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Researcher

Nikolaos Tzouras

Awards & Distinctions

40 Results

2024

Modular synthesis of azines bearing a guanidine core from N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐derived selenoureas and diazo reagents

Efstathios TonisNikolaos TzourasNestor Bracho PozsoniMarina SaabSubhrajyoti BhandaryKristof Van HeckeDavid J. NelsonFady NahraSteven NolanGeorgios C. Vougioukalakis

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis and reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) gold-fluoroalkoxide complexes

Pierre ArnautNestor Bracho PozsoniFady NahraNikolaos TzourasSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-Au/Ag/Cu benzotriazolyl complexes and their catalytic activity in propargylamide cycloisomerization and carbonyl hydrosilylation reactions

Entzy KaplanaiNikolaos TzourasNikolaos TsoureasNestor Bracho PozsoniSubhrajyoti BhandaryKristof Van HeckeSteven NolanGeorgios C. Vougioukalakis

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

2023

Advances in the synthesis and applications of N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes with a focus on the weak base route

Thomas ScattolinAleksei LogvinovNikolaos TzourasCatherine CazinSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in ORGANOMETALLICS

Development and evaluation of innovative catalytic systems in organic chemistry

Nikolaos TzourasSteven NolanGeorgios C. Vougioukalakis

Exploiting the inductive effect of the trifluoromethyl group : regioselective gold-catalyzed hydration of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl-substituted alkynes

Raphael GauthierNikolaos TzourasSteven NolanJean-Francois Paquin

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Gold complexes with remote-substituted amino N-heterocyclic carbenes

Sofie Vanden BroeckNikolaos TzourasMarina SaabKristof Van HeckeBusra DereliIda RitaccoLuigi CavalloGeorgios C. C. VougioukalakisPierre BraunsteinSteven Nolan et al.

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Gold(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene synthons in organometallic synthesis

Thomas ScattolinGiovanni TononEleonora BotterSébastien GuilletNikolaos TzourasSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as a multifunctional agent in gold-catalyzed cycloisomerizations and sequential transformations

Nikolaos TzourasLeandros P. ZorbaEntzy KaplanaiNikolaos TsoureasDavid J. NelsonSteven NolanGeorgios C. Vougioukalakis

A1 Journal Article in ACS CATALYSIS

Novel dinuclear NHC-gold(i)-amido complexes and their application in energy transfer photocatalysis

Xinyuan MaVladislav VoloshkinEkaterina MartynovaMarek BelišMin PengMarco VillaNikolaos TzourasWim JanssensKristof Van HeckePaola Ceroni et al.

A1 Journal Article in CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Site selective gold(i)-catalysed benzylic C–H amination via an intermolecular hydride transfer to triazolinediones

Kevin BevernaegeNikolaos TzourasAlbert PoaterLuigi CavalloSteven NolanFady NahraJohan Winne

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL SCIENCE

2022

A green route to platinum N-heterocyclic carbene complexes : mechanism and expanded scope

Benon MaliszewskiIda RitaccoMarek BelišIbni Hashim ishfaqNikolaos TzourasLucia CaporasoLuigi CavalloKristof Van HeckeFady NahraCatherine Cazin et al.

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

A green synthesis of carbene-metal-amides (CMAs) and carboline-derived CMAs with potent in vitro and ex vivo anticancer activity

Nikolaos TzourasThomas ScattolinAlberto GobboSubhrajyoti BhandaryFlavio RizzolioEnrico CavarzeraniVincenzo CanzonieriKristof Van HeckeGeorgios C. VougioukalakisCatherine Cazin et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEMMEDCHEM

Azolium aurates as pre-catalysts for the oxidative coupling of terminal alkynes under mild conditions

Xinyuan MaNikolaos TzourasMin PengKristof Van HeckeSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Continuous flow synthesis of NHC‐coinage metal amido and thiolato complexes : a mechanism‐based process development

Thibault CauwenberghNikolaos TzourasThomas ScattolinAndreas SimoensChristian StevensCatherine CazinSteven Nolan

A2 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-METHODS

Continuous flow synthesis of sulfur‐ and selenium−NHC compounds (NHC=N‐heterocyclic carbene)

Thibault CauwenberghThomas ScattolinAndreas SimoensNikolaos TzourasChristian StevensSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Gold N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts for the hydrofluorination of alkynes using hydrofluoric acid : reaction scope, mechanistic studies and the tracking of elusive intermediates

Raphael GauthierNikolaos TzourasZiyun ZhangSandrine BedardMarina SaabLaura FaliveneKristof Van HeckeLuigi CavalloSteven NolanJean-Francois Paquin

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Hydrogen bonding-enabled gold catalysis : ligand effects in gold-catalyzed cycloisomerizations in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP)

Nikolaos TzourasAlberto GobboNestor Bracho PozsoniSavvas G. ChalkidisSubhrajyoti BhandaryKristof Van HeckeGeorgios C. VougioukalakisSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Improved synthetic routes to N-heterocyclic carbene-metal-diketonato complexes of gold and copper

Ibni Hashim ishfaqNikolaos TzourasXinyuan MaLaurens BourdaKristof Van HeckeSteven NolanCatherine Cazin

