Georgios C. Vougioukalakis

I am grateful to the SCALPEL team for featuring me in this interview www.scalpel-project.eu/our-team/par...! It was a great pleasure discussing the SCALPEL initiative & sharing insights into the work taking place at NKUA. Excited to see what discoveries will emerge from this groundbreaking project.

Excited to welcome Dr. Adejumo Temiloluwa to our group for a 3-month postdoc visit through @eutopiauni.bsky.social! A great collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Prof. F. De Vleeschouwer), Ljubljana University (Prof. I. Turel), and our team in NKUA. Looking forward to the months ahead!

Thrilled to congratulate Angie Kaplanai on the successful defense of her PhD thesis yesterday at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens! Συγχαρητήρια on this tremendous achievement and all the hard work that led to it. Wishing you every success as you start your next chapters!

Big thanks to Dr. Shiloe Mokay and the SCALPEL-Project team for featuring me in this interview www.scalpel-project.eu/news-and-eve...! It was a pleasure discussing the SCALPEL initiative and sharing my perspective on the impactful work being conducted at NKUA!

Interested in NHCs, thiazolylidenes, or gold catalysis? Our just accepted article in Dalton Trans pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... in Open Access explores efficient catalysts for propargylamide cycloisomerizations! Congrats to Savvas & thank you to Profs Tsoureas and Nolan!

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#superlaser #perovskitecrystals #horizoneurope #researchcollaboration #lasertechnology #coherentlight | SUPERLASER - EIC Pathfinder ✨ SUPERLASER consortium meets in Linköping! ✨ Last week, the SUPERLASER consortium gathered at Linköping University, Sweden for the first annual progress meeting. Two intense days of presentations, d...

A fantastic first-year meeting with an outstanding consortium! Can't wait to see what we achieve next!
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Memorandum of Understanding between NKUA and Henan University (China) - Hub UoΑ On July 16, 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Henan University. The

It was a great honor to visit Henan University, together with Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice Rector for Academic, International Affairs and Extroversion at the University of Athens, to sign an MoU and discuss future joint research and educational initiatives! hub.uoa.gr/en/memorandu...

Honored to visit Oslo University Hospital and collaborate with Dr. T.Theodossiou as we advance the SCALPEL EIC Pathfinder Project. Reviewing progress, addressing technical challenges, and planning the next steps in our mission to drive innovation in cancer research!

Synthesis, Photophysical, and Chemiexcitation Properties of Luminol‐Fullerene Dyads: Towards Chemiexcitation Electron Transfer Fullerene-based donor-acceptor (D-A) dyads have been extensively studied for their unique electronic properties, with applications in photoinduced energy conversion devices. In these systems, dynamic...

Interested in fullerenes, luminol, chemiluminescence, or electron transfer? Our new article on luminol-fullerene dyads (doi.org/10.1002/chem...) was just published in Chemistry – A European Journal! Soon in a fully open access mode.

Copper-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Aryl Acetonitriles with Benzyl Alcohols A highly efficient, in situ formed CuCl2/TMEDA catalytic system (TMEDA = N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylene-diamine) for the cross-coupling reaction of aryl acetonitriles with benzyl alcohols is reported. This user-friendly protocol, employing a low catalyst loading and a catalytic amount of base, leads to the synthesis of α-alkylated nitriles in up to 99% yield. Experimental mechanistic investigations reveal that the key step of this transformation is the C(sp3)–H functionalization of the alcohol, taking place via a hydrogen atom abstraction, with the simultaneous formation of copper-hydride species. Detailed density functional theory studies shed light on all reaction steps, confirming the catalytic pathway proposed on the basis of the experimental findings.

Delighted to see our #OpenAccess work published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry (doi.org/10.1021/acs....) featured on the Organic Chemistry Portal (www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/li...). Thank you for discussing our work at The University of Athens! Special thanks also to all collaborators!

