Program

Monday, February 3, 2025
08:00 – 10:30 Registration
SESSION 1
Session Chair: Prof. David Procter
10:30 – 11:00 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks
11:00 – 11:50 Prof. Veronique Gouverneur, Oxford University, UK
Rethinking Fluorine Chemistry with Global Challenges in Mind
11:50 – 12:10 Assoc. Prof. Simon Meek, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, US
Stereoselective Coupling Methods With Multi-Functional Reagents
12:10 – 12:30 Assoc. Prof. Mattia Silvi, University of Nottingham, UK
Exploring New Avenues in Synthesis through Unconventional Radical Acceptors
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
SESSION 2
Session Chair: Asst. Prof. Junqi Li
14:00 – 14:50 Prof. Michael Krische, University of Texas at Austin, US
Hydrogen Transfer for Catalytic C-C Coupling beyond Premetalated Reagents
14:50 – 15:10 Assoc. Prof. Steve Malcolmson, Duke University, US
New Methods in Regiodivergent Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydro- and Difunctionalization of Dienes
15:10 – 15:30 Asst. Prof. Allegra Franchino, Durham University, UK
Merging H-bond Donors and Gold Catalysis
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 3
Session Chair: Dr. Adam Noble
16:00 – 16:50 Prof. Ohyun Kwon, UCLA, US
Synthesis Through C–C Scission
16:50 – 17:10 Prof. Ala Bunescu, University of Bonn, DE
Valorization of Carboxylic Acids Via Photoinduced Carboxylate to Iron Charge Transfer
17:10 – 17:30 Dr. Aaron Trowbridge, University of Manchester, UK
Oxenoid reactivity enabled by Targeted Photoactivation of Periodate
17:30 – 17:50 Dr. Daniel Blair, St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, US
Fragmentation-First Experimentation
18:00 – 19:30 Poster Session
19:30 – 21:30 Dinner
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
SESSION 4
Session Chair: Dr. Daniel Blair
09:00 – 09:50 Prof. Martin Smith, Oxford University, UK
Controlling Axial Chirality
09:50 – 10:10 Asst. Prof. Junqi Li, Iowa State University, US
Synthesis and Stereochemical Studies of Macrocyclic Metacyclophanes
10:10 – 10:30 Dr. Alexander Pulis, University of Leicester, UK
Organoborane Catalysed Functionalisation and Deconstruction of Amines
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 5
Session Chair: Asst. Prof. Allegra Franchino
11:00 – 11:50 Prof. Frank Glorius, University of Muenster, DE
On Data, Discovery and Sensitivity in (Photo)Catalysis
11:50 – 12:10 Prof. Vittorio Pace, University of Torino, IT
Molecular Modification of Carbon-centered Platforms with C1-Homologating Agents
12:10 – 12:30 Dr. Przemysław Gaweł, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka, PL
Indoloindolizines for Organic Electronics: Structural Design, Synthesis, and OFET Integration
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
SESSION 6
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Simon Meek
14:00 – 14:50 Prof. Geraldine Masson, CNRS, FR
Advances in Nitrogen-Activated Enamide Chemistry: Asymmetric Organocatalysis and Photoredox Catalysis for the Synthesis of Chiral Amines
14:50 – 15:10 Dr. Daniel Müller, University of Rennes, FR
Al(III)-Promoted Formation of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers from Aliphatic Tertiary Chlorides and Alkynyl Silanes
15:10 – 15:30 Dr. Hang Zhang, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI
Creating channels in hydrogels: from bright whiteness to signal transduction
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 7
