Author Archives: mmaamarq

Prood to be part of this great project with colleagues and friends: The new Organocatalysis book

Posted on November 24, 2025 by mmaamarq

Congratulations! Ardevines, S.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P. Increasing Complexity: Enantioselective Multicatalyzed Multistep Reactions in Enantioselective Organocatalysis: Catalysts, Reactions, and Applications (Ed. Dalko, P.) Wiley-VCH; 2026, 1169–1200. Print ISBN:9783527353408, Online ISBN:9783527845552, DOI:10.1002/9783527845552. Summary. This chapter presents an overview of enantioselective … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2026, Book chapter, Eugenia Marqués-López, Multicatalyzed Multistep Reaction, Organocatalysis, Peter I. Dalko, Raquel P. Herrera, Sandra Ardevines, Wiley-VCH | Leave a comment

New collaborative study just published in ChemCatChem

Posted on October 31, 2025 by mmaamarq

Congrats, especially to Sandra and thank you to Israel and his team! Exploring the Role of Halogen Bond Donors in the Thiourea-Catalyzed Friedel–Crafts Alkylation Reaction, Ardevines, S.; González-Pinardo, D.; Fernández, I.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P.; Chem. Cat. Chem. 2025. … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication, Research | Tagged 2025, ChemCatChem, Chiral thiourea, Collaboration, DFT calculations, Eugenia Marqués-López, Friedel-Crafts, Halogen bond, Iodine, Israel Fernández, Raquel P. Herrera, Sandra Ardevines, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Leave a comment

Scientific collaboration: Synergies between enzymes and organocatalysis

Posted on October 25, 2025 by mmaamarq

Scope and synthetic applications of the aryl-alcohol oxidase from Streptomyces hiroshimensis (ShAAO), Ascaso-Alegre, C.; Cinca-Fernando, P.; Roberts, T.; López-Fernández, P.; Herrera, R. P.; Cosgrove, S.; Ferreira, P.; Mangas-Sanchez, J.; Org. Lett. 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03814. Abstract. The sustainable production of carbonyl … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2025, Alcohols, Aldehydes, Biocatalysis, Christian Ascaso Alegre, Juan Mangas-Sanchez, Org. Lett., Organocatalysis, oxidation, Patricia Ferreira Neila, Peptides and proteins, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

Nice compilation of organocatalytic tools for the functionalization of chromenes just published!

Posted on September 30, 2025 by mmaamarq

Organocatalysed C-2 and C-3 functionalisation of chromones, Morales-Solín, J. C.; Ordoñez, M.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P.; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2025,advance article. DOI: 10.1039/D5OB01129A. Abstract. This review highlights the recent advancements in organocatalysed Michael addition reactions involving chromones, an important class … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication, Review | Tagged 2025, Chromene, Eugenia Marqués-López, Juan Carlos Morales Solís, Mario Ordoñez, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

New publication in ChemSusChem: A great collaboration with Prof. García Mancheño!

Posted on September 14, 2025 by mmaamarq

Especially proud of Sandra for her outstanding contributions during her research stay at Universität Münster. Three-Step One-Pot Photocatalytic Oxidation of Feedstocks and Organocatalytic Sequential Cascade to Access Enantioenriched α-Aminonitriles, Purelli, S; Ardevines, S.; Malagón, S.; Khassenova, G.; Hülße, T.; Marqués-López, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2025, Cascade, ChemSusChem, Eugenia Marqués-López, α-Aminonitriles, Olga García Mancheño, One-pot synthesis, Organisch-Chemisches Institut, oxidation, photocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Sandra Ardevines, Universität Münster | Leave a comment

Congratulations Roberto!

Posted on September 3, 2025 by mmaamarq

Alkynyl-Gold Carbazole Hybrids: Luminescence and Functionalization via iClick Reactions, Berbés Martínez, R; Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Herrera, R. P.; Gimeno, M. C.; Inorg. Chem. 2025,64, 17399–17408. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02714. Abstract. A series of structurally diverse gold(I) complexes bearing the 9-(4-ethynylphenyl)-9H-carbazole chromophore were synthesized, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2025, Aromatic compounds, Carbazole, Gold, Hydrocarbons, iClik reactions, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, ligands, Luminiscense, M. Concepción Gimeno, Raquel P. Herrera, Roberto Berbés Martínez, Triazole | Leave a comment

Some fresh air in summer time! Congratulations!

Posted on August 20, 2025 by mmaamarq

Isolation of Gold(I) and Gold(III) Phosphane Tellurides: Bonding Trends, Decomposition Pathways and σ-Hole Enhancement, Pérez-Sánchez, J.C.; Ceamanos, C.; Echeverría, J.; Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Herrera, R. P.; Gimeno, M. C.; Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2025, 6,102717. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102717. Summary Tellurium, one of Earth’s rarest … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2025, Cell Rep. Phys. Sci., chalcogen bond catalysis, Gold, σ-Hole, σ-hole interactions, Juan Carlos Pérez Sánchez, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, M. C. Gimeno, phosphane, Raquel P. Herrera, tellurium | Leave a comment

Lunch together!

Posted on June 30, 2025 by mmaamarq

Last Thursday we had a nice meeting around a big table to say hello to Saym (Erasmus+ internship student) and goodbye to Chiara (FreeMover program student). Good luck and thank you for joining us!

Posted in Goodbye, Having fun, Internship, Welcome | Tagged 2025, Chiara Francesca Nava, Constructor University in Bremen, Erasmus+ Internship, FreeMover Program, Germany, Italy, Mohammad Saym, University of Eastern Piedmon | Leave a comment

Congratulations Javi!

Posted on June 30, 2025 by mmaamarq

Javier Cruz defends his undergraduate thesis developed under the supervisión of Javier Sayago and Guillermo Canudo, achieving an excellent grade. Best of luck in the future!

Posted in B.Sc. Thesis | Tagged 2025, Bachelor thesis, Francisco Javier Sayago, Guillermo Canudo | Leave a comment

Chiara and Antonio join our team for the summer

Posted on June 2, 2025 by mmaamarq

Today, two young students, Chiara (photo) and Antonio (photo), are joining our group. They will be doing an internship with us this summer. We hope they learn a lot and feel very comfortable among us. Welcome!