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Overview

Umit Tunca is affiliated with Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Within these broad areas, their work has a particular focus on subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomaterials.

Their research topics cover a range of specialized themes, including:

  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Umit Tunca has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable recent papers such as:

  • "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
  • "Sustainable polymers from renewable resources through click and multicomponent reactions" (2024), 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

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Hakan Durmaz
  • Gürkan Hızal
  • Ufuk Saim Günay
  • Özgün Dağlar
  • Serter Luleburgaz

Umit Tunca's research outputs are regularly published in a range of scientific journals, with frequent venues including:

  • European Polymer Journal
  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
  • Journal of Polymer Science

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

  • Constructing star polymers via modular ligation strategies

    Ozcan Altintas;Andrew P. Vogt;Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Umit Tunca

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

    Aydan Dag;Hakan Durmaz;Gurkan Hizal;Umit Tunca

  • Orthogonal multiple click reactions in synthetic polymer chemistry

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Triple click reaction strategy for macromolecular diversity.

    Umit Tunca

  • Crown ether-containing polymers

    Umit Tunca;Yusuf Yagci

  • 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

  • Heteroarm H‐shaped terpolymers through the combination of the Diels–Alder reaction and controlled/living radical polymerization techniques

    Hakan Durmaz;Figen Karatas;Umit Tunca;Gurkan Hizal

Frequent Co-Authors

Gurkan Hizal
Gurkan Hizal Istanbul Technical University
Yusuf Yagci
Yusuf Yagci Istanbul Technical University
Amitav Sanyal
Amitav Sanyal Boğaziçi University
Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Christopher Barner-Kowollik Queensland University of Technology
Gulacti Topcu
Gulacti Topcu Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi
Filip Du Prez
Filip Du Prez Ghent University
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen Yalova University

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