geerlings, P., Van Speybroeck, V., Catak, S., De Proft, F., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 81(4), 1635–1644, 2016, Impact Factor: 4.721, Q1

PPV Polymerization through the Gilch Route: Diradical Character of Monomers Nikolić, J. D., Wouters, S., Romanova, J., Shimizu, A., Champagne, B., Junkers, T., Vanderzande, D., Van Neck, D., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Catak, S., Chemistry - A European Journal, 21(52), 19176–19185, 2015, Impact Factor: 5.731, Q1

Cinchona Alkaloid Catalyzed Asymmetric Desymmetrization of meso-Cyclic Anhydrides: The Origins of Stereoselectivity Dedeoglu, B., Catak, S., Yildirim, A., Bolm, C., Aviyente, V., ChemCatChem, 7(24), 4173–4179, 2015, Impact Factor: 4.556, Q1

Access to Functionalized 3-Amino-benzothiophenes using Keteniminium Intermediates Lumbroso, A., Behra, J., Kolleth, A., Dakas, P-Y., Karadeniz, U., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 56, 6541–6545, 2015, Impact Factor: 2.379, Q2

Synthesis of Poly(2-oxazoline)s with Side Chain Methyl Ester Functionalities: Detailed Understanding of Copolymerization Behavior of Methyl Ester Containing Monomers with 2-alkyl-2-oxazolines Bouten, P. J. M., Hertsen, D., Vergaelen, M., Monnery, B., Catak, S., van Hest, J. C. M., Van Speybroeck, V., Hoogenboom, R., Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 53, 2649–2661, 2015, Impact Factor: 3.113, Q1

Efficient Access to Functionalized Cyclobutanone Derivatives using Cyclobuteniminium Salts as Highly Reactive Michael Acceptors Lumbroso, A., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 56(19), 2397–2401, 2015, Impact Factor: 2.379, Q2

Possibility of [1,5] Sigmatropic Shifts in Bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4-dienes Goossens, H., Winne, J. M., Wouters, S., Hermosilla, L., De Clercq, P. J., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Catak, S., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 80(5), 2609–2620, 2015, Impact Factor: 4.721, Q1

Elucidating the Structural Isomerism of Fluorescent Strigolactone Analogue CISA-1 Goossens, H., Heugebaert, T. S. A., Dereli, B., Van Overtveldt, M., Karahan, O., Dogan, I., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Aviyente, V., Catak, S., Stevens, C. V., European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015(6), 1211–1217, 2015, Impact Factor: 3.065, Q1

Accelerated Living Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of a Methyl Ester Functionalized 2-Oxazoline Monomer Bouten, P. J. M., Hertsen, D., Vergaelen, M., Monnery, B. D., Boerman, M. A., Goossens, H., Catak, S., van Hest, J. C. M., Van Speybroeck, V., Hoogenboom, R., Polymer Chemistry, 6, 514-518, 2015, Impact Factor: 5.520, Q1

Synthesis of cyclobuteniminium salts derived from aldo-keteniminium salts and study of their reactivity in Diels–Alder reaction Lumbroso, A., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 55(49), 6721–6725, 2014, Impact Factor: 2.391, Q2

Cycloaddition of keteniminium with terminal alkynes toward cyclobuteniminium and their use in Diels–Alder reactions Lumbroso, A., Catak, S., Sulzer-Mossé, S., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 55(37), 5147-5150, 2014, Impact Factor: 2.391, Q2

Reactivity of Aziridinium Salts in Different Solvents Unraveled by a Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach Goossens, H., Hertsen, D., Catak, S., D'Hooghe, M., De Proft, F., Geerlings, P., De Kimpe, N., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck V., Structure, Bonding and Reactivity of Heterocyclic Compounds Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry [De Proft, Frank, Geerlings, Paul (Eds.)], Vol.38, pp 1-34, Springer 2014

6π/10π-Electrocyclization of ketene-iminium salts for the synthesis of substituted naphthylamines Villedieu-Percheron, E., Catak, S., Zurwerra, D., Staiger, R., Lachia, M., De Mesmaeker, A., Tetrahedron Letters, 55(15), 2446–2449, 2014, Impact Factor: 2.397, Q2

Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of 2-Propyl-2-Oxazolines: Understanding Structural Effects on Polymerization Behavior Based on Molecular Modeling Goossens, H., Catak, S., Glassner, M., De la Rosa, V. R., Monnery, B. D., De Proft, F., Van Speybroeck, V., Hoogenboom, R., ACS Macro Letters, 2(8), 651–654, 2013, Impact Factor: N/A

Diphosphonylation of Aromatic Diazaheterocycles and Theoretical Rationalization of Product YieldsDe Blieck, A., Catak, S., Debrouwer, W., Drabowicz, J., Hemelsoet, K., Verstraelen, T., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Stevens, C. V., European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013(6), 1058–1067, 2013, Impact Factor: 3.344, Q1

Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1,4-oxazin-3-ones through ring transformation of 3-hydroxy-4-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-β-lactams and a study of their reactivity Mollet, K., Goossens, H., Piens, N., Catak, S., Waroquier, M., Toernroos, K. W., Van Speybroeck, V., D'hooghe, M., De Kimpe, N., Chemistry - A European Journal, 19(10), 3383-3396, 2013, Impact Factor: 5.831, Q1

Regioselectivity in the ring opening of non-activated aziridines Stankovic, S., D'Hooghe, M., Catak, S., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., De Kimpe, N., Ha, H. J., Chemical Society Reviews, 41, 643-665, 2012, Impact Factor: 24.892, Q1

