List of publications
ISI articles
“A Convenient Alternative Route to beta-Aminoketones” Tetrahedron 1994, 50, 2255-2264
“A New General Method for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxylated 3-Aryltetrahydroisoquinolines” Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 5361-5368
“A Short and Efficient Synthesis of 4,5-Diarylpyrimidines” Synlett 1995, 955-956
“A Convenient One-Pot Preparative Method for 4,5-Diarylisoxazoles involving Amine-Exchange Reactions” J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 5435-5439
“3-Aryl-4-isoquinolinone derivatives. An Efficient Oxidative Preparation” Synthetic Commun. 1997, 27, 1643-1652
“Novel entry into benzo[c]phenanthridine systems through a tandem alkene acylation-cyclodehydration” Heterocycles 1997, 45, 757-763
“2-(2-Bromo-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)acetonitrile” Acta Cryst. 1997, C53, 1141-1143
“Crystal Structure of 4-Phenyl-5-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)isoxazole” Cryst. Res. Technol. 1997, 32, 1015-1020
“A novel approach to phenanthro[9,10-d]pyrimidines via an intramolecular Stille-type biaryl coupling reaction” Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 7155-7158
“Phenyliodine(III) bis(trifluoroacetate) mediated synthesis of phenanthro[9,10-d] fused isoxazoles and pyrimidines” Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 3479-3480
“An efficient synthesis of phenanthro-fused thiazoles by a non-phenolic oxidative coupling procedure of 4,5-diarylthiazoles” Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 5067-5070
“4-Alkylcarbonylmethyleneisoquinolines. A synthetic and mechanistic study” Heterocycles 1999, 51, 2311-2320
“Dibenzoxepino[4,5-d]pyrazoles: a facile approach via the Ullmann-ether reaction” Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 4353-4356
“A novel palladium intramolecular diaryl ether formation” Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 4357-4360
“A Straightforward Synthetic Pathway to Phenanthro[9,10-d]heterocycles” Synlett 2000, 1028-1030
“A Convenient Strategy for the Synthesis of 4,5-bis(o-haloaryl) isoxazoles” J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 6398-6411
“A combination of tandem amine exchange/heterocyclization and biaryl coupling reactions for the straightforward preparation of phenanthro[9,10-d]pyrazoles” J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 7010-7019
“Radical-Mediated Synthesis of alpha-C-glycosides based on N-AcylGalactosamine” Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 4051-4054
“Novel applications of hypervalent iodine: PIFA mediated synthesis of benzo[c]phenanthridines and benzo[c]phenanthridinones” Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 5403-5411
“A New Entrance to the Preparation of Phenanthrene and Phenanthrenoid Heterocycles” Synlett 2001, 1161-1163
“The amine exchange/biaryl coupling sequence: a direct entry to the phenanthro[9,10-d]heterocyclic framework” Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 3021-3037
“Novel Applications of the Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry. Synthesis of Thiazolo-fused Quinolinones” Arkivoc 2002, (5), 31-37
“Palladium-catalyzed arylation of ketone enolates: an expeditious entry to tamoxifen-related 1,2,2-triarylethanones” Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1591-1594
“A synthetic and mechanistic study of the PIFA-mediated (hetero)biaryl coupling reaction. A simple access to new phenanthro- and phenanthroid-fused thiazoles” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 13, 2126-2135
“Revisiting the Ullmann-ether reaction: A concise and amenable synthesis of novel dibenzoxepino[4,5-d]pyrazoles by intramolecular etheration of 4,5-(o,o'-halohydroxy)arylpyrazoles” J. Org.Chem. 2002, 67, 7215-7225
“New perspectives for iodine (III) reagents in (hetero)biaryl coupling reactions” Curr. Org. Chem., 2002, 6, 1433-1452
“A general and efficient PIFA-mediated synthesis of heterocycle-fused quinolinone derivatives“ Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 8581-8589
“A novel and efficient iodine (III) mediated access to 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 8273-8275
“Towards Safer Methodologies for the Synthesis of Polyheterocyclic Systems: Intramolecular Arylation of Arenes under Mizoroki-Heck Reaction Conditions” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1095-1098
“A new and practical PIFA-promoted olefin amidohydroxylation. Six vs five-membered ring formation” Tetrahedron. Lett. 2003, 44, 3483-3486
“Regioselective diarylation of ketone enolates by homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis: synthesis of triarylethanones” Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 5925-5929
“An alternative approach towards novel heterocycle-fused 1,4-diazepin-2-ones by an aromatic amidation protocol” Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 7103-7110
“Towards a facile synthesis of triarylethanones: palladium-catalyzed arylation of ketone enolates under homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions” Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 2393-2408
