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Kristof Van Hecke

Kristof Van Hecke

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12052
World Ranking
9757
National Ranking
125

Overview

Kristof Van Hecke is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a focus on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Notable recent publications include:

  • Extending the π-conjugation system of covalent organic frameworks for more efficient photocatalytic H2O2 production, 2023, Green Chemistry
  • Au⋅⋅⋅H−C Hydrogen Bonds as Design Principle in Gold(I) Catalysis, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Simple Synthetic Routes to Carbene-M-Amido (M=Cu, Ag, Au) Complexes for Luminescence and Photocatalysis Applications, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • A Mechanistically and Operationally Simple Route to Metal-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Photomechanical Motions in Organoboron-Based Phosphorescent Molecular Crystals Driven by a Crystal-State [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kristof Van Hecke include:

  • Steven P. Nolan
  • Nikolaos V. Tzouras
  • Catherine S. J. Cazin
  • Marek Beliš
  • Fady Nahra

Their research has been published in venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Chemical Science

Best Publications

  • Task-specific ionic liquid for solubilizing metal oxides

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Stijn Pittois;Jan Thoen

  • Carboxyl-functionalized task-specific ionic liquids for solubilizing metal oxides.

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Tatjana N. Parac-Vogt;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Choline saccharinate and choline acesulfamate: ionic liquids with low toxicities

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Kris Driesen;Colin R. Janssen

  • A series of d10 metal coordination polymers based on a flexible bis(2-methylbenzimidazole) ligand and different carboxylates: synthesis, structures, photoluminescence and catalytic properties

    Jin-ming Hao;Bao-yi Yu;Kristof Van Hecke;Guang-hua Cui

  • Anionic rare-earth thiocyanate complexes as building blocks for low-melting metal-containing ionic liquids.

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Niels Postelmans;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Synthesis, crystal structures, and luminescence properties of carboxylate based rare-earth coordination polymers.

    Roel Decadt;Kristof Van Hecke;Diederik Depla;Karen Leus

  • Photostability of a highly luminescent europium beta-diketonate complex in imidazolium ionic liquids.

    Peter Nockemann;Eva Beurer;Kris Driesen;Rik Van Deun

  • Imidazolium ionic liquid crystals with pendant mesogenic groups

    Karel Goossens;Peter Nockemann;Kris Driesen;Bart Goderis

  • Hydrophobic ionic liquids with strongly coordinating anions

    Hasan Mehdi;Koen Binnemans;Kristof Van Hecke;Luc Van Meervelt

  • Visible and near-infrared emission by samarium(III)-containing ionic liquid mixtures.

    Kyra Lunstroot;Peter Nockemann;Kristof Van Hecke;Luc Van Meervelt

  • Rare-earth quinolinates: infrared-emitting molecular materials with a rich structural chemistry.

    Rik Van Deun;Pascal Fias;Peter Nockemann;An Schepers

  • Speciation of copper(II) complexes in an ionic liquid based on choline chloride and in choline chloride/water mixtures.

    Peter De Vreese;Neil R. Brooks;Kristof Van Hecke;Kristof Van Hecke;Luc Van Meervelt

  • Lanthanide-doped luminescent ionogels

    Kyra Lunstroot;Kris Driesen;Peter Nockemann;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Lanthanide “Chameleon” Multistage Anti-Counterfeit Materials

    Anna M. Kaczmarek;Ying-Ya Liu;Chunhua Wang;Brecht Laforce

  • Pyrrolidinium ionic liquid crystals.

    Karel Goossens;Kathleen Lava;Peter Nockemann;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Polynuclear Metal Complexes Obtained from the Task-Specific Ionic Liquid Betainium Bistriflimide

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Kristof Van Hecke;Luc Van Meervelt

  • Speciation of uranyl complexes in ionic liquids by optical spectroscopy.

    Peter Nockemann;Kelly Servaes;Rik Van Deun;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Rigid versus semi-rigid bis(imidazole) ligands in the assembly of two Co(ii) coordination polymers: structural variability, electrochemical properties and photocatalytic behavior

    Jing-Wang Cui;Suo-Xia Hou;Kristof Van Hecke;Guang-Hua Cui

  • Rare-Earth complexes of ferrocene-containing ligands: visible-light excitable luminescent materials.

    Yao-Feng Yuan;Thomas Cardinaels;Kyra Lunstroot;Kristof Van Hecke

  • An unprecedented “strongly” self-catenated MOF containing inclined catenated honeycomb-like units

    Ju-Meng Hu;Vladislav A. Blatov;Baoyi Yu;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Extending the π-Conjugation System of Covalent Organic Frameworks for more Efficient Photocatalytic H2O2 Production

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  • Copper(I)‐Containing Ionic Liquids for High‐Rate Electrodeposition

    Neil R. Brooks;Stijn Schaltin;Kristof Van Hecke;Luc Van Meervelt

  • Imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthrolines: Versatile Ligands for the Design of Metallomesogens

    Thomas Cardinaels;Jan Ramaekers;Peter Nockemann;Kris Driesen

  • Speciation of Rare-Earth Metal Complexes in Ionic Liquids: A Multiple-Technique Approach

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Kyra Lunstroot;Tatjana N. Parac-Vogt

  • Visible light sensitisation of europium(III) luminescence in a 9-hydroxyphenal-1-one complex

    Rik Van Deun;Peter Nockemann;Pascal Fias;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Performance polymers from renewable monomers: high molecular weight poly(pentadecalactone) for fiber applications

    Matthijs de Geus;Inge van der Meulen;Bart Goderis;Kristof van Hecke

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Nockemann
Peter Nockemann Queen's University Belfast
Rik Van Deun
Rik Van Deun Ghent University
Wim Dehaen
Wim Dehaen KU Leuven
Wouter Maes
Wouter Maes Hasselt University
Mario Smet
Mario Smet KU Leuven

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