C. Stangel, G. Charalambidis, V. Varda, A.G. Coutsolelos,* I.D. Kostas* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2011, DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201100668 "Aqueous-Organic Biphasic Hydrogenation of trans-Cinnamaldehyde Catalyzed by Rhodium and Ruthenium Phosphane-Free Porphyrin Complexes".
K.-M. Alexacou, A.-C. Tenchiu (Deleanu), E.D. Chrysina, M.-D. Charavgi, I.D. Kostas*, S.E. Zografos, N.G. Oikonomakos, D.D. Leonidas* Bioorg. Med. Chem.2010, 18(22), 7911-7922 "The binding of β-d-glucopyranosyl-thiosemicarbazone derivatives to glycogen phosphorylase: A new class of inhibitors".
A.-C. Tenchiu (Deleanu), I.D. Kostas*, D. Kovala-Demertzi, A. Terzis Carbohydr. Res.2009, 344(11), 1352-1364 "Synthesis and characterization of new aromatic aldehyde/ketone 4-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)thiosemicarbazones".
I.D. Kostas* Curr. Org. Synth.2008, 5(3), 227-249 "Recent Advances on P,N-Containing Ligands for Transition-Metal Homogeneous Catalysis" (invited review).
I.D. Kostas*, K.A. Vallianatou, J. Holz, A. Borner* Tetrahedron Lett.2008, 49(2), 331-334 "A new easily accessible chiral phosphite-phosphoramidite ligand based on 2-anilinoethanol and R-BINOL moieties for Rh-catalyzed asymmetric olefin hydrogenation".
D. Kovala-Demertzi*, N. Kourkoumelis*, K. Derlat, J. Michalak, F.J. Andreadaki, I.D. Kostas* Inorg. Chim. Acta2008, 361(5), 1562-1565 "Thiosemicarbazone-derivatised palladium nanoparticles as efficient catalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl bromides with phenylboronic acid".
I.D. Kostas*, A.G. Coutsolelos*, G. Charalambidis, A. Skondra Tetrahedron Lett.2007, 48(38), 6688-6691 "The first use of porphyrins as catalysts in cross-coupling reactions: a water-soluble palladium complex with a porphyrin ligand as an efficient catalyst precursor or the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction in aqueous media under aerobic conditions".
K.A. Vallianatou, I.D. Kostas*, J. Holz, A. Borner Tetrahedron Lett.2006, 47(45), 7947-7950 "Me-AnilaPhos: A new chiral phosphine-phosphoramidite ligand for a highly efficient Rh-catalyzed asymmetric olefin hydrogenation". Selected comments: (a) "excellent catalyst" (a critical review: L. Eberhardt, D. Armspach, J. Harrowfield, D. Matt Chem. Soc. Rev.2008, 37, 839); (b) "highly versatile ligand class" (ALDRICH: D. Amoroso et al. Aldrichimica Acta, 2008, 41, 20).
I.D. Kostas*, B.R. Steele*, A. Terzis, S.V. Amosova, A.V. Martynov, N.A. Makhaeva Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2006, (13), 2642-2646 "New Palladium Complexes with S- or Se-Containing Schiff-Base Ligands as Efficient Catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction of Aryl Bromides with Phenylboronic Acid under Aerobic Conditions".
I.D. Kostas*, F.J. Andreadaki, D. Kovala-Demertzi*, C. Prentjas, M.A. Demertzis Tetrahedron Lett.2005, 46(12), 1967-1970 "Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl bromides and chlorides with phenylboronic acid under aerobic conditions catalyzed by palladium complexes with thiosemicarbazone ligands". The catalyst is currently commercially available by ALDRICH (Product No. 674125) and SANTA CRUZ (Product No. sc-253529).