Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα

ΠΛΗΡΕΣ ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ

Dr. George Heropoulos,

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Scientific fields of interest

• Organic chemistry
• Organic Free radicals
• Main-group organometallic chemistry
• Dendrimers
• Non-conventional techniques in organic synthesis  
  (Ultrasound, Microwaves)

Current Research:  Chemistry in High-Energy Microenvironments

Use of Non-conventional techniques (ultrasound, microwaves) in the synthesis of fine chemicals. These studies concern the application of High-Intensity Ultrasound (HIU) and Microwaves (MW) to the synthesis of fine chemicals. In the last decade these new energy sources have been increasingly exploited in organic synthesis because they can bring reactions to completion in minutes rather than hours or days. They can also induce reactions that would otherwise be very laborious and can bring out peculiar chemoselectivities and open up new synthetic pathways. Although the application domains of HIU and MW do not overlap, they both have great potential towards developing environment-friendly synthetic methods.

Other Activities

• Greek representative in COST Action D32 "Chemistry in High-Energy Microenvironments" (2004-2008) 
• Associate Editor, Chemical Papers (1998-1999). Ιnstitute of Chemistry, Slovac Academy of Sciences, Versita and Springer   verlag.
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Papers (2010-    ). Ιnstitute of Chemistry, Slovac Academy of Sciences, Versita and Springer verlag.
• Guest Editor, Current Organic Chemistry. Ειδικό τεύχος με τίτλο "Organic Chemistry with Microwaves and Ultrasound" (to be published in 2011).

Recent  Publications

G. A. Heropoulos, S. Georgakopoulos and B. R. Steele, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, (14), 2469-2473, 2005. ''High intensity ultrasound-assisted reduction of sterically demanding nitroaromatics''

C. Arbez-Gindre, B. R. Steele, G. A. Heropoulos, C. G. Screttas, J.E Communal,        W. J. Blau and I. Ledoux-Rak, J. Organomet. Chem.,  690 (6),1620-1626, 2005. ''A facile organolithium route to ferrocene-based triarylmethyl dyes with substantial near IR and NLO properties''

S. Mastronicolis, N. Arvanitis, A. Karaliota, C. Litos, G. Stavroulakis, H. Moustaka, A. Tsakirakis and G. A. Heropoulos, Food Microbiol. 22 (2-3), 213-219 , 2005.
''Cold dependence of fatty acid profile of different lipid structures of Listeria monocytogenes''

C. G. Screttas, G. A. Heropoulos, M. Micha-Screttas and B. R. Steele, Tetrahedron Lett. 46 (25), 4357-4360, 2005.
''Medium dependent lithiated side products in the reductive lithiation of allylic phenylthioethers. Diethyl ether versus tetrahydrofuran''

S.K, Mastronicolis, A. Boura, A. Karaliota, P. Magiatis, N. Arvanitis, C. Litos, A. Tsakirakis, P. Paraskevas, H. Moustaka and G. A. Heropoulos,
Food Microbiol. 23,  184-194, 2006.
''Effect of cold temperature on the composition of different lipid classes of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Focus on neutral lipids''

G. Cravotto, L. Boffa, M. Bia, W. Bonrath, M. Curini and G. A. Heropoulos, SynLett, 2605-2609,  2006.
''An Easy Access to Aromatic Azo Compounds under Ultrasound/Microwave Irradiation''

I. D. Kostas, G. A. Heropoulos, D. Kovala-Demertzi, P. N. Yadav, J. P. Jasinski,        M. A. Demertzis, F. J. Andreadaki, G. Vo-Thanh, A. Petit and A. Loupy, Tetrahedron Lett.  47, (26), 4403-4407, 2006.
''Microwave-promoted Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl halides with phenylboronic acid under aerobic conditions catalyzed by a new palladium complex with a thiosemicarbazone ligand''

G. A Heropoulos, G. Cravotto, C. G. Screttas and B. R. Steele, Tetrahedron Lett. 48, (18),3247-3250, 2007.
''Contrasting chemoselectivities in the ultrasound and microwave assisted bromination reactions of substituted alkylaromatics with N-bromosuccinimide''

B. R. Steele, G. A. Heropoulosand C. G. Screttas,
Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 72, 5-6, 589-598, 2007.
''Metal chloride reductions with aromatic radical anions. The magnesium chloride catalysed cleavage of tetrahydrofuran by sodium naphthalene radical anion''

F. Wiesbrock, C. Patteux, T. K. Olszewski, A. Blanrue, G. A. Heropoulos,        B. R. Steele, M. Micha-Screttas, and T. Calogeropoulou.
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 4344-4349, 2008.
''Solution-Phase Synthesis of First-Generation Tetraester Dendritic  Branches Involving Microwave and/or Ultrasonic Irradiation''

S. K. Mastronicolis, N. Arvanitis, A. Karaliota, P. Magiatis, G. A. Heropoulos, C. Litos, H. Moustaka, A. Tsakirakis, E. Paramera, and P. Papastavrou.
Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 74, 4543-4549, 2008.
''Coordinated Regulation of Cold-Induced Changes in Fatty Acids with Cardiolipin and Phosphatidylglycerol Composition among Phospholipid Species for the Food Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes''

S. Aime, E. Gianolio, F. Arena, A. Barge, K. Martina, G. A. Heropoulos and G. Cravotto.
Org. Biomol. Chem., 7, (2), 370-379, 2009.
''New cyclodextrin dimers and trimers capable of forming supramolecular adducts with shape-specific ligands''.

M. Bucos, C. Villalonga-Barber, M. Micha-Screttas, B. R. Steele, C. G. Screttas and G. A. Heropoulos,
Tetrahedron 66, 2061-2065, 2010.
''Microwave Assisted Solid Additive Effects in Simple Dry Chlorination Reactions with N-Chlorosuccinimide''.