Session Chair: Dr. Aaron Trowbridge
16:00 – 16:50 ATABAY Lecture Series-1
Prof. F. Fraser Fleming, Drexel University, US
Harnessing the Potential of the Isocyanide Scaffold
16:50 – 17:10 Dr. Esra Dündar, METU, TR
Enantioselective Investigation of Isatin-Modified Chiral 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-BODIPYs
SESSION 8
Session Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Dengiz
Asst. Prof. Yunus Emre Türkmen
17:15 – 18:15 Short Oral Presentations
18:15 – 19:30 Poster Session
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
SESSION 9
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Steve Malcolmson
09:00 – 09:50 Prof. Kevin Brown, Indiana University, US
Building Bonds with Boron
09:50 – 10:10 Dr. Joshua Barham, University of Strathclyde, UK
Auto-Photoredox Catalysis
10:10 – 10:30 Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Dengiz, METU
Exploring Synthetic Challenges: Enhancing the Efficiency of Click-Type [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclizations
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 10
Session Chair: Prof. Vittorio Pace
11:00 – 11:50 Asst. Prof. Yunus Emre Turkmen, Bilkent University, TR
Design Principles for Constructing Four, Five, and Six-Membered Rings: Cyclobutanes, γ-Lactams, and Fluoranthenes
11:50 – 12:10 Assoc. Prof. Yusuf Çakmak, Necmettin Erbakan University Konya, TR
Caging Reactive Oxygen Species in Boron Dipyrromethene Photosensitizers and Their Activation Dynamics
12:10 – 12:30 Asst. Prof. Alan R. Healy, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)
A general Stereodivergent Aldol Reaction
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
SESSION 11
Session Chair: Prof. Ala Bunescu
14:00 – 14:50 ATABAY Lecture Series-2
Prof. Vincent Rotello, University of Massachusetts, US
Bioorthogonal Nanozymes: Harnessing the Power of Transition Metal Catalysis for In-Situ Therapeutic Generation
14:50 – 15:10 Dr. Adam Noble, University of Bristol, UK
Sulfoxylate as a Redox Activator for Photoinduced Generation of Ketyl Radicals from Carbonyls
15:10 – 15:30 Dr. Sebastien Lemaire, Johnson & Johnson, BE
Toward the Development of a Manufacturing Process for Milvexian: Scale-Up Synthesis of the Side Chain and Alternative Approaches
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 12
Session Chair: Prof. Kevin Brown
16:00 – 16:50 Prof. Marisa Kozlowski, University of Pennsylvania, US
Using High Throughput Experimentation to Gain New Insights
16:50 Closing Ceremony and Poster Awards
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner
Thursday, February 6, 2025
09:00 – 18:00 Excursion
18:00 Return to the Hotel
Short Oral Presentation Session 1
B Halls
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Dengiz
SOT1 Beata SUSKA Organic semiconductors based on paracyclophanes
SOT2 Fatma ALBAYRAK Catalyst-Free Thermal Synthesis of Hydantoin Derivatives via Amino Acids and Carbodiimides
SOT3 Nurhan HORASAN Effective synthesis of quinoxaline derivative compounds
SOT4 Beyza HAMUR Asymmetric Synthesis of 2-Isoxazoline Derivatives from furan as Proteasome Inhibitors
SOT5 Umut Mert KARACAOĞLU Diaza-Nazarov Cyclization: An Umpolung Approach to Access Multi-substituted Pyrazoles
SOT6 Ömer Tahir GÜNKARA Metal-Catalyst Free Approach to the Synthesis of Novel Furo[2,3-c]pyridine derivatives
SOT7 Mete DEMIR Synthesis of New Chiral Single-Benzene-Based Fluorophores and Their Application for Conformation Determination of Helical Polymers

