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    A Molecular Ruthenium Catalyst with the Water-Oxidation Activity Comparable to that of Photosystem II 

    Duan, Lele; Bozoglian, Fernando; Mandal, Sukanta; Stewart, Beverly; Privalov, Timofei; Llobet, Antoni; Sun, Licheng (2012-03-25)

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    Ni-catalyzed Carboxylation of C(sp2)– and C(sp3)–O Bonds with CO2 

    Correa, Arkaitz; León, Thierry; Martin, Ruben (2013)

    <p> In recent years a significant progress has been made for the carboxylation of aryl and benzyl halides with CO<sub>2</sub>, becoming convenient alternatives to the use of stoichiometric amounts of well-defined metal ...

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    Synthesis of (+)-Schisanwilsonene A by Tandem Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization/1,5-Migration/Cyclopropanation 

    Gaydou, Morgane; R. E. Miller; Delpont, Nicolas; Ceccon, Julien; Echavarren, Antonio M. (2013)

    <p> The first total synthesis of the antiviral (+)-schisanwilsonene A has been completed using a fully stereoselective tandem cyclization/1,5-migration/intermolecular cyclopropanation. The key reaction sequence is catalyzed ...

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    Fast and Persistent Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by Co-Fe Prussian Blue Coordination Polymers 

    Pintado, Sara; Goberna-Ferrón, Sara; Escudero-Adán, Eduardo C.; José Ramón, Galán-Mascarós (2013-08-27)

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    Spectroscopic Properties of Zn(Salphenazine) Complexes and their Application in Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells 

    Salassa, Giovanni; Ryan, James W.; Escudero-Adán, Eduardo C.; Kleij, Arjan W. (2013-10-10)

    A new family of salphen based complexes, viz. Zn(salphenazine)s, has been prepared and is characterized by a larger π-surface compared to previously reported Zn(salphen) complexes. The spectroscopic properties of these ...

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    Conversion of Oxiranes and CO2 to Organic Cyclic Carbonates using a Recyclable, Bifunctional Polystyrene-Supported Organocatalyst 

    Whiteoak, Christopher J.; Henseler, Andrea H.; Ayats, Carles; Kleij, Arjan W.; Pericà, Miquel A. (2013-12-11)

    The development of a heterogeneous one-component bifunctional catalyst system able to catalyse the conversion of carbon dioxide and oxiranes to organic cyclic carbonates at low temperature (45 oC) is reported. The bifunctional ...

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    Double-Supported Silica-Metal–Organic Framework Palladium Nanocatalyst for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols under Batch and Continuous Flow Regimes 

    Pascanu, Vlad; Bermejo Gómez, Antonio; Ayats, Carles; Platero-Prats, Ana Eva; Carson, Fabian; Su, Jie; Yao, Qingxia; Pericàs, Miquel À.; Zou, Xiaodong; Martín-Matute, Belén (2014)

    <p> Stable and easily synthesized metal&ndash;organic framework MIL-88B-NH<sub>2</sub> represents an attractive support for catalysts employed in oxidation reactions, which are typically performed under relatively harsh ...

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    Supramolecular Water Oxidation with Ru-bda-Based Catalysts 

    Richmond, Craij J.; Matheu, Roc; Poater, Albert; Falivene, Laura; . Benet-Buchholz, Jordi; Sala, Xavier; Cavallo, Luigi; Llobet, Antoni (2014)

    <p> Extremely slow and extremely fast new water oxidation catalysts based on the Ru&ndash;bda (bda=2,2&prime;-bipyridine-6,6&prime;-dicarboxylate) systems are reported with turnover frequencies in the range of 1 and 900 ...

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    Dinuclear Ruthenium Complexes Containing the Hpbl Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, Linkage Isomerism, and Epoxidation Catalysis 

    L. Francàs; R. M. González-Gil; D. Moyano; J. Benet-Buchholz; J. García-Anton; L. Escriche; A. Llobet; X. Sala (2014)

    <p> Three dinucleating Ru&ndash;Cl complexes containing the hexadentate dinucleating ligand [1,1&prime;-(4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diyl)bis(1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanol)] (Hpbl) and the meridional 2,2&prime;:6&prime;,2&Prime ...

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    Continuous Flow Enantioselective Three-Component anti-Mannich Reactions Catalyzed by a Polymer-Supported Threonine Derivative 

    Ayats, Carles; Henseler, Andrea H.; Dibello, Estefanía; Pericàs, Miquel A. (2014)

    <p style="text-align: justify;"> A series of primary amino acid-derived polystyrene-supported organocatalysts was tested in <em>anti</em>-selective Mannich reactions. The polystyrene-immobilized threonine derivative ...