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Merging gold(I) catalysis with amine transaminases in cascade catalysis : chemoenzymatic transformation of propargylic alcohols into enantioenriched allylic amines

Sergio Gonzalez-GrandaNikolaos TzourasSteven NolanIvan LavanderaVicente Gotor-Fernandez

A1 Journal Article in ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

N-heterocyclic carbene gold complexes in a photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction

Dinesh NugegodaNikolaos TzourasSteven NolanJared H. Delcamp

A1 Journal Article in INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

NHC complexes in flow (NHC = N‐heterocyclic carbene)

Andreas SimoensThomas ScattolinThibault CauwenberghNikolaos TzourasGianmarco PisanòCatherine CazinSteven NolanChristian Stevens

Synthesis of carbene-metal-amido (CMA) complexes and their use as precatalysts for the activator-free, gold-catalyzed addition of carboxylic acids to alkynes

Ibni Hashim ishfaqNikolaos TzourasWim JanssensThomas ScattolinLaurens BourdaSubhrajyoti BhandaryKristof Van HeckeSteven NolanCatherine Cazin

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Theoretical study on the mechanism, chemo- and enantioselectivity of the Ag- vs. Rh-catalyzed intramolecular carbene transfer reaction of diazoacetamides

Qingmin SongJiayi WuNikolaos TzourasYong WuSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in RSC ADVANCES

Unveiling the complexity of the dual gold(I) catalyzed intermolecular hydroamination of alkynes leading to vinylazoles

Md Bin YeaminJosep DuranSílvia SimonNikolaos TzourasSteven NolanAlbert Poater

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR CATALYSIS

2021

Au...H-C hydrogen bonds as design principle in gold(I) catalysis

Heidar DarmandehJulian LoefflerNikolaos TzourasBüsra DereliThorsten ScherpfKai-Stephan FeichtnerSofie Vanden BroeckKristof Van HeckeMarina SaabCatherine Cazin et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Continuous flow synthesis of [Au(NHC)(Aryl)] (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes

Thibault CauwenberghNikolaos TzourasThomas ScattolinSubhrajyoti BhandaryAndreas SimoensKristof Van HeckeChristian StevensSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Mechanistic aspects of the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction

Massimo C. D'AlterioEric Casals-CruanasNikolaos TzourasGiovanni TalaricoSteven NolanAlbert Poater

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Recent advances in the synthesis and derivatization of N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes

Vladislav VoloshkinNikolaos TzourasSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Simple synthetic routes to carbene-M-amido (M=Cu, Ag, Au) complexes for luminescence and photocatalysis applications

Nikolaos TzourasEkaterina MartynovaXinyuan MaThomas ScattolinBenjamin HuppHendrik BusenMarina SaabZiyun ZhangLaura FaliveneGianmarco Pisanò et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Straightforward synthesis of [Cu(NHC)(alkynyl)] and [Cu(NHC)(thiolato)] complexes (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene)

Ibni Hashim ishfaqThomas ScattolinNikolaos TzourasLaurens BourdaKristof Van HeckeIda RitaccoLucia CaporasoLuigi CavalloSteven NolanCatherine Cazin

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Straightforward synthetic route to gold(i)-thiolato glycoconjugate complexes bearing NHC ligands (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) and their promising anticancer activity

Mauro Safir FilhoThomas ScattolinPascal DaoNikolaos TzourasRachid BenhidaMarina SaabKristof Van HeckePetra LippmannAnthony R. MartinIngo Ott et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes

Fady NahraNikolaos TzourasAlba ColladoSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in NATURE PROTOCOLS

The 'weak base route' leading to transition metal-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

Ekaterina MartynovaNikolaos TzourasGianmarco PisanoCatherine CazinSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

2020

A general protocol for the synthesis of Pt-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) hydrosilylation catalysts

Benon MaliszewskiNikolaos TzourasSébastien GuilletMarina SaabMarek BelišKristof Van HeckeFady NahraSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

A mechanistically and operationally simple route to metal–N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes

Nikolaos TzourasFady NahraLaura FaliveneLuigi CavalloMarina SaabKristof Van HeckeAlba ColladoChristopher J. CollettAndrew D. SmithCatherine Cazin et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Simple synthetic routes to N‐heterocyclic carbene gold(I)-aryl complexes : expanded scope and reactivity

Nikolaos TzourasMarina SaabWim JanssensThibault CauwenberghKristof Van HeckeFady NahraSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Straightforward access to chalcogenoureas derived from N-heterocyclic carbenes and their coordination chemistry

Marina SaabDavid J. NelsonNikolaos TzourasTahani Al Chami Al BayrakdarSteven NolanFady NahraKristof Van Hecke

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Using sodium acetate for the synthesis of [Au(NHC)X] complexes

Thomas ScattolinNikolaos TzourasLaura FaliveneLuigi CavalloSteven Nolan

A1 Journal Article in DALTON TRANSACTIONS

2019

Mizoroki-Heck cross-coupling of acrylate derivatives with aryl halides catalyzed by palladate pre-catalysts

Mohammad Shahidul IslamFady NahraNikolaos TzourasAssem BarakatCatherine CazinSteven NolanAbdullah Mohammed Al-Majid

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY