Category Archives: Organocatalysis

Smooth synthesis of chromenylphosphonates, early view

Posted on August 17, 2023 by mmaamarq

Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Phospha-Michael Addition for the Direct Synthesis of Biologically Active Chromenylphosphonates,* Marqués-López, E.; Sonsona, I. G.; Garcés-Marín, M.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 365. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202300563. *A previous version of this manuscript has been deposited … Continue reading →

Posted in Chromene, Eugenia Marqués-López, Heterocycle, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research | Tagged 2023, Adv. Synth. Catal., Biological activity, Chromenylphosphonates, Eugenia Marqués-López, Isaac G. Sonsona, M. Concepción Gimeno, Miryam G. Marín, Phospha-Michael, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | Leave a comment

Raquel in a Thesis Committee at the UAM

Posted on July 4, 2022 by mmaamarq

Last June 24th, Raquel traveled to Madrid to participate as a member of the jury which has evaluated Jorge Humbrías-Martín thesis, from FRONCAT group head by Dr. José Alemán.

Posted in Defense, Doctorate, Organocatalysis, PhD thesis, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2022, Efraím Reyes, Jorge Humbrías, José Alemán, José Antonio Fernández, Juan Carlos Carretero, Juan Carlos del Pozo, Luca Bernardi, Organocatalysis, PhD Thesis dissertation, Raquel P. Herrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Leave a comment

Maru has travelled to San Sebastian for being part of a Thesis Committee

Posted on April 7, 2022 by mmaamarq

Last Friday, Maru joined the evaluation committee of Ane García’s Dissertation at the University of the Basque Country (UPV), together with the other two members of the jury, Dr. Svetlana Tsogoeva (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany) and Dr. Raúl San Martín … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctorate, Eugenia Marqués-López, Organocatalysis, PhD thesis | Tagged 2022, Ane García, Antonia Mielgo, Asymmetric Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis Research Group, Claudio Palomo, Eugenia Marqués-López, Organocatalysis, Raúl San Martín, San Sebastián, Svetlana Tsogoeva, University of the Basque Country (UPV) | Leave a comment

What do you know about the latest Nobel Prize in Chemistry? José and Raquel know a lot!

Posted on April 7, 2022 by mmaamarq

Few days ago, we had the pleasure of having the visit of an excellent scientist and better person, our good friend José Alemán (UAM). Territorial section for Aragon of the RSEQ invited him to the annually organized Debate on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Scientific dissemination | Tagged 2022, Asymmetric organocatalysis, José Alemán, List, MacMillan, Nobel Prize 2021, Territorial section Aragon-RSEQ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Leave a comment

HOCA (aza-Henry reaction) in The 24th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Nov 2020)

Posted on November 18, 2020 by mmaamarq

Asymmetric aza-Henry reaction of hydrazones I. G. Sonsona, J. V. Alegre-Requena,* E. Marqués-López, M. C. Gimeno, R. P. Herrera* 10.3390/ecsoc-24-08411 (registering DOI) Abstract: In this work, the enantioselective organocatalyzed addition of nitroalkanes to N-benzoyl hydrazones has been developed for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinchona, Congress, Eugenia Marqués-López, Henry, Meeting, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2020, aza-Henry, Eugenia Marqués-López, Hydrazone, Isaac G. Sonsona, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, M. Concepción Gimeno, Organocatalysis, Quinine, Raquel P. Herrera, The 24th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry | Leave a comment

HOCA initiation in DNA binding studies of compounds obtained through green methods

Posted on July 15, 2020 by mmaamarq

Ultrasound-assisted multicomponent synthesis of 4H-pyrans in water and DNA binding studies, Auria-Luna, F.; Fernández-Moreira, V.; Marqués-López, E.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Sci. Rep. 2020 , 10, 11594. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68076-1 Abstract. A simple approach to synthesize new highly substituted 4H-pyran … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA, Heterocycle, Multicomponent reaction, Organocatalysis, Publication, Pyrans, Research, Synthesis | Tagged 2020, 4H-Pyrans, Collaboration, DNA, Eugenia Marqués-López, Fernando Auria-Luna, Green chemistry, Multicomponent reaction, Organocatalysis, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Scientific Reports, Synthesis, Ultrasound, Water | Leave a comment

Just accepted, congratulations!

Posted on February 5, 2020 by mmaamarq

Asymmetric organocatalyzed aza‐Henry reaction of hydrazones: experimental and computational studies, Sonsona, I. G.; Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Marqués-López, E.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000232 Abstract. The first asymmetric catalyzed aza‐Henry reaction of hydrazones … Continue reading →

Posted in Computational chemistry, Eugenia Marqués-López, Henry, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2020, Asymmetric organocatalysis, aza-Henry, Computational chemistry, Eugenia Marqués-López, Henry reaction, Isaac G. Sonsona, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

First fruit of a very interesting collaboration…

Posted on January 15, 2020 by mmaamarq

… with Dr. Santiago Uriel. Thank you and congratulations! Simple iodoalkyne-based organocatalysts for the activation of carbonyl compounds, Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Valero-Tena, A.; Sonsona, I. G.; Uriel, S.; Herrera, R. P. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02688f Abstract. A novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2020, Alberto Valero-Tena, Bisindolylmethane derivatives, Collaboration, Halogen bond, Iodoalkyne-based organocatalysts, Isaac G. Sonsona, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Org. Biomol. Chem., Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Santiago Uriel | Leave a comment

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

Luca and Raquel: old friends together after 15 years!

Posted on March 15, 2019 by mmaamarq

Last Friday, March 8th, Dr. Luca Bernardi (University of Bologna) visited Zaragoza and gave us a wonderful talk as a present, about “Asymmetric Organocatalysis: Principles and Applications“. Thanks a lot, Luca!