Publications
73. Tzani, A. M.; Gabriel C.; Lykakis I. N. Nanomaterials, 2020, 10, 2405. Selective Synthesis of Benzimidazoles from o-Phenylenediamine and Aldehydes Promoted by Supported Gold Nanoparticles
72. Kallitsakis, M. G.; Ioannou, D. I.; Terzidis, M. A.; Kostakis, G. E.; Lykakis, I. N. Lett., 2020, 22, 4339-4343. “Selective photoinduced reduction of nitroarenes to N-arylhydroxylamines” Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal, column on “Reduction”, https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2021/15March.shtm
71. Stratakis, I. N. Lykakis, Synthesis, 2019, 51, 2435-2454. “Nanogold(0)-Catalyzed Addition of Heteroelement σ Linkages to Functional Groups.”
70. Tzani, M. A.; Kallitsakis, M. G.; Symeonidis, T. S.; Lykakis, I. N. ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 17947. “Alumina-Supported Gold Nanoparticles as a Bifunctional Catalyst for the Synthesis of 2-Amino-3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.”
69. Iordanidou, D.; Zarganes-Tzitzikas, T.; Neochoritis, C. G.; Dömling, A.; Lykakis, I. N. ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 16005. “Application of Silver Nanoparticles in the Multicomponent Reaction Domain: A Combined Catalytic Reduction Methodology to Efficiently Access Potential Hypertension or Inflammation Inhibitors.”
68. Loukopoulos, E.; Abdul-Sada, A.; Viseux, E. M. E.; Lykakis, I. N.; Kostakis, G. E. Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, 18, 5638−5651. “Structural Diversity and Catalytic Properties in a Family of Ag(I)-Benzotriazole Based Coordination Compounds.”
67. Loukopoulos, E.; Abdul-Sada, A.; Csire, G.; Kállay, C.; Brookfield, A.; Tizzard, C. J.; Coles, S. J.; Lykakis, I. N.; Kostakis, G. E. Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 10491. “Copper(II)-benzotriazole coordination compounds in click chemistry: a diagnostic reactivity study.”
66. Andreou, D.; Kallitsakis, M. G.; Loukopoulos, E.; Gabriel, C.; Kostakis, G. E.; Lykakis, I. N. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 2104. “Copper-promoted regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles from aldehydes, amines and nitroalkenes via 1,2-phenyl/alkyl migration” i) Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal, column on “Heteroaromatic Construction”, https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2018/15October.shtm ii) Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal, https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit6/222.shtm
65. Kallitsakis, M. G.; Tancini, P.; Dixit, M.; Mpourmpakis, G.; Lykakis, I. N. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 1176–1184. “Mechanistic studies on the Michael addition of amines and hydrazines to nitrostyrenes: Nitroalkane elimination via a retro-aza-Henry type process”. Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal, https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit6/190.shtm
64. Symeonidis, T. S.; Athanasoulis, A.; Ishii, R.; Uozumi, Y.; Yamada, Y. M. A.; Lykakis, I. N. ChemPhotoChem. 2017, 10, 479-484. “ Photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of alkenes into epoxides or chlorohydrins promoted by polymer supported decatungstate catalyst“.
63. Nikolaos N. Dimitriou, George Tsekenis, Evangelos C. Balaniks, Athanasia Pavlopoulou, Melina Mitsiogianni, Theodora Mantso, George Pashos, Andreas G. Boudouvis, Ioannis N Lykakis, Georgios Tsigaridas, Mihalis I. Panayiotidis, Vassilios Yannopapas, Alexandros G. Georgakilas, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2017, 178, 1-17. “Gold nanoparticles, radiations and the immune system: Current insights into the physical mechanisms and the biological interactions of this new alliance towards cancer therapy”
62. Charistoudi, E.; Kallitsakis, M. G.; Charisteidis, I.; Triantafyllidis, K. S.; Lykakis, I. N. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 2949. “Selective reduction of azines to benzyl hydrazones with NaBH4 catalyzed by mesoporous silica supported silver nanoparticles: A catalytic route towards pyrazole synthesis“
61. Loukopoulos, E.; Kallitsakis, M.; Tsoureas, N.; Abdul-Sada, A.; Chilton, N. F. Lykakis, I. N. Kostakis, G. E. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 4898. “Cu(II) Coordination Polymers as Vehicles in the A3 Coupling.”
