Publications

Books, Monographs:

(5) B. Török, C. Schäfer, A. Kokel: Heterogeneous Catalysis in Sustainable Synthesis. Elsevier, Cambridge, Oxford, 2021. ISBN:9780128178256.

(4) B. Török, C. Schäfer, (eds): Non-traditional Activation Methods in Green and Sustainable Applications: Microwaves, Ultrasounds, Photo, Electro and Mechanochemistry and High Hydrostatic Pressure. Elsevier, Cambridge, Oxford, 2021. ISBN: 9780128190098.

(3) B. Török, T. Dranfield (eds): Green Chemistry: An Inclusive Approach. Elsevier, Cambridge, Oxford, 2018. ISBN: 9780128092705

(2) Á. Molnár, B. Török: Superacids, Carbocations, Superacid-Catalyzed Reactions (in Hungarian). JATE University Press, Szeged, 1999.

(1) B. Török, Á. Molnár: Chemical Transformations by Microwave and Sonochemical Activations (in Hungarian). “New Results of Chemistry”, Vol. 84. , Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 1997.

Papers:

(210) F. Ferlin, L. Vaccaro, B. Török, Major Challenges in Green Chemistry. Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry, Elsevier, 2024 (in press)

(209) K. M. Plasse, B. Török, Environmental Pollution, Safety Concerns and National and International Regulatory Agencies. Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry, Elsevier, 2024 (in press)

(208) G. Xie, A. Lazarev, B. Török, Organic Synthesis With High Hydrostatic Pressure. Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry, Elsevier, 2024 (in press).

(207) M. Costa, F. Adhamidhi, M. Mastyugin, A. R. Fusco, A. Lazarev, Zs. K. Zsengeller, M. Török, B. Török, Solvent- and Catalyst-Free Environmentally Benign High Hydrostatic Pressure-Assisted Synthesis of Bioactive Hydrazones and the Evaluation of Their Stability Under Various Storage Conditions. Molecules 2024, 29, 5287.

(206) M. Mishra, B. Török, Sonocatalysis, Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry, Elsevier, 2024 .

(205) K. M. Plasse, T. R. Mooney, M. Mastyugin, M. Costa, B. Török, Chemo- and regioselective aqueous phase, co-acid free nitration of aromatics using traditional and nontraditional activation methods. Frontiers in Chem. – Green Sus. Chem. 2024, 12,1400445.

(204) K. M. Plasse, B. Török, Greening up Nitration – Old Reaction, New Tricks, Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry, Elsevier, 2024.

(203) G. Xie, N. de Moura Ricketti, B. Török, Ultrasound-Assisted Catalyst-free Synthesis of α,β -Unsaturated Amino Acid Esters and Unsaturated Amino Ketones. Current Green Chemistry, 2024, 11, 201-209.

(202) R. B. Vlocskó, M. Mishra, A. I. Stoica, L. Gustin, B. Török, Catalyst-free synthesis of substituted benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles in a sustainable solvent. Tetrahedron Green Chem. 2024, 100035.

(201) D. Daggett, B. Török, Microwave-assisted Reactions with Solid Acid and Base Catalysts. in Advances in Microwave-assisted Heterogeneous Catalysis (Catalysis Series No. 45), Eds. J. Hu, B. M. Reddy, Royal Society of Chemistry 2023.

(200) R. B. Vlocskó, G. Xie, B. Török, Green Synthesis of Aromatic Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles by Catalytic and Non-Traditional Activation Methods. Molecules, 2023, 28, 4153.

(199) G. Xie, A. Lazarev, B. Török, High Pressure Initiated Solvent and Catalyst-free Instant Paal-Knorr Reactions. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 1582–1587.

(198) N. C. Charlton, M. Mastyugin, B. Török, M. Török, Structural Features of Small Molecule Antioxidants and Strategic Modifications to Improve Potential Bioactivity. Molecules 2023, 28, 1057.

(197) M. Mishra, B. Török, Sustainable large-scale synthesis of fine chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and biologically active compounds by non-traditional activation methods and biocatalysis. in Mechanochemistry and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing (eds. E. Colacino, D. Crawford, F. Garcia), CRC Press/Taylor & Frances, Boca Raton, FL, 2023.

(196) T. Mooney, M. Ilamanova, B. Török, Microwave-Assisted Flow Chemistry for Green Synthesis and Other Applications. Current Microwave Chem. 2022, 9, 65-69.

(195) G. Xie, B. Török, Rh-Catalyzed Environmentally Benign Selective Hydrogenation of a Broad Variety of Functional Groups Using Al-Water as a Hydrogen Source. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1578.

(194) D. J. Twardy, K. A. Wheeler, B. Török, R. Dembinski, Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Isoquinoline-fused Benzimidazoles. Molecules 2022, 27, 2062.

(193) D. Daggett, Y. Shi, B. Török, Characterizing the Environmentally Benign Nature of Chemical Processes: Green Chemistry Metrics. in Contemporary Chemical Approaches for Green and Sustainable Drugs. (M. Török, ed.) Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oxford, Cambridge, MA, 2022.

(192) G. Xie, R. B. Vlocskó, B. Török, Green Synthetic Methods in Drug Discovery and Development. in Contemporary Chemical Approaches for Green and Sustainable Drugs. (M. Török, ed.) Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oxford, Cambridge, MA, 2022.

(191) R. B. Vlocskó, S. Apaydın, B. Török, M. Török, The Multitarget Approach as a Green Tool in Medicinal Chemistry. in Contemporary Chemical Approaches for Green and Sustainable Drugs. (M. Török, ed.) Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oxford, Cambridge, MA, 2022.

(190)    A. Kokel, D. Kadish, B. Török, Preparation of Deuterium Labeled Compounds by Pd/C-Al-D₂O Facilitated Selective H-D Exchange Reactions.       Molecules 2022, 27, 614.

(189) C. Schäfer, H. Cho, R. B. Vlocskó, G. Xie, B. Török, Recent Advances in the Green Synthesis of Heterocycles: From Building Blocks to Biologically Active Compounds. Current Org. Synth. 2022, 19, 426-462.

(188) B. Török, Microwave Activation in Green and Sustainable Applications. Proceedings of the 15th Symposium of Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications. 2021, 2S03, 30.

(187) M. Ilamanova, M. Mastyugin, C. Schäfer, A. Kokel, B. Török, Heterogeneous Metal Catalysis for the Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Medicinally Important Scaffolds, Intermediates and Building Blocks. Current Org. Chem. 2021, 25, 2304-2330.

(186) C. Schäfer, H. Cho, B. Török, Green Synthesis of Common Heterocycles. in Green Chemistry in Drug Discovery: From Academia to Industry. (eds.  P. T. Le, P. F. Richardson), Springer. 2022, Chp. 1, pp. 3-33.

(185) A. Baier, A. Kokel, W. Horton, E. Gizinska, G. Pandey, R. Szyszka, B. Török, M. Török, M. Organofluorine Hydrazone Derivatives as Multifunctional Anti-Alzheimer’s Agents with CK2 Inhibitory and Antioxidant Features.     ChemMedChem 2021, 16, 1927-1932.

(184)    M. Mishra, B. Török, Diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis by nontraditional activation methods: Ultrasonic, microwave, electro-, photo and mechanochemically activated reactions. in Nontraditional activation methods in green and sustainable applications: Microwaves; Ultrasounds; Photo-, Electro- and Mechanochemistry and High Hydrostatic Pressure. (eds. B. Török, C. Schäfer), Elsevier, Oxford, Cambridge, Chp 15. pp 511-558, 2021.

(183) T. Mooney, B. Török, Microwave-assisted flow systems in the green production of fine chemicals. in Nontraditional activation methods in green and sustainable applications: Microwaves; Ultrasounds; Photo-, Electro- and Mechanochemistry and High Hydrostatic Pressure. (eds. B. Török, C. Schäfer), Elsevier, Oxford, Cambridge, Chp 3. pp 101-136 , 2021.

(182)    C. Schäfer, B. Török, Application of nontraditional activation methods in green and sustainable chemistry: Microwaves, ultrasounds, electro-, photo-, and mechanochemistry, and high hydrostatic pressure. in Nontraditional activation methods in green and sustainable applications: Microwaves; Ultrasounds; Photo-, Electro- and Mechanochemistry and High Hydrostatic Pressure. (eds. B. Török, C. Schäfer), Elsevier, Oxford, Cambridge, Chp 1. pp 1-26 , 2021.

(181) M. Mishra, B. Török, Solid Acids for the Synthesis of Biologically Active Heterocycles. in Green Synthetic Approaches for Biologically Relevant Heterocycles. (ed. G. Brahmachari), Elsevier, Oxford, Cambridge, Vol. 2, Chp 5. pp 165-214, 2021.

(180) S. Peerannawar, A. Sood, A. Brown, C. Schäfer, J. Alonzo, S. Sutton, M. Christianson, R. Stocking, N. Naclerio, B. Török, S. M. Landge, Effect of solvent polarity on the regioselective hydroxyalkylation of indole with trifluoroacetaldehyde hemiacetals. Struct. Chem. 2019, 30, 1941-1956.

(179) A. Kokel, C. Schäfer, B. Török, Organic Synthesis using Environmentally Benign Acid Catalysis. Current Org. Synth. 2019, 16, 615-649.

(178) M. Mishra, D. Twardy, C. Ellstrom, K. A. Wheeler, R. Dembinski, B. Török, Catalyst-free ambient temperature synthesis of isoquinoline-fused benzimidazoles from 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes via alkyne hydroamination. Green Chem. 2019, 21, 99-108.

(177) W. Horton, S. Peerannawar, B. Török, M. Török, Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Antioxidant Features of Substituted Phenol and Aniline Model Compounds. Struct. Chem. 2019, 30, 23–35.

(176) A. Kokel, C. Schäfer and B. Török, Microwave-assisted Reactions in Green Chemistry. in Encyclopedia of Sustainable Science and Technology, R. A. Meyers (ed.), Springer-Nature, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1008-1

(175) C. Schäfer, C. J. Ellstrom, B. Török, Heterogeneous catalytic aqueous phase oxidative cleavage of styrenes to benzaldehydes: An environmentally benign alternative to ozonolysis.    Top. Catal. 2018, 61, 643-651.

(174)    C. Schäfer, C. J. Ellstrom, A Sood, J. Alonzo, S. M. Landge, C. D. Tran, B. Török, Environmentally benign, microwave-assisted regioselective N-hydroxyalkylation of indoles with trifluoroacetaldehyde methyl hemiacetal. ARKIVOC 2018,part ii, 122-130.

(173) A. Kokel and B. Török, Sustainable Production of Fine Chemicals and Materials using Non-Toxic Renewable Sources. Toxicol. Sci. 2018, 161, 214–224.

(172) B. Török, T. Dransfield, Green Chemistry: Historical Perspectives and Basic Concepts. in Green Chemistry: An inclusive approach (Eds.: B. Török, T. Dransfield), Elsevier, 2018 Chp 1.1, pp 3-16.

(171) C. J. Ellstrom and B. Török, Application of Sonochemical Activation in Green Synthesis. in Green Chemistry: An inclusive approach (Eds.: B. Török, T. Dransfield), Elsevier, 2018, Chp 3.19, pp 673-693.

(170) M. Mishra and B. Török, Phase Transfer Catalysis: a Tool for Environmentally Benign Synthesis. in Green Chemistry: An inclusive approach (Eds.: B. Török, T. Dransfield), Elsevier, 2018, Chp 3.13, pp 449-479.

(169) B. Török, Sustainable Synthesis. in Green Chemistry: An inclusive approach (Eds.: B. Török, T. Dransfield), Elsevier, 2018, Chp. 2.2, pp 49-89.

(168) G. Pandey and B. Török, K-10 montmorillonite-catalyzed solid phase diazotizations: environmentally benign coupling of diazonium salts with aromatic hydrocarbons to biaryls. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 5390–5395.

(167) A. Kokel, C. Schäfer and B. Török, Application of microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalysis in sustainable synthesis design. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 3729-3751. (2017 Green Chemistry Hot Article)

(166) A. Kokel and B. Török, Microwave-assisted solid phase diazotation: A novel method for the environmentally benign synthesis of benzotriazoles. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 2515-2519.

(165) C. Schäfer, C. J. Ellstrom, H. Cho and B. Török, Pd/C-Al-Water Facilitated Selective Reduction of a Broad Variety of Functional Groups. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 1230-1234.

(164) S. Peerannawar, W. Horton, A. Kokel, F. Török, M. Török, B. Török, Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Antioxidant Features of Diarylhydrazones. Struct. Chem., 2017, 28, 391-402.

(163) W. Horton, A. Sood, S. Peerannawar, N. Kugyela, A. Kulkarni, R. Tulsan, C. D. Tran, J. Soule, H. LeVine III, B. Török and M. Török, Synthesis and Application of b-Carbolines as Novel Multi-functional Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Agents. Bioorg. Med.Chem. Lett., 2017, 27, 232-236.

(162) J. Young, C. Schäfer, A. Solan, A. Baldrica, M. Belcher, B. Nişanci, K. A. Wheeler, E. Trivedi, B. Török and R. Dembinski, Regio- and stereoselective hydroamination of alk-3-ynones with o-phenylenediamines. Synthesis of diversely substituted 3H-1,5-benzodiazepines via 3-amino-2-alkenones. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 107081-107093.

(161) S. Dasgupta, E. Morzhina, C. Schäfer, S. C. Mhadgut, G. K. S. Prakash, B. Török, Synthesis of Chiral Trifluoromethyl Benzylamines by Heterogeneous Catalytic Reductive Amination. Top. Catal. 2016, 59, 1207-1213.

(160) C. Schäfer, B. Nisanci, M. P. Bere, A. Dastan, B. Török, Heterogeneous Catalytic Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds with Ni-Al Alloy in Water as Solvent and Hydrogen Source. Synthesis 2016, 48, 3127-3133.

(159) H. Djakpa, A. Kulkarni, S. Barrows-Murphy, K. Hede, G. Miller, W. Zhou, H. Cho, B. Török, K. Stieglitz, Identifying new drug targets for potent phospholipase D inhibitors: Combining sequence alignment, molecular docking and enzyme activity/binding assays. Chem. Biol. Drug Design 2016, 87, 714-729.

(158) H. Cho, C. Schäfer, B. Török, Hydrogenations and Deuterium Labeling with Aluminum-based Metal Alloys under Aqueous Conditions. Current Org. Synth. 2016,13, 255-277.

(157) H. Cho, C. Schäfer, B. Török, Microwave-assisted Solid Acid Catalysis. in Microwaves in Catalysis – Fundamental Research and Scale-up Technology. (Eds: S. Horikoshi, N. Serpone), Chp 10, pp 193-213, Wiley, 2015.

(156) B. Nişancı, K. Ganjehyan, Ö. Metin, A. Dastan, B. Török, Graphene-Supported NiPd Alloy Nanoparticles: A Novel and Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst System for the Reductive Amination of Aldehydes. J. Mol. Catal. A 2015, 409, 191-197.

(155) S. Bag, R. Tulsan, A. Sood, H. Cho, H. Redjeb, W. Zhou, H. LeVine III, B. Török, M. Török, Sulfonamides as Multi-functional Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease.      Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2015, 25, 626-630.

(154) H. Cho, R. Madden, B. Nisanci,  B. Török, The Paal-Knorr reaction revisited. A catalyst and solvent-free synthesis of underivatized and N-substituted pyrroles.      Green Chem. 2015, 17, 1088-1099.

(153) C. Schäfer, S. C. Mhadgut, N. Kugyela, M. Török, B. Török, Proline Induced Enantioselective Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Isophorone on Basic Polymer Supported Pd Catalysts.   Catal. Sci. Tech. 2015, 5, 716-723.

(152) H. Cho, F. Török, B. Török, Energy Efficiency of Heterogeneous Catalytic Microwave-assisted Organic Reactions. Green Chem. 2014, 16, 3623-3634.

(151) S. Chang, B. Török, K. A. Stieglitz, The role of phospholipase D enzyme(s) in modulating cell signaling: Implications for cancer drug development.   Current Bioact. Comp. 2014, 10, 124-130.

(150) S. Bellinger-Buckley,T.-C. Chang, D. Schweinfurth, S. Bag, W. Zhou, B. Török, B. Sarkar,M.-K. Tsai, J. Rochford, Exploring the non-innocent character of electron rich p-extended 8-oxyquinolate ligands in ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 5556-5567.

(149) A. Kulkarni, P. Quang, V. Curry, R. Keyes, W. Zhou, H. Cho, J. Baffoe, B. Török, K. Stieglitz, 1,3-disubstituted-4-aminopyrazolo [3, 4-d] pyrimidines, a new class of potent inhibitors for Phopholipase D.   Chem. Biol. Drug Design 2014 84, 270-281.

(148) S. M. Landge, B. Török: Stereoselective Synthesis of a-fluoro-b-trifluoromethyl-a,b-unsaturated Esters by Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Coupling.      Lett. Org. Chem. 2014, 11, 374-379.

(147) A. Solan, B. Nişanci, M. Belcher, J. Young, C. Schäfer,K. A. Wheeler, B. Török, R. Dembinski, Catalyst-free chemo/regio/stereo-selective amination of alk-3-ynones.  Synthesis of 1,5-benzodiazepines and 3-amino-2-alkenones.    Green Chem. 2014, 16, 1120-1124.

(146) S. Bag, S. Ghosh, R. Tulsan, A. Sood, W. Zhou, C. Schifone, M. Foster, H. LeVine III, B. Török, M. Török, Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of Multifunctional a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Scaffolds for Alzheimer’s Disease.    Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2013, 23, 2614–2618.

(145) B. Török, A. Sood, S. Bag, R. Tulsan, S. Ghosh, D. Borkin, A. R. Kennedy, M. Melanson, R. Madden, W. Zhou, H. LeVine, III, M. Török, Diaryl Hydrazones as Multifunctional Inhibitors of Amyloid Self-Assembly.    Biochemistry 2013, 52, 1137-1148.

(144) H. Cho, F. Török, B. Török, Selective Reduction of Condensed N-heterocycles Using Water as Solvent and Hydrogen Source. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 1209-1215.

(143) B. Török, S. Bag, M. Sarkar, S. Dasgupta, M. Török Structural Features of Small Molecule Amyloid-Beta Self-Assembly Inhibitors. Current Bioact. Comp. 2013, 9, 37-63.

(142) H. Jeong, J. C. Axtell, B. Török, R. R. Schrock, P. Muller: Syntheses of Tungsten tert-Butylimido and Adamantylimido Alkylidene Complexes Employing Pyridinium Chloride As the Acid.   Organometallics 2012, 31, 6522-6525.

(141) A. Tomin, A. Lazarev, M. P. Bere, H. Redjeb, B. Török: Selective Reduction of Ketones using Water as a Hydrogen Source under High Hydrostatic Pressure.   Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 7321-7326.

(140) D. A. Borkin, M. Puscau, A. Carlson, K. A. Wheeler, B. Török, R. Dembinski: Synthesis of diversely 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles via 5-exo-dig cyclization.      Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 4505 – 4508.

(139) B. Török, A. Sood, S. Bag, A. Kulkarni, D. Borkin, E. Lawler, S. Dasgupta, S. Landge, M. Abid, W. Zhou, M. Foster, H. LeVine III, M. Török: Structure-activity relationship of organofluorine inhibitors of amyloid-beta self-assembly. ChemMedChem, 2012, 7, 910-919.

(138)    A. Tomin, S. Bag, B. Török: Direct C-H bond activation reactions, in Green Techniques for Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry (Eds. W. Zhang, B. C. Cue),Chp.4 Wiley, Chichester, 2012, pp 69-97.

(137) G. K. S. Prakash, K. E. Glinton, C. Panja, L. Gurung, P. T. Battamack, B. Török, T. Mathew, G. A. Olah: Thermocontrolled benzylimine–benzaldimine rearrangement over Nafion-H catalysts for efficient entry into a-trifluoromethylbenzylamines.   Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 607-611.

(136) A. Daştan, A. Kulkarni, B. Török: Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds by Combined Microwave-Assisted Heterogeneous Catalytic Approaches.   Green Chem. 2012, 14, 17-37.

(135) A. Kulkarni, W.-H. Zhou, B. Török: Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of unprotected indoles in water: A green solution to a long-standing challenge. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5124-5127.

(134) B. Török, A. Kulkarni, R. DeSousa, K.Satuluri, M. Török, G. K. S. Prakash: Synthesis and application of polystyrene nanospheres supported platinum catalysts in enantioselective hydrogenations. Catal. Lett. 2011, 141, 1435-1441.

(133) D. Borkin, S. M. Landge, B. Török: Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with trifluoroacetaldehyde catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids.    Chirality 2011, 23, 612-616.

(132) A. Kulkarni, R. Gianatassio, B. Török: Pd/C catalyzed reductive formylation of indoles and quinolines using formic acid.    Synthesis 2011, 1227-1232.

(131) A. Sood, M. Abid, C. Sauer, S. Hailemichael, M. Foster, B. Török, M. Török: Disassembly of preformed amyloid beta fibrils by small organofluorine molecules. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 2044-2047.

(130) V. Atanassova, K. Ganno, A. Kulkarni, S. M. Landge, S. Curtis, M. Foster, B. Török: Oxidative Coupling of Amines to Imines on K-10 Montmorillonite: A Mechanistic Study. Appl. Clay Sci. 2011, 53, 220-226.

(129) D. Borkin, E. Morzhina, S. Datta, A. Rudnitskaya, A. Sood, M. Török, B. Török: Heteropoly Acid-Catalyzed Microwave-Assisted Three-Component Aza-Diels-Alder Cyclizations: Diastereoselective Synthesis of Potential Drug Candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease.   Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 1394-1401.

(128) A. Rudnitskaya, B. Török, T. Dransfield: A B3LYP/6-31+g(d) Study of the Reaction Pathways and Conformational Preference in a Model Chichibabin Reaction. Comput. Theoretical Chem. 2011, 963, 191-199.

(127) S. Bag, S. Dasgupta, B. Török, Microwave-Assisted Heterogeneous Catalysis: An Environmentally Benign Tool for Contemporary Organic Synthesis.   Current Org. Synth. 2011, 8, 237-261.

(126) A. Kulkarni, B. Török, Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation as an Environmentally Benign Tool for Organic Synthesis. Curr. Org. Synth. 2011, 8, 187-207.

(125) A. Kulkarni, B. Török, Microwave-assisted multicomponent domino cyclization-aromatization: An efficient approach for the synthesis of substituted quinolines. Green Chem. 2010, 12, 875-878.

(124) A. Rudnitskaya, B. Török, M. Török: Molecular Docking of Enzyme Inhibitors, a Computational Tool for Structure-Based Drug Design. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Ed. 2010, 38, 261-265.

(123) D. A. Borkin, A. Carlson, B. Török: K-10-Catalyzed Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Aziridines. Synlett 2010, 745-748.

(122) A. Rudnitskaya, D. Borkin, K. Huynh, B. Török, K. Stieglitz: Rational Design, Synthesis and Potency of N-Substituted-Indoles, Pyrroles and Triaryl-Pyrazoles as Potential Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphatase Inhibitors. ChemMedChem. 2010, 5, 384-389.

(121) A. Sood, M. Abid, S. Hailemichael, M. Foster, B. Török, M. Török, Effect of Chirality of Small Molecule Organofluorine Inhibitors of Amyloid Self-Assembly on Inhibitor Potency.     Biorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2009, 19,6931–6934.

(120) A. Kulkarni, P. Quang, B. Török, Microwave-Assisted Solid Acid-Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Alkylation and Electrophilic Annelation of Indoles Using Alcohols as Alkylating Agents.      Synthesis, 2009, 4010-4014.

(119) S. M. Landge, B. Török: Highly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Addition of Ethyl Trifluoropyruvate to Ketones with Subzero Temperature Microwave Activation. Catal. Lett. 2009, 131, 432-439.

(118) O. De Paolis,L. Teixeira, B. Török: Synthesis of quinolines by a solid acid-catalyzed microwave-assisted domino cyclization-aromatization approach. Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 2939-2942.

(117) S. M. Landge, D. A. Borkin, B. Török: A Reverse Wittig Coupling with Trifluoracetaldehyde: A Convenient One-Step Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Alkenes. Lett. Org. Chem. 2009, 6, 439-443.

(116) M. Abid, B. Török, X. Huang: Microwave-Assisted Tandem Processes for the Synthesis of N-Heterocycles. Aus. J. Chem. 2009, 62, 208-222.

(115) V. M. Outerbridge, S. M. Landge, H. Tamaki B. Török: Microwave-Promoted Solid Acid-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Phthalazinones. Synthesis 2009, 1801-1806.

(114) A. Kulkarni, M. Abid, B. Török, X. Huang: A direct synthesis of β-carbolines via a three-step one-pot domino approach with bifunctional Pd/C/K-10 catalyst. Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 1791-1794.

(113) A. Rudnitskaya, K. Huynh, B. Török, K. Stieglitz: Novel Heteroaromatic Organofluorine Inhibitors of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. J. Med. Chem. 2009, 52, 878-882.

(112) M. Abid, B. Török: Enantioselective Organocatalytic Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-(Indol-3-yl)-2-Hydroxyl-Propionic Acid Ethyl Esters.     Experiments in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, H. W. Roesky, D. Kennepohl (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, New York-Weinheim, 2009, pp. 32-38.

(111) M. Abid, B. Török: Synthesis of a Pyrrole, an Indole, and a Carbazole Derivative by Solid Acid-Catalyzed Electrophilic Annelations. Experiments in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, H. W. Roesky, D. Kennepohl (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, New York-Weinheim, 2009,pp. 39-44.

(110) S. M. Landge, B. Török: Synthesis of 1,3,5-Triphenylpyrazole by a Heterogeneous Catalytic Domino Reaction. Experiments in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, H. W. Roesky, D. Kennepohl (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, New York-Weinheim, 2009,pp. 45-49.

(109) B. Török, S. Dasgupta, M. Török: Chemistry of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Alzheimer’s Amyloid-beta Fibrillogenesis. Current Bioact. Comp. 2008, 4, 159-174.

(108) O. De Paolis, J. Baffoe, S. M. Landge, B. Török: Multicomponent Domino Cyclization-Oxidative Aromatization on a Bifunctional Pd/C/K-10 Catalyst: An Environmentally Benign Approach toward the Synthesis of Pyridines.    Synthesis, 2008, 3423-3428.

(107) S. M. Landge, M. Berryman, B. Török: Microwave-Assisted Solid Acid-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ones. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 4505-4508.

(106) S. Dasgupta, B. Török: Environmentally Benign Contemporary Friedel-Crafts Chemistry by Solid Acids. Current Org. Synth. 2008, 5, 321-342.

(105) M. Abid,L. Teixeira, B. Török: Triflic Acid-Catalyzed Highly Stereoselective Friedel-Crafts Aminoalkylation of Indoles and Pyrroles. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 933-935.

(104) S. C. Mhadgut, M. Török, S. Dasgupta, B. Török: Nature of Proline-Induced Enantiodifferentiation in Asymmetric Pd Catalyzed Hydrogenations: Is the Catalyst Really Indifferent? Catal. Lett. 2008,123, 156-163.

(103) S. M. Landge, B. Török: Synthesis of Condensed Benzo[N,N]-Heterocycles by Microwave-Assisted Solid Acid Catalysis. Catal. Lett. 2008, 122, 338-343.

(102) S. Dasgupta, B. Török: Application of Clay Catalysts in Organic Synthesis. A Review. Org. Prep. Proced. Int. 2008, 40, 1-65.

(101) M. Abid,O. DePaolis B. Török: A Novel One-Pot Synthesis of N-Acylindoles from Primary Aromatic Amides.   Synlett 2008, 410-413.

(100) S. M. Landge, D. A. Borkin, B. Török: Microwave-Assisted Preparation of Trifluoroacetaldehyde (Fluoral): Isolation and Applications. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 6372-6376.

(99) S. M. Landge, V. Atanassova, M. Thimmaiah, B. Török: Microwave-Assisted Oxidative Coupling of Amines to Imines on Solid Acid Catalysts. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 5161-5164.

(98) S. M. Landge, A. Schmidt, V. Outerbridge, B. Török: Synthesis of Pyrazoles by a One-Pot Tandem Cyclization-Dehydrogenation Approach on Pd/C/K-10 Catalyst.   Synlett 2007, 1600-1604.

(97) M. Abid,M. Savolainen, S. Landge, J. Hu, G. K. S. Prakash, G. A. Olah, B. Török: Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl-Imines by Solid Acid/Superacid Catalyzed Microwave Assisted Approach. J. Fluorine Chem. 2007, 128, 587-594.

(96) M. Abid,L. Teixeira, B. Török: Triflic acid controlled successive annelation of aromatic sulfonamides: An efficient one-pot synthesis of N-sulfonyl pyrroles, indoles and carbazoles. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 4047-4050.

(95) M. Abid,A. Spaeth, B. Török: Solvent-Free Solid Acid Catalyzed Electrophilic Annelations: A New Green Approach for the Synthesis of Substituted Five-Membered N-Heterocycles. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2006, 348, 2191-2196.

(94) M. Abid, S. M. Landge, B. Török: An Efficient and Rapid Synthesis of N-substituted Pyrroles by Microwave Assisted Solid Acid Catalysis. Org. Prep. Proced. Int. 2006, 35, 495-500.

(93) M. Török, M. Abid, S. C. Mhadgut, B. Török: Organofluorine Inhibitors of Amyloid Fibrillogenesis.   Biochemistry, 2006, 45, 5377-5383.

(92) S. C. Mhadgut, M. Török, J. Esquibel, B. Török: Highly Asymmetric Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Isophorone on Proline Modified Base-Supported Palladium Catalysts. J. Catal. 2006, 238, 441-448.

(91) M. Abid, B. Török: Synthesis of N-Heteroaryl-Trifluoromethyl-Hydroxyl Alkanoic Acid Esters by Highly Efficient Solid Acid Catalyzed Hydroxyalkylation of Indoles and Pyrroles with Activated Trifluoromethyl Ketones. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2005, 347, 1797-1803.

(90) S. C. Mhadgut,.K. Palaniappan, M. Thimmaiah, S. A. Hackney, B. Török: J. Liu: A Metal Nanoparticle-Based Supramolecular Approach for Aqueous Biphasic Reactions. Chem. Commun. 2005, 3207-3209.

(89) B. Török, M. Abid,G. London, J. Esquibel, M. Török, S. C. Mhadgut, P. Yan, G. K. S. Prakash: Highly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Hydroxyalkylation of Indoles with ethyl trifluoropyruvate. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3086-3089. (“Hot paper”)

(88) G. A. Olah, T. Matthew, A. Goeppert, B. Török, I. Bucsi, X.Y. Li, Q. Wang, E. Marinez, P. Batamack, R. Aniszfeld, G.K.S. Prakash: Ionic Liquid and Solid HF Equivalent Amine-Poly(Hydrogen Fluoride) Complexes Effecting Efficient Environmentally Friendly Isobutane-Isobutylene Alkylation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5964-5969.

(87) M. Abid, B. Török: Cinchona Alkaloid Induced Chiral Discrimination for the Determination of Enantiomeric Composition of a-Trifluoro-methylated-Hydroxyl Compounds by ¹⁹F NMR Spectroscopy.   Tetrahedron:Asymmetry 2005, 16, 1547-1555.

(86) S. C. Mhadgut, I. Bucsi, M. Török, B. Török: Sonochemical Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Isophorone on Proline Modified Pd/Al₂O₃ Catalysts. Chem. Commun. 2004, 984-985.

(85) B. Török, G. K. S. Prakash: Synthesis of Chiral Trifluoromethylated Amines by Palladium-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Hydrogenation-Hydrogenolysis Approach. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2003, 345, 165-168.

(84)  G. K. S. Prakash, P. Yan, B. Török, G. A. Olah: Superacid Catalyzed Hydroxyalkylation of Aromatics with Ethyl Trifluoropyruvate: A New Synthetic Route to Mosher’s Acid Analogs.   Synlett , 2003, 527-531.

(83)  G.K. S. Prakash, P. Yan, B. Török, G. A. Olah: Superacidic trifuoromethanesulfonic acid-induced cycli-acyalkylation of aromatics. Catal. Lett. 2003, 87, 109-112.

(82) G. K. S. Prakash, P. Yan, B. Török, I. Bucsi, M. Tanaka, G. A. Olah: Gallium(III) Trifluoro-methanesulfonate: A Water Tolerant, Reusable Lewis Acid Catalyst for Friedel-Crafts Reactions. Catal. Lett. 2003, 85, 1-6.

(81) I. Bucsi, B. Török, A. Iza Marco, G. Rasul, G. K. S. Prakash, G. A. Olah:  Stable Dialkyl Ether-Poly(Hydrogen Fluoride) Complexes. Dimethyl Ether-Poly(Hydrogen Fluoride), a New, Convenient and Effective Fluorinating Agent. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 7728-7736.

(80) G. A. Olah, B. Török, J. P. Joschek, I. Bucsi, P. M. Estevez, G. Rasul, G. K. S. Prakash: Efficient Chemoselective Carboxylation of Aromatics with Carbon Dioxide—Al₂Cl₆/Al System to Arylcarboxylic Acids.   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 11379-11391.

(79) B. Török, I. Bucsi, G. K. S. Prakash, G. A. Olah:     Deprotection and Cleavage of Peptides Bound to Merrifield Resin by Stable Dimethyl Ether-Poly(Hydrogen Fluoride) (DMEPHF) Complex. A New and Convenient Reagent for Peptide Chemistry. Chem. Commun. 2002, 2882-2883.

(78) B. Török, K. Balázsik, M. Török, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Enantiodifferentiation in Cinchona-Modified Platinum-Catalyzed Sonochemical Hydrogenations. Catal. Lett.  2002, 81, 55-62.

(77) M. Bartók, B. Török, K. Balázsik, T. Bartók: Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Ethyl Pyruvate over Cinchonine and a-Isocinchonine Modified Platinum Catalysts.    Catal. Lett. 2001, 73, 127-131.

(76) B. Török, K. Balázsik, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Asymmmetric Reactions in Sonochemistry. Ultrasonics Sonochem. 2001, 8, 191-200.

(75) I. Pálinkó, Á. Kukovecz, B. Török, T. Körtvélyesi:  On the Mechanism of a Modified Perkin Condensation Leading to alpha-Phenylcinnamic Acid Stereoisomers – Experiments and Molecular Modelling.   Monat. Chem. 2000, 131, 1097-1104.

(74) G. Szöllösi, I. Kun, B. Török, M. Bartók: Ultrasonics in Chemoselective Heterogeneous Metal Catalytic Processes. Sonochemical Hydrogenation of a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds over Platinum Catalysts. Ultrasonics Sonochem. 2000, 7, 173-176.

(73) B. Török, G. London, M. Bartók: Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds to Hydrocarbons by Catalytic Hydrogenation: A Novel One-Pot Method Using Pt/K-10 Montmorillonite Catalyst. Synlett, 2000, 631-632.

(72) I. Kun, B. Török, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2-methyl-2-pentenoic Acid over Cinchona Modified Pd/Al₂O₃ Catalysts. Applied Catal. A: General  2000, 203, 71-79.

(71) A. Fási, J. T. Kiss, B. Török, I. Pálinkó: The selectivity and activity determining roles of carbonaceous species and metal-metal oxide interface in metal-catalyzed hydrogenation and isomerization reactions. Applied Catal. A: General  2000, 200, 187-200.

(70) B. Török, I. Kiricsi, Á. Molnár, G. A. Olah: Acidity and Catalytic Activity of Nafion-H/Silica Nanocomposite Catalyst and a Comparison with Silica-Supported Perfluorinated Acids.   J. Catal. 2000, 193, 132-138.

(69) K. Balázsik, K. Szöri, K. Felföldi,B. Török, M. Bartók: Asymmetric Synthesis of Alkyl 5-oxo-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylates by Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Dialkyl 2-Oxoglutarates over Cinchona Modified Pt/Al₂O₃ Catalysts. Chem. Commun. 2000, 555-556.

(68) B. Török, K. Balázsik, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Effect of Medium and Coacid Acidity on the Cinchona-Modified Pt-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenations.        Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 2000, 130, 3381-3386.

(67) B. Török, K. Balázsik, M. Török, G. Szöllösi, M. Bartók:    Asymmetric Sonochemical Hydrogenation of a-Ketoesters over Cinchona-Modified Platinum Catalysts.     Ultrasonics Sonochem. 2000,7, 151-155.

(66) B. Török, K. Balázsik, I. Dékány, M. Bartók: Preparation and Characterization of New Chirally Modified Laponites. Mol. Cryst. Liquid Cryst. 2000,341, 339-344.

(65) K. Felföldi, K. Szőri, B. Török, M. Bartók: Sonochemical Hydrosilylation of 2-Substituted Cyclohexanones in the Presence of Wilkinson Complex.         Ultrasonics Sonochem., 2000, 7, 15-17.

(64) B Török, M Török, L I. Horváth, M. Rozsa-Tarjani, I Pálinkó, I Kiricsi, Á Molnár: New Aspects of Heteropoly Acid Catalysis in Organic Solvents: Solvent Effect on the Catalytic Activity and ESR Characterization of the Solvent-Heteropoly Anion Interactions.   Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2000, 298, 77-83.

(63) K. Szőri, B. Török, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Enantioselective Hydrogenation of a-Ketoesters over a Pt/Al₂O₃ Catalyst. Effect of Steric Constraints on the Enantioselection. Catalysis of Organic Reactions (Ed. M. Ford), Marcel Dekker, New York, Chp. 44, 489, 2000.

(62) Á. Molnár, C. Keresszegi, B. Török: Heteropoly Acids Immobilized into a Silica Matrix: Characterization and Catalytic Applications. Appl. Catal. A: General 1999, 189, 217-224.

(61) G. A. Olah, E. Marinez, B. Török, G. K. S. Prakash: Acid Catalyzed Isobutane-Isobutylene Alkylation in Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.     Catal. Lett. 1999, 61, 105-110.

(60) B. Török, K. Felföldi, K. Balázsik, M. Bartók: New Synthesis of a Useful C3 Chiral Building Block by Heterogeneous Method: Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Methylglyoxal 1,1-Dimethyl Acetal over Cinchona Modified Pt/Al₂O₃ Catalysts. Chem. Commun. 1999, 1725-1726.

(59) G. Szöllösi, I. Kun, B. Török, M. Bartók: Chemoselective Hydrogenation of C=O Group in Unsaturated Aldehydes over Clay-Supported Platinum Catalysts.   Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 1999, 125, 539-546.

(58) B. Török, K. Balázsik, I. Kun, G. Szöllösi, G. Szakonyi, M. Bartók: Clay-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts in Enantioselective Hydrogenations. Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 1999, 125, 515-522.

(57) B. Török, I. Pálinkó, Á. Molnár, M. Rózsa-Tarjáni: Multinuclear MAS NMR Characterization of Heteropoly Acids and Their Interaction with 2,3-Butanediol.   J. Mol. Structure 1999, 482/483, 327-332.

(56) I. Pálinkó, B. Török, G. K. S. Prakash, G. A. Olah: Dehydration-Rehydration Characteristics of Nafion-H, Nafion-H Supported on Silica and Nafion-H Silica Nanocomposite Catalysts Studied by Infrared Microscopy.   J. Mol. Structure  1999, 482/483, 29-32.

(55) K. Balázsik, B. Török, I. Kiricsi, I. Dékány, M. Bartók: Characterization of Cinchonidine Doped Montmorillonite Supported Noble Metal Catalysts by Thermoanalytical Methods. J. Therm. Anal. 1999, 56, 337-343.

(54) B. Török, K. Balázsik, G. Szöllösi, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Ultrasonics in Asymmetric Syntheses. Sonochemical Enantioselective Hydrogenation of  Prochiral C=O Groups over Platinum Catalysts.   Chirality 1999, 11, 470-474.

(53) B. Török, K. Balázsik, G. Szöllösi, K. Felföldi, I. Kun, M. Bartók: Ultrasonics in Heterogeneous Metal Catalysis. Sonochemical Chemo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenations over Supported Platinum Catalysts.    Ultrasonics Sonochem. 1999, 6, 97-103.

(52) B. Török, M. Bartók, I. Dékány: The Structure of Chiral Phenylethyl-Ammonnium Montmorillonites in Ethanol-Toluene Mixtures. Colloid & Polymer Sci., 1999, 277, 340-346.

(51) K. Balázsik, B. Török, K. Felföldi, M. Bartók: Sonochemical Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Trifluoromethyl Ketones  over Platinum Catalysts.         Ultrasonics Sonochem. 1999, 5, 149-155.

(50) K. Balázsik, B. Török, G. Szakonyi, M. Bartók: Enantioselective Hydrogenations over K-10 Montmorillonite-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts with Anchored Modifier. Applied Catal. A  1999, 182, 53-63.

(49) B. Török, K. Balázsik, M. Török, Gy. Szöllösi, M. Bartók, M. Studer, S. Neto: Asymmetric Sonochemical Reactions. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of a-Ketoesters over Platinum Catalysts.    Proceeding of 2nd Conference on Applications of Power Ultrasound in Chemical and Physical Processing, (eds.: A.M. Wilhelm, H. Delmas) ENSIGC, 1999, p. 13.

(48) G. Szöllösi, I. Kun, B. Török, M. Bartók: Ultrasonics in Chemoselective Heterogeneous Metal Catalytic Processes. Sonochemical Hydrogenation of a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds  over Platinum Catalysts. Proceeding of 2nd Conference on Applications of Power Ultrasound in Chemical and Physical Processing, (eds.: A.M. Wilhelm, H. Delmas) ENSIGC, 1999, p. 43.

(47) M. Bartók, K. Felföldi, B. Török, T. Bartók: A new cinchona-modified platinum catalyst for the enantioselective hydrogenation of pyruvate: the structure of the 1:1 alkaloid-reactant complex.    Chem. Commun. 1998, 2605-2606.

(46) I. Pálinkó, P. T. Szabó, B. Török, Z. Kele, I. Kapocsi: Fragmentation of Cyclobutane Derivatives upon Electron Impact: Transformation Pathways Elucidated by Various Mass Spectrometric Methods.   Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 1998, 12, 1771-1776.

(45) G. Szöllösi, B. Török, L. Baranyi, M. Bartók: Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde to Cinnamyl Alcohol over Pt/K-10 Catalyst. J. Catal. 1998, 179, 619-623.

(44) B. Török, G. Szöllösi, M. Rózsa-Tarjáni, M. Bartók: Preparation, Characterization and Application of Chirally Modified K-10 Montmorillonite Ion-Exchanged with Chiral AmmoniumSalts.    Mol. Cryst. Liquid Cryst. 1998, 311, 289-294.

(43) I. Pálinkó, B. Török, G. K. S. Prakash, G. A. Olah: Surface Characterization of Variously Treated Nafion-H, Nafion-H Supported on Silica and Nafion-H Silica Nanocomposite Catalysts by Infrared Microscopy.      Applied Catal. A 1998, 174, 147-153.

(42) G. Szöllösi, B. Török, G. Szakonyi, I. Kun, M. Bartók: Ultrasonic Irradiation as Activity and Selectivity Improving Factor in the Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde over Pt/SiO₂ Catalysts.    Appl. Catal. A. 1998, 172, 225-232.

(41) G. Szöllösi, B. Török, M Bartók: Monitoring of Optical Isomers of Chiral Alcohols and Derivatives by Chiral Gas-Chromatography. Effect of Derivatization on the Enantiodifferentiation.      Chromatographia 1998, 48, 81-85.

(40) B. Török, J. Wölfling, G. Schneider, M. Bartók: Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of 16-Substituted Steroid 17-Ketones in the Presence of Rhodium(I) Complexes.    React. Kinet. Catal. Lett. 1998, 64, 35-40.

(39) B. Török, K. Felföldi, G. Szakonyi, K. Balázsik, M. Bartók: Enantiodifferentiation in Asymmetric Sonochemical Hydrogenations. Catal. Lett. 1998, 52, 81-84.

(38) Á. Molnár, B. Török, I. Bucsi, A. Földvári: Alkylation of Aromatics with Diols in Superacidic Media. Topics in Catal. 1998, 6, 9-16.

(37) B. Török, Á. Molnár: Electrophilic Transformations Induced by Heteropoly Acids: Applications and Structural Studies. Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, Serie II c. 1998, 381-396.

(36) M. Varga, B. Török, Á. Molnár: Thermal Stability of Heteropoly Acids and Characterization of the Water Content in the Keggin Structure. J. Therm. Anal. 1998, 53, 207-215.

(35) I. Pálinkó, A. Burrichter, G. Rasul, B. Török, G. K. S. Prakash, G. A. Olah: Protonation and Ring Closure of Stereoisomeric Alpha-Substituted Cinnamic Acids in Superacidic Media Studied by ¹³C NMR Spectroscopy and Computations.     J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1998, 379-385.

(34) Á. Molnár, Cs. Keresszegi, T. Beregszászi, B. Török, M. Bartók: The Prins Reaction Catalyzed by Heteropoly Acids.   Catalysis of Organic Reactions (Ed. F. Herkes), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998, p. 507.

(33) B. Török, K. Felföldi, G. Szakonyi, Á. Molnár, M. Bartók: Ultrasonics in Chiral Metal Catalysis. Effect of Presonication on the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ethyl Pyruvate over Platinum Catalysts. Catalysis of Organic Reactions (Ed. F. Herkes), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998, p. 129.

(32) Á. Molnár, T. Beregszászi, Á. Fudala, B. Török, M. Rózsa-Tarjáni and I. Kiricsi: Preparation, Characterization and Application of New Supported, Superacidic Heteropoly Acid Caesium Salts.   Supported Reagents and Catalysts in Chemistry (Eds.: K. Smith, A. P. Kybett) The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1998, p. 25-30.

(31) B. Török, K. Felföldi, G. Szakonyi, M. Bartók: Sonochemical Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Ethyl Pyruvate over Platinum Catalysts. Ultrasonics Sonochem. 1997, 4, 301-304.

(30) T. Beregszászi, B. Török, Á. Molnár, G. A. Olah, G. K S. Prakash: Friedel-Crafts Reactions Induced by Heteropoly Acids. Regioselective Adamantyl Substitution of Aromatic Compounds.    Catal. Lett. 1997, 48, 83-87.

(29) B. Török, J. T. Kiss, M. Bartók: Hydrogen Pressure Dependence in the Hydrogenative Ring Opening of  Methylcyclobutane and Methylcyclopentane over Silica-Supported Pt and Pd Catalysts. Catal. Lett. 1997, 46, 169-179.

(28) I. Pálinkó, B. Török: Multiple Steady-State in the Hydrogenative Ring Opening of Propylcyclobutane over Rh/SiO₂.     Catal. Lett. 1997, 45, 193-195.

(27) B. Török, Á. Molnár, N. Balogh, I. Kiricsi, I. Pálinkó, L. I. Horváth: Homogeneous Catalysis by Heteropoly Acids: a Redox Transformation of  H₄[SiMo₁₂O₄₀] in Electrophilic Reactions.   Appl. Catal. A 1997, 158, L17-L25.

