Recent graduate

One of our master student, Attila Máriás successfully defended his thesis and passed his final exams. We congratulate them on his achievements and wish him continued success in his professional work. Thesis title: Synthesis of substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via palladium-catalysed reactions Supervisor: Dr. Rita Skoda-Földes Facebook X Linkedin Whatsapp Telegram Viber
Recent graduates

On June 12, 2025, three undergraduate students (from left to right: Mátyás Gazsi, Zita Szabó and Bálint Bödő) successfully defended their theses and passed their final exams. We congratulate them on their achievements and wish them continued success in their professional work. Supervisors: Dr. Rita Skoda-Földes and Márk Váradi (Mátyás Gazsi) Dr. Gergely Farkas and […]
Guest researchers in Croatia

Márk Váradi (PhD student) and Dr. Dávid Ispán (research fellow) spent a week as guest researchers at the University of Zagreb. Within the framework of the Croatian-Hungarian bilateral cooperation, they took part a joint research project, during which they plan to carry out a new and efficient synthesis of resveratrol derivatives. The Hungarian researchers got […]
Conference participation

Three members of our research group, namely Donát Gacov, Márk Váradi and Dr. Dávid Ispán, participated in the 11th International Conference on New Trends in Chemistry (ICNTC) in Bologna, Italy. They presented their research topic as a poster: Donát Gacov, Dávid Ispán, Rita Skoda-Földes: Preparation of 2-oxazolidinone derivatives using carbon dioxide as C1 building block […]
Successful PhD dissertation defense

Our former colleague, Lilla Maksó successfully defended her PhD thesis on January 29, 2025. Research topic: Application of ionic liquids catalysts in steroid sythesis Qualification: summa cum laude Supervisor: Dr. Rita Skoda-Föles (DSc) Congratulations! Facebook X Linkedin Whatsapp Telegram Viber
Investigation of Host–Guest Interactions in 2-Ureido-4-ferrocenylpyrimidine Derivatives

Márk Váradi, Soma J. Keszei, Ágnes Gömöry, Margit Kovács, Tamás Kégl, Lajos Fodor and Rita Skoda-Földes Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, 25, 13552. DOI: 10.3390/ijms252413552 In the present study, synthesis, conformational behavior, host–guest complex formation, and electrochemical properties of novel 6-substituted-2-ureido-4-ferrocenylpyrimidines were explored. A comprehensive NMR spectroscopic investigation was carried out to confirm the structure […]
Successful PhD dissertation defense

Our former colleague, Enikő Nagy successfully defended her PhD thesis on December 9, 2024. Research topic: Application of heterogeneous catalysts in palladium-catalyzed coupling and carbonylation reactions Qualification: summa cum laude Supervisor: Dr. Rita Skoda-Föles (DSc) Congratulations! Facebook X Linkedin Whatsapp Telegram Viber
Conference participation

The member of our research group, Dr. Dávid Ispán participated in the 7th Iberoamerican Meeting on Ionic Liquids Conference in Coimbra (Portugal) in November 20-22, 2024. „IMIL2024 aims to comprehensively cover fundamental aspects, applied research, and practical applications of these innovative classes of solvents. It seeks to create an environment conducive to the participation of […]
Synthesis of 6- or 8-Carboxamido Derivatives of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via a Heterogeneous Catalytic Aminocarbonylation Reaction

Synthesis of 6- or 8-Carboxamido Derivatives of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via a Heterogeneous Catalytic Aminocarbonylation Reaction Enikő Nagy, Attila Máriás, Margit Kovács, Rita Skoda-Földes Molecules 2024, 29(21), 5048; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29215048 Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and especially their amide derivatives exhibit a wide range of favourable pharmacological properties. In this work, Pd-catalysed carbonylation was used for the first time for the introduction of the carboxamide […]
Teacher Award

Based on the evaluation of the professional jury, our colleague, Dr. Dávid Ispán won the „Teacher Oscar Award” in the high school teacher category on October 16, 2024. Congratulations! Facebook X Linkedin Whatsapp Telegram Viber