Soos OrgCat Lab

Synthetic organic chemistry group focused on organocatalysis, frustrated Lewis pairs, strained heterocycles and natural product total synthesis. (Student-run)

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

It was a pleasure hosting Prof. Jon Njardarson this week! His anionic cascade journey, from strained rings to atropisomers, was both technically rich and genuinely inspiring. A strong reminder that great days in the lab start with thoughtful #ChemistrybyDesign.

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Celebrating 20 years of Frustrated Lewis Pairs! 🧪🎂

​Excited to see our research featured in @ChemistryWorld’s look at two decades of FLPs. It is an honor to contribute to the evolution of metal-free catalysis and the push for sustainable chemistry! 🚀

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

Decades on, the impact of this main group chemistry discovery continues to ripple on.

With applications reaching catalysis, polymer synthesis, radiolabelling, environmental remediation, frustrated Lewis pairs support chemistry advances across the world:
https://t.co/aQNQDVpylk

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Today marks 100 years since the birth of Zoltán Hajós! 🇭🇺🧪

A true pioneer of asymmetric organocatalysis, his Hajós-Parrish reaction using L-proline as an enzyme-mimic was decades ahead of its time, laying the foundation for a field later honored with the 2021 Nobel Prize.✨

[Ádám Dudás @Adam_Dudas_]

Excited to share that our latest preprint on direct ester-to-ether
reduction using fiddler crab-type borane catalysts is featured in this
month's OPR&D literature review by @ACSPublications. 🦀⚗️
Great to see early interest from the process R&D community!

https://t.co/IDHyEJxQCh

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

We are happy to announce that our very own Szilárd Varga has been selected as this year’s winner for the prestigious Zemplén Géza award by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Congratulations Szilárd, well deserved! 🥳🥂

[Functional Organic Materials Research Group, RCNS @OrgMatHun]

Our latest paper is out now in @JOC_OL, featuring interesting heterocyclic systems: 5-azaazulenes! Donor-acceptor substituted analogues have been evaluated for organic photonics applications:
https://t.co/opKIYqr73B

[Functional Organic Materials Research Group, RCNS @OrgMatHun]

Our paper on fatigue-resistant dithienylethene photoswitches is now published in @ChemEurJ. Notably, we used a solid, bench-stable Ti(IV)-collidine complex for intramolecular McMurry coupling on gram scales.
https://t.co/cXNqvdGHRS

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Also check out Enikő's (@OrgMatHun) poster about azapentalene chemistry at P246 ⚗️

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Greetings from Porto! 🇵🇹 We’re at #EFMCASMC2025 - check out our latest research on frustrated covalent warheads (Dániel, P023), strained heterocycles (Krisztián, P006), innovative thianthrene chemistry (András, OC8; Bence, P364) and FLP-catalyzed ester reductions (Ádám, OC3)!

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Missed part 1? You can find our previous study on the selective ester-to-aldehyde transformation in @J_A_C_S:
https://t.co/MNiHtf3E43

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

The fiddler crabs are back - this time transforming esters directly into ethers (and enol ethers!)🦀
Check out our latest preprint showcasing the selective deoxygenation of esters via proximity-effect-driven FLP catalysis🧪
Now out on @ChemRxiv:
https://t.co/MNiHtf3E43

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Registration is now open for the 30th European Conference on Heterocycles in Chemistry! 🧪
Join us this summer in Budapest to explore emerging trends in heterocyclic chemistry with top experts from around the 🌍.
🗓 Early bird deadline: May 31
🔗 https://t.co/WWd5QDEWk2
#ECHC2025

[Laszlo Kurti @kurtilaszlo]

We’re excited to share our work that introduces singly N-protected O-vinylhydroxylamines as ring-annulation reagents for the synthesis of azaindolines and azaindoles. Congrats to Zach & Charlotte (@charlie_bird13) and the Enamine (@EnamineLtd) team!
🔗 https://t.co/xUYPHW1Y2S

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Still making waves: our @angew_chem paper “Total Synthesis and Structural Plasticity of Kratom Pseudoindoxyl Metabolites” was one of the most-viewed articles in the past year!🔥 Cheers to the team for the spotlight! 🌟

https://t.co/N8Vp70Ql1m

[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

Indirect Anti-Markovnikov Hydrofunctionalization of Terminal Alkenes via an Alkenyl Thianthrenium Intermediate (Tibor Soós and co-workers) @SoosGroup @BenceSovari #openaccess 🔓 https://t.co/XNNUsZiV2N

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Taking our chemistry to new heights—literally!!🚀 Two compounds from our lab are heading to the @Space_Station aboard the @SpaceX CRS-32 mission to study HOF crystallization in microgravity as part of #HUNOR.🔬 Stay tuned for updates!

@hun_ren01 @JAMSS_official @ISS_Research

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Congratulations to Tibor Soós for winning the prestigious Ányos Jedlik Award for his achievements in catalyst development!🥇 This prize honors inventors whose scientific excellence drives innovation, turning knowledge into real-world impact.🚀 @hun_ren01

https://t.co/LvgouRAEPw

[Susruta Majumdar @sushmajumdarlab]

Painkiller mimics cannabis without the psychoactive side effects
https://t.co/LvUHx9eHuG via @cenmag

Highlight of our work by Chemical and engineering news @robgereau @WashUClinPharm @WashUanesthesia

[Morandi Lab @morandilab]

Many Congrats to @yannickbraegger,
@PaschkeAK, Nima Nasiri, @BenceBBotlik
and @Ffelician99 for this masterpiece! Oxidative amination by nitrogen atom insertion into carbon-carbon double bonds @ScienceMagazine, @ETH_DCHAB, @ETH_en
https://t.co/sVs7KvaNtY

[Soos OrgCat Lab @SoosGroup]

Our latest @angew_chem paper!🎉 We introduce a new 2-stage dication pool strategy for the anti-Markovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenes via #thianthrenium intermediates, expanding the scope of nucleophiles. Huge congrats to @BenceSovari & the team!👏
https://t.co/yQV2MIcxjd