“Dibenzo[b,f]oxepines: Synthesis and applications. A review” Org. Prep. Proc. Int. 2004, 36, 297-330
“Iodine (III)-mediated mediated aromatic amidation vs olefin amidohydroxylation. The amide N-substituent makes the difference” Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 6533-6539
“Direct, Two-Step Synthetic Pathway to Novel Dibenzo[a,c]phenanthridines” J. Org.Chem. 2005, 70, 3178-3187
“A New, Expeditious Entry to the Benzophenanthrofuran Framework by a Pd-Catalyzed C- and O-Arylation/PIFA-Mediated Oxidative Coupling Sequence” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 2481–2490
“An Efficient, PIFA Mediated Approach to Benzo-, Naphtho-, and Heterocycle-Fused Pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]diazepines. An Advantageous Access to the Antitumor Antibiotic DC-81” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2256-2264
“Expeditious Approach to 5-Aroyl-pyrrolidinones by a Novel PIFA-Mediated Alkyne Amidation Reaction” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3073-3076
“A Comparatively Advantageous Route to Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®) Based on Palladium-Catalyzed Arylations Free of Transmetallating Agents” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4787-4789
“N-Heterocyclic NCN-pincer palladium complexes: a source for general, highly efficient catalysts in Heck, Suzuki and Sonogashira coupling reactions” Synlett 2005, 3116-3120
“Action of a library of O-glycosylation inhibitors on the growth of human colorectal cancer cells in culture” Biochem. Soc. Trans. 2005, 33, 721-723
“On Water” Chemistry: Copper-Catalysed Straightforward Synthesis of Benzo[b]furan Derivatives in Neat Water” Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1467-1470
“A novel alternative for the N–N bond formation through a PIFA-mediated oxidative cyclization and its application to the synthesis of indazol-3-ones” J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 3501-3505
“PCP-bis(phosphinite) pincer complexes: New homogeneous catalysts for alfa-arylation of ketones“ Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 3233-3237
“Hydrophilic CNC-pincer palladium complexes: a source for highly efficient, recycable homogeneous catalysts in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling” Adv. Synt. Catal. 2006, 348, 1836-1840
“An advantageous synthesis of new indazolone and pyrazolone derivatives” Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 11100-11105
“A metal-free approach to the synthesis of indoline derivatives by a PIFA-mediated amidohydroxylation reaction” J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 8316-8319
Synfacts 2007, 1, 0029
“A novel alternative for the N-S bond formation and itsapplication to the synthesis of benzisothiazol-3-ones” Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 4811-4813.
Synfacts 2007, 1, 0021
”Sequential palladium-catalysed C- and N-arylation reactions as a practical and general protocol for the synthesis of the first series of oxcarbazepine analogues” Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 690–702
“Palladium-catalyzed alfa-arylation of o-halogenated acetophenones: a new entry to o,o-disubstituted deoxybenzoins” Arkivoc 2007, 270-278
“Intramolecular PIFA-Mediated Alkyne Amidation and Carboxylation Reaction” J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 1526-1529
“Recyclable Copper-Catalyst in Aqueous Media: O- and N-Arylation Reactions towards the Benzofuroindole Framework” Green Chem. 2007, 9, 219–220
“A Highly Advantageous Metal-Free Approach to Diaryl Disulfides in Water” Green Chem. 2007, 9, 315-317
“On the PIFA-mediated olefin amidohydroxylation reaction” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2007, (3), 437-444
“Simple and Efficient Recyclable Catalytic System for Performing Copper-Catalysed S-Arylation Reactions in the Presence of Water“ Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 5100-5105.
"Applications and Synthesis of the Antiepileptic Drug Oxcarbazepine and Related Structures" Curr. Org. Chem. 2007, 11, 1385-1399
"Copper-Catalysed Intramolecular O-Arylation of Aryl Chlorides and Bromides: A Straightforward Approach to the Benzo[d]oxazole Framework in Neat Water" Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 10425–10432.
"O-Glycan regulation of apoptosis and proliferation in colorectal cancer cell lines" Biochem. Soc. Trans. 2007, 35, 1372-1374.
"Palladium and copper-catalysed arylation reactions in the presence of water, with a focus on carbon–heteroatom bond formation" Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 639–647.
"A nonsymmetric pincer-type palladium catalyst in Suzuki, Sonogashira, and Hiyama couplings in neat water" Organometallics 2008, 27, 2833-2839.
"Copper-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylation of ureas in water: a novel entry to benzoimidazolones" Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 7283–7288.
