Development and synthesis of compounds capable of recognising anions of biological and/or environmental interest.
Design and synthesis of new chiral ligands capable of forming complexes with metal ions useful as chiral catalysts (Lewis acids). Design and synthesis of new chiral organic catalysts by proton transfer, hydrogen bridge formation or phase transfer.
Use of chiral catalysts (metal complexes and organocatalysts) in new reactions of interest in organic synthesis in which C-C bonds and stereogenic centres are generated simultaneously. Synthesis of chiral building blocks.
To develop different compounds or families of compounds whose purpose is the mimicry of enzymatic active centres.
Synthesis of heterocyclic nitorgen compounds and subsequent study of their chemical reactivity. Study of the capacity of the compounds prepared to coordinate with different cationic and/or anionic species and study the possible applications of these interactions. Based on this knowledge, the possible pharmacological activity of the compounds prepared will be studied.
Development of oxide nanoparticles and their functionalisation with different receptors for catalysis, pharmacological application.
The Molecular Electron Density Theory is a new model of reactivity based on the analysis of changes in electron density during an organic reaction. This model will make it possible to discard existing models based on the analysis of molecular orbitals.
The development of new methodologies for the preparation of fluorinated alkynes has allowed the generation of new families of these compounds and the study of their reactivity in the presence of gold salts, ruthenium, palladium and cobalt complexes. These alkynes have shown new reactivity patterns.
Study of selective organic transformations, in conventional media and in supercritical CO2, aimed at chemical synthesis and knowledge of the mechanisms and the reaction medium, and the design of chemical processes for sustainable development.
To synthesise different families of Polyamine/Polyamide compounds by new or already established synthetic routes for the development of the different lines of research.
The research line focuses on the optimisation of the synthesis of agrichemicals of the type of pheromones and parapheromones for their industrial scale-up and their application in the control of agricultural pests.