60.Kallitsakis, M.; Loukopoulos, E.; Abdul-Sada, A.; Tizzard, G. J.; Coles, S. J.; Kostakis, G. S.; Lykakis, I. N. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 138 “A copper-benzotriazole based coordination polymer catalyzes the efficient one-pot synthesis of (N’-substituted)-hydrazo-4aryl-1,4-dihydropyridines from azines”
59. Skliri, E.; Papadogiorgakis, S.; Lykakis, I. N. Armatas, G. C. ChemPlusChem. 2017, 82, 136. “Mesoporous Assembled Mn3O4 Nanoparticle Networks as Efficient Catalysts for Selective Oxidation of Alkenes and Aryl Alkanes”
58. Fountoulaki, S.; Gkizis, P. L.; Symeonidis, T. S.; Kaminioti, E.; Karina, A.; Tamiolakis, I.; Armatas, G. S.; Lykakis, I. N. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2016, 358, 1500. “Titania-Supported Gold Nanoparticles Catalyze the Selective Oxidation of Amines into Nitroso Compounds in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide”(SYNFACTS Highlights in Current Synthetic Organic Chemistry, SYNFACT 2016, 12(08), 0876)
57. Papadas, T. I.; Fountoulaki, S.; Lykakis, I. N.; Armatas, G. S. Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 4600. “Controllable Synthesis of Mesoporous Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Assemblies for Chemoselective Catalytic Reduction of Nitroarenes”
56. Andreou, D.; Iordanidou, D.; Tamiolakis, I.; Armatas, G. S.; Lykakis, I. N. Nanomaterials, 2016, 6, 54. “Reduction of nitroarenes into arylamines and N-aryl hydroxylamines via activation of NaBH4 and ammonia-borane complexes by Ag/TiO2 Catalyst”
55. Symeonidis, T. S.; Tamiolakis, I.; Armatas, G. S.; Lykakis, I. N. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2015, 14, 563. “Green photocatalytic organic transformations by polyoxometalates vs. mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles: selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols”
54. Tamiolakis, I.; Lykakis, I. N.; Armatas, G. S. Catal. Today, 2015, 250, 180. “Mesoporous CdS-sensitized TiO2 nanoparticle assemblies with enhanced photocatalytic properties: Selective aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohols.”
53.Lykakis,I. N.; Ferreri, C.; Chatgilialoglu, C. Arkivoc 2015, (iii), 140 “Biomimetic chemistry on the protection of cis phospholipid from thethiyl radical isomerization by common antioxidants”.
52. Papadas, I.; Fountoulaki, S.; Lykakis I. N.; Armatas, G. S. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2015, 1749, DOI: 10.1557/opl.2014.929 “Mesoporous Au-loaded Fe2O3 Nanoparticle Assemblies for Chemoselective Reduction of Nitroarenes”
51. Fountoulaki, S.; Daikopoulou, V.; Gkizis, P. L.; Tamiolakis, I.; Armatas, G. S.; Lykakis, I. N. ACS Catalysis 2014, 4, 3504. “Mechanistic studies of the reduction of nitroarenes by NaBH4 or hydrosilanes catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles.”
50. Kornarakis, I.; Lykakis, I. N.; Vordos, N.; Armatas, G. S. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 8694. “Efficient visible-light photocatalytic activity by band alignment in mesoporous ternary polyoxometalate–Ag2S–CdS semiconductors.”
49. Skliri, E.; Lykakis, I. N.; Armatas, G. S. RSC Advances 2014, 4, 8402. “Heteropolytungstic acids incorporated in anordered me soporous zirconia framework as efficient oxidation catalysts”
48. Skliri, E.; Lykakis, I. N.; Armatas, G. S. RSC Advances 2014, 4, 46170. “Ordered mesoporous V2O5/WO3 composite catalysts for efficient oxidation of aryl alcohols”
47. Vasilikogiannaki, E.; Titilas, I.; Gryparis, C.; Louka, A. Lykakis, I. N.; Stratakis, M. Tetrahedron 2014, 70, 6106. “Efficient hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds by 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane catalyzed by Au/TiO2.”
