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Overview

Gurkan Hizal is affiliated with Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. The research focuses on fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with particular concentration in Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Materials Chemistry. Additional subfields include Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work encompasses several main topics, notably:

  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Gurkan Hizal has published frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Ümit Tunca (17 publications)
  • Hakan Durmaz (15 publications)
  • Özgün Dağlar (13 publications)
  • Ufuk Saim Günay (12 publications)
  • Emrah Çakmakçı (7 publications)

Their research outputs are found in various scientific journals, with multiple publications in:

  • European Polymer Journal (4 publications)
  • Macromolecules (3 publications)
  • Journal of Polymer Science (2 publications)
  • Polymer Chemistry (2 publications)
  • ChemNanoMat (2 publications)

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Nucleophilic Thiol-yne reaction in Macromolecular Engineering: From synthesis to applications" (2020) published in European Polymer Journal
  • "A Straightforward Method for Fluorinated Polythioether Synthesis" (2020) published in Macromolecules
  • "Extremely fast synthesis of polythioether based phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage" (2020) published in European Polymer Journal
  • "Thermal and mechanical properties of thiol-ene photocured thermosets containing DOPO-based liquid reactive flame retardant synthesized by metal-free azide-alkyne click reaction" (2022) published in Progress in Organic Coatings
  • "Ultrafast synthesis of phosphorus-containing polythioethers in the presence of TBD" (2021) published in European Polymer Journal

Best Publications

  • Anthracene−Maleimide-Based Diels−Alder “Click Chemistry” as a Novel Route to Graft Copolymers

    B. Gacal;H. Durmaz;M. A. Tasdelen;G. Hizal

  • One-Pot Synthesis of ABC Type Triblock Copolymers via in situ Click [3 + 2] and Diels−Alder [4 + 2] Reactions

    Hakan Durmaz;Aydan Dag;Ozcan Altintas;Tuba Erdogan

  • Double click reaction strategies for polymer conjugation and post-functionalization of polymers

    Hakan Durmaz;Amitav Sanyal;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

  • ABC-type hetero-arm star terpolymers through click chemistry

    Ozcan Altintas;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

  • A3‐type star polymers via click chemistry

    O. Altintas;B. Yankul;G. Hizal;U. Tunca

  • Discrete macromolecular constructs via the Diels–Alder “Click” reaction

    Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca;Amitav Sanyal

  • Preparation of block copolymers via Diels Alder reaction of maleimide‐ and anthracene‐end functionalized polymers

    Hakan Durmaz;Bige Colakoglu;Umit Tunca;Gurkan Hizal

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Macrophotoinitiators of Poly(∊-caprolactone) and Their Use in Block Copolymerization

    Mustafa Degirmenci;Gurkan Hizal;Yusuf Yagci

  • Preparation of 3‐arm star polymers (A3) via Diels–Alder click reaction

    Aydan Dag;Hakan Durmaz;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

  • Novel miktofunctional initiator for the preparation of an ABC-type miktoarm star polymer via a combination of controlled polymerization techniques

    U. Tunca;Z. Ozyurek;T. Erdogan;G. Hizal

  • Heterograft Copolymers via Double Click Reactions Using One-Pot Technique

    Aydan Dag;Hakan Durmaz;Emrah Demir;Gurkan Hizal

  • Effect of phenol and derivatives on atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of air

    Yves Gnanou;Gürkan Hizal;Gürkan Hizal

  • Preparation of ABC miktoarm star terpolymer containing poly(ethylene glycol), polystyrene, and poly(tert‐butylacrylate) arms by combining diels–alder reaction, atom transfer radical, and stable free radical polymerization routes

    Hakan Durmaz;Figen Karatas;Umit Tunca;Gurkan Hizal

  • One‐pot synthesis of star‐block copolymers using double click reactions

    Hakan Durmaz;Aydan Dag;Alp Hizal;Gurkan Hizal

  • Initiation of cationic polymerization via oxidation of free radicals using pyridinium salts

    A. Böttcher;K. Hasebe;G. Hizal;Y. Yaḡci

  • Charge-transfer complexes of pyridinium ions and methyl- and methoxy-substituted benzenes as photoinitiators for the cationic polymerization of cyclohexene oxide and related compounds

    G. Hizal;Y. Yaḡci;W. Schnabel

  • Photosensitized cationic polymerization of cyclohexene oxide: A mechanistic study concerning the use of pyridinium-type salts

    Dietmar Dossow;Qin Qin Zhu;Gürkan Hizal;Yusuf Yag¯ci

  • Synthesis of miktoarm star and miktoarm star block copolymers via a combination of atom transfer radical polymerization and stable free-radical polymerization

    Cigdem Celik;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

  • ABCD 4‐miktoarm star quarterpolymers using click [3 + 2] reaction strategy

    Ozcan Altintas;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

  • One‐pot preparation of 3‐miktoarm star terpolymers via click [3 + 2] reaction

    Ozcan Altintas;Burcu Yankul;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

Frequent Co-Authors

Umit Tunca
Umit Tunca Istanbul Technical University
Yusuf Yagci
Yusuf Yagci Istanbul Technical University
Amitav Sanyal
Amitav Sanyal Boğaziçi University
Filip Du Prez
Filip Du Prez Ghent University
Yves Gnanou
Yves Gnanou King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
C. Remzi Becer
C. Remzi Becer University of Warwick
Andrew P. Monkman
Andrew P. Monkman Durham University
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen Yalova University
Jun Yeob Lee
Jun Yeob Lee Sungkyunkwan University

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