(26) G. A. Olah, B. Török, T. Shamma, M. Török and G. K. S. Prakash: Solid Acid (Superacid) Catalyzed Regioselective Adamantylation of Substituted Benzenes.    Catal. Lett. 1996, 42, 5-13.

(25) G. A. Olah, G. K. S. Prakash, B. Török, M. Török: Effect of Acid Hydrocarbon Ratio, Temperature and Contact Time on the Isobutane-Isobutylene Alkylation with Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid.      Catal. Lett. 1996, 40, 137-142.

(24) I. Pálinkó, G. Horváth, B. Török: Rearrangement Reactions on EI Ionization of a-Phenylcinnamic Acid Trimethyl Silyl Esters; Practical and Theoretical Aspects.     J. Mass Spectrom. 1996, 31, 823-824.

(23) G. A. Olah, P. Batamack, D. Deffieux, B. Török, Q. Wang, Á. Molnár, G. K. S. Prakash: Acidity Dependence of Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid Catalyzed Isobutane-Isobutylene Alkylation Modified with Trifluoroacetic Acid or Water.     Applied Catal. A  1996, 146, 107-117.

(22) B. Török, I. Pálinkó, Á. Molnár, M. Bartók: Hydrogen Pressure Dependence in the Ring-Opening Reactions of Substituted Cyclobutanes over Rh/SiO₂ Catalyst at Various Temperatures.     J. Catal. 1996, 159, 500-503.

(21) B. Török, I. Bucsi, T. Beregszászi, I. Kapocsi, Á. Molnár: Transformation of Diols in the presence of Heteropoly Acids under Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Conditions.    J. Mol. Catal. 1996, 107, 305-311.

(20) B. Török, I. Bucsi, T. Beregszászi, Á. Molnár: Rearrangements of Oxygen-Containing Compounds Induced by Heteropoly Acids.    Catalysis of Organic Reactions (Ed. R.E. Malz), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1996, 393.

(19) I. Pálinkó, B. Török, G. Tasi, T. Körtvélyesi: Experimental and Computational Tools for Mechanistic Study: a Modified Perkin Condensation Leading to a-Phenylcinnamic Acid Isomers. Trends in Organic Chemistry (ECTOC 1), (Eds.: Rzepa, H. S. and Goodman, J. M.), ISBN 0 85404 899 (CD-ROM), Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996.

(18) B. Török, Á. Molnár, M. Bartók: Hydrogenative Ring Opening of Propylcyclopropane over Silica-Supported Pt and Pd Catalysts. Catal. Lett.  1995, 33, 331-339.

(17) B. Török, M. Török, M. Bartók: Temperature and Hydrogen Pressure Dependence in the Ring Opening of Methylcyclobutane over Pt/SiO₂ Catalyst.             Catal. Lett. 1995, 33, 321-330.

(16) B. Török, I. Pálinkó, M. Bartók: Hydrogen Pressure Dependence of the Ring-Opening Reactions of Propylcyclobutane over Pd/SiO₂ Catalyst.   Catal. Lett.  1995, 31, 421-429.

(15) B. Török, M. Bartók: Ring-Opening Hydrogenation Reactions of Monoalkyl-Substituted Cyclobutanes over Ni/SiO₂ catalyst. J. Catal.  1995, 151, 315-322.

(14) I. Pálinkó, B. Török, M. Rózsa-Tarjáni, J. T. Kiss, G. Tasi: Hydrogen Bonding Interactions of a-Phenylcinnamic Acid Isomers in the Liquid Phase Studied by IR and NMR Spectroscopies.     J. Mol. Structure  1995, 348, 57-60.

(13) I. Pálinkó, G. Tasi, B. Török: Bond Order Calculations on Neutral Molecules and Radical Cations: Predicting Fragmentation Patterns of a-Phenylcinnamic Acid Silylesters on Electron Impact Ionization.    QSAR and Molecular Modelling: Concepts, Computational Tools and Biological Applications, (Eds. Sanz, F., Giraldo, J. and Manaut, F.) p. 305-307, Prous Science Publisher, Barcelona, 1995.

(12) I. Pálinkó, G. Tasi, F. Bogár, B. Török: Molecular Modelling: Structures and Potential Energy Surfaces of E- and Z-a-Phenylcinnamic Acids by Force Field and Quantum Chemical Methods. QSAR and Molecular Modelling: Concepts, Computational Tools and Biological Applications, (Eds. Sanz, F., Giraldo, J. and Manaut, F.) p. 301-304, Prous Science Publisher, Barcelona, 1995.

(11) B. Török, M. Bartók: Hydrogenative Transformations of Methylcyclobutane over Silica-Supported Pt, Pd, Rh and Ni Catalysts at Different Temperatures. Catal. Lett. 1994, 27, 281-287.

(10) B. Török, I. Pálinkó, Á. Molnár, M. Bartók: Ring Enlargement and Aromatization of Propylcyclobutane Over Silica-Supported Pt, Pd and Rh in Hydrogen Atmosphere.    J. Mol. Catal. 1994, 91, 61-69.

(9) B. Török, Z. Szegletes, Á. Molnár: Separation and Identification of Stereoisomeric Cyclobutanediols by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.      J. Chromatography A  1994, 668, 463-467.

(8) B. Török, I. Pálinkó, G. Tasi, L. Nyerges, F. Bogár: GC-MSD Analysis of a-Phenyl-cinnamic Acid Isomers; Practical and Theoretical Aspects.    J. Chromatography A  1994, 668, 353-358.

(7) B. Török, Á. Molnár, I. Pálinkó, M. Bartók: Surface Carbonaceous Deposits as Activity and Selectivity Influencing Species in the Ring-Opening Reactions of Propylcyclobutane Catalyzed by Pt/SiO₂.     J. Catal. 1994, 145, 295-299.

(6) M. Bartók, B. Török, Á. Molnár, J. Apjok: Substituent Effect in the Hydrogenative Ring-Opening of Cyclobutanes on Pt/SiO₂. React. Kinet. Catal. Lett. 1993, 49, 111-118.

(5) B. Török, I. Pálinkó, Á. Molnár, M. Bartók: Hydrogen Pressure Dependence of the Ring-Opening Reactions of Propyl-cyclobutane over Pt/SiO₂ Catalyst at Different Temperatures.      J. Catal. 1993, 143, 111-121.

(4) B. Török, K. Felföldi, Á. Molnár, M. Bartók: Transformation of Organic Compounds in the presence of Metal Complexes VII. Selective Reduction of Diketones by Hydrosilylation in the presence of Rhodium(I) complexes. J. Organomet. Chem. 1993, 460, 111-115.

(3) B. Török, Á. Molnár: General Synthesis of Methyl- and Dimethylcyclobutanes from Simple 1,3-Diols by Phase Transfer Catalysis.   J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Transactions 1. 1993, 801-804.

(2) B. Török, Á. Molnár, K. Borszéky, E. Tóth-Kádár and I. Bakonyi: Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Bifunctional Compounds over Amorphous Nickel Alloys. Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 1993, 78, 179-186.

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