April 19th 2024
Latest contribution from the group on the elaboration of benzyl oxindoles from thianthrenium salts via EDA-complex photoactivation in Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis. Congratulations to Pau and Albert for their hard work on this project.
April 3rd 2024
Check out our daily work in the lab.
April 3rd 2024
Dr. Albert Granados has been promoted to Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at UAB. The CatSyNanoMat group wish you a bright future full of success, joy and happiness! Congratulations!
March 27th 2024
Our recent work published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces has been selected for a Cover Art Picture. Congrats to the whole group!
March 12th 2024
Our PhD candidate Ming Liu has published his work entitled “Coated Cotton Fabrics with Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Silica Nanoparticles for Improving Wound Healing”. Congratulations!
February 11th 2024
January 16th 2024
January 8th 2023
The group presents an overview of the recent methods available in the literature for the direct introduction of hydroxytrifluoroethyl and trifluoroacetyl groups in organic molecules governed by single-electron transfer processes. Article just accepted in Chemistry European Journal.
Congratulations!
December 20th 2023
November 9th 2023
Group members have attended the first consortium in person meeting of the SOREC2 project held in Castelldefels.
October 3rd 2023
Xiangyu Tan will serve as a PhD student in our group. Xiangyu did his Master thesis in China under the supervision of Prof. Deng. His thesis will focus new fluorination routes of organic compounds. Welcome Xiangyu!
October 2nd 2023
Dr. Marta Gil has joined our group as a postdoctoral researcher. Marta did her PhD in Valladolid under the supervision of Prof. José María Andrés and Prof. Alicia Maestro in SintACat group. Welcome Marta, we wish you a bright postdoc in our group!
September 28th 2023
Dr. Carolina Gimbert-Suriñach has been promoted to Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the UAB. Congratulations Carolina for so well deserved achievement, the CatSyNanoMat group wish you a bright future full of success, joy and happiness!
September 4th 2023
We are excited to welcome Dr. Pau Sarró as a postdoc! Pau developed his Final Master Thesis in our group under the supervision of Prof. Vallribera. Then, he joined ICIQ to develope his PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Marcos Suero. Welcome back Pau!
September 4th 2023
Our last JOC paper has been selected for Supplementary Journal Cover. Congratulations to the whole Team!
September 2nd 2023
The group has described a sustainable light-promoted and site-selective C–H phosphonation of arenes via thianthrenation and the formation of an electron donor–acceptor complex (EDA) as key steps. Our method tolerates a wide range of functional groups including biomolecules. Check out this publication in RSC Advances.
September 1st 2023
The group has published a JOC article! We present operationally simple and practical transition-metal-free methods for the preparation of difluoroalkyl anilines. Congratulations A. Gallego for your first paper as a first author!
July 16th 2023
The website of our SOREC2 project is now available! SOREC2 is an EU funded project seeking to develop a new technology to transform directly the sunlight and CO2 into ethanol or ethylene.
July 14th 2023
Check out this preview in Chem were we present the preparation of thianthrenium and phenoxathiinium salts from arylborons reported recently in JACS.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1hPdL8jWHEHRuX
July 11th 2023
Dr. Ruggero Bonetto has recieved the extraordinary award for his PhD thesis done at the University of Padova.
Many congratulations Ruggero!
July 4th 2023
Congrats to our undergraduate students Ariadna and Yingmin for a succesfull TFG defense. Good luck in your future!
June 28th 2023
Prof. A. Vallribera, A. Gallego and Dr. A. Granados have attened and shared their chemistry at the 23rd Tetrahedron Symposium held in Götheborg.
Posters
Difluoroalkylation of Organic Scaffolds by means of Photoredox Catalysis
Adventures with the Photochemical Generation of Ethyl Difluoroacetyl Radical in Organic Synthesis
June 2nd 2023
The group has attended the ISOC Marcial Moreno-Mañas 2023 held in Alicante. David Reyes, Axel Guinart and Albert Gallego presented a poster-flash presentation. Dr. Albert Granados gave an oral comunication.
June 1st 2023
Antonio Grisolia has joined our research group as visiting PhD student. Welcome Antonio!
May 2nd 2023
Dr. Ruggero Bonetto has joined the group as postdoctoral fellow of the SOREC2 project. Ruggero developed his thesis at the University of Padova. Welcome Ruggero we wish you all the best in our group!
January 10th 2023
Gathering to welcome the New Year.
November 23rd 2022
Dr. Albert Granados has been appointed as a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry of UAB. Welcome back!
July 2022
Group Lunch, getting ready for summer holidays!
21st-2nd July 2022
Congratulations to Axel and David for their excellent Master Thesis work and defense! You did a great job in the synthesis and catalytic assessment of new photoactive materials!