SOT8

Gizem YILDIZ

Systematic Investigation of Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer in Naphthalene-Based Systems with Various Donor and Acceptor Moieties

SOT9

Esin BUZ

Integrating Synthesis, 3D-Printed Electrochemical Platforms, and Computational Insights for a Novel Thiophene Derivative

SOT10

İsmail Yaşar KÖKÇÜLER

Mediating π-π Stacking Interactions for Photochemical [2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions to Access Multisubstituted Cyclobutanes

SOT11

Emel PELIT

Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and in Silico Studies of Spiroindole Derivatives

SOT12

Kaan Berkay CEYHAN

Effect of Charged Acceptor and Donor Moieties on Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer with a Naphthalene Spacer

SOT13

M. Mustafa ÇETIN

Bio-based Butyl Acrylate for the Synthesis of Poly(Butyl Acrylate)

SOT14

Damla Nur GÜL

Template-Directed [2+2] Photodimerization of Muconic Acid

SOT15

İshak TEKİN

Synthesis, Electrochemical and Quantum Chemical Investigations of an SNS-Type Monomer Bearing 1,3-Benzodioxole Moiety

SOT16

Osman Nuri ASLAN

Design and Synthesis of Rhodanine-Sulfonate Ester Hybrids as Promising Aldose Reductase Inhibitors

SOT17

Sena Nur AYKUT

Deciphering Extreme Solubility Differences Among Polyethers with Hydration Shell Spectroscopy

Short Oral Presentation Session 2
A5 Hall
Session Chair: Asst. Prof. Yunus Emre Türkmen 

SOT18

Kübra Erden

Synthesis and Optical Characterization of Hydrazone-Substituted Push–Pull-Type NLOphores

SOT19

Merve Dogan

α-C-H Activation of Tertiary Amines via Photoredox Catalysis for the Synthesis of Amides

SOT20

Işıl Irmak Kuyucu

Tuning the Optoelectronic Properties of Push-Pull Chromophores by Using Enaminones as Side Groups

SOT21

Mevlude Akdogan

Synthesis of New Schiff Bases and Investigation of Their Radical Scavenging Effects

SOT22

Elife Sultan Giray

Subcritical water extraction of Decurcin rich pyranocoumarin and furanocoumarin extracts from the roots of Geli (Scorzonera L., section  Anatolia)  and their antioxidant studies

SOT23

Irem Akgul

Novel imine, amine and thioamide derivatives as antioxidative agents

SOT24

Irem Akgul

Mechanistic study and late-stage substrate scope of newly developed method for iron-catalysed N-dealkylation
SOT25 Ali Osman KARATAVUK Gold(I)-catalyzed synthesis of bicyclic pyridinium salts and azidation of these salts
SOT26 Halil İbrahim Gurbuz Synthesis of New Thioamide Derivatives and Determination of Their Antioxidant Properties by Iron Chelation and DPPH Methods
SOT27 Mehtap Yakut Synthesis of Novel Xanthenediones
SOT28 Ilayda Ozturk Synthesis of New Secondary Amines and Investigation of Their Antioxidant Properties
SOT29 Onur Demirkol Acridine-Coumarin hybrid compounds: having fluorescent properties both in solid state and in solution
SOT30 Ergin KELEŞ Novel NIR Dyes containing D-π-A Systems Featuring Different π-Bridges: The investigation of influence of the πBridge on photophysical and NLO properties
SOT31 Guochao Nie Study on synergistic photothermal therapy of breast cancer with phytosome Prussian blue hydrogel
SOT32 Müjgan Yaman Synthesis of benzo[b]thiophene-hydrazine as organic anode catalyst
SOT33 Mkhize SJ Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-amine derivatives with heteroatom linkers as potential HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors
SOT34 Mohammed AARJANE Microwave assisted synthesis and antibacterial activity of a novel heterocyclic compound derived from acridone
Poster Session
B Halls
P1 Simon SCHMID Photoelectrochemical Heterodifunctionalization of Olefins: Carboamidation Using Unactivated Hydrocarbons
P2 Baris YUCEL Base-Induced Fragmentation of 2-Aryl-1,3-dithiolanes: One-pot Synthesis of Dithioester Derivatives
P3 Simay AYDONAT Accelerated Mechanochemical Bond Scission and Stabilization Against Heat and Light in Carbamoyloxime Mechanophores
P4 Sadhna BANSAL Well-defined Nickel Complexes for (De)hydrogenative Coupling and CO2 Insertion Reactions
P5 Bercin Verda ASYA Triazolinedione and Anthracene Derivatives in Reversible Diels-Alder Reactions: A Study in Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
P6 Canberk ESMER A Different Approach to Chirality: The Conversion of Central Chirality to Axial Chirality of Benzofuran Derivatives

