Organic Chemistry

Synthetic methodology

  1. Fluoromethylene transfer reagents
  2. C–H Functionalization based on Co catalysis
  3. C–H functionalization based on Cu catalysis and hypervalent I(III) chemistry
  4. C–H functionalization based on Ru catalysis
  5. Chiral catalysis
  6. Diastereoselective synthesis
  7. Fluorination of heterocycles
    • Pikun, N.V.; Kolesnyk, N.P.; Rusanov, E.B.; Plotniece, A.; Rucins, M.; Sobolev, A.; Shermolovich, Y.G. Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 2884. 10.1016/j.tet.2018.04.075
    • Pikun, N.V.; Kolesnyk, N.P.; Rusanov, E.B.; Plotniece, A.; Sobolev, A.; Domracheva, I.; Shermolovich, Y.G. New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 10537. 10.1039/C9NJ01446B
  8. Chemistry of carbenium ions
  9. Development of novel routes to amino alcohols and amino acids 
  10. Chemistry of selenium
  11. Organic electrosynthesis
    • Rodrigo, E.; Baunis, H.; Suna, E.; Waldvogel, S.R. Chem. Comm. 2019, 55, 12255. 10.1039/C9CC06054E
    • Lielpetere, A.; Jirgensons, A. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 5094. 10.1039/C8OB01339J
    • Koleda, O.; Broese, T.; Noetzel, J.; Roemelt, M.; Suna, E.; Francke, R. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 11669. 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01686

Synthesis of natural products

  1. Libiguin A 
    • Grigorjeva, L.; Liepinsh, E.; Razafimahefa, S.; Yahorau, A.; Yahorava, S.; Rasoanaivo, P.; Jirgensons, A.; Wikberg, J. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 4148. 10.1021/jo500318w
  2. Diazonamide A
    • Mutule, I.; Joo, B.; Medne, Z.; Kalnins, T.; Vedejs, E.; Suna, E. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 3058.10.1021/jo5029419
  3. Pseudotabersonine
  4. Barmumycin, limazepine E and 8-deoxypumiliotoxin
  5. Vidolicine
    • Kazak, M.; Priede, M.; Shubin, K.; Bartrum, H. E.; Poisson, J.-F.; Suna E. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5356. acs.orglett.7b02635
  6. Usabamycins A un C

Materials science

  1. New drug delivery and gene transfection systems
    • Loca, D.; Smirnova, A.; Locs, J.; Dubnika, A.; Vecstaudza, J.; Stipniece, L.; Makarova, E.; Dambrova, M. Rep. 2018, 13, 16754. 10.1038/s41598-018-35197-7
    • Rucins, M.; Dimitrijevs, P.; Pajuste, K.; Petrichenko, O.; Jackevica, L.; Gulbe, A.; Kibilda, S.; Smits, K.; Plotniece, M.; Tirzite, D.; Pajuste, K.; Sobolev, A.; Liepins, J.; Domracheva, I.; Plotniece, A. Pharmaceutics 2019, 11,115. 10.3390/pharmaceutics11030115
    • Apsite, G.; Timofejeva, I.; Vezane, A.; Vigante, B.; Rucins, M.; Sobolev, A.; Plotniece, M.; Pajuste, K.; Kozlovska, T.; Plotniece, A. Molecules 2018, 23, 1540. 10.3390/molecules23071540
    • Muhamadejev, R.; Petrova, M.; Smits, R.; Plotniece, A.; Pajuste, K.; Duburs, G.; Liepinsh, E. New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 6942. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ00160J
    • Petrichenko, O.; Rucins, M.; Vezane, A.; Timofejeva, I.; Sobolev, A.; Cekavicus, B.; Pajuste, K.; Plotniece, M.; Gosteva, M.; Kozlovska, T.; Plotniece, A. Chem. Phys. Lipids 2015, 191, 25. 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2015.08.005
    • Niemirowicz-Laskowska, K.; Głuszek, K.; Piktel, E.; Pajuste, K.; Durnas, B.; Krol, G.; Wilczewska, A. Z.; Janmey, P. A.; Plotniece, A.; Bucki, R. Int. J. Nanomedicine 2018, 3411. 10.2147/IJN.S157564
  2. Design and synthesis of luminophores
    • Vigante, B.; Leitonas, K.; Volyniuk, D.; Andruleviciene, V.; Simokaitiene, J.; Ivanova, A.; Bucinskas, A.; Grazulevicius, J. V.; Arsenyan, P. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 3325. 10.1002/chem.201805323
    • Arsenyan, P.; Petrenko, A.; Leitonas, K.; Volyniuk, D.; Simokaitiene, J.; Klinavičius, T.; Skuodis, E.; Lee, J.-H.; Gražulevičius, J.V. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 10174. 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01283
    • Karpavičienė, I.; Jonušis, M.; Leduskrasts, K.; Misiūnaitė, I.; Suna, E.; Čikotienė, I. Dyes Pigm. 2019, 170,107646. 10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.107646
    • Leduskrasts, K.; Kinens, A.; Suna, E. Chem. Comm. 2019, 55, 12663, 10.1039/C9CC06829E
    • Leduskrasts, K.; Suna, E. RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 460, 10.1039/C8RA08771G