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Scientias - 2025 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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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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Trapping carbocations…
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
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A new article has been accepted for publication, CONGRATULATIONS!!
“Functionalization of π-activated alcohols by trapping carbocations in pure water under smooth conditions”, R. Ortiz, A. Koukouras, E. Marqués-López, R. P. Herrera, Arab. J. Chem. 2018, accepted. Abstract: Acetic acid as catalyst in pure water was found to be an excellent reaction medium … Continue reading
Deepening the knowledge of Henry reaction catalyzed by squaramides
We have just published very interesting studies about the Henry reaction, which allow understanding more in detail the activation of the substrates by a very effective squaramide. Enjoy them… Congratulations Juanvi! “Push−Pull π+/π−” (PPππ) Systems in Catalysis, Alegre Requena J. … Continue reading
Posted in Computational chemistry, Eugenia Marqués-López, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research, Squaramide
Tagged 2017, ACS Catalysis, Chem. Eur. J, Eugenia Marqués-López, Henry reaction, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide
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Celebrating our last publication!
Asymmetric Organocatalytic Synthesis of Substituted Chiral 1,4-Dihydropyridine Derivatives. Fernando Auria-Luna, Eugenia Marqués-López, M. Concepción Gimeno, Roghayeh Heiran, Somayeh Mohammadi, and Raquel P. Herrera, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 5516–5523. Abstract. The first cinchona-alkaloid-organocatalyzed enantioselective synthesis of chiral 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives is described. Bis-cinchona catalyst 3b … Continue reading
Organocatalytic methods collection to obtain chiral 1,4-DHPs, just accepted in Adv. Synth. Catal.
Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines, Auria-Luna, F.; Marqués-López, E.; Herrera, R. P. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, DOI 10.1002/adsc.201700300 Abstract. This review aims to bring light upon a very interesting group of compounds, the 1,4-dihydropyridines (1,4-DHPs). These structures are well-known pharmacophores, used for many years … Continue reading
Posted in Dihydropyridines, Eugenia Marqués-López, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review
Tagged 2017, Adv. Synth. Catal., Asymmetric organocatalysis, DHP, Dihydropyridines, Eugenia Marqués-López, Fernando Auria-Luna, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review
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A compilation of methods for an easy substitution of alcohols in water, just published
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
A further step towards understanding one of our best “friends”: aminoindanol-based thiourea
Hydrogen bonding networks in chiral thiourea organocatalysts. Evidence on the importance of the aminoindanol moiety. Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Cryst. Growth Des., 2016, 16, 5091–5099. Abstract. The crystal structures of four chiral thioureas, which are normally used as organocatalysts, are reported by … Continue reading
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