List of Publications

Acid-base Studies

Molecular Catalysis 2025, 573, 114846. Towards quantifying catalytic activity of homogeneous Brønsted acid catalysts

J. Comput. Chem. 2025, 46 (1), e27517. pKa prediction in non-aqueous solvents (Open Access) 

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2024. Experimental unified pH scale in 1,2-dichloroethane (Open Access) 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (41), 28339–28349. Highly Acidic Electron-Rich Brønsted Acids Accelerate Asymmetric Pictet–Spengler Reactions by Virtue of Stabilizing Cation–π Interactions (Open Access) 

Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202402329. Focus on Physico-Chemical Properties of Sulfoximines: Acidity, Basicity and Lipophilicity (Open Access) 

J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2024. Widespread Misinterpretation of pKa Terminology for Zwitterionic Compounds and Its Consequences (Open Access)

Dalton Transactions 2024, 53, 14226-14236. pKaH values and θH angles of phosphanes to predict their electronic and steric parameters (Open Access)

Analyst 2024, 149, 1481-1488. Improved pH measurement of mobile phases in reversed-phased liquid chromatography (Open Access)

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3144–3150. Surprising acidity for the methylene of 1,3-indenocorannulenes? (Open Access)

Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2024, 416, 461-465. Rigorous pH measurement in non-aqueous solution: measurement method and reference values in ethanol (Open Access)

J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89 (1), 756-760. Chiral Carborane Acids Decorated with Binol-Based Phosphonates: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 26 (28), e202300453. Tris(benzophenoneimino)phosphane and Related Compounds

Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29 (46), e202300609. The Unified Redox Scale for All Solvents: Consistency and Gibbs Transfer Energies of Electrolytes from their Constituent Single Ions (Open Access)

Bioorgan. Med. Chem. 2023, 81, 117203. Ionization and lipophilicity in nonpolar media mimicking the cell membrane interior

Molecules 2023, 28 (23), 7770. Theoretical Study on Fluorinated Derivatives of Sulfolane, Cyclopentanone, and Gamma-Butyrolactone (Open Access)

Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2022, 61 (51), e202212581. On-off-on Control of Molecular Inversion Symmetry via Multi-stage Protonation: Elucidating Vibronic Laporte Rule

Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 29 (2), e202202953. Multifunctional Organocatalysts – Singly-linked and Macrocyclic Bisphosphoric Acids for Asymmetric Phase-transfer and Brønsted-acid Catalysis (Open Access)

Anal. Chem. 2022, 94 (9), 4059-4064. Quantifying Acidity in Heterogeneous Systems: Biphasic pKa Values

Chem. Sci. 202213 (8), 2258-2269. Inducing a pH-dependent conformational response by competitive binding to Zn2+ of a series of chiral ligands of disparate basicity (Open Access)

Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28 (59), e202202247. A Chemically Fuelled Molecular Automaton Displaying Programmed Migration of Zn2+ Between Alternative Binding Sites (Open Access) 

ZAAC 2022, 648 (19), e202200136. Electronic Modification of a Sterically Demanding Anionic Pyridine Ligand (Open Access) 

J. Chem. Metrol. 2022, 16 (2), 60-67. NMR as biphasic pKa measurement technique (Open Access) 

Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28 (42), e202200974. Electrochemistry and Reactivity of Chelation-stabilized Hypervalent Bromine(III) Compounds (Open Access) 

Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28 (40), e202200509. Measurements and Utilization of Consistent Gibbs Energies of Transfer of Single Ions: Towards a Unified Redox Potential Scale for All Solvents (Open Access)

Synlett 2022, 30 (01), 45-47. A Chiral Sulfoxide-Based C–H Acid (Open Access)

Pure Appl. Chem. 2021, 93 (9), 1049-1060. A unified pH scale for all solvents: part I – intention and reasoning (IUPAC Technical Report) (Open Access)

Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54 (15), 3108–3123Design of Novel Uncharged Organic Superbases: Merging Basicity and Functionality

ChemPhysChem. 2021, 22 (22), 2329-2335Acid-Base and Anion Binding Properties of Tetrafluorinated 1,3-Benzodiazole, 1,2,3-Benzotriazole and 2,1,3-Benzoselenadiazole

