Journal Publications
(52) Lv, L.; Chen, Y.; Shatskiy, A.; Liu, J.-Q.*; Liu, X.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Wang, X.-S.* "Silver-Catalyzed [3 + 1 + 1] Annulation of Nitrones with Isocyanoacetates as an Approach to 1,4,5-Trisubstituted Imidazoles". Eur. J. Org. Chem. Accepted for publication
Invited contribution for the special collection “YourJOC Talents”
(51) Chen, X.; Shatskiy, A.; Liu, J.-Q.*; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Wang, X.-S.* " Synthesis of Sulfonylated Heterocycles via Copper-Catalyzed Heteroaromatization/Sulfonyl Transfer of Propargylic Alcohols ". Chem. Asian J. 2020, DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001126
(50) Fedorova, D. D.; Nazarova, D. S.; Avetyan, D. L.; Shatskiy, A.; Belyanin, M. L.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Stepanova, E. V.* " Divergent Synthesis of Natural Benzyl Salicylate and Benzyl Gentisate Glucosides ". J. Nat. Prod. 2020, 83, 3173–3180
(49) Yang, C.†; Kärkäs, M. D.†; Magallanes, G.†; Chan, K.; Stephenson, C. R. J.* " Organocatalytic Approach to Photochemical Lignin Fragmentation ". Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 8082–8085. † These authors contributed equally to this work
Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16, 1465
(48) Liu, J.-Q.†; Shatskiy, A.†; Kärkäs, M. D.* " Closing the Radical Gap in Chemical Synthesis ". Science 2020, 368, 1312–1313. † These authors contributed equally to this work
Invited Perspective article
(47) Shatskiy, A.; Axelsson, A.; Blomkvist, B.; Liu, J.-Q.; Dinér, P.; Kärkäs, M. D.* " Stereoselective Synthesis of Unnatural α-Amino Acids through Photoredox Catalysis ". ChemRxiv DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.12084672 (Preprint)
(46) Huang, M.-Q.; Li, T.-J.; Liu, J.-Q.; Shatskiy, A.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Wang, X.-S.* " Switchable Copper-Catalyzed Approach to Benzodithiole, Benzothiaselenole and Dibenzodithiocine Skeletons ". Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3454–3459
(45) Chen, Y.; Wu, Y.; Shatskiy, A.; Kan, Y.*; Kärkäs, M. D.; Liu, J.-Q.*; Wang, X.-S.* " Cooperative Silver- and Base-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Cycloaddition of Nitrones with Methylene Isocyanides: Access to 2-Imidazolinones ". Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 3475–3479
(44) Shen, X.; Shatskiy, A.; Chen, Y.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Wang, X.-S.; Liu, J.-Q.* " Silver-Assisted [3 + 2] Annulation of Nitrones with Isocyanides: Synthesis of 2,3,4-Trisubstituted 1,2,4-Oxadiazolidin-5-ones ". J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 3560–3567
(43) Liu, J.-Q.; Shen, X.; Shatskiy, A.; Zhou, E.*; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Wang, X.-S.* " Silver-Induced [3+2] Cycloaddition of Isocyanides with Acyl Chlorides: Regioselective Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted Oxazoles ". ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 4272–4275
(42) Liu, J.-Q.; Chen, X.; Shatskiy, A.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Wang, X.-S.* “ Silver-Mediated Synthesis of Substituted Benzofuran- and Indole-Pyrroles via Sequential Reaction of ortho-Alkynylaromatics with Methylene Isocyanides ”. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 8998–9006
Article featured on the cover
(41) Shatskiy, A.; Lundberg, H.*; Kärkäs, M. D.* ” Organic Electrosynthesis: Applications in Complex Molecule Synthesis ”. ChemElectroChem 2019, 6, 4067–4092
Invited contribution for the special issue on “Organic Electrosynthesis”
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(40) Liu, J.; Shatskiy, A.; Matsuura, B. S.*; Kärkäs, M. D.* ” Recent Advances in Photoredox Catalysis Enabled Functionalization of α-Amino Acids and Peptides: Concepts, Strategies and Mechanisms ”. Synthesis 2019, 51, 2759–2791
Invited contribution for the special issue on “Future Stars in Organic Chemistry”
(39) Shatskiy, A.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Åkermark, B.* " The Art of Splitting Water: Storing Energy in a Readily Available and Convenient Form ". Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 2020–2024