15th-17th June 2022
The group has participated in the “XIII International School on Organometallic Chemistry Marcial Moreno Mañas” in Santiago de Compostela.
April 2022
Very late Xmas lunch…
14th December 2021
Prof. A. Vallribera’s conference about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021
19th May 2021
Dr. Granados, Prof. Pleixats and Prof. Vallribera have published their recent review article “Recent Advances on Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Cotton Fabrics Containing Nanostructures” in Molecules Journal.
Congratulations
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/recent-advances-on-antimicrobial-and-anti-inflammatory-cotton-fabrics-containing-nanostructures/
January 1st 2021
We are pleased to announce that Dra. Carolina Gimbert has joined to our research group as a Ramón y Cajal Fellow. Welcome Carolina!
November 21st 2020
Today Guillem Fernández has achieved the Doctor degree of Chemistry at the UAB under the supervision of Prof. Roser Pleixats.
Congratulations Guillem and good luck in the future.
September 2020
Ming Liu, a CSC PhD student has landed to our research group. Welcome to the UAB!
21st July 2020
Today Hao Li has achieved the Doctor degree of Chemistry at the UAB under the supervision of Prof. Roser Pleixats.
Congratulations Hao and good luck in the future.
17th July 2020
New publication
The Review “Asymmetric Preparation of α-Quaternary Fluorinated β-keto Esters” has been published in Molecules Journal by Dr. Granados and Prof. Vallribera.
Go to the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/14/3264
16th May 2020
New publication
“Anti-inflammatory cotton fabrics and silica nanoparticles with potential topical medical applications” has been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces by Hao Li, Dr. Granados, Prof. Pleixats and Prof. Vallribera.
Congratulations to the whole group!
Abstract: The preparation of functional cotton fabrics and silica nanoparticles by direct covalent linking of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (salicylic acid, ibuprofen and diclofenac) through an amide group is reported. Moreover, the coating of cotton fabrics with silica nanoparticles functionalized with such antiinflamatory agents is found to increase the roughness of the surface, providing hydrophobicity to the modified fabrics. This property is enhanced by the addition of fluorinated alkyl silane (FAS) in the co-condensation process to form the coating solution. Characterization of the functionalized nanoparticles and cotton textiles is accomplished by microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. The treatment of functionalized nanoparticles and cotton fabrics with model proteases and leukocytes from animal origin results in the in situ release of the drug by the selective enzymatic cleavage of the amide bond. Topical cutaneous applications in wound dressings and cream formulations for the acceleration of wound healing are envisaged.
Link to the full article: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.0c06629
14th May 2020
New publication
Dr. Albert Granados in collaboration with the NMR Service of UAB have published a journal article entilted “Evidence of enantiomers of spiroglycol (SPG). Distinction by using α,α’-bis(trifluoromethyl)-9,10-anthracenedimethanol (ABTE) as Chiral Solvating Agent and by derivatization with chiral acids” in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. More information in the following link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.0c00578
27th April 2020
New publication
Guillem Fernández and Prof. Pleixats have published their work entitled “Gold nanoparticles stabilized by PEG-tagged imidazolium salts as recyclable catalysts for the synthesis of propargylamines and the cycloisomerization of γ-alkynoic acids” in New Journal of Chemistry. They also have contributed with a Cover Feature:
31st March 2020.
New publication
Hao Li and Prof. Roser Pleixats have published a new work entitled “Preparation and Characterization of Novel Mixed Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles“. In Materials Journal.
More information: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1569
Congratulations!!
24th February 2020.
New publication
Hao Li and Prof. Roser Pleixats have published a new work entitled “Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles with BOC Group, towards HIFU Responsive Agents“, in Molecules journal.
More information: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/4/974
7th January 2020
New publication
Dr. Albert Granados and Prof. Adelina Vallribera publish their work in The Journal of Organic Chemistry entitled “A stepwise mechanism for the bromination of arenes by a hypervalent iodine reagent” in collaboration with Prof. Fernando P. Cossío, Dr. Ana Arrieta (EHU) and Dr. A. Shafir (IQAC).
More information: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.9b02784
1st October 2019
New publication
The PhD student Hao Li and Prof. Roser Pleixats have published their work entilted “Recyclable Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles Derived from Proline-Valinol Amides for Asymmetric Organocatalysis” in ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.
Congratulations!
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/recyclable-mesoporous-organosilica-nanoparticles-derived-from-proline-valinol-amides-for-asymmetric-organocatalysis/
16th June 2019
New publication
The work entilted “Triazine mediated covalent antibiotic grafting on cotton fabrics as a modular approach for developing antimicrobial barriers” has been published in Cellulose journal. Congratulations to the group.