Diastereoselective aldol reaction of zincated 3-chloro-3-methyl-1- azaallylic anions as key-step in the synthesis of 1,2,3,4- tetrasubstituted 3-chloroazetidines Mangelinckx, S., De Sterck, B., Colpaert, F., Catak, S., Jacobs, J., Rooryck, S., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., De Kimpe, N., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77(7), 3415–3425, 2012, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Solvent-controlled selective transformation of 2-Bromomethyl-2-methylaziridines to functionalized aziridines and azetidines Stankovic, S., Goossens, H., Catak, S., Tezcan, M., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., D'Hooghe, M., De Kimpe, N., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77, 3181-3190, 2012, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Free radical polymerization of ethyl methacrylate and ethyl α-hydroxy methacrylate: A computational approach to the propagation kinetics Dogan, B., Catak, S., Speybroeck, V. V., Waroquier, M., Aviyente, V., Polymer, 53(15), 3211-3219, 2012, Impact Factor: 3.968, Q1

Solvent-Catalyzed Ring–Chain–Ring Tautomerization in Axially Chiral CompoundsYildirim, A., Konuklar, F. A. S., Catak, S., Speybroeck, V. V., Waroquier, M., Dogan, I., Aviyente, V., Chemistry - A European Journal, 18(40), 12725-12732, 2012, Impact Factor: 5.831, Q1

Stereoselective synthesis of cis-3,4-disubstituted piperidines through ring transformation of 2-(2-mesyloxyethyl)azetidines Mollet, K., Catak, S., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., D'Hooghe, M., De Kimpe, N., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76(20),8364–8375, 2011, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Reactivity of Activated versus Nonactivated 2-(Bromomethyl)aziridines with respect to Sodium Methoxide: a Combined Computational and Experimental Study Goossens, H., Vervisch, K., Catak, S., Stankovic, S., D'Hooghe, M., De Proft, F., Geerlings, P., De Kimpe, N., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76 (21), 8698-8709, 2011, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Synthesis of 3-Methoxyazetidines via an Aziridine to Azetidine Rearrangement and Theoretical Rationalization of the Reaction Mechanism Stankovic, S., Catak, S., D'Hooghe, M., Goossens, H., Abbaspour Tehrani, K., Bogaert, P., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., De Kimpe, N., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76(7), 2157-2167, 2011, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Furan-Oxidation-Triggered Inducible DNA Cross-Linking: Acyclic Versus Cyclic Furan-Containing Building Blocks—On the Benefit of Restoring the Cyclic Sugar BackboneStevens, K., Claeys, D.D., Catak, S., Figaroli, S., Hocek, M., Tromp, J.M., Schürch, S., Van Speybroeck, V., Madder, A., Chemistry - A European Journal, 17 (25), 6940-6953, 2011, Impact Factor: 5.925, Q1

Competitive Reactions of Organophosphorus Radicals on Coke SurfacesCatak, S., Hemelsoet, K., Hermosilla, L., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Chemistry - A European Journal, 17 (43), 12027–12036, 2011, Impact Factor: 5.925, Q1

Scope and Mechanism of the (4+3) Cycloaddition Reaction of Furfuryl CationsWinne, J.M., Catak, S., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 50(50), 11990–11993, 2011, Impact Factor: 13.734, Q1

Opposite Regiospecific Ring Opening of 2-(Cyanomethyl)aziridines by Hydrogen Bromide and Benzyl Bromide: Experimental Study and Theoretical Rationalization Catak, S., D'Hooghe, M., Verstraelen, T., Hemelsoet, K., Van Nieuwenhove, A., Ha, H.J., Waroquier, M., De Kimpe, N., Van Speybroeck, V., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75(13), 4530–4541, 2010, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Comparative study of various normal mode analysis techniques based on partial Hessians Ghysels, A., Van Speybroeck, V., Pauwels, E., Catak, S., Brooks, B.R., Van Neck, D., Waroquier, M., Journal of Computational Chemistry, 31(5), 994-1007, 2010, Impact Factor:3.835, Q1

Intramolecular π−π Stacking Interactions in 2-Substituted N,N-Dibenzylaziridinium Ions and Their Regioselectivity in Nucleophilic Ring-Opening Reactions Catak, S., D'Hooghe, M., De Kimpe, N., Waroquier, M., Van Speybroeck, V., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75(3), 885–896, 2010, Impact Factor: 4.564, Q1

Systematic Study of Halide-Induced Ring Opening of 2-Substituted Aziridinium Salts and Theoretical Rationalization of the Reaction Pathways D'Hooghe, M., Catak, S., Stankovic, S., Waroquier, M., Kim, Y., Ha, H.J., Van Speybroeck, V., De Kimpe, N., European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 25, 4920-4931, 2010, Impact Factor: 3.344, Q1

Kinetic and Mechanistic Study on p-Quinodimethane Formation in the Sulfinyl Precursor Route for the Polymerization of Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV)Hermosilla, L., Catak, S., Van Speybroeck, V., Waroquier, M., Vandenbergh, J., Motmans, F., Adriaensens, P., Lutsen, L., Cleij, T., Vanderzande, D., Macromolecules, 43(18), 7424–7433, 2010, Impact Factor: 5.521, Q1

A Theoretical Study of the Mechanism of the Desymmetrization of Cyclic meso-Anhydrides by Chiral Amino Alcohols Dedeoglu, B., Catak, S., Houk, K. N., Aviyente, V., ChemCatChem, 2(9), 1122-1129, 2010, Impact Factor: 5.181, Q1

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