ACS Org. Inorg. Au 2021, 1 (2), 43-50. Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of 2-SF5-(Aza)Indoles, a New Family of SF5 Heterocycles

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 2021 (9), 1407-1419. Strengths of Acids in Acetonitrile (Open Access)

J. Mol. Struct. 2021, 1230, 129867. Aiding a Better Understanding of Molybdopterin: Syntheses, Structures, and pKa Value Determinations of Varied Pterin-Derived Organic Scaffolds Including Oxygen, Sulfur and Phosphorus Bearing Substituents

Sensors 2021, 21 (11), 3935. Unified pH Measurements of Ethanol, Methanol, and Acetonitrile, and Their Mixtures with Water (Open Access)

Water 2021, 13 (18), 2522. Toward Unified pH of Saline Solutions (Open Access)

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Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 2024. Nitrogen Availability and Utilisation of Oligopeptides by Yeast in Industrial Scotch Grain Whisky Fermentation (Open Access)

J. Chromatogr. A 2024, 1738, 465480. Evaluation of in-house-built pipette-tip micro-solid-phase extraction devices for sample preparation in the analysis of amino compounds by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Sustainability 2024, 16 (7), 2765. Optimization of Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction of Antioxidants in Apple Pomace (var. Belorusskoje malinovoje) Using Response Surface Methodology: Scope and Opportunity to Develop as a Potential Feed Supplement or Feed Ingredient (Open Access)

Food Chemistry Advances 2024, 4, 100629. Detection and quantification of free amino compounds in selected agricultural by-products with derivatization followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis (Open Access)

Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2023, 89 (11), e01141-23. Unlocking the secrets of peptide transport in wine yeast: insights into oligopeptide transporter functions and nitrogen source preferences (Open Access)

ChemistrySelect 2023, 8 (29), e202300835. Solubility of Mono-Aminoacridines

LWT-Food Sci. Technol. 2023, 178, 114632. Phytochemical characterization of oil and protein fractions isolated from Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica) wine by-product (Open Access)

Plants 2023, 12 (2), 319. Free Amino Acids and Biogenic Amines Profiling and Variation in Wild and Sub-Endemic Cardueae Species from Sardinia and Corse (Open Access)

Talanta 2023, 252, 123803. Comparison of two azobenzene-based amino acid derivatization reagents for LC-MS/MS analysis in positive and negative ESI modes

Talanta 2023, 252, 123730. Coumarin-based derivatization reagent for the LC-MS analysis of amino acids

J. Chromatogr. A 2022, 1677, 463320. Comparison of the ionisation mode in the determination of free amino acids in beers by Liquid Chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

J. Chromatogr. A 2022, 1666, 462850. Retention Mechanisms of Acidic and Basic Analytes on the Pentafluorophenyl Stationary Phase Using Fluorinated Eluent Additives (Open Access)

J. Med. Chem. 2022, 65 (16), 10975-10991. Construction of Covalent Bisubstrate Inhibitor of Protein Kinase Reacting with Cysteine Residue at Substrate-Binding Site

J. Chromatogr. A 2021, 1656, 462555. Derivatization-targeted analysis of amino compounds in plant extracts in neutral loss acquisition mode by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Rapid Commun. Mass Sp. 2021, 35 (21), e9178. Quantitative Electrospray Ionization Efficiency Scale: 10 Years After

Anal. Chim. Acta. 2021, 1158, 338402. Quantitative analysis of the relationship of derivatization reagents and detection sensitivity of electrospray ionization-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry: Hydrazines as prototypes

Anal. Chim. Acta. 2021, 1152, 238117. 30 Years of research on ESI/MS response: Trends, contradictions and applications

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Cultural Heritage, Archaeological, Geological and Environmental Objects

J. Chem. Metrol. 2024, 95-113. The impact of mineral composition on the yield and preservation of
selected fatty acids in replicate archeological ceramics (Open Access)

Clay. Clay Miner. 2024, 72 (e13), 1-14. Influence of mineral composition and firing temperature on the
micro- and mesoporosity of replicate archaeological ceramics (Open Access)

