Dr. Bela Torok’s Research Group

Dr. Bela Torok

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

 

Office: S-1-132

Tel.: (617)-287-6159

E-mail: bela.torok@umb.edu

Research Interest:

Green chemistry — solid acid catalysis,  metal-catalyzed enantioselective heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenations,  microwave-assisted synthesis, asymmetric organocatalysis.

Organofluorine chemistry

Medicinal chemistry — Self-assembly inhibition of amyloid b,  Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, Synthesis of new antibiotics

Recent Publications

· Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of unprotected indoles in water: A green solution to a long-standing challenge.

· Heteropoly Acid-Catalyzed Microwave-Assisted Three-Component Aza-Diels-Alder Cyclizations: Diastereoselective Synthesis of Potential Drug Candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease.