Annual Scientific Report 2014

159. Panchromatic Ru(II) sensitizers bearing single thiocyanate for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells
S.-W. Wang, C.-C. Chou, F.-C. Hu, K.-L. Wu, Y. Chi, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares, S.-H. Liu, P.-T. Chou, T.-C. Wei, T.-Y. Hsiao
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 17618-17627

158. Supramolecular Water Oxidation with Ru-bda-Based Catalysts
C. J. Richmond, R. Matheu, A. Poater, L. Falivene, J. Benet-Buchholz, X. Sala, L. Cavallo, A. Llobet
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 17282-17286

157. Inverted vs standard PTB7:PC70BM organic photovoltaic devices. The benefit of highly selective and extracting contacts in device performance
I. Etxebarria, A. Guerrero, J. Albero, G. Garcia-Belmonte, E. Palomares, R. Pacios
Organic Electronics, 2014, 15, 2756-2762

156. Molecular dipole, dye structure and electron lifetime relationship in efficient dye sensitized solar cells based on donor-π-acceptor organic sensitizers
C. Climent, L. Cabau, D. Casanova, P. Wang, E. Palomares
Organic Electronics, 2014, 15, 3162-3172

155. Novel 4H-pyranylidene organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Effect of different heteroaromatic rings on the photovoltaic properties
R. Pérez Tejada, L. Pellejà, E. Palomares, S. Franco, J. Orduna, J. Garín, R. Andreu
Organic Electronics, 2014, 15, 3237-3250

154. Thiocyanate-Free Ruthenium(II) Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on the Cobalt Redox Couple
K.-L. Wu, J. N. Clifford, S.-W. Wang, Y. Aswani, E. Palomares, M. G. Lobello, E. Mosconi, F. De Angelis, W.-P. Ku, Y. Chi, M. K. Nazeeruddin, M. Grätzel
ChemSusChem, 2014, 7, 2930-2938

153. D-π-A Porphyrin Employing an Indoline Donor Group for High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
L. Pellejà, C. V. Kumar, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 16504-16509

152. The Redox Pair Chemical Environment Influence on the Recombination Loss in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
J. Idígoras, L. Pellejà, E. Palomares, J. A. Anta
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 3878-3889

151. A Robust Organic Dye for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Iodine/Iodide Electrolytes Combining High Efficiency and Outstanding Stability
D. Joly, L. Pellejà, S. Narbey, F. Oswald, J. Chiron, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares, R. Demadrille
Scientific Reports, 2014, 4, 4033 (1-7)

150. Catalytic Copper-Mediated Ring Opening and Functionalization of Benzoxazoles
M. Corro, M. Besora, C. Maya, E. Álvarez, J. Urbano, M. R. Fructos, F. Maseras, P. J. Pérez
ACS Catal, 2014, 4, 4215-4222

149. The Transmetalation Process in Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions: Calculations Indicate Lower Barrier via Boronate Intermediate
M. A. Ortuño, A. Lledós, F. Maseras, G. Ujaque
ChemCatChem, 2014, 3132-3138

148. Toward a mechanistic understanding of oxidative homocoupling: the Glaser-Hay reaction
J. Jover, P. Spuhler, L. Zhao, C. McArdle, F. Maseras
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2014, 4, 4200-4209

147. Distinct Mechanism of Oxidative Trifluoromethylation with a Well-Defined Cu(II) Fluoride Promoter: Hidden Catalysis
N. Nebra, V. V. Grushin
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 16998-17001

146. On the Feasibility of Nickel-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Halides
J. Jover, F. M. Miloserdov, J. Benet-Buchholz, V. V. Grushin, F. Maseras
Organometallics, 2014, 33, 6531-6543

145. Alcoholysis of fluoroform
F. M. Miloserdov, V. V. Grushin
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2014, 167, 105-109

144. Architectures in Copper Metal-Organic Frameworks from 4-Substituted Anionic 1,2,4-Triazoles
V. Gómez, J. Benet-Buchholz, E. Martin, J. R. Galán-Mascarós
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 3125-3132

