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Researcher

Saron Catak

Awards & Distinctions

65 Results

2020

Cation-pi Interactions accelerate the living cationic ring-opening polymerization of unsaturated 2-alkyl-2-oxazolines

Elias Van Den BroeckBart VerbraekenKaren DedeckerPieter CnuddeLouis VanduyfhuysToon VerstraelenKristof Van HeckeValentin-Victor JercaSaron CatakRichard Hoogenboom et al.

A1 Journal Article in MACROMOLECULES

2018

Theoretical insight into the regioselective ring-expansions of bicyclic aziridinium ions

Esma B BoydasGamze TanriverMatthias D'hoogheHyun-Joon HaVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron Catak

A1 Journal Article in ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

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

Hang Dao ThiGiang Le Nhat ThuySaron CatakVeronique Van SpeybroeckTuyen Van NguyenMatthias D'hooghe

A1 Journal Article in SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

2017

Asymmetric Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted 2-(Trifluoromethyl)pyrrolidines through Rearrangement of Chiral 2-(2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl)azetidines

Jeroen DolfenEsma Birsen BoydasVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron CatakKristof Van HeckeMatthias D'hooghe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Design of a thermally controlled sequence of triazolinedione-based click and transclick reactions

Hannes HouckKevin De BruyckerStijn BillietBastiaan DhanisHannelore GoossensSaron CatakVeronique Van SpeybroeckJohan WinneFilip Du Prez

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL SCIENCE

Modeling the reactivity and selectivity of chemical reactions with advanced molecular modeling methods

Dietmar HertsenVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron Catak

Tandem addition of phosphite nucleophiles across unsaturated nitrogen-containing systems : mechanistic insights on regioselectivity

Wouter DebrouwerDietmar HertsenThomas HeugebaertEsma Birsen BoydasVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron CatakChristian Stevens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Unraveling reaction mechanisms of chemical reactions in solvents using advanced molecular modeling tools

Hannelore GoossensVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron Catak

2016

Effect of Lewis acids on the stereoregularity of N,N-dimethyl acrylamide: a computational approach

Tuğba Furuncuoğlu ÖzaltinBerkehan KuraSaron CatakHannelore GoossensVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierViktorya Aviyente

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Influence of solvation and dynamics on the mechanism and kinetics of nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions in liquid ammonia

SLC MoorsB BrigouDietmar HertsenB PinterP GeerlingsVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron CatakF De Proft

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Stereoselectivity in furfural cation (4+3) cycloadditions

Bram DenooDietmar HertsenVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron CatakJohan Winne

2015

Accelerated living cationic ring-opening polymerization of a methyl ester functionalized 2-oxazoline monomer

Petra BoutenDietmar HertsenMaarten VergaelenBryn MonneryMarcel A BoermanHannelore GoossensSaron CatakJan CM van HestVeronique Van SpeybroeckRichard Hoogenboom

A1 Journal Article in POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Elucidating the structural isomerism of fluorescent strigolactone analogue CISA-1

Hannelore GoossensThomas HeugebaertBusra DereliMelissa Van OvertveldtOzlem KarahanIlknur DoganMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckViktorya AviyenteSaron Catak et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

PPV polymerization through the Gilch route: diradical character of monomers

JD NikolicSebastian WoutersJ RomanovaA ShimizuB ChampagneT JunkersD VanderzandeDimitri Van NeckMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Possibility of [1,5] sigmatropic shifts in bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4-dienes

Hannelore GoossensJohan WinneSebastian WoutersLaura HermosillaPierre De ClercqMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron Catak

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of poly(2-oxazoline)s with side chain methyl ester functionalities: detailed understanding of living copolymerization behavior of methyl ester containing monomers with 2-alkyl-2-oxazolines

Petra BoutenDietmar HertsenMaarten VergaelenBryn MonnerySaron CatakJan CM van HestVeronique Van SpeybroeckRichard Hoogenboom

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

2014

Cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-propyl-2-oxazolines: understanding structural effects on polymerization behavior based on molecular modeling

Mathias GlassnerHannelore GoossensSaron CatakVictor Retamero De La RosaBryn MonneryF De ProftVeronique Van SpeybroeckRichard Hoogenboom

Reactivity of aziridinium salts in different solvents unraveled by a combined theoretical and experimental approach

Hannelore GoossensDietmar HertsenKaren MolletSaron CatakMatthias D'hoogheFrank De ProftPaul GeerlingsNorbert De KimpeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Bookchapter in Structure, bonding and reactivity of heterocyclic compounds

Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1,4-oxazin-3-ones through ring transformation of 3-hydroxy-4-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-β-lactams and study of their reactivity

Nicola PiensKaren MolletHannelore GoossensSaron CatakMichel WaroquierKarl W. TörnroosVeronique Van SpeybroeckNorbert De KimpeMatthias D'hooghe

2013

Cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-propyl-2-oxazolines: understanding structural effects on polymerization behavior based on molecular modeling

Hannelore GoossensSaron CatakMathias GlassnerVictor Retamero De La RosaBryn MonneryFrank De ProftVeronique Van SpeybroeckRichard Hoogenboom

A1 Journal Article in ACS MACRO LETTERS

Computational rationalization of the ring transformation of 3-hydroxy-4-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-β-lactams

Hannelore GoossensSaron CatakKaren MolletNicola PiensMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De KimpeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

DFT insight into the polymerization mechanism of conjugated electroluminescent polymer PPV

Jelena DurdevicSaron CatakA ShimizuB ChampagneT JunkersD VanderzandeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Diphosphonylation of aromatic diazaheterocycles and theoretical rationalization of product yields

Ann De BlieckSaron CatakWouter DebrouwerJózef DrabowiczKaren HemelsoetToon VerstraelenMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckChristian Stevens

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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

Karen MolletHannelore GoossensNicola PiensSaron CatakMichel WaroquierKarl W TornroosVeronique Van SpeybroeckMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De Kimpe

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1,4-oxazin-3-ones through ring transformation of 3-hydroxy-4-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-β-lactams and study of their reactivity

Nicola PiensKaren MolletHannelore GoossensSaron CatakMichel WaroquierKarl W. TörnroosVeronique Van SpeybroeckNorbert De KimpeMatthias D'hooghe

2012

An REMD and QM/MM study into the sequence effect on asparagine deamidation

Ewald PauwelsSamuel MoorsJan FélixSavvas SavvidesMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckSaron Catak

Computational study on the formation of N-spiro bis-Aziridinium ions and their Nucleophile-induced ring opening reactions

Dietmar HertsenSaron CatakMichel WaroquierMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De KimpeVeronique Van Speybroeck

DFT calculations on aziridines within the supermolecule approach

Hannelore GoossensSaron CatakSonja StankovićMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De KimpeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

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

Sven MangelinckxBart De SterckFilip ColpaertSaron CatakJan JacobsStijn RooryckMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckNorbert De Kimpe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Effect of the (n +1) residue on peptide deamidation

Saron CatakJan FélixVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierEwald Pauwels

Free radical polymerization of ethyl methacrylate and ethyl alpha-hydroxy methacrylate: a computational approach to the propagation kinetics

Berna DoganSaron CatakVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierViktorya Aviyente

A1 Journal Article in POLYMER

Regioselectivity in the ring opening of non-activated aziridines

Sonja StankovićMatthias D'hoogheSaron CatakHeesung EumMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckNorbert De KimpeHyun-Joon Ha

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Solvent-catalyzed ring-chain-ring tautomerization in axially chiral compounds

Asli YildirimFFethiye Aylin Sungur KonuklarSaron CatakVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierIlknur DoganViktorya Aviyente

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Solvent-controlled selective transformation of 2-Bromomethyl-2-methylaziridines to functionalized Aziridines and Azetidines

Sonja StankovićHannelore GoossensSaron CatakMeniz TezcanMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De Kimpe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

2011

Competitive pathways for peptide deamidation

Saron CatakBart De SterckRE BuloMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Competitive reactions of organophosphorus radicals on coke surfaces

Saron CatakKaren HemelsoetLaura HermosillaMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

DFT insight into the polymerization mechanism of conjugated electroluminescent polymer PPV

Saron CatakLaura HermosillaBenoit ChampagneDirk VanderzandeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Deamidation of peptides: succinimide hydrolysis pathways

Saron CatakBart De SterckRE BuloMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Furan-oxidation-triggered inducible DNA cross-linking: acyclic versus cyclic furan-containing building blocks-on the benefit of restoring the cyclic sugar backbone

Kristof StevensDiederica ClaeysSaron CatakSara FigaroliMichal HocekJan M TrompStefan SchurchVeronique Van SpeybroeckAnnemieke Madder

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Modeling ring-chain-ring tautomerization of N-(o-aryl)-4-hydroxy-2-oxazolidinone derivatives

A YıldırımSaron CatakVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierI DoğanV Aviyente

Peptide deamidation : effect of neighboring residues

Saron CatakJan FélixSavvas SavvidesVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierEwald Pauwels

Reactivity of activated versus nonactivated 2-(bromomethyl)aziridines with respect to sodium methoxide: a combined computational and experimental study

Hannelore GoossensKarel VervischSaron CatakSonja StankovićMatthias D'hoogheFrank De ProftPaul GeerlingsNorbert De KimpeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Reactivity of three-membered heterocyclic rings with respect to sodium methoxide

Hannelore GoossensSaron CatakFrank De ProftPaul GeerlingsMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Scope and mechanism of the (4+3) cycloaddition reaction of furfuryl cations

Johan WinneSaron CatakMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Selective transformation of 2-halomethyl-2-methylaziridines to functionalized aziridines and azetidines

Sonja StankovićMatthias D'hoogheSaron CatakHannelore GoossensMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckKourosch Abbaspour TehraniNorbert De Kimpe

Stereoselective synthesis of cis-3,4-disubstituted piperidines through ring transformation of 2-(2-mesyloxyethyl)azetidines

Karen MolletSaron CatakMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De Kimpe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of 3-methoxyazetidines via an aziridine to azetidine rearrangement and theoretical rationalization of the reaction mechanism

Sonja StankovićSaron CatakMatthias D'hoogheHannelore GoossensKourosch Abbaspour TehraniPieter BogaertMichel WaroquierVeronique Van SpeybroeckNorbert De Kimpe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

2010

A theoretical study of the mechanism of the desymmetrization of cyclic meso-anhydrides by chiral amino alcohols

Burcu DedeogluSaron CatakKN HoukViktorya Aviyente

A1 Journal Article in CHEMCATCHEM

Comparative study of various normal mode analysis techniques based on partial Hessians

An GhyselsVeronique Van SpeybroeckEwald PauwelsSaron CatakBernard R BrooksDimitri Van NeckMichel Waroquier

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

DFT-based elucidation of asparagine deamidation in peptides

Saron CatakBart De SterckGerald MonardManuel F Ruiz-LópezViktorya AviyenteMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Intramolecular pi-pi stacking interactions in 2-substituted N,N-dibenzylaziridinium ions and their regioselectivity in nucleophilic ring-opening reactions

Saron CatakMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De KimpeMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Kinetic and mechanistic study on p-quinodimethane formation in the sulfinyl precursor route for the polymerization of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV)

Laura HermosillaSaron CatakVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierJoke VandenberghFilip MotmansPeter AdriaensensLaurence LutsenThomas CleijDirk Vanderzande

A1 Journal Article in MACROMOLECULES

Opposite regiospecific ring opening of 2-(cyanomethyl)aziridines by hydrogen bromide and benzyl bromide : experimental study and theoretical rationalization

Saron CatakMatthias D'hoogheToon VerstraelenKaren HemelsoetAndries Van NieuwenhoveHyun-Joon HaMichel WaroquierNorbert De KimpeVeronique Van Speybroeck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

QM Metadynamics study on peptide deamidation

Saron CatakBart De SterckRosa E BuloMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

QM metadynamics study on asparagine deamidation in proteins

Saron CatakBart De SterckMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Systematic study of halide-induced ring opening of 2-substituted aziridinium salts and theoretical rationalization of the reaction pathways

Matthias D'hoogheSaron CatakSonja StankovićMichel WaroquierYongeun KimHyun-Joon HaVeronique Van SpeybroeckNorbert De Kimpe

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

2009

Deamidation of asparagine residues: direct hydrolysis versus succinimide-mediated deamidation mechanisms

Saron CatakGerald MonardViktorya AviyenteManuel F. Ruiz-Lopez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Elucidation of the acetamide hydrolysis mechanism using QM metadynamics simulations

Bart De SterckSaron CatakMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

Nucleophile-dependent regioselective ring opening of 2-substituted N,N-dibenzylaziridinium ions : bromide versus hydride

Sae Young YunSaron CatakWon Koo LeeMatthias D'hoogheNorbert De KimpeVeronique Van SpeybroeckMichel WaroquierYongeun KimHyun-Joon Ha

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

QM/MM Meta-Dynamics Study of Asparagine Deamidation in Proteins

Saron CatakBart De SterckEwald PauwelsGerald MonardManuel F. Ruiz-LopezViktorya AviyenteMichel WaroquierVeronique Van Speybroeck

2008

Computational study on nonenzymatic peptide bond cleavage at asparagine and aspartic acid

Saron CatakGerald MonardViktorya AviyenteManuel F Ruiz-Lopez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

2007

Origin of Diastereoselectivity in the Synthesis of Chiral Bicyclic Lactams: π-Facial Selective Attack of Singlet Oxygen Induced by Hindered Internal Rotation

Saron CatakHasan CelikAyhan S DemirViktorya Aviyente

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

2006

Reaction mechanism of deamidation of asparaginyl residues in peptides: effect of solvent molecules

Saron CatakGerald MonardViktorya AviyenteManuel F Ruiz-Lopez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

2005

Computational study of alkyllithium/pyridine derivative systems as initiators for the living anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylates

Saron CatakViktorya AviyenteT Nugay

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

2002

Mechanism of the forbidden [3s,5s]-sigmatropic shift: orbital symmetry influences stepwise mechanisms involving diradical intermediates

Andrew G LeachSaron CatakKendall N Houk

A1 Journal Article in CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL