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Bekir Çetinkaya

Bekir Çetinkaya

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
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10161
World Ranking
11741
National Ranking
34

Overview

Bekir Çetinkaya is affiliated with Ege University in Turkey, focusing primarily on the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. Their research spans organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, materials chemistry, and oncology.

The scientist's work centers on several key topics in chemistry, including:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Metal Complexes Synthesis and Properties
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Çetinkaya has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • "Iridium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols: A Route to Access Branched Ketones and Alcohols" (2020) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis of α-Alkylated Ketones via Selective Epoxide Opening/Alkylation Reactions with Primary Alcohols" (2021) in Organic Letters
  • "The synthesis of new PEPPSI-type N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-Pd(II) complexes bearing long alkyl chain as precursors for the synthesis of NHC-stabilized Pd(0) nanoparticles and their catalytic applications" (2020) in Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • "Ru(II)-NHC catalysed N-Alkylation of amines with alcohols under solvent-free conditions" (2021) in Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • "Unveiling the catalytic nature of palladium-N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts in the α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols" (2021) in Dalton Transactions

Frequently, Çetinkaya collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Namık Özdemir
  • Süleyman Gülcemal
  • Osman Dayan
  • Sertaç Genç
  • Salih Günnaz

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic venues, among which are:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters

Çetinkaya's work integrates a significant number of publications related to catalytic methodologies, especially involving N-heterocyclic carbenes and the synthesis of metal complexes. The focus on catalytic processes, specifically asymmetric hydrogenation and carbon dioxide utilization, reflects their ongoing contribution to sustainable and innovative chemistry fields.

Best Publications

  • Transition metal-carbene complexes

    D. J. Cardin;B. Cetinkaya;M. F. Lappert

  • Direct Arylation of Arene C−H Bonds by Cooperative Action of NHCarbene−Ruthenium(II) Catalyst and Carbonate via Proton Abstraction Mechanism

    Ismail Ozdemir;Serpil Demir;Bekir Cetinkaya;Christophe Gourlaouen

  • The chemistry of transition-metal carbene complexes and their role as reaction intermediates

    D. J. Cardin;B. Çetinkaya;M. J. Doyle;M. F. Lappert

  • Bivalent germanium, tin, and lead 2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxides and the crystal and molecular structures of M(OC6H2Me-4-But2-2,6)2 (M = Ge or Sn)

    B. Cetinkaya;I. Gumrukcu;M. F. Lappert;J. L. Atwood

  • η6‐Mesityl,η1‐Imidazolinylidene–Carbene–Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Catalytic Activity of their Allenylidene Derivatives in Alkene Metathesis and Cycloisomerisation Reactions

    Bekir Çetinkaya;Serpil Demir;Ismail Özdemir;Loïc Toupet

  • Highly Selective and Reactive (salan)CrCl Catalyst for the Copolymerization and Block Copolymerization of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide

    Donald J. Darensbourg;Mahmut Ulusoy;Mahmut Ulusoy;Osit Karroonnirum;Ross R. Poland

  • New (Carbene)ruthenium−Arene Complexes: Preparation and Uses in Catalytic Synthesis of Furans†

    Hasan Kücükbay;Bekir Cetinkaya;Salaheddine Guesmi;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Selective palladium-catalyzed arylation(s) of benzaldehyde derivatives by N-heterocarbene ligands

    Nevin Gürbüz;Ismail Özdemir;Bekir Çetinkaya

  • Synthesis and catalytic properties of N-functionalized carbene complexes of rhodium(I) and ruthenium(II)

    Bekir Çetinkaya;Ismail Özdemir;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • First ruthenium complexes with a chelating arene carbene ligand as catalytic precursors for alkene metathesis and cycloisomerisation

    Bekir Çetinkaya;Serpil Demir;Ismail Özdemir;Loïc Toupet

  • Lithium and sodium 2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxides and the crystal and molecular structure of [Li(OC6H2Me-4-But2-2,6)(OEt2)]2

    B. Cetinkaya;I. Gumrukcu;M. F. Lappert;J. L. Atwood

  • Carbene complexes. Part VIII. Chromium(0), iron(0), rhodium(I), iridium(I), nickel(II), palladium(II), platinum(II), and gold(I) mono- and oligo-carbene species from electron-rich olefins

    Bekir Cetinkaya;Pierre Dixneuf;Michael F. Lappert

  • Ruthenium(II) complexes with 2,6-pyridyl-diimine ligands: synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity in epoxidation reactions

    Bekir Çetinkaya;Engin Çetinkaya;Maurice Brookhart;Peter S. White

  • Synthetic and antimicrobial studies on new gold(I) complexes of imidazolidin‐2‐ylidenes

    İsmail Özdemir;Akın Denizci;H. Tansel Öztürk;Bekir Çetinkaya

  • Ruthenium-carbene catalysts for the synthesis of 2,3-dimethylfuran

    Bekir Çetinkaya;Ismail Özdemir;Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Synthesis of a water-soluble carbene complex and its use as catalyst for the synthesis of 2,3-dimethylfuran

    İsmail Özdemir;Beyhan Yiğit;Bekir Çetinkaya;Dinçer Ülkü

  • Improved palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions of aryl halides using saturated N-heterocarbene ligands

    Nevin Gürbüz;Ismail Özdemir;Serpil Demir;Bekir Çetinkaya

  • Annulated N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Derived from 2-Methylaminopiperidine: Their Complexes and Catalytic Applications

    Hayati Türkmen;Tania Pape;F. Ekkehardt Hahn;Bekir Çetinkaya

  • Active ruthenium-(N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes for hydrogenation of ketones

    Murat Yiǧit;Beyhan Yiǧit;İsmail Özdemir;Engin Çetinkaya

  • Effect of immobilization on catalytic characteristics of saturated Pd-N-heterocyclic carbenes in Mizoroki-Heck reactions

    Özge Aksın;Hayati Türkmen;Levent Artok;Bekir Çetinkaya

  • Bivalent germanium, tin, and lead 2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxides and the crystal and molecular structures of M(OC6H2Me-4-But2-2,6)2 (M = Ge or Sn)

    B. Cetinkaya;I. + Guemruekcue;M. F. Lappert;J. L. Atwood

Frequent Co-Authors

İsmail Özdemir
İsmail Özdemir Inonu University
Michael F. Lappert
Michael F. Lappert University of Sussex
Pierre H. Dixneuf
Pierre H. Dixneuf University of Rennes
Christian Bruneau
Christian Bruneau University of Rennes
Loïc Toupet
Loïc Toupet University of Rennes
Rinaldo Poli
Rinaldo Poli Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
Peter B. Hitchcock
Peter B. Hitchcock University of Sussex
Santiago García-Granda
Santiago García-Granda University of Oviedo
F. Ekkehardt Hahn
F. Ekkehardt Hahn University of Münster
Jean-Luc Renaud
Jean-Luc Renaud Université de Caen Normandie

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