143. Ring-opening of enantiomerically pure oxa-containing heterocycles with phosphorus nucleophiles
H. Fernández-Pérez, P. Etayo, J. L. Núñez-Rico, B. Balakrishna, A. Vidal-Ferran
RSC Adv, 2014, 4, 58440-58447

142. Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergent Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation of Allyl Esters with CO2
T. Moragas, J. Cornella, R. Martin
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 17702-17705

141. Ligand Exchange and Redox Processes in Iridium Triazolylidene Complexes Relevant to Catalytic Water Oxidation
A. Petronilho, A. Llobet, M. Albrecht
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 12896-12901

140. Formal (4+1) Cycloaddition of Methylenecyclopropanes with 7-Aryl-1,3,5-cycloheptatrienes by Triple Gold(I) Catalysis
Y. Wang, M. E. Muratore, Z. Rong, A. M. Echavarren
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 14022-14026

139. Phosphinothiolates as Ligands for Polyhydrido Copper Nanoclusters
M. A. Huertos, I. Cano, N. A. G. Bandeira, J. Benet-Buchholz, C. Bo, P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 16121-16127

138. Oxygenation by Ruthenium Monosubstituted Polyoxotungstates in Aqueous Solution: Experimental and Computational Dissection of a Ru(III)-Ru(V) Catalytic Cycle
A. Sartorei, P. Miró, M. Carraro, S. Berardi, O. Bortolini, A. Bagno, C. Bo, M. Bonchio
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 10932-10943

137. Costless Derivation of Dispersion Coefficients for Metal Surfaces
N. Almora-Barrios, G. Carchini, P. Błoński, N. López
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2014, 10, 5002-5009

136. Intermolecular reactions of gold(I)-carbenes with furans by related mechanisms
D. Leboeuf, M. Gaydou, Y. Wang, A. M. Echavarren
Org. Chem. Front., 2014, 1, 759-764

135. Ru-Zn Heteropolynuclear Complexes Containing a Dinucleating Bridging Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Isomerism
L. Mognon, J. Benet-Buchholz, S. M. W. Rahaman, C. Bo, A. Llobet
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 12407-12415

134. Novel ortho-OPE metallofoldamers: binding-induced folding promoted by nucleating Ag(I)-alkyne interactions
A. Martín-Lasanta, L. Álvarez de Cienfuegos, A. Johnson, D. Miguel, A. J. Mota, A. Orte, M. J. Ruedas-Rama, M. Ribagorda, D. J. Cárdenas, M. C. Carreño, A. M. Echavarren, J. M. Cuerva
Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 4582-4591

133. Meeting the Challenge of Intermolecular Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloadditions of Alkynes and Allenes
M. E. Muratore, A. Homs, C. Obradors, A. M. Echavarren
Chem. Asian J., 2014, 9, 3066-3082

132. MoS2-based materials as alternative cathode catalyst for PEM electrolysis
T. Corrales-Sánchez, J. Ampurdanés, A. Urakawa
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39, 20837-20843

131. Enantiopure Narrow Bite-Angle P-OP Ligands: Synthesis and Catalytic Performance in Asymmetric Hydroformylations and Hydrogenations
H. Fernández.Pérez, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Vidal-Ferran
Chem. Eur.J., 2014, 20, 15375-15384

130. Metal-catalyzed activation of ethers via C-O bond cleavage: a new strategy for molecular diversity
J. Cornella, C. Zarate, R. Martin
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129. Synthesis and Structural Features of Co(II) and Co(III) Complexes Supported by Aminotrisphenolate Ligand Scaffolds
C. Martín, C. J. Whiteoak, E. Martin, E. C. Escudero-Adán, J. R. Galán-Mascarós, A. W. Kleij
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 11675-11681

128. Photo-Organocatalysis of Atom-Transfer Radical Additions to Alkenes
E. Arceo, E. Montroni, P. Melchiorre
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 12064-12068

127. Photo-induced charge recombinatino kinetics in MAPbI3-xClx perovskite-like solar cells using low band-gap polymers as hole conductors
J. M. Marin-Beloqui, J. Pérez-Hernández, E. Palomares
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 14566-14569

