On 25 September, Isaac and Fernando took part in the “European Researchers’ Night” in Zaragoza. This is a huge international event that takes place in 280 cities across Europe and beyond, aiming to aproach Science to society.
Scientific dissemination is an important and nice responsibility of the scientific community. Two young scientists of our HOCA research group proudly contributed to such effort explaining two interesting topics to a very wide audience -from kids to adults-:
Isaac presented a virtual journey through the History of Chemistry telling brief stories and anecdotes of “Famous chemists in Organic Chemistry”.
On the other hand, Fernando gave a talk approaching to his audience “The daily life of an organic chemist”.
They both had a very and unique experience sharing their knowledge with many other city neighbours. HOCA wants to congratulate Isaac and Fernando for their effort, illusion and dedication in the “European Researchers’ Night” in Zaragoza.
one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrical squaramides are reported. This straightforward procedure allows appealing and commonly used squaramide derivatives to be obtained with very good results. The methodology developed in this work saves energy, eliminates the purification steps for intermediate products, reduces costs and leads to better yields compared to those obtained through the traditional “stop-and-go” approach. Moreover, we have proved the efficiency of our process with the synthesis of three biologically active structures, improving the results of the previously reported stepwise syntheses. Interestingly, this simple and cheap method could attract the interest of pharmaceutical and chemical companies aiming to produce these active compounds on a large scale.
Herrera-OrganoCatalisis Asimétrica Group 