Khoshkholgh, M. J.; Balalaie, S.; Gleiter, R.; Rominger, F.; Intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of 1-oxa-1,3-butadienes with terminal acetylene in aqueous media using CuI, Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 10924-10929

Khoshhkolgh, M. J.; Balalaie, S.; Bijanzadeh, H. R.; Rominger, F.; Gross, J. H.; Synthesis of novel annulated uracils via domino-Knoevenagel-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction in aqueous media. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 6965-6968

Balalaie, S.; Mahdidoust, M.; Eshaghi-najafabadi, R.; 2-(1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoro borate (TBTU) as an efficient coupling reagent for the esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols and phenols at room temperature, J. Chem. 2008, 26, 1141-1144

Balalaie, S.; Nikoo, S.; Haddadi, S.; Aqueous-phase synthesis of 2-aminothiazole and 2-iminothiazolidine derivatives catalyzed by diammonium hydrogen phosphate and DABCO, Commun. 2008, 38, 2521-2528

Balalaie, S.; Abdolmohammadi, S.; Bijanzadeh, H. R.; Amani, A. M.; Diammonium hydrogen phosphate as a versatile and efficient catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidinone derivatives in aqueous media, Divers. 2008, 12, 85-91

Ramezanpour, S.; Hashtroudi, M.; Bijanzadeh, H. R.; Balalaie, S.; A novel and efficient domino reaction for the one-pot synthesis of spiro-2-aminopyrimidinones, Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 3980-3982

Balalaie, S.; Ramezanpour, S.; Bararjanian, M.; Gross, J. H.; DABCO catalyzed efficient synthesis of naphthopyran derivatives via one-pot three component condensation reaction at room temperature, Commun. 2008, 38, 1078-1089

Rostamizadeh, S.; Shadjou, N.; Amani, A. M.; Balalaie, S.; Silica supported sodium hydrogen ulphate (NaHSO₄/SiO₂): A mild and efficient reusable catalyst for the synthesis of aryl-14H-dibenzo [a,j]xanthenes under solvent-free conditions, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2008, 19, 1151-1155