46. Chatgilialoglu, C.; Ferreri, C.; Lykakis. I. N.; Mihaljevic, B. Israel J. Chem. 2014, 54, 242. “Biomimetic Thiyl Radical Chemistry by γ-Irradiation of Micelles and Vesicles Containing Unsaturated Fatty Acids.”
45. Tamiolakis, I.; Lykakis I. N.; Armatas, G. S. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2014, 1641, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2014.327. “Mesoporous Au-TiO2 nanoparticles assemblies as efficient catalysts for the chemoselective reduction of nitro compounds.”
44. Gkizis, P. L.; Kalara-Lafkioti, I.; Varelas, D.; Tamiolakis, I.; Armatas, G. S.; Lykakis, I. N. Biointerface Res. Applied Chem. 2014, 4, 857. “Efficient and selective oxidation of aromatic amines into nitrosoarenes catalyzed by supported polyoxometalates.”
43. Tamiolakis, I.; Fountoulaki, S.; Vordos, N.; Lykakis, I. N.; Armatas, G. S. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 14311. “Mesoporous Au–TiO2 nanoparticle assemblies as efficient catalysts for the chemoselective reduction of nitro compounds”
42. Symeonidis, T. S.; Lykakis, I. N.; Litinas, K. E. Tetrahedron 2013, 69, 4612. “Synthesis of quinolines and fused pyridocoumarins from N-propargylanilines of propargyl aminocoumarins by catalysis with gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2.”
41. Gkizis, P. L.; Stratakis, M.; Lykakis I. N. Catal. Commun. 2013, 36, 48. “Catalytic Activation of Hydrazine Hydrate by Gold Nanoparticles: Chemoselective Reduction of Nitro Compounds into Amines.”
40. E. Vasilikogiannaki, C. Gryparis, V. Kotzabasaki, I. N. Lykakis, M. Stratakis, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 907. “Activation of Ammonia-Borane Complex by Gold Nanoparticles: Facile Reduction of Nitroarenes into Anilines and Nitroalkanes into Hydroxylamines.” (Highlighted as SYNFACTS, SYNFACT 2013, 9(6), 674)
39. Kotzabasaki, V.; Lykakis, I. N. Gryparis, C.; Psyllaki, A.; Vasilikogiannaki, E.; Stratakis, M. Organommetalics 2013, 32, 665. “Gold-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cycloaddition of Tethered 1,n–Dihydrodisilanes to Alkynes.”
38. Tamiolakis, I.; Lykakis I. N.; Armatas, G. S. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2013, 1494, 315. “Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of High-Surface-Area Mesoporous TiO2 Nanoparticle Assemblies.”
37. Psyllaki, A.; Lykakis, I. N.; Stratakis, M. Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 8724. “Reaction of Hydrosilanes with Alkynes Catalyzed by Gold Nanoparticles Supported on TiO2.” (Highlighted as SYNFACTS, SYNFACT 2012, 12, 1382)”
36. Gryparis, C.; Efe, C.; Raptis, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Stratakis, M. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2956. “Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes Catalyzed by Gold Nanoparticles Supported on TiO2: Significant Changes in Selectivity and Mechanism, as Compared to Homogeneous Au-Catalysis.”
35. Lykakis, I. N.; Evgenidou, E.; Orfanopoulos, M. Curr. Org. Chem. 2012, 16, 2400. “Photocatalysis and Polyoxo-anion Decatungstate in Organic Chemistry: A Manifold Concept for Green Chemistry.”
34. Tamiolakis, I.; Lykakis, I. N.; Katsoulidis, A. P.; Armatas, G. S., Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 6687. “One-pot synthesis of highly crystalline mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle assemblies with enhanced photocatalytic activity”
33. Tamiolakis, I.; Lykakis I. N.; Katsoulidis, A. P.; Malliakas, C. D.; Armatas, G. S., J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 6919. “Ordered Mesoporous Cr2O3 Frameworks Incorporating Keggin-type 12-Phosphotungstic Acids as Efficient Catalysts for Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols”
32. Tamiolakis, I.; Lykakis I. N.; Katsoulidis, A. P.; Stratakis, M.; Armatas, G. S., Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 4204. “Mesoporous Cr2O3-Phosphomolybdic acid solid solution frameworks with catalytic activity.”