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#scalpel #groundbreaking #photomedicine #immunotherapy #innovative… | SCALPEL-Project 🔦 Light Meets Precision With A Click – The Journey Begins On March 20-21, the six #SCALPEL partners from across Europe came together in Oslo, Norway to…

SCALPEL got launched! A top-notch interdisciplinary team for a ground-breaking project!
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DABCO-Catalyzed Synthesis of Thiazolidine-2-thiones: System Development and Mechanistic Insights A base-catalyzed protocol is reported for the construction of 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione scaffolds bearing quaternary carbon centers from carbon disulfide and α-tertiary propargylamines. The reaction proceeds using low catalyst loading, under ambient temperatures, and in the absence of solvent. Various α-tertiary propargylamines have been employed, affording a series of previously unreported thiazolidine-2-thione compounds and avoiding purification via column chromatography in certain cases. We also describe a one-pot strategy for the synthesis of the same products through a KA2 coupling–CS2 incorporation approach. The reaction mechanism and substituent-dependent catalytic behavior were studied through a combination of detailed experimental and computational studies.

Interested in thiazolidine-2-thiones, propargylamines, organocatalysis, or mechanistic studies? Take a look at our #OpenAccess article just published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Congrats to Savvas and thank you to our collaborators! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#scalpel #groundbreaking #cancertreatment #photomedicine #immunotherapy… | SCALPEL-Project ✨ Lighting Up a New Era in Cancer Treatment ✨   We are excited to introduce #SCALPEL – a #groundbreaking, Europe-wide initiative that is set to redefine…

Exciting times ahead! Kicking off our new EIC Pathfinder project SCALPEL:
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Nanoarchitectured N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Pt Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotubes: Toward Advanced Electrocatalysis in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction In response to the need for sustainable energy, this study focuses on advancing the electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). Considering platinum-based catalysts’ efficacy, but acknowledging their cost and scarcity implications, our work pursues Pt content minimization, simultaneously upholding catalytic efficiency. Our approach introduces a precisely engineered nanoarchitecture, leveraging multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) bearing anchored N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). These carbenes form robust covalent bonds with ultrastable, highly crystalline, platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs), establishing MWCNTs-NHC-PtNPs as a highly efficient electrocatalyst. The synergistic effect of NHCs and triazole moieties facilitates controlled nanoparticle growth and stabilization, yielding 2.0 ± 0.3 nm, uniformly distributed {1 1 1}-faceted PtNPs. The as-obtained MWCNTs-NHC-PtNPs nanomaterial exhibits exceptional HER efficiency in 0.5 M H2SO4 with an overpotential of 77 mV at −10 mA cm–2 and a 50 mV dec–1 Tafel slope, despite containing a merely 0.4% Pt/C atomic ratio content, as determined by XPS. Notably, at 200 mV overpotential, the mass activity reaches 8.6 A/mgPt and the specific activity is 53 mA/cm2Pt, highlighting the efficiency of each Pt site within this nanostructure. Cyclic voltammetry reveals a distinctive, reversible PtO/Pt redox process, demonstrating surface-controlled and diffusion-assisted kinetics with charge storage properties that stabilize the electrocatalyst’s electron-surface and facilitate proton reduction. Equally important, the nanoarchitecture prevents aggregation and mitigates Pt irreversible oxidation, showcasing enhanced stability after extensive cycling and exposure to air. Comparative analyses with a control electrocatalyst lacking NHC-PtNPs ligation emphasize the unique role of NHC-Pt (0) bonding in enhancing electrocatalytic efficiency. Comprehensive surface and electronic property analyses validate the potential of the MWCNTs-NHC-PtNPs platform.

Our collaborative work with the Tagmatarchis research group on a novel nanoarchitectured electrocatalytic system, enabling efficient H2 formation from H2O, was just published in ACS Appl Mater & Interf #OpenAccess. Way to go Savvas Chalkidis! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Big congrats to Thanos Tsaprazlis for nailing his MRes Thesis defense today (MRes Program Organic Synthesis and its Applications in Chemical Industries of the University of Athens)! Well done Thanos! A great thank you to the members of the examination committee, Profs T.Gimisis and S.Vassileiou!

It was a great honor to receive a prize from The Academy of Athens, for our work published in
Eur. Pol. J.
(www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... - also a cover in the journal's issue), along with D. Giannopoulos (PhD candidate in our research group), and Prof. M. Pitsikalis. Way to go Dimitris!

Our OrgChem Starter Pack is growing with already 122 entries, but we will start a volume 2 if we go over the 150 limit!
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OrgChem Starter pack has reached the 150 limit, so we started the sequel OrgChem2
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Yesterday, during the cellebration of the University of Athens TTO's (Archimedes) 5 succesfull years, I had the opportunity to discuss about our work and the continuous support we receive! A great thank you for the top-notch TTO services goes to all Archimedes' personel!

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