Tag Archives: Organocatalysis

Excited to welcome our new lab intern!

Posted on March 11, 2026 by mmaamarq

Big welcome to Hala Zohbi (Master Chemical Biology student from TU Dortmund, Germany), our new research intern joining us for a short-term stay! All the best!

Posted in Internationalization, Internship, Research stay | Tagged 2026, Erasmus, Germany, Internationalization, Internship, Organocatalysis, TU Dortmund | Leave a comment

Congratulations to Christian on the brilliant defense of his thesis

Posted on March 3, 2026 by mmaamarq

On January 23, our colleague Christian Asacso, brilliantly defended his thesis, entitled “Development of Chemoenzymatic Cascades for the Production of High-Value-Added Products.” We congratulate him and wish him all the best for the future, especially now as he begins his … Continue reading →

Posted in Defense, PhD thesis | Tagged 2026, Cascade, Christian Ascaso Alegre, Enzymes, Juan Mangas-Sanchez, Organocatalysis, PhD Thesis dissertation, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

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

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

Our latest findings on the organocatalytic synthesis of heterocyclic derivatives just accepted for publication

Posted on October 14, 2024 by mmaamarq

Congratulations!!! Multicomponent Cyanation of 2-Amino-3-cyano-4H-chromenes in Aqueous Media, Ardevines, S.; Garcés-Marín, M.; Cervantes-Cerrada, P.; Aamir, S.; Herrera, R. P.; Marqués-López, E. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400443, early view. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202400443. Abstract. Chromenes represent a pivotal molecular structure found in … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication, Uncategorized | Tagged 2024, Aqueous media, Asian J. Org. Chem., Chromene, Cyanation, Eugenia Marqués-López, Green chemistry, Miryam G. Marín, Multicomponent reaction, Organocatalysis, Paula Cervantes, Raquel P. Herrera, Sandra Ardevines Asín, Subhan AAmir | Leave a comment

Enzymes and Organocatalysts, good coworkers!

Posted on June 19, 2024 by mmaamarq

Congratulations to Christian, Raquel and Juan!! Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Cascade for the Construction of Asymmetric C-C and C-P Bonds via Formal C-H Activation, Ascaso-Alegre, C.; Herrera, R. P.; Mangas-Sanchez, J. ChemCatChem 2024, e202400817. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202400817. Abstract. The integration of organocatalysis and enzyme catalysis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2024, alcohol oxidases, aqueous conditions, Cascade, Christian Ascaso Alegre, Enzymes, Henry reaction, hydroxyphosphonates, Juan Mangas-Sanchez, nitro alcohols, One-pot synthesis, Organocatalysis, Oxidation of alcohols, Pleurotus eryngii, Publication, Pudovik reaction, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | Leave a comment

Sandra got published her first results from her stay in Münster

Posted on May 15, 2024 by mmaamarq

Last summer Sandra spent 3 months at Universität Münster, working in García Mancheño Group. She enjoyed a lot and also ensured nice fruits. Thank you, Olga, for being open for collaboration and hosting our girl! Congratulations for this first article! … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication, Research stay | Tagged 2024, Adv. Synth. Catal., Hydrogen-bonding, Organocatalysis, photocatalysis, Prof. Dr. Olga García Mancheño, Sandra Ardevines, Universität Münster | Leave a comment

Enjoy our new Cover in Adv. Synth. Catal.

Posted on October 16, 2023 by mmaamarq

Just published our new cover that illustrates our recent article on Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Phospha-Michael Addition for the Direct Synthesis of Biologically Active Chromenylphosphonates. The inside cover picture is an artistic illustration of the bifunctional activation of the phosphite and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged 2023, Adv. Synth. Catal., Chromenylphosphonates, Cover, Eugenia Marqués-López, Isaac G. Sonsona, M. Concepción Gimeno, Miryam G. Marín, Organocatalysis, Phospa-Michael, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Leave a comment

New work on DHPs, just available online!

Posted on December 13, 2022 by mmaamarq

Congratulations to everyone, in special to Sandra! Well done! 1-Benzamido-1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives as anticancer agents: in vitro and in vivo assays, Ardevines, S.; Auria-Luna, F.; Romanos, E.; Fernández-Moreira, V.; Benedi, A.; Gimeno, M. C.; Marzo, I.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P. Arab. J. Chem. 2022, 104514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104514. Abstract. … Continue reading →