(38) Shatskiy, A.; Bardin, A. A.; Oschmann, M.; Matheu, R.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Eriksson, L.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Johnston, E. V.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A.*; Åkermark, B.* " Electrochemically-Driven Water Oxidation by a Highly Active Ruthenium-Based Catalyst ". ChemSusChem 2019, 12, 2251–2262
(37) Magallanes, G.†; Kärkäs, M. D.†; Bosque, I.; Lee, S.; Maldonado, S.; Stephenson, C. R. J.* " Selective C–O Bond Cleavage of Lignin Systems and Polymers Enabled by Sequential Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation and Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis ". ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2252–2260. † These authors contributed equally to this work
(36) Kärkäs, M. D.*; Li, Y.-Y.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Liao, R.-Z.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Metal–Ligand Cooperation in Single-Site Ruthenium Water Oxidation Catalysts: A Combined Experimental and Quantum Chemical Approach ”. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 10881–10895
(35) Kärkäs, M. D.* " Electrochemical Strategies for C–H Functionalization and C–N Bond Formation ". Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 5786–5865
(34) Kärkäs, M. D.* “ Photochemical Generation of Nitrogen-Centered Amidyl, Hydrazonyl, and Imidyl Radicals: Methodology Developments and Catalytic Applications ”. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4999–5022
2nd most read article in July and August 2017 & Among the Top 20 most read articles for the previous 12 months
(33) Iqbal, M. N.; Abdel-Magied, A. F.; Olsén, P.; Abdelhamid, H. N.; Shatskiy, A.; Zou, X.; Åkermark, B.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Johnston, E. V.* “ Mesoporous Ruthenium Oxide: A Heterogeneous Catalyst for Water Oxidation ”. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 9651–9656
(32) Kärkäs, M. D.* “ Lignin Hydrogenolysis: Improving Lignin Disassembly through Formaldehyde Stabilization ”. ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 2111–2115
(31) Bosque, I.; Magallanes, G.; Rigoulet, M.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Stephenson, C. R. J.* “ Redox Catalysis Facilitates Lignin Depolymerization ”. ACS Cent. Sci. 2017, 3, 621–628
3rd Most read article in June 2017, Among the Top 20 most read articles for the previous 12 months & Highlighted in Synform 2017, A189–A192
(30) Kärkäs, M. D.; Bosque, I.; Matsuura, B. S.; Stephenson, C. R. J.* “ Photocatalytic Oxidation of Lignin Model Systems by Merging Visible-Light Photoredox and Palladium Catalysis ”. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 5166–5169
Highlighted in Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1257–1269
(29) Kärkäs, M. D.; Porco, Jr., J. A.*; Stephenson, C. R. J.* “ Photochemical Approaches to Complex Chemotypes: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis ”. Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 9683–9747
(28) Kärkäs, M. D.; Matsuura, B. S.; Monos, T. M.; Magallanes, G.; Stephenson, C. R. J.* “ Transition-Metal Catalyzed Valorization of Lignin: The Key to a Sustainable Carbon-Neutral Future ”. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 1853–1914
Part of the themed collection "2016 Hot Articles in Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry"
(27) Kärkäs, M. D.; Matsuura, B. S.; Stephenson, C. R. J.* “ Enchained by Visible Light-Mediated Photoredox Catalysis ”. Science 2015, 349, 1285–1286
(26) Abdel-Magied, A. F.; Arafa, W. A. A.; Laine, T. M.; Shatskiy, A.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Åkermark, B.*; Johnston, E. V.* “ Substituent Effects in Molecular Ruthenium Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on Amide Ligands ”. ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 1583–1587
(25) Gustafson, K. P. J.; Shatskiy, A.; Verho, O.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Schluschass, B.; Tai, C.-W.; Åkermark, B.*; Bäckvall, J.-E.*; Johnston, E. V.* “ Water Oxidation Mediated by Ruthenium Oxide Nanoparticles Supported on Siliceous Mesocellular Foam ”. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 293–299
