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  • 2014 - Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science - Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej for developing new catalysts for olefin metathesis reactions and applying them in industrial practice

Overview

Karol Grela is affiliated with the University of Warsaw in Poland and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research focuses notably on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, with additional contributions to Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The main topics covered in their research include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry.

Karol Grela's work has been published frequently in several venues, including The Cambridge Structural Database, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Catalysts, Organometallics, and Chem Catalysis.

Frequent collaborators in Grela's research include Anna Kajetanowicz, Krzysztof Woźniak, Adrian Sytniczuk, Vincent César, and Katarzyna Gajda.

Among recent scientific papers, the following stand out:

  • Nitro and Other Electron Withdrawing Group Activated Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis Reactions, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • An isocyanide ligand for the rapid quenching and efficient removal of copper residues after Cu/TEMPO-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation and atom transfer radical polymerization, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Preparation of macrocyclic musks via olefin metathesis: comparison with classical syntheses and recent advances, 2020, Russian Chemical Reviews
  • "Inverted" cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbene ligands allow olefin metathesis with ethylene at parts-per-billion catalyst loading, 2023, Chem Catalysis
  • Sterically Tuned N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for the Efficient Formation of Hindered Products in Ru-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis, 2020, ACS Catalysis

Karol Grela was awarded the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej) in 2014 for developing new catalysts for olefin metathesis reactions and applying them in industrial practice.

Best Publications

  • Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands.

    Cezary Samojłowicz;Michał Bieniek;Karol Grela

  • Ring-Closing Alkyne Metathesis: Application to the Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Prostaglandin E2-1,15-Lactone

    Alois Fürstner;Karol Grela

  • Nitro-Substituted Hoveyda−Grubbs Ruthenium Carbenes: Enhancement of Catalyst Activity through Electronic Activation

    Anna Michrowska;Robert Bujok;Syuzanna Harutyunyan;Volodymyr Sashuk

  • A Highly Efficient Ruthenium Catalyst for Metathesis Reactions

    Karol Grela;Syuzanna Harutyunyan;Anna Michrowska

  • Sustainable concepts in olefin metathesis.

    Hervé Clavier;Karol Grela;Andreas Kirschning;Marc Mauduit

  • Olefin Metathesis: Theory and Practice

    Karol Grela

  • Aqueous Olefin Metathesis

    Daniel Burtscher;Karol Grela;Karol Grela

  • In an attempt to provide a user's guide to the galaxy of benzylidene, alkoxybenzylidene, and indenylidene ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts.

    Michał Bieniek;Anna Michrowska;Dmitry L. Usanov;Karol Grela

  • A green catalyst for green chemistry: Synthesis and application of an olefin metathesis catalyst bearing a quaternary ammonium group

    Anna Michrowska;Łukasz Gułajski;Łukasz Gułajski;Zuzanna Kaczmarska;Zuzanna Kaczmarska;Klaas Mennecke

  • Advanced Fine-Tuning of Grubbs/Hoveyda Olefin Metathesis Catalysts: A Further Step toward an Optimum Balance between Antinomic Properties

    Michał Bieniek;Robert Bujok;Maciej Cabaj;Noël Lugan

  • Structure and Activity Peculiarities of Ruthenium Quinoline and Quinoxaline Complexes: Novel Metathesis Catalysts

    Michal Barbasiewicz;Anna Szadkowska;Robert Bujok;Karol Grela

  • Olefin metathesis in ionic liquids

    Paweł Śledź;Marc Mauduit;Karol Grela;Karol Grela

  • Novel and Flexible Entries into Prostaglandins and Analogues Based on Ring Closing Alkyne Metathesis or Alkyne Cross Metathesis

    Alois Fürstner;Karol Grela;Christian Mathes;Christian W. Lehmann

  • A new concept for the noncovalent binding of a ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalyst to polymeric phases: preparation of a catalyst on Raschig rings.

    Anna Michrowska;Klaas Mennecke;Ulrich Kunz;Andreas Kirschning

  • Highly active catalysts for olefin metathesis in water

    Krzysztof Skowerski;Grzegorz Szczepaniak;Celina Wierzbicka;Łukasz Gułajski

  • The doping effect of fluorinated aromatic hydrocarbon solvents on the performance of common olefin metathesis catalysts: application in the preparation of biologically active compounds

    Cezary Samojłowicz;Michał Bieniek;Andrzej Zarecki;Renat Kadyrov

  • New tunable catalysts for olefin metathesis: Controlling the initiation through electronic factors

    Łukasz Gułajski;Anna Michrowska;Robert Bujok;Karol Grela

  • A PS-DES immobilized ruthenium carbene: a robust and easily recyclable catalyst for olefin metathesis

    Karol Grela;Mariusz Tryznowski;Michał Bieniek

  • A Highly Active Aqueous Olefin Metathesis Catalyst Bearing a Quaternary Ammonium Group

    Łukasz Gułajski;Anna Michrowska;Anna Michrowska;Joanna Narożnik;Zuzanna Kaczmarska;Zuzanna Kaczmarska

  • Ortho- and para-substituted Hoveyda-Grubbs carbenes. An improved synthesis of highly efficient metathesis initiators.

    Robert Bujok;Michal Bieniek;Marek Masnyk;Anna Michrowska

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Mauduit
Marc Mauduit University of Rennes
Andreas Kirschning
Andreas Kirschning University of Hannover
Christian Slugovc
Christian Slugovc Graz University of Technology
Hervé Clavier
Hervé Clavier Aix-Marseille University
Luigi Cavallo
Luigi Cavallo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Albert Poater
Albert Poater University of Girona
Alois Fürstner
Alois Fürstner Max Planck Society
Laura Falivene
Laura Falivene University of Salerno
Steven P. Nolan
Steven P. Nolan Ghent University
Christian W. Lehmann
Christian W. Lehmann Max Planck Society

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