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Our latest work on the development of a new Br∅nsted acid-promoted diaza-Nazarov cyclization giving tetrasubstituted pyrazole products has been published in Organic Letters.

 Karacaoğlu, U. M.; Türkmen, Y. E. Br∅nsted-Acid-Promoted Diaza-Nazarov Cyclization to Access Tetrasubstituted Pyrazoles. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 11094-11099.

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Our latest work on the photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of naphthalene acrylic acids has been published in RSC Advances.

Temel, M.; Yildiz, G.; Ceyhan, K. B.; Alkan, F.; Şahin, O.; Türkmen, Y. E. Photochemical [2+2] Cycloadditions of Naphthalene Acrylic Acids: Templated and Untemplated Photoreactivity, Selective Homo/heterodimerizations, and Conformational Analysis. RSC Adv. 2025, 15, 24544-24556.

Awards Received by Our Group Members

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Congratulations to our group members Umut Mert Karacaoğlu and İsmail Yaşar Kökçüler for receiving the two departmental awards given by Bilkent Chemistry Department! Mert has received the “Best Teaching Assistant Award 2025” and İsmail has been granted the “Üstünışık Prize for Undergraduate Chemistry Research 2025“.

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Our latest work on the synthesis of heterocyclic fluoranthene analogues and polyoxygenated benzo[j]fluoranthenes from 1,8-dihalonaphthalenes has been published in Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry.

Yence, M.; Ahmadli, D.; Surmeli, D.; Karacaoğlu, U. M.; Pal, S.; Türkmen, Y. E. Synthesis of Acenaphthylene-fused Heteroarenes and Polyoxygenated Benzo[j]fluoranthenes via a Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura/C–H Arylation Cascade. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3290-3298.

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Our latest work on the development of FeMn-based bimetallic hydroxide heterogeneous catalysts for aerobic C-H oxidation reactions has been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Erdivan, B.; Calikyilmaz, E.; Bilgin, S.; Erdali, A. D.; Gul, D. N.; Ercan, K. E.; Türkmen, Y. E.; Ozensoy, E. Na-Promoted Bimetallic Hydroxide Nanoparticles for Aerobic C-H Activation: Catalyst Design Principles and Insights into Reaction Mechanism. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 60151.

Yunus Re-Elected to the Steering Committee of International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)

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Yunus Emre Türkmen has been elected for the second time as one of the six elected members of the Steering Committee of the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).

IChO is an international chemistry competition for secondary (high) school level students, which has been organized annually since 1968, with the aim of promoting international contacts in chemistry. Currently, more than 300 students from approximately 90 countries participate in IChO. The Steering Committee of IChO consists of six elected members who serve a two-year term along with a certain number of ex-officio members. Yunus Türkmen will serve as a Steering Committee member for a second term between 2024 and 2026.

Awards Received by Our Group Members

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Congratulations to our group members Merve Temel and Kaan Berkay Ceyhan for receiving the two departmental awards given by Bilkent Chemistry Department! Merve has received the “Best Teaching Assistant Award 2024” and Kaan has been granted the “Üstünışık Prize for Undergraduate Chemistry Research 2024“.