(24) Abdel-Magied, A. F.; Shatskiy, A.; Liao, R.-Z.; Laine, T. M.; Arafa, W. A. A.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Åkermark, B.*; Johnston, E. V.* “ Chemical and Photochemical Water Oxidation Mediated by an Efficient Single‐Site Ruthenium Catalyst ”. ChemSusChem 2016, 9, 3448–3456
(23) Shatskiy, A.; Lomoth, R.; Abdel-Magied, A. F.; Rabten, W.; Laine, T. M.; Chen, H.; Sun, J.; Andersson, P. G.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Johnston, E. V.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Catalyst–Solvent Interactions in a Dinuclear Ru-Based Water Oxidation Catalyst ”. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 19024–19033
(22) Kärkäs, M. D.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Water Oxidation using Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalysts: Opportunities and Challenges ”. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 14421–14461
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(21) Das, B.; Lee, B.-L.; Karlsson, E. A.; Åkermark, T.; Shatskiy, A.; Demeshko, S.; Liao, R.-Z.; Laine, T. M.; Haukka, M.; Zeglio, E.; Abdel-Magied, A. F.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Meyer, F.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Johnston, E. V.*; Nordlander, E.; Åkermark, B.* “ Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Molecular Di- and Nonanuclear Fe Complexes: Importance of a Proper Ligand Framework ”. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 13289–13293
(20) Kärkäs, M. D.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Catalytic Water Oxidation by Ruthenium Complexes Containing Negatively Charged Ligand Frameworks ”. Chem. Rec. 2016, 16, 940–963
(19) Liao, R.-Z.*; Kärkäs, M. D.; Laine, T. M.; Åkermark, B.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.* “ On the Mechanism of Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex: A Quantum Chemical Study ”. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 5031–5041
(18) Rabten, W.; Åkermark, T.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Chen, H.; Sun, J.; Andersson, P. G.*; Åkermark, B.* “ A Ruthenium Water Oxidation Catalyst Based on a Carboxamide Ligand ”. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 3272–3276
(17) Kärkäs, M. D.*; Liao, R.-Z.*; Laine, T. M.; Åkermark, T.; Ghanem, S.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Åkermark, B.* “ Molecular Ruthenium Water Oxidation Catalysts Carrying Non-Innocent Ligands: Mechanistic Insight through Structure–Activity Relationships and Quantum Chemical Calculations ”. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 1306–1319
Article featured on the cover
(16) Rabten, W.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Åkermark, T.; Chen, H.; Liao, R.-Z.; Tinnis, F.; Sun, J.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Andersson, P. G.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Catalytic Water Oxidation by a Molecular Ruthenium Complex: Unexpected Generation of a Single-Site Water Oxidation Catalyst ”. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 4611–4620
(15) Laine, T. M.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Liao, R.-Z.*; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Åkermark, B.* “ A Dinuclear Ruthenium‐Based Water Oxidation Catalyst: Use of Non‐Innocent Ligand Frameworks for Promoting Multi‐Electron Reactions ”. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 10039–10048
Selected as a Hot Paper by the editorial staff, Article featured on the cover, and Highlighted in ChemistryViews
(14) Verho, O.; Åkermark, T.; Johnston, E. V.; Gustafson, K. P. J.; Tai, C.-W.; Svengren, H.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Bäckvall, J.-E.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Well‐Defined Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on Siliceous Mesocellular Foam as Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Oxidation of Water ”. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 5909–5915