P7

Elif AKAR

Synthesis of Guaiazulene Amino Acid Derivative Using Amino Acid Functionalized Fullerene Derivatives
P8 Marion Wanjiru KIAMA 2,5-disubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine based organic small molecules: The synthesis, photophysical and DNA affinity studies
P9 Maciej MAJDECKI Hexaphenylbenzene –  a versatile platform for systematic through-space singlet fission investigation
P10 Zeynep ARSLAN Synthesis of Indole-Substituted Push-Pull Chromophores and Investigation of Their Optoelectronic Properties
P11 Umut UYSAL Synthesis of Novel Tandospirone Derivatives with Potential Antidepressant Activity
P12 Berfin ÜREN Click-Type [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclizations for the Synthesis of Imine-Substituted Push-Pull Chromophores
P13 Sarp Emre TURAN Synthesis of A Novel Indenyl Thiazalidine Coupled Naphthyl Hydantoin Derivative for Circadian Clock Manipulations
P14 Oğuz YILMAZ Triaryl Boron D3-A TADF Emitter Containing Azepine as Donor Unit
P15 Selenay ÇIFTÇI Metal-Catalyst Free Synthesis of Novel N-Substituted γ-Carboline Derivatives
P16 Polen Nehir ULAŞ Theoretical Investigation of Thioflavin T-type ligands for Quadruplex DNA
P17 Öznur EYILCIM [3 + 3] Cycloaddition Reaction of α-Halohydroxamate-based Azaoxyallyl Cations
P18 Xinxin HUANG A Strong Soy Protein-Based Adhesive with Excellent Water Retention
P19 Yu-Huang FANG Toughening Hydrogels with Fibrillar Connected Double Networks
P20 Halilibrahim CIFTCI Artificial Intelligence-driven Discovery of Quinone Molecules for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
P21 Halilibrahim CIFTCI Oleanolic acid benzyl esters: Design, synthesis and evaluation of anti-CML activity
P22 Buse YONCA Dual-Functional Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Carbon Dot Hydrogels for Efficient Adsorption and Optical Detection of Fe3+ Ions in Aqueous Media
P23 Hafize ÖZCAN Naringenin Triazoles: Synthesis, In silico ADMET and Drug Likeness Studies
P24 Bedirhan SELEN Synthesis of Novel Indole-Isoxazole Alkaloid Derivatives with Anticancer Potential
P25 Ayşen Şuekinci YILMAZ Synthesis, Characterization of Bimolecular Imidazo-phenanthrolines and Investigation of Their Biological Properties
P26 Nazlıcan DOĞAN Synthesis and Optical Properties of Polymers with Donor-Acceptor Side Groups
P27 Ege ARSAN Donor-Substituted Alkynes with Triptycene Units in Formal [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclization Reactions
P28 İrem GIZLI Amino Acid Conjugated Squaric Acid Derivatives as Metal Ion Chelators
P29 Musa DIRAK Rechargeable Afterglow Nanotorches for In Vivo Tracing of Cell-Based Microrobots
P30 Huseynagha ABASOV Synthesis of Triptycene-Containing Push-Pull Chromophores
P31 Furkan KILIÇARSLAN Design and Characterization of Benzimidazole-Based Fluorescent Probes for Selective Targeting of G-Quadruplex DNA Structures
P32 Nurşen ÇALIK Covalent Organic Frameworks by McMurry Coupling Reaction and Investigation of Gas Capture and Selectivity Properties

P33

Nurşen ÇALIK

Cyclotriphosphazene and Tricarbazole Based Microporous Hyper-Crosslinked Conjugated Polymer: Exceptional CO2 Selectivity & High Capacity CO2, CH4, H2 Capture for CCSU Processes
P34 Evren CUCU Carbazole−Phosphazene Based Polymer for Efficient Extraction of Gold and Precious Elements from Electronic Waste
P35 Emre Fatih EKER Design, Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of Poly(Cz-co-EDOT) Anchored Quinine Based Organocatalysts
P36 Merve DOGAN Determination of the Antimicrobial Effects of Newly Synthesized Thioamide Derivatives
P37 Ali DİŞLİ Synthesis of New Phenothiazine Based Dyes And Dssc Applications
P38 Nurdan AKDOĞAN DSSC Applications of Some New Azo Dyes
P39 Ecem ULUS Biosynthesis of selenium and silver nanoparticules by using subcritical water extracts of Viscum album
P40 Assel MUKANOVA Enhancing the Antifungal Activity of Rhodopeptins Through Modification of the Lipophilic Tail
P41 Tamila KARIMOVA Total Synthesis of Fellutamide B and its Derivatives
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