31. Lykakis, I. N.; Psyllaki, A.; Stratakis, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10426. “Oxidative Cycloaddition of 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyldisiloxane to Alkynes Catalyzed by Supported Gold Nanoparticles”. (Highlighted as SYNFACTS, SYNFACT, 2011, 10, 1137. “Cycloaddition of Tetramethyldisiloxane to Alkynes with [Au]/TiO2.) “(Zerva Awards 2012)”
30. Gryparis, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Efe, C.; Zaravinos, I.-P.; Vidali, T.; Kladou, E.; Stratakis, M., Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 5655. “3(2H)-Furanones via Singlet Oxygenation of (b-Keto)-2-Substituted Furans: Application to the Biomimetic Synthesis of Merrekentrone C.”
29. Lykakis, Ι. Ν.; Efe, E.; Gryparis, C.; Stratakis, M., Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 12, 2334. “Ph3PAuNTf2 as a Superior Catalyst Catalyst for the Selective Synthesis of 2H-Chromenes: Application to the Concise Synthesis of Benzopyran Natural Products.”
28. Efe, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Stratakis, M., Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 803. “Gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2 catalyse the cycloisomerisation/oxidative dimerisation of aryl propargyl ethers.”
27. Lykakis, I. N.; Perchyonok, V. T., Curr. Org. Chem. 2010, 14, 1075-1081. “Thiols as an efficient hydrogen atom donor in free radical transformations in aqueous media”
26. Zhang, S.; Chen, J.; Lykakis, I. N.; Perchyonok, V. T., Curr. Org. Synthesis., 2010, 7, 177. “Streamlining Organic Free Radical Synthesis through Modern Molecular Technology: from Polymer Supported Synthesis to Microreactors and beyond.”
25. Lykakis, I. N.; Ferreri, C.; Grabovskiy, S. A.; Chatgilialoglu, C., Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 2203. “Silver zeolite as a promising material for separation of cis/trans isomer mixtures of fatty acid methyl esters.”
24. Lykakis, I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M., Curr. Org. Chem. 2009, 13, 1737. “Decatungstate-Catalyzed Photooxygenation of S-2-Phenylbutane and Cumene via a Free Carbon-Radical Intermediate.”
23. Raptis, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Tsangarakis, C.; Stratakis, M., Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 11918. “Acid-catalyzed cyclization of terpenes under homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions as probed through stereoisotopic studies: A concerted process with competing preorganized chair and boat transition states.”
22. Lykakis, I. N.; Zaravinos, I.-P.; Raptis, C.; Stratakis, M., J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 6339. “Divergent synthesis of the co-isolated mycotoxins longianone, isopatulin, and (Z)-ascladiol via furan oxidation.”
21. Arkoudis, E.; Lykakis, I. N.; Gryparis, C.; Stratakis, M., Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2988. “Biomimetic Synthesis of Dimeric Metabolite Acremine G via a Highly Regioselective and Stereoselective Diels-Alder Reaction.”
20. Tzirakis, M. D.; Lykakis, I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M., Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 2609. “Decatungstate as an efficient photo-catalyst in organic chemistry.”
19. Perchyonok, V. T.; Lykakis, I. N., Curr. Org. Chem. 2009, 13, 573. “Radical Reactions in Aqueous Media: Origins, Reason and Applications”
18. Ferreri, C.; Anagnostopoulos, D.; Lykakis, I. N.; Chatgilialoglu, C.; Siafaka-Kapadai, A., Biorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 8359. “Synthesis of all-trans anandamide: a substrate for Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase with dual effects on rabbit platelet activation.”
17. Efe, C.; Tsangarakis, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Raptis, C.; Stratakis, M., Synlett, 2008, 11, 1635. “Zeolite NaY-promoted tandem 1,5-diene/carbonyl-ene dicyclization of a–geranyl substituted carbonyl compounds.”
