Tag Archives: Organocatalysis

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 →

Posted in Publication, Warfarin | Tagged 2019, Aromatic amine, Asymmetric organocatalysis, Eugenia Marqués-López, Isaac G. Sonsona, New J. Chem., Organocatalysis, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Warfarin | Leave a comment

Fer participated in the II Doctoral Conference of the Organic Chemistry Doctoral Program of the UZ

Posted on June 1, 2019 by mmaamarq

Last monday, may 27th, Fer presented very successfully, the most recent results of his PhD projects in the II Jornada Doctoral, celebrated in the Faculty of Sciences of our University. Congratulations!

Posted in Conference, Dihydropyridines, Doctorate, PhD thesis, Research | Tagged 2019, Conference, Dihydropyridines, Doctoral School, Faculty of Science, Fernando Auria-Luna, II Jornada Doctoral, Organic Chemistry Doctoral Program, Organocatalysis, University of Zaragoza | 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!

Posted in Conference, Organocatalysis | Tagged 2019, Asymmetric organocatalysis, Conference, Luca Bernardi, Organocatalysis | Leave a comment

Synergistic catalysis as well as synergistic teamwork

Posted on March 14, 2019 by mmaamarq

Proline bulky substituents consecutively act as steric hindrances and directing groups in a Michael/Conia-ene cascade reaction under synergistic catalysis, Putatunda, S.; Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Meazza, M.; Franc, M.; Rohaľová, D.; Vemuri, P.; Císařová, I.; Herrera, R. P.; Rios, R.; Veselý, … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Computational chemistry, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2019, Chem. Sci., Collaboration, Conia-ene reaction, Jan Veselý, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Michael reaction, Organocatalysis, Pd, Proline, Publication, Ramon Rios, Raquel P. Herrera, Spiro pyrazolones, Synergistic catalysis | Leave a comment

The young chemists and physicists of Aragon told us yesterday their work in the Faculty of Sciences

Posted on November 23, 2018 by mmaamarq

The 8th Young Aragonese Researchers Meeting took place yesterday (November 22th) in the Faculty of Sciences (Zaragoza). 8ª Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores (Química y Física) de Aragón. (8ª JJIQFA) Isaac, Anabel and Fernando successfully presented part of their Doctoral Thesis work. Congratulations! … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Congress, Dihydropyridines, Meeting, Metal-thiourea, Synthesis, Warfarin | Tagged 2018, 8ª JJIQFA, Anabel Izaga, Conference, Congress, Dihydropyridines, Eugenia Marqués-López, Fernando Auria-Luna, Isaac G. Sonsona, Metal-thiourea, Organocatalysis, Poster, Raquel P. Herrera, RSEQ, Synthesis, Warfarin, Zaragoza | Leave a comment

One more year, Chemistry and Young people have had an appointment; this time in the beautiful city of Toledo

Posted on November 15, 2018 by mmaamarq

Our guys attended last week (5-8 NOVEMBER 2018) the last Young Research Symposium of the Spanish Chemistry Society, celebrated in Toledo. XV SIMPOSIO DE INVESTIGADORES JÓVENES DE LA REAL SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE QUÍMICA. REAL SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE QUÍMICA-SIGMA ALDRICH (MERCK) They … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Having fun, Meeting | Tagged 2018, Congress, Diamine, Enolate, Fernando Auria-Luna, Isaac G. Sonsona, Organocatalysis, Poster, Pyran, Symposium, Toledo, Warfarine, XV SIJ - RSEQ | Leave a comment

Urea Activation by an External Brønsted Acid: Breaking Self-Association and Tuning Catalytic Performance

Posted on September 4, 2018 by mmaamarq

Urea Activation by an External Brønsted Acid: Breaking Self-Association and Tuning Catalytic Performance Isaac G. Sonsona, Eugenia Marqués-López, Marleen Häring, David Díaz Díaz and Raquel P. Herrera Catalysts 2018, 8(8), 305; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080305 Abstract: In this work, we hypothesize that Brønsted acids can activate urea-based catalysts by diminishing its … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Eugenia Marqués-López, Gel, Hydrogen-bonding, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Urea | Tagged 2018, Brønsted acids, David Díaz Díaz, Eugenia Marqués-López, Friedel-Crafts, Isaac G. Sonsona, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Self-association, Synergy, Urea | Leave a comment

Sandra got already her BSc degree!

Posted on July 13, 2018 by mmaamarq

Last wednesday, Sandra presented her Bachelor thesis entitled “Synthesis and applications of heterocycles of interest”. She did it excellent. Congratulations!

Posted in B.Sc. Thesis, Defense, Heterocycle, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Thiourea | Tagged 2018, B.Sc. Thesis, Heterocycle, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Sandra Muñiz Bustín | Leave a comment

Getting funds not easy, but this time we were fortunate!

Posted on July 3, 2018 by mmaamarq

We recently knew that Spanish Government gave us in the last call, funds for researching during 2018-2020 on “New challenges in organocatalysis and studies of biological and gelling properties” . Congratulations and good luck!

Posted in Funding | Tagged 2018, Funding, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Spanish Government | 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 →