Author Archives: mmaamarq

A little tribute to (THIO)UREAS. Improving their organocatalytic activity…

Posted on November 6, 2019 by mmaamarq

Hydrogen bonding and Internal or External Lewis or Brønsted Acid Assisted (Thio)urea Catalysts, Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 10.1002/ejoc.201901344 Abstract. The obtainment of more active organocatalysts has promoted the search for new modes of activation … Continue reading →

Posted in Hydrogen-bonding, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review, Thiourea, Urea | Tagged 2019, Activation, Asymmetric organocatalysis, Brønsted acid, Lewis acid, Organocatalyst, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review, Thiourea | Leave a comment

The results of a new collaboration with University of Gabes

Posted on October 25, 2019 by mmaamarq

Synthesis, structural determination and catalytic study of a new 2-D chloro-substituted zinc phosphate, (C8N2H20)[ZnCl(PO3(OH))]2, Rayes, A.; Herrera, R. P.; Moncer, M.; Ara, I.; Calestani, G.; Ayed, B.; Mezzadri, F. J. Mol. Struct. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127216 Abstract. A novel chloro-substituted zinc-phosphate, (C8N2H20)[ZnCl(PO3(OH)]2, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research | Tagged 2019, Ali Rayes, Catalysis, Chloride-substitution, Collaboration, Irene Ara, J. Mol. Struct., Open framework structure, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Spectroscopic techniques, University of Gabes, URCMEP, X-ray diffraction, Zinc-phosphate | Leave a comment

Prof. Vieira from UFSCar (Brazil) with us, this week

Posted on October 25, 2019 by mmaamarq

This week (October, 22-25th), Prof. Fillipe Vieira Rocha from Federal University of São Carlos (Brasil), has visited our University invited by Prof. Gimeno. His mission is to promote their internationalization program (UFSCar PrInt) that supports, encourages and consolidates the graduate … Continue reading →

Posted in Internationalization, Visit | Tagged 2019, Brasil, Fillipe Vieira Rocha, Internationalization, PrInt, Prof. Gimeno, UFSCar | Leave a comment

Re-thinking ISQCH in Jaca

Posted on October 25, 2019 by mmaamarq

During few days (October, 23-25th) ISQCH members have been in Jaca (Huesca), re-thinking the institute in terms of chemistry and organization. Raquel told us about Visualization and Internationalization, a part of about HOCA CHEMISTRY. She took us through her pasionated … Continue reading →

Posted in Eugenia Marqués-López, ISQCH, Meeting, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2019, Eugenia Marqués-López, ISQCH, Jaca, Prof. Gimeno, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

Wedding bells ring!

Posted on October 22, 2019 by mmaamarq

Last fridey (October, 18th), two HOCA members got married! Congrats, Isaac and Sandra! 😉

Posted in Fun | Tagged 2019, Isaac G. Sonsona, Sandra Muñiz Bustín, wedding | Leave a comment

Raquel has promoted to “Investigador Científico”!!

Posted on October 18, 2019 by mmaamarq

Posted in Promotion, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2019, Investigador Científico, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

Closing a period of life opens you new horizons. Good luck!

Posted on October 1, 2019 by mmaamarq

Sara and Pablo, the youngest HOCA members, did their final exams last wenesday (september, 25th) and now they are ready to get their B.Sc. Diplomes. Organic Privileged Scaffolds with Anticancer Activity: Synthesis through Organocatalytic Procedures. Sara Gil. Design and synthesis … Continue reading →

Posted in B.Sc. Thesis, Defense, Having fun | Tagged 2019, Asymmetric organocatalysis, aza-Henry, aza-Michael, B.Sc. Thesis, Cancer, Chiral proton catalyst, Heterocycle, Japanese restaurant, Johnston catalyst, Pablo Murillo, privileged scaffolds, Sara Gil, TFG | Leave a comment

Looking for intermediates of reaction to clarify the previously established mechanism

Posted on September 18, 2019 by mmaamarq

Thiolate Bridged Gold(I) NHC Catalysts: New Approach for Catalyst Design and its Application Trapping Catalytic Intermediates, Visbal, R.; Herrera, R. P.; Gimeno, M. C. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201903494 Abstract. Novel dinuclear N ‐heterocyclic gold complexes with bridging thiolate ligands have been designed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2019, Chem. Eur. J, cyclization reactions, Gold, gold catalysis, hydroalkoxylation reactions, M. C. Gimeno, N-Heterocyclic carbenes, Raquel P. Herrera, reaction mechanism | Leave a comment

Two old friends visited us!

Posted on September 18, 2019 by mmaamarq

Last 6th September, Prof. David Díaz Díaz from the “INSTITUTE OF NATURAL PRODUCTS AND AGROBIOLOGY” – CSIC (Tenerife, Spain), visited us. We enjoyed talking about Chemistry and much more 😉 Thanks a lot for coming to Zaragoza one more time! … Continue reading →

Posted in Having fun, Meeting, Visit | Tagged 2019, Collaboration, David Díaz Díaz, Fun, Japanese restaurant, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Visit | Leave a comment

Synthesis of optically active warfarin by using an aromatic amine

Posted on August 26, 2019 by mmaamarq

First aromatic amine organocatalysed activation of α,β-unsaturated ketones, Sonsona, I. G.; Marqués-López, E.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 12233-12240. DOI: 10.1039/c9nj02392e. Abstract. This work provides an unprecedented example of a chiral aromatic amine used to … Continue reading →