Back cover New Journal of Chemistry
Multicomponent Reactions. R. P. Herrera; E. Marques-López (Eds.). Wiley, 2015
Topical Collection “Recent Advances in Organocatalysis”
CATALYSTS: Special Issue “Hydrogen Bonding Activation”
CATALYSTS: Special Issue “Hydrogen Transfer Reactions”
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A little tribute to (THIO)UREAS. Improving their organocatalytic activity…
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
The results of a new collaboration with University of Gabes
Synthesis, structural determination and catalytic study of a new 2-D chloro-substituted zinc phosphate, (C8N2H20)[ZnCl(PO3(OH))]2, Rayes, A.; Herrera, R. P.; Moncer, M.; Ara, I.; Calestani, G.; Ayed, B.; Mezzadri, F. J. Mol. Struct. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127216 Abstract. A novel chloro-substituted zinc-phosphate, (C8N2H20)[ZnCl(PO3(OH)]2, … Continue reading
Posted in Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research
Tagged 2019, Ali Rayes, Catalysis, Chloride-substitution, Collaboration, Irene Ara, J. Mol. Struct., Open framework structure, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Spectroscopic techniques, University of Gabes, URCMEP, X-ray diffraction, Zinc-phosphate
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Synthesis of optically active warfarin by using an aromatic amine
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
Synergistic catalysis as well as synergistic teamwork
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
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Enjoy reading a new review about anticancer properties of gold complexes
Anticancer Properties of Gold Complexes with Biologically Relevant Ligands, Fernández-Moreira, V.; Herrera, R. P.; Gimeno, M. C. Pure Appl. Chem. 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-0901 Abstract. The present review highlights our findings in the field of antitumor gold complexes bearing biologically relevant molecules, such as DNA-bases, amino acids … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Collaboration, Gold, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review
Tagged 2018, Amino acids, Antitumor compounds, Cancer, Collaboration, Distinguished Women in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, DNA-base derivatives, Gold, Gold complexes, Peptides, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Pure Appl. Chem., Raquel P. Herrera, Review
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Celebrating the publication of a new article!
First Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of 1-Benzamido-1,4-Dihydropyridine Derivatives, Auria-Luna, F.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P. Molecules 2018, 23(10), 2692. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23102692. Special Issue “Stereogenic Centers“ Abstract. Preliminary results concerning the first asymmetric synthesis of highly functionalized 1-benzamido-1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives via the reaction of hydrazones with alkylidenemalononitriles … Continue reading
Posted in Dihydropyridines, Eugenia Marqués-López, Heterocycle, Organic chemistry, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research
Tagged 1, 2018, 4-Dihydropyridine, Asymmetric organocatalysis, Chiral base, Eugenia Marqués-López, Fernando Auria-Luna, Hydrazone, Molecules, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera
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Gold Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions beyond A3Coupling
Gold Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions beyond A3Coupling Renso Visbal, Sara Graus, Raquel P. Herrera, M. Concepción Gimeno Molecules 2018, 23(9), 2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23092255 Abstract: The preparation of complex architectures has inspired the search for new methods and new processes in organic synthesis. Multicomponent reactions have become an … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Gold, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review
Tagged 1, 2018, 3, 4-Dihydropyridines, 4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones, Butenolides, Catalysis, Collaboration, Ethers, Gold, β-Alkoxyketones, Molecules, Multicomponent reactions, Oxazoles, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Pyridines, Raquel P. Herrera, Review, Sara Graus, Spirocycles, Thiazolo-quinolines
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Efficient Gold(I) Acyclic Diaminocarbenes for the Synthesis of Propargylamines and Indolizines
Efficient Gold(I) Acyclic Diaminocarbenes for the Synthesis of Propargylamines and Indolizines Mélanie Aliaga-Lavrijsen, Raquel P. Herrera, M. Dolores Villacampa, and M. Concepción Gimeno ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 9805–9813. Abstract: Mononuclear gold(I) acyclic diaminocarbenes (ADCs) were prepared by the reaction of 1,2-cyclohexanediamine with the corresponding isocyanide complexes … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Gold, Multicomponent reaction, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera
Tagged 2018, ACS Omega, Carbene complexes, Catalysts, Collaboration, Indolizines, Organic compounds and Functional groups, Physical and chemical processes, Prof. Gimeno, Propargylamines, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera
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Urea Activation by an External Brønsted Acid: Breaking Self-Association and Tuning Catalytic Performance
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
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A new article with the Tunisian group has been accepted!
Hydrothermal synthesis of CoII chiral inorganic-organic complex: Structural, thermal and catalytic evaluation, Maatar Ben Salah, A.; Herrera, R. P.; Naïli, H. J. Mol. Struct. 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.04.002 Abstract. By heating the cobalt chloride hexahydrate (CoCl2·6H2O) with the R form of the organic amine α-methylbenzylamine (C8H11N) under … Continue reading
Posted in Catalysis, Collaboration, Raquel P. Herrera, Research, Synthesis
Tagged 2018, Catalytic properties, Chiral, Cobalt II, Collaboration, Hybrid, Hydrogen bonds, Inorganic-organic complex, J. Mol. Struct., Non-centrosymmetric, Phase transition, Prof. Dr. Houcine Naïli, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Synthesis
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