"A Nonsymmetric Pincer-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Arylation of Benzyl Halides and Other Nonactivated Unusual Coupling Partners" J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 8448–8451
"Copper(I)-catalyzed S-arylation of thiols with activated aryl chlorides on water"Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 1500-1503
"Divergent Synthesis of Isoindolo[2,1-a]indole and Indolo[1,2-a]indole through Copper-Catalysed C- and N-Arylations" Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 2129-2131
"An efficient copper-catalytic system for performing intramolecular O-arylation reactions in aqueous media. New synthesis of xanthones" Green Chem. 2009, 11, 830-836
"A convenient approach to the xanthone scaffold by an aqueous aromatic substitution of bromo- and iodoarenes" Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 5729-5732
"Recent Advances in the Use of Unsymmetrical Palladium Pincer Complexes" Curr. Org. Chem. 2009, 13, 878-895
"Insights into the Role of New Palladium Pincer Complexes as Robust and Recyclable Precatalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura Couplings in Neat Water" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2124-2132.
"Action of a library of O-Glycan inhibitors generate aryl-glycans, induce apoptosis and lead to growth inhibition in colorectal cancer cell lines" Glycobiology 2009, 19, 382-398
"Taylor-made palladium-pincer complexes: a new source of more efficient catalysts for sustainable organic synthesis" Inorg. Chim. Acta 2010, 363, 1903–1911
"Ligand-free Copper(I)-Catalysed Intramolecular Direct C-H Functionalization of Azoles" Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 8, 828–832
"Towards Safer Processes for C-C Biaryl Bond Construction: Catalytic Direct C-H Arylation and Tin-Free Radical Coupling in the Synthesis of Pyrazolophenanthridines" J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 434–441
"An straightforward entry to new pyrazolo-fused dibenzo[1,4]diazepines" Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 2251–2257
“On-water” Hiyama coupling catalyzed by CNC pincer complexes of Pd(II). Arkivoc 2011, (iii), 191-199
"Palladium NCN and CNC pincer complexes as exceptionally active catalysts for aerobic oxidation in sustainable media" Green Chem. 2011, 13, 2161–2166.
"Benzofurans from Benzophenones and Dimethylacetamide: Copper-Promoted Cascade Formation of Furan O1C2 and C2C3 Bonds Under Oxidative Conditions" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3220–3224 (Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 3274–3278)
Synform, 2012, (07), A65-A67
Synfacts, 2012, 8 (06), 0600
"Cesium carbonate-promoted hydroamidation of alkynes: Enamides, indoles and the effect of iron(III) chloride" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 3054-3064.
"Mizoroki-Heck and Sonogashira Cross-Couplings Catalyzed by CNC Palladium Pincer Complexes in Organic and Aqueous Media" Helv. Chim. Acta 2012, 95, 955-962
"Direct access to pyrazolo(benzo)thienoquinolines. Highly effective palladium catalysts for the intramolecular C-H heteroarylation of arenes" Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1413-1415
"Copper pincer complexes as advantageous catalysts for the heteroannulation of o-halophenols and alkynes" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 2070-2080
"Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Applications for ortho- and meta- Carboranyl Based NBN Pincer-Pd Complexes" Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 9284−9295
"An outstanding catalyst for the oxygen-mediated oxidation of arylcarbinols, arylmethylene and arylacetylene compounds" Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4799-4802.
"A further decrease in the catalyst loading for the palladium-catalyzed direct intramolecular arylation of amides and sulfonamides" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 1525-1531
"An aerobic alternative to oxidative ozonolysis of styrenes" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 1150-1156
"New copper, palladium and nickel catalytic systems. An evolution towards more efficient procedures" Chem. Rec. 2016, 16, 1082-1095
"Palladium NNC pincer complex as a very efficient catalyst for the cycloisomerization of alkynoic acids" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 3283-3292
"Vanadium-catalyzed oxidative debenzylation of O-benzyl ethers at ppm level" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 3307-3312
"Efficient copper-free aerobic alkyne homocoupling in polyethylene glycol" Environ. Chem. Lett. 2017, 15, 157-164
"Aerobic Cleavage of Alkenes and Alkynes into Carbonyl and Carboxyl Compounds" ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 3050-3060
"Aqueous α-arylation of mono- and diarylethanone enolates at low catalyst loading" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 1711-1718
"Aerobic oxidation of secondary benzyl alcohols catalyzed by phosphinite-based palladium pincer complexes" Environ. Chem. Lett. 2018, 16, 1101–1108
"Recent Advances in Homogeneous Metal-Catalyzed Aerobic C–H Oxidation of Benzylic Compounds" Catalysts 2018, 8, 640-661