(13) Laine, T. M.; Kärkäs, M. D.*; Liao, R.-Z.*; Åkermark, T.; Lee, B.-L.; Karlsson, E. A.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Åkermark, B.* “ Efficient Photochemical Water Oxidation by a Dinuclear Molecular Ruthenium Complex ”. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1862–1865
(12) Liao, R.-Z.*; Kärkäs, M. D.; Lee, B.-L.; Åkermark, B.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.* “ Photosystem II Like Water Oxidation Mechanism in a Bioinspired Tetranuclear Manganese Complex ”. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 342–351
(11) Kärkäs, M. D.*; Verho, O.; Johnston, E. V.; Åkermark, B.* “ Artificial Photosynthesis: Molecular Systems for Catalytic Water Oxidation ”. Chem. Rev. 2014, 114, 11863–12001
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(10) Karlsson, E. A.; Lee, B.-L.; Liao, R.-Z.; Åkermark, T.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Saavedra Becerril, V.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Zou, X.; Abrahamsson, M.*; Åkermark, B.* “ Synthesis and Electron‐Transfer Processes in a New Family of Ligands for Coupled Ru−Mn2 Complexes ”. ChemPlusChem 2014, 79, 936–950
(9) Arafa, W. A. A.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Lee, B.-L.; Åkermark, T.; Liao, R.-Z.; Berends, H.-M.; Messinger, J.; Siegbahn, P. E. M.; Åkermark, B.* “ Dinuclear Manganese Complexes for Water Oxidation: Evaluation of Electronic Effects and Catalytic Activity ”. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 11950–11964
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(8) Kärkäs, M. D.; Johnston, E. V.; Verho, O.; Åkermark, B.* “ Artificial Photosynthesis: From Nanosecond Electron Transfer to Catalytic Water Oxidation ”. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 100–111
Among the most accessed articles in September 2013
(7) Kärkäs, M. D.; Åkermark, T.; Chen, H.; Sun, J.; Åkermark, B.* “ A Tailor‐Made Molecular Ruthenium Catalyst for the Oxidation of Water and Its Deactivation through Poisoning by Carbon Monoxide ”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4189–4193
Article featured on the cover
(6) Kärkäs, M. D.; Åkermark, T.; Johnston, E. V.; Karim, S. R.; Laine, T. M.; Lee, B.-L.; Åkermark, T.; Privalov, T.; Åkermark, B.* “ Water Oxidation by Single‐Site Ruthenium Complexes: Using Ligands as Redox and Proton Transfer Mediators ”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 11589–11593
Selected as a Hot Paper by the editorial staff and highlighted in Advances in Engineering
(5) Johnston, E. V.; Verho, O.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Shakeri, M.; Tai, C.-W.; Palmgren, P.; Eriksson, K.; Oscarsson, S.; Bäckvall, J.-E.* “ Highly Dispersed Palladium Nanoparticles on Mesocellular Foam: An Efficient and Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Alcohol Oxidation ”. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 12202–12206
(4) Verho, O.; Dilenstam, M. D. V.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Johnston, E. V.; Åkermark, T.; Bäckvall, J.-E.; Åkermark, B.* “ Application and Mechanistic Studies of a Water‐Oxidation Catalyst in Alcohol Oxidation by Employing Oxygen‐Transfer Reagents ”. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 16947–16954
(3) Kärkäs, M. D.; Johnston, E. V.; Karlsson, E. A.; Lee, B.-L.; Åkermark, T.; Shariatgorji, M.; Ilag, L.; Hansson, Ö.; Bäckvall, J.-E.; Åkermark, B.* “ Light‐Induced Water Oxidation by a Ru complex Containing a Bio‐Inspired Ligand ”. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 7953–7959
(2) Karlsson, E. A.; Lee, B.-L.; Åkermark, T.; Johnston, E. V.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Sun, J.; Hansson, Ö.; Bäckvall, J.-E.; Åkermark, B.* “ Photosensitized Water Oxidation by Use of a Bioinspired Manganese Catalyst ”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 11715–11718
(1) Lee, B.-L.; Kärkäs, M. D.; Johnston, E. V.; Inge, A. K.; Tran, L.-H.; Xu, Y.; Hansson, Ö.; Zou, X.; Åkermark, B.* “ Synthesis and Characterization of Oligonuclear Ru, Co and Cu Oxidation Catalysts ”. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5462–5470
