Tag Archives: Alcohol

Trapping carbocations…

Posted on February 12, 2018 by mmaamarq

A new article has just been published. Thank you to everyone, and congratulations! Functionalization of π-activated alcohols by trapping carbocations in pure water under smooth conditions, Ortiz, R.; Koukouras, A.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P. Arab. J. Chem. 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2018.01.022 Abstract. Acetic acid as catalyst … Continue reading →

Posted in Eugenia Marqués-López, Guest, Internship, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research, Visit | Tagged 2018, Alcohol, Alessandro Koukouras, Arab. J. Chem., Brønsted acid, Carbocation, Dehydrative substitution, Eugenia Marqués-López, π-Activated alcohols, Prof. Herbert Mayr, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Rosa Ortiz, Water | Leave a comment

Just accepted! New article about making more efficient enatioselective organocatalytic reactions

Posted on October 27, 2017 by mmaamarq

Juanvi has worked hard in this project and now the first results have just come out. The central idea is to generate in situ, the carbonyl compound, via oxidation of an alcohol, which is involved in a subsequent asymmetric organocatalytic … Continue reading →

Posted in Catalysis, Henry, Hydrogen-bonding, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research, Squaramide | Tagged 2017, Adv. Synth. Catal., Alcohol, Aldehydes, Aldol reaction, Asymmetric organocatalysis, Eugenia Marqués-López, Henry reaction, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | Leave a comment

A compilation of methods for an easy substitution of alcohols in water, just published

Posted on April 2, 2017 by mmaamarq

Direct Substitution of Alcohols in Pure Water by Brønsted Acid Catalysis. Ortiz, R.; Herrera, R. P. Molecules 2017, 22(4), 574; DOI:10.3390/molecules22040574. This article belongs to the Special Issue Women in Organic Chemistry. Abstract. With the increasing concern for sustainability, the use … Continue reading →