6th June 2019
We will assist to the International School on Organometallic Chemistry “Marcial Moreno Mañas” in Castellón next week. Dr. Albert Granados will give a talk with the title: “Adventures with hypervalent iodine reagents”
31st May 2019
New publication
The work entitled “Fluorous hydrophobic fluorescent (E)-Stilbene derivatives for application on security paper” has been publsihed in Dyes and Pigments Journal by Dr. Granados and Prof. Vallribera.
In this manuscript some (E)-Stilbene hydrophobic fluorophores possessing long perfluorinated or hydrocarbonated chains have been prepared through a stereoselective Wittig-Schlosser reaction. When covalently grafted upon paper, they give rise to a fluorescent-labeled paper upon irradiation with UV light. The hydrophobicity and oleophobicity of the fluorous (E)-stilbene derivative furnish self-cleaning properties. Application in the detection of money counterfeiting is envisioned.
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/fluorous-hydrophobic-fluorescent-e-stilbene-derivatives-for-application-on-security-paper/
30th April 2019
New publication
La La Ligand! Lanthanum(III) complexes incorporating enantiopure PyBOX ligands are suitable catalysts for the enantioselective trifluoromethylation of β‐oxo esters in the presence of hypervalent iodine Togni reagent. DFT calculations reveal that the enantioselectivity of the reaction stems from the rigid coordination pattern around the metallic center that results in the efficient blockage of one of the prochiral faces of the intermediate LaIII enolate. More information can be found in the Communication by F. P. Cossío, A. Vallribera. https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/lanthanum%e2%80%90catalyzed-enantioselective-trifluoromethylation-using-electrophilic-hypervalent-iodine-reagent/
22nd March 2019
New publication
“Lanthanum‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation using Electrophilic Hypervalent Iodine Reagent” has been published in Chemistry – A European Journal by Prof. Vallribera and Dr. A. Granados in collaboration with Prof. F. P. Cossío.
A highly enantioselective catalytic method for the synthesis of quaternary α‐trifluoromethyl derivatives of 3‐oxo esters is described. The reaction uses lanthanum (III) triflate and chiral pybox‐type C2‐symmetric ligands to generate intermediate La(III) complexes that incorporate an enolate moiety of the starting 3‐oxo ester and the trifluoromethyl transfer reagent. The enantioselectivity of the reaction stems from the efficient blockage of one of the prochiral faces of the La(III) enolate by one unit of the C2‐symmetric ligand.
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/lanthanum%e2%80%90catalyzed-enantioselective-trifluoromethylation-using-electrophilic-hypervalent-iodine-reagent/
22nd March 2019
New publication
Dr. Albert Granados, Pau Sarró and Prof. Adelina have published a journal article entitled “Catalytic Asymmetric Fluorination of Alkyl 1-indanone-2-carboxylates Ruled by Pybox-Eu(III) Combination”. This work has been published in the special issue “Lanthanides: New Trends and Applications” from an invitation from Molecules Journal.
Congratulations to all
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/catalytic-asymmetric-fluorination-of-alkyl-1-indanone-2-carboxylates-ruled-by-pybox-euiii-combination/
18th March 2019
New publication
Prof. Vallribera and Dr. Granados have published their work entitled “In-situ Generation of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for the Electrophilic Chlorination of Arenes” in European Journal of Organic Chemistry.
Further information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/in-situ-generation-of-hypervalent-iodine-reagents-for-the-electrophilic-chlorination-of-arenes/
22nd November 2018
New publication
Antibiotic protected silver nanoparticles for microbicidal cotton has been published in Tetrahedron. Congratulations to the whole group.
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/antibiotic-protected-silver-nanoparticles-for-microbicidal-cotton/
6th November 2018
New publication
New journal article has been published in ChemistrySelect by G. Fernández and Prof. Pleixats.
Abstract: Soluble platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) have been prepared by a two‐step procedure involving the reduction of chloroplatinic acid with ethylene glycol/NaOH at 160 °C and subsequent treatment with a THF solution of a tris‐imidazolium tetrafluoroborate at room temperature. The isolated Pt NPs have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), electron diffraction (ED), Energy‐Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and elemental analysis. They proved to be efficient and recoverable catalysts for the stereoselective hydrosilylation of internal alkynes in the presence and absence of solvent.
3rd November 2018
New publication
“Cationic cellulose nanofibrils as a green support of palladium nanoparticles: catalyst evaluation in Suzuki reactions” has been published in Cellulose Journal. This work has been done in collaboration with researchers from the Laboratory of Interfaces and Advanced Materials, University of Monastir, Boulevard of the Environment in Tunisia.
More information about the publication: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/cationic-cellulose-nanofibrils-as-a-green-support-of-palladium-nanoparticles-catalyst-evaluation-in-suzuki-reactions/
19th October 2018
New publication
Prof. Vallribera publishes her work related with the use of fluoro-tagged osmium and iridium nanoparticles. This is work has been published in an special issue in honour of Prof. Léon Ghosez in Tetrahedron.