16. Perchyonok, V. T. and Lykakis, I. N. Mini Rev. Org. Chem. 2008, 5, 19. “Recent Advances in Free Radical Chemistry of C-C Bond Formation in Aqueous Media: From Mechanistic Origin to Applications.”
15. Tsangarakis, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Stratakis, M., J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 2905. “Zeolite NaY-Promoted Cyclization of Farnesal: A Short Route to Nanaimoal.”
14. Perchyonok, V. T.; Lykakis, I. N.; Tuck, K. L. Green Chem. 2008, 10, 153. “Recent Advances in C-H Bond Formation in Aqueous Media: A Mechanistic Perspective.” (Cover picture of the issue)
13. Tzirakis, M. D.; Lykakis I. N.; Panagiotou, G.; Bourikas, K.; Lycourghiotis, A.; Kordoulis, C.; Orfanopoulos, M. J. Catal. 2007, 272, 178. “Decatungstate Catalyst Supported on Silica and g-Alumina at Different pH Values: Efficient Photocatalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols.”
12. Lykakis, I. N.; Ferreri, C.; Chatgilialoglu, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 1914. Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 1946. “Sulfydryl radical (HS•/S•–): a contender for the isomerization of membrane lipid double bonds.”
11. Lykakis, I. N.; Tanielian, C.; Seghrouchni, R.; Orfanopoulos, M. J. Mol Catal. A 2007, 262, 176. “Mechanism of Decatungstate Photocatalyzed Oxygenation of Aromatic Alcohols: Part II. Kinetic Isotope Effects Studies.”
10. Tanielian, C.; Lykakis, I. N.; Seghrouchni, R.; Cougnon, F.; Orfanopoulos, M. J. Mol Catal. A 2007, 262, 170. “Mechanism of Decatungstate Photocatalyzed Oxygenation of Aromatic Alcohols: Part I. Continuous Photolysis and Laser Flash Photolysis Studies.”
9. Lykakis I. N.; Vougioukalakis G. C.; Orfanopoulos, M. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 8740. “Homogeneous Decatungstate Catalyzed Photooxygenation of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes. Kinetic Isotope Effect Study.”
8. Chatgilialoglu, C; Ferreri, C.; Lykakis, I. N; Wardman, P. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2006, 14, 6144. “Trans fatty acids and radical stress: what are the real culprits?”
7. Vougioukalakis G. C.; Hatzimarinaki, M.; Lykakis I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 829. “Reaction of Aza[60]fullerene Radical with Diphenylmethanes and Fluorenes: A Mechanistic Approach.”
6. Lykakis I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 7835. “Deuterium kinetic isotope effects in homogeneous decatungstate catalyzed photooxygenation of 1,1-diphenylethane and 9-methyl-9H-fluorene: evidence for a hydrogen abstraction mechanism.”
5. Lykakis I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 7645. “Photooxidation of aryl alkanes by a decatungstate / triethylsilane system in the presence of molecular oxygen.”
4. Lykakis I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M. Synlett 2004, 2131. “Lone Selectivity of the Decatungstate-Sensitized Photooxidation of 1-Substituted Cycloalkenes.”
3. Lykakis I. N.; Lestakis, S.; Orfanopoulos, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 6247. “9,10-Dicyanoanthracene Photosensitized Oxidation of aryl alkanols: evidence of an electron transfer mechanism.”
2. Lykakis I. N.; Orfanopoulos M.; Tanielian, C. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2875. “Decatungstate Photocatalyzed Oxidation of Aryl Alkanols. Electron Transfer or Hydrogen Abstraction Mechanism?”
1. Adam, W.; Bottke, N.; Krebs, O.; Lykakis, I. N.; Orfanopoulos, M.; Stratakis, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14403. “Ene Reaction of Singlet Oxygen, Triazolinedione, and Nitrosoarene with Chiral Deuterium-Labeled Allylic Alcohols: The Interdependence of Diastereoselectivity and Regioselectivity Discloses Mechanistic Insights into the Hydroxy-Group Directivity.”