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    An enantio- and diastereoselective approach to indoloquinolizidines in continuous flow 

    Chaudhari, Moreshwar B.; Gupta, Prachi; Llanes, Patricia; Zhou, Leijie; Zanda, Nicola; Pericàs, Miquel À. (2022-10-04)

    Merging polymer-supported asymmetric organocatalysis with continuous flow in a packed bed reactor has been used as the key, enantiodetermining step in a short synthesis of indoloquinolizidines. Using this approach, a highly ...

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    Anatomy of gold catalysts: facts and myths 

    Ranieri, Beatrice; Escofet, Imma; Echavarren, Antonio M (2015-05-13)

    This review article covers the main types of gold(I) complexes used as precatalysts under homogeneous conditions in organic synthesis and discusses the different ways of catalyst activation as well as ligand, silver, and ...

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    Catalytic Hydrodifluoroalkylation of Unactivated Olefins 

    Yue, Wen-Jun; Day, Craig S.; Brenes Rucinski, Adrian J.; Martin, Ruben (2022-07-10)

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    Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Nardoaristolone B via a Gold(I)-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization 

    Homs, Anna; Muratore, Michael E; Echavarren, Antonio M (2015-01-07)

    The first enantioselective total synthesis of (−)-nardoaristolone B is accomplished by the implementation of an enantio- and diastereoselective copper(I)-catalyzed conjugate addition/enolate trapping sequence and a ...

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    Expanding Coefficient: A Parameter To Assess the Stability of Induced-Fit Complexes 

    Talotta, Carmen; Concilio, Gerardo; De Rosa, Margherita; Soriente, Annunziata; Gaeta, Carmine; Rescifina, Antonio; Ballester, Pablo; Neri, Placido (2021-02-16)

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    Gold Carbene or Carbenoid: Is There a Difference? 

    Wang, Yahui; Muratore, Michael E; Echavarren, Antonio M (2015-03-18)

    By reviewing the recent progress on the eluci- dation of the structure of gold carbenes and the defini- tions of metal carbenes and carbenoids, we recommend to use the term gold carbene to describe gold carbene-like ...

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    Ni-Catalyzed Site-Selective Dicarboxylation of 1,3-Dienes with CO2 

    Tortajada, Andreu; Ryo, Ninokata; Martín, Rubén (2018-01-27)

    A site-selective catalytic incorporation of multiple CO2 molecules into 1,3-dienes en route to adipic acids is described. This protocol is characterized by its mild conditions, excellent chemo- and regioselectivity and ...

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    Photoelectrochemical Behavior of a Molecular Ru-Based Water-Oxi- dation Catalyst Bound to TiO2-Protected Si Photoanodes 

    Matheu, Roc; Moreno-Hernández, Ivan A; Sala, Xavier; Gray, Harry B; Brunschwig, Bruce S; Llobet, Antoni; Lewis, Nathan S (2017-08-07)

    A hybrid photoanode based on a molecular water oxidation precatalyst was prepared from TiO2-protected n- or p+-Si coated with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT) and the ruthenium-based water oxidation precatalyst ...

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    Single Electron Transfer Steps in Water Oxidation Catalysis. Redefining the Mechanistic Scenario 

    Funes-Ardoiz, Ignacio; Garrido-Barros, Pablo; Llobet, Antoni; Maseras, Feliu (2017-01-18)

    The systematic computational study of the mechanism for water oxidation in four different complexes confirms the existence of an alternative mechanism to those previously reported: the single electron transfer - water ...

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    Tetrabenzocircumpyrene: a nanographene fragment with an embedded peripentacene core 

    Dorel, Ruth; Manzano, Carlos; Grisolia, Maricarmen; Soe, We-Hyo; Joachim, Christian; Echavarren, Antonio M (2015-03-12)

    A new disc-shaped highly symmetric C54H20 nanographene fragment, tetrabenzocircumpyrene, has been synthesized and characterized by scanning tunnelling microscopy, demonstrating the potential of this technique for identifying ...

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    The Role of Seven Coordination in Ru-catalyzed Water Oxidation 

    Matheu, Roc; Ertem, Mehmed Z; Pipelier, Muriel; Lebreton, Jacques; Dubreuil, Didier; Benet-Buchholz, Jordi; Sala, Xavier; Tessier, Arnaud; Llobet, Antoni (2018-01-19)

    A family of Ru complexes based on the pentadentate t5a3- ligand ((2,5-bis(6-carboxylatopyridin-2- yl)pyrrol-1-ide) and pyridine (py) that include, {RuII(Ht5a--N2O)(py)3}, 1HII(-N2O), {RuIII(t5a-- N3O1.5)(py)2}, ...

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    Towards the Ideal Synthesis of Homoallylic Ketones 

    Ferrer, Sofía; Muratore, Michael E; Echavarren, Antonio M (2014-12-04)

    Ideal synthesis: From the point of view of catalytic efficiency and simplicity, the gold(I)‐catalyzed synthesis of homoallylic ketones from alkynes and allyl alcohols is the best method for the synthesis of these compounds. ...