More information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/fluoro-tagged-osmium-and-iridium-nanoparticles-in-oxidation-reactions/
21st September 2018
New publication
Guillem Fernández and Prof. Pleixats publish their recent work in ChemistrySelect Journal. This article is related with the synthesis and uses of nickel nanoparticles stabilized with trisimidazolium salts. These nanomaterials prove efficient as magnetically recoverable catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes with hydrazine as hydrogen donor.
22nd June 2018
Guillem Fernández and Dr. Albert Granados have attended to the XXVII Reunión Bienal en Santiago de Compostela. Both have presented an oral flash communications.
10th April 2018
Today, Albert Granados has achieved the Doctor Degree in Chemistry at the UAB under the supervision of Professor Adelina Vallribera. The thesis court was composed by Dr. Ona Illa from UAB, Prof. José Miguel Sansano from the UA and by Prof. Rosario Fernández from the US.
Albert good luck in the future and congratulations!!!
From left lo right: Prof. A. Vallribera, Dr. O. Illa, Dr. A. Granados, Prof. R. Fernández and Prof. J. M. Sansano
31st January 2018
A. Granados and G. Fernández, both have presented an oral comunication in IX Trobada de Joves Investigadors dels Païssos Catalans celebrated in IEC (Barcelona).
22nd December 2017
New publication
Albert Granados and Prof. Adelina Vallribera have published their work related with the synthesis of “Fluorous L‑Carbidopa Precursors: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis and Computational Prediction of Bioactivity” in the Journal of Organic Chemistry (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.joc.7b02685)
13th November 2017
Prof. Adelina Vallribera has been invited to Universidad del País Vasco to explain her chemistry in an Advanced Seminar for PhD students. Her lecture will take place on 17th November at 16.00h
29th September 2017
Today Ana Maria Montagut has achieved the Doctor degree of Chemistry at the UAB. The thesis court was composed by Dr. Thierry Billard of the University of Lyon, Dr. Victorio Cadierno of the University of Oviedo and by Professor Roser Pleixats of the UAB.
Ana Maria good luck in the future! Congratulations!!!
31st July 2017
Have a good holidays!! See you in September with more Organic Chemistry
8th July 2017
This event is an annual activity organized by the ORFEO-CINQA team. The meeting aims to get together young students, early career researchers and well recognized, world-leading scientists from academy and industry, to facilitate and generate exchange of scientific information and knowledge.
In this event A. Granados presented a flash comunication entitled “Fluorescent paper: straightofrward synthesis of new (E)-2,5-dihydroxysubstituted-4′-hydroxystilbenes”
G. Fernández presented “Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of Platinum Nanoparticles Stabilized by Trisimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate”
H. Li presented “Studies Towards the Preparation of Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications”
30th June 2017
Prof. R. Pleixats, Prof. A. Vallribera, A. Granados, G. Fernández and H. Li attend to the XXXVI Reunión Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Química in Sitges (Barcelona)
R.Pleixats presented a poster entitled: “RECYCLABLE SILICA-SUPPORTED PROLINE SULPHONAMIDE ORGANOCATALYSTS FOR ASYMMETRIC DIRECT ALDOL REACTION”
A. Vallribera presented a poster entitled: “NANOANTIBIOTICS”
A. Granados presented an oral flash communication in Organic Synthesis symphosium entitled: “STRAIGHTFORWARD SYNTHESIS OF NEW FLUORESCENT (E)-STILBENES DERIVATIVES FOR APPLICATION ON HIGH ADDED VALUE PAPER”
G. Fernández presented a poster entilted: “HYDROSILYLATION OF INTERNAL ALKYNES CATALYZED BY RHODIUM NANOPARTICLES STABILIZED BY PEG-TAGGED IMIDAZOLIUM SALT”
H. Li presented a poster entitled: “KINETIC RESOLUTION OF 5-SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEX-2-ENOLS BY PALLADIUM CATALYZED ASYMMETRIC REDOX-RELAY HECK REACTION”
17th May 2017
Dr. Adelina becomes Full Professor of Organic Chemistry
February 2017
New publication
Ana Maria Montagut and her supervisors (Prof. Vallribera and Dr. Sebastián) have published “Triarylmethane dyes for artificial repellent cotton fibers” in Chemistry a European Journal. For further info: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/triarylmethane-dyes-for-artificial-repellent-cotton-fibers/
20th December 2016
New publication
Prof. Roser Pleixats publish “Recyclable Silica-Supported Proline Sulphonamide Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Direct Aldol Reaction” in ChemistrySelect journal. For further information: https://webs.uab.cat/catsynanomat/biblio/recyclable-silica-supported-proline-sulphonamide-organocatalysts-for-asymmetric-direct-aldol-reaction/