Tag Archives: Squaramide

A new collaboration with our good friend Luca Bernardi (Bologna) has just come out!

Posted on January 14, 2022 by mmaamarq

CONGRATULATIONS!! Investigation of Squaramide Catalysts in the Aldol Reaction En Route to Funapide, Canudo-Sonsona, I. G.; Vicenzi, A.; Guidotti, M.; Bisag, G. D..; Fochi, M.; Herrera, R. P.; Bernardi, L. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202101254. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202101254. Abstract. Funapide is … Continue reading →

Posted in Publication | Tagged Aldol reaction, Asymmetric catalysis, Funapide, Isaac G. Sonsona, Luca Bernardi, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Collaboration, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review | Tagged 2020, Adv. Synth. Catal., Collaboration, Fernando Auria-Luna, Fluorination, Hydrogen-bonding, Organocatalysis, Phosphoric acid, Prof. Gimeno, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Review, Squaramide, Thiourea | Leave a comment

Metals… more and more present in the HOCA group, SOS!

Posted on November 21, 2019 by mmaamarq

Last week (14-15 November 2019), Raquel attended to the 1st International Workshop on Metals in Medicine hold at Chimie ParisTech, PSL University. She presented the poster entitle Synthesis of group 11 metal complexes with thiourea or squaramide ligands: study of … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Congress, Metal complex, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 1st International Workshop on Metals in Medicine, 2019, Conference, Congress, group 11 metal complexes, Paris, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide, Thiourea | Leave a comment

Proud of our boss!

Posted on June 30, 2018 by mmaamarq

Raquel has been awarded with a prestigious “Beca Leonardo (Fundación BBVA)“. Congratulations!!!!!!!! 😉

Posted in Award, Raquel P. Herrera | Tagged 2018, Award, Becas Leonardo, Fundación BBVA, Grant, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | Leave a comment

Young researchers meet in Badajoz and discuss about CHEMISTRY

Posted on November 14, 2017 by mmaamarq

HOCA PhD students joined last week, the XIV Simposio de Investigadores Jóvenes de la RSEQ, celebrated in Badajoz (Spain). Juanvi gave a talk about “PUSH-PULL” π+/π- (PPππ) SYSTEMS: A NEW TYPE OF INTERACTION SYSTEM IN CATALYSIS. Fernando and Isaac presented their … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Congress, Meeting | Tagged 2017, Conference, Congress, Fernando Auria-Luna, Isaac G. Sonsona, β-Nitrohydrazidas, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Poster, Pyran, RSEQ, Squaramide, Symposium, XIV Simposio de Investigadores Jóvenes de la RSEQ | Leave a comment

Juanvi joined the UPPA-UPV / EHU Transboundary Doctorials

Posted on November 1, 2017 by mmaamarq

Juanvi has been in Arantzazu (Gipuzkoa), from October 16th to 19th working with other PhD students in the “Doctoriales transfronterizos UPPA-UPV/EHU” (UPPA-UPV / EHU Transboundary Doctorials), organized by the Master’s and Doctorate School of the UPV / EHU (MDe), in collaboration with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Doctorate, Organocatalysis, Squaramide | Tagged 2017, Arantzazu (Gipuzkoa), Asymmetric organocatalysis, Congress, Doctoriales transfronterizos UPPA-UPV/EHU, Eugenia Marqués-López, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | 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 →

Posted in Catalysis, Henry, Hydrogen-bonding, Organocatalysis, Publication, Raquel P. Herrera, Research, Squaramide | Tagged 2017, Adv. Synth. Catal., Alcohol, Aldehydes, Aldol reaction, Asymmetric organocatalysis, Eugenia Marqués-López, Henry reaction, Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Organocatalysis, Raquel P. Herrera, Squaramide | Leave a comment

Welcome Sofía!

Posted on October 24, 2017 by mmaamarq

We want to give our warmest welcome to Sofía to our group. She will work on her Master thesis dealing with the synthesis of metal-squaramide complexes and the study of their properties. Good luck!

Posted in M.Sc. Thesis, Metal complex, Research stay, Squaramide, Synthesis, Welcome | Tagged 2017, M.Sc. Thesis student, Metal complex, Prof. Gimeno, Raquel P. Herrera, Sofía de Gea Serna, Squaramide, Welcome | Leave a comment

Deepening the knowledge of Henry reaction catalyzed by squaramides

Posted on August 19, 2017 by mmaamarq

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 | Leave a comment

V Jornadas Doctorales G-9 (Palma de Mallorca)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by mmaamarq

Juanvi was selected by the University of Zaragoza to participate in the V Jornadas Doctorales G-9 (Palma de Mallorca, del 8 al 10 de febrero de 2017). He presented there, his doctorate topic: SQUARAMIDES.