Anal. Chim. Acta 2024, 1292, 342107. Laser-based analytical techniques in cultural heritage science – Tutorial review

Roy. Soc. Open Sci. 2023, 10 (10), 230880. Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic (Open Access)

PNAS 2023, 120 (43), e2310138120. The impact of farming on prehistoric culinary practices throughout Northern Europe (Open Access)

Veg. Hist. Archaeobot. 2023. Multi-proxy analysis of starchy plant consumption: a case study of pottery food crusts from a Late Iron Age settlement at Pada, northeast Estonia

Talanta 2023, 252, 123805. Non-invasive analysis of natural textile dyes using fluorescence excitation-emission matrices

J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 2023, 148 (4), 1647-1655. Influence of the end-temperature on the oil shale fast pyrolysis process and its products

Archaeometry 2022, 64 (1), 227-244. Classification of archaeological adhesives from eastern Europe and Urals by ATR-FT-IR spectroscopy and chemometric analysis

Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2021, 413, 6535–6550. Quantitative mineralogical analysis of clay-containing materials using ATR-FT-IR spectroscopy with PLS method

Molecules 2021, 26 (8), 2218. Quantitative GC-MS Analysis of Artificially Aged Paints with Variable Pigment and Linseed Oil Ratios (Open Access)

J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2021, 32 (4), 1080-1095. Experimental and Computational Study of Aminoacridines as MALDI(-)-MS Matrix Materials for the Analysis of Complex Samples

Kunstiteaduslikke Uurimusi / Studies on art and architecture 2021, 30 (3-4), 194-219. An Investigation of Artists’ Materials Used in Wooden Polychromy in the Baroque Era in Historical Context

Lethaia 2021n/a (n/a). A Demineralized Osteostracan Fossil from the Silurian Kalana Lagerstätte of Estonia: Revealing Its Internal Anatomy and Uncovering a Unique Type of Fossilization (Open Access)

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Sensors, Anion Receptors, Microfluidics, and Related Topics

Talanta 2025, 127651. Influence of electrode body material on the analytical behaviour of solid-contact ion-selective electrodes

Talanta 2024, 274, 125996. Determination of benzoate in cranberry and lingonberry by using a solid-contact benzoate-selective electrode (Open Access)

J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87 (21), 14186-14193. One Hundred Carboxylate Receptors

J. Electroanal. Chem. 2022, 923, 116785. Novel design of a planar flow-through potentiometric sensor (Open Access)

Membranes 2022, 12 (6), 569. Long-Time Evaluation of Solid-State Composite Reference Electrodes (Open Access)

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20 (10), 2121-2130. Macrocyclic versus open-chain carbazole receptors for carboxylate binding

Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 28 (8), e202103707. Novel lipophilic fluorophores with highly acidity-dependent two-photon response

Micromachines 2021, 12 (6), 671. A New Direction in Microfluidics: Printed Porous Materials (Open Access)

Chemosensors 2021, 9 (1), 4. Potentiometric Carboxylate Sensors Based on Carbazole-Derived Acyclic and Macrocyclic Ionophores (Open Access)

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Metrology and Education

Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2025. EACH Erasmus Mundus programme: advancing excellence in analytical chemistry education and industry impact (Open Access)

J. Chem. Metrol. 2023, 17 (1), 114-127. Accuracy of quantitative NMR analysis: a case study of lignin (Open Access)

J. Chem. Metrol. 2021, 15 (1), 25-37. Uncertainty of small enthalpy effects measured by isothermal calorimetric titration (Open Access)

J. Chem. Metrol. 2020, 14 (2), 83-87. Metrology in chemistry: some questions and answers (Open Access)

Int. J. Thermophys. 2020, 41, 113. Moisture in Solids: Comparison Between Evolved Water Vapor and Vaporization Coulometric Karl Fischer Methods

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Other topics

PLoS Comput. Biol. 2023, 19 (4), e1011009. Genome-scale metabolic modeling reveals metabolic trade-offs associated with lipid production in Rhodotorula toruloides (Open Access)

bioRxiv2023, 2023.05.10.540254. Improving xylose consumption in Rhodotorula toruloides through heterologous expression of xylose reductase and xylulokinase. Preprint