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    Increased short circuit current in an azafullerene-based organic solar cell Werther 

    Cambarau, Werther; Fritze, Urs F.; Viterisi, Aurélien; Palomares, Emilio; von Delius, Max (2014)

    <p> We report the synthesis of a solution-processable, dodecyloxyphenyl-substituted azafullerene monoadduct (DPC59N) and its application as electron acceptor in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (BHJ-OSCs). Due to ...

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    Metal-catalyzed activation of ethers via C–O bond cleavage: A new strategy for molecular diversity 

    Cornella, Josep; Zarate, Cayetana; Martin, Ruben (2014)

    <p> In 1979, the seminal work of Wenkert set the standards for the utilization of aryl and vinyl ethers as coupling partners <em>via</em> C&ndash;O bond-cleavage. Although the topic remained dormant for almost three ...

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    Synthesis and Structural Features of Co(II) and Co(III) Complexes Supported by Aminotrisphenolate Ligand Scaffolds 

    Martín, Carmen; Whiteoak, Cristopher J.; Martin, Eddy; Escudero-Adán, Eduardo C.; Galán-Mascarós, José-Ramón; Klei, Arjan W. (2014)

    <p> Co(II) complexes of aminotrisphenolate<br /> ((ArO)3N3&minus;) ligands can be prepared straightforwardly in high<br /> yield. X-ray analysis reveals these complexes to comprise of two<br /> different hemispheres, ...

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    Sustainable conversion of carbon dioxide: the advent of organocatalysis 

    G. Fiorani; W. Guo; A. W. Kleij (2014)

    <p> The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO<small><sub>2</sub></small>), an abundant renewable carbon reagent, into chemicals of academic and industrial interest is of imminent importance to create a higher degree of ...

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    Oxo-Bridge Scenario behind Single-Site Water-Oxidation Catalysts 

    López, Isidoro; Maji, Somnath; Benet-Buchholz, Jordi; Llobet, Antoni (2014)

    <p> High-oxidation-state decay of mononuclear complexes [RuTB(H2O)]2+ (X2+, where B = 2,2&prime;-bpy or bpy for X = 1; B = 5,5&prime;-F2-bpy for X = 2; B = 6,6&prime;-F2-bpy for X = 3; T = 2,2&prime;:6&prime;,2&Prime;- ...

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    Synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties of the A–π-D–π-A porphyrin and its application as an electron donor in efficient solution processed 

    Kumar, Challuri Vijay; Cabau, Lydia; Koukaras, Emmanuel N.; Sharma, Ganesh D.; Palomares, Emilio (2014)

    <div> A conjugated acceptor&ndash;donor&ndash;acceptor (A&ndash;&pi;-D&ndash;&pi;-A) with the Zn-porphyrin core and the di-cyanovinyl</div> <div> substituted thiophene (A) connected at meso positions denoted as VC62 ...

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    Ru-Zn Heteropolynuclear Complexes Containing a Dinucleating Bridging Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Isomerism 

    Mognon, Lorenzo; Benet-Buchholz, Jordi; S. M. W. Rahaman; Bo, Carles; Llobet, Antoni (2014)

    <p> Mononuclear complexes in- and out-[Ru(Cl)(trpy)(Hbpp)]+ (in-0, out-0; Hbpp is 2,2&prime;-(1H-pyrazole-3,5-diyl)dipyridine and trpy is 2,2&prime;:6&prime;,2&Prime;-terpyridine) are used as starting materials for ...

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    Metal-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling Reactions of Organic Halides with Carbonyl-Type Compounds 

    Moragas, Antoni; Correa, Arkaitz; Martin, Ruben (2014)

    <p> Metal-catalyzed reductive coupling reactions of aryl halides and (pseudo)halides with carbonyl-type compounds have undergone an impressive development within the last years. These methodologies have shown to be a ...

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    In Situ Formation of Heterojunctions in Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Synthesis and Noble Metal Free Photocatalysis 

    Shalom, Menny; Guttentag, Miguel; Fettkenhauer, Christian; Inal, Sanika; Neher, Dieter; Llobet, Antoni; Antonietti, Markus (2014)

    <p> Herein, we report the facile synthesis of an efficient roll-like carbon nitride (C3N4) photocatalyst for hydrogen production using a supramolecular complex composed of cyanuric acid, melamine, and barbituric acid as ...

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    Water oxidation at electrodes modified with Earth-abundant transition metal catalysts 

    Galán-Mascarós, José Ramón (2014)

    <p> A broad and critical description of the state-of-the-art in water oxidation electrocatalysts for the oxygen-evolving reaction is given. Technologically relevant catalysts for energy production from earth-abundant ...