Tag Archives: Publication

From perseverance to publication: A proud achievement for our joint doctoral candidate

Posted on February 17, 2026 by mmaamarq

Thank you Juan Carlos for your effort and tenacity. Your tremendous work in the lab is starting to bear fruit in your adoptive home. Congratulations! Morales-Solís, J. C.; Ordoñez, M.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P. Asymmetric Pudovik Reaction as a … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Getting deeper in the understanding of gold catalysis

Posted on June 19, 2024 by mmaamarq

Congratulations Juan Carlos, Raquel and Conchita! The Potential of Self-Activating Au(I) Complexes in Gold Catalysis, Pérez-Sánchez, J. C.; Herrera, R. P.; Gimeno, M. C. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202401825. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401825. Abstract. Gold catalysis has emerged as a groundbreaking field in synthetic … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Propargylamines paper, just published!

Posted on April 19, 2021 by mmaamarq

Effort has reward… congrats!! 😉 Unconventional Gold-Catalyzed One-Pot/Multicomponent Synthesis of Propargylamines Starting from Benzyl Alcohols, Zárate-Roldán, S.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Catalysts 2021, 11, 513. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040513. Abstract. A formal homogeneous gold-catalyzed A3-coupling, starting from benzyl alcohols, is reported for … Continue reading →

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Overview on asymmetric fluorination reactions by means of ORGANOCATALYSIS

Posted on October 1, 2020 by mmaamarq

Asymmetric Fluorination Reactions Promoted by Chiral Hydrogen‐Bonding‐Based Organocatalysts, Auria-Luna, F.; Mohammadi, S.; Divar, M.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202000848 VIP Abstract. Fluorinated compounds can exhibit interesting biological properties. The importance of these species has made … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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