126. Dual core quantum dots for highly quantitative ratiometric detection of trypsin activity in cystic fibrosis patients
I. Castelló Serrano, G. Stoica, A. Mata Adams, E. Palomares
Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13623-13629

125. Unique Reaction Path in Heterogeneous Catalysis: The Concerted Semi-Hydrogenation of Propyne to Propene on CeO2
M. García-Melchor, L. Bellarosa, N. López
ACS Catal., 2014, 4, 4015-4020

124. Exploring the Building-Block Potential of Readily Accessible Chiral [Zn(salen)] Complexes
E. Martin, M. Martínez-Belmonte, E. C. Escudero-Adán, A. W. Kleij
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 4632-4641

123. Molecular artificial photosynthesis
S. Berardi, S. Drouet, L. Francàs, C. Gimbert-Suriñach, M. Guttentag, C. Richmond, T. Stoll, A. Llobet
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 7501-7519

122. Spin Crossover Probes Confer Multistability to Organic Conducting Polymers
Y.-S. Koo, J. R. Galán-Mascarós
Adv. Mater., 2014, 6785-6789

121. In Situ Formation of Heterojunctions in Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Synthesis and Noble Metal Free Photocatalysis
M. Shalom, M. Guttentag, C. Fettkenhauer, S. Inal, D. Neher, A. Llobet, M. Antonietti
Chem. Mater., 2014, 26, 5812-5818

120. Pd-Catalysed Mono- and Dicarbonylation of Aryl Iodides: Insights into the Mechanism and the Selectivity
V. M. Fernández-Álvarez, V. de la Fuente, C. Godard, S. Castillón, C. Claver, F. Maseras, J. J. Carbó
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 10982-10989

119. Chiral transition-metal complexes as Brønsted-acid catalysts for the asymmetric Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation of indoles
D. Carmona, M. P. Lamata, A. Sánchez, F. Viguri, R. Rodríguez, L. A. Oro, C. Liu, S. Díez-González, F. Maseras
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 11260-11268

118. Comparing kinetic profiles between bifunctional and binary type of Zn(salen)-based catalysts for organic carbonate formation
C. Martín, A. W. Kleij
Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2014, 10, 1817-1825

117. 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
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 10394-10402

116. An Alternative to the Classical α-Arylation: The Transfer of an Intact 2-Iodoaryl from ArI(O2CCF3)2
Z. Jia, E. Gálvez, R. M. Sebastián, R. Pleixats, A. Álvarez-Larena, E. Martin, A. Vallribera, A. Shafir
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 11298-11301

115. Mechanism of Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Halides with CuCF3 and the Ortho Effect
A. I. Konovalov, A. Lishchynskyi, V. V. Grushin
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 13410-13425

114. Hypervalent Iodine Mediated Oxidative Amination of Allenes
N. Purkait, S. Okumura, J. A. Souto, K. Muñiz
Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 4750-4753

113. Continuous DMC Synthesis from CO2 and Methanol over a CeO2 Catalyst in a Fixed Bed Reactor in the Presence of a Dehydrating Agent
A. Bansode, A. Urakawa
ACS Catal., 2014, 4, 3877-3880

112. Mild ArI-Catalyzed C(sp2)-H or C(sp3)-H Functionalization/C-O Formation: An Intriguing Catalyst-Controlled Selectivity Switch
X. Wang, J. Gallardo-Donaire, R. Martin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 11084-11087

111. Binding of calix[4]pyrroles to pyridine N-oxides probed with surface plasmon resonance
L. Adriaenssens, J. L. Acero Sánchez, X. Barril, C. K. O’Sullivan, P. Ballester
Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 4210-4215

110. Reversible photocontrolled disintegration of a dimeric tetraurea-calix[4]pyrrole capsule with all-trans appended azobenzene units
L. Osorio-Planes, M. Espelt, M. A. Pericàs, P. Ballester
Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 4260-4264

109. Pyridyl-Decorated Self-Folding Heptaamide Cavitands as Ligands in the Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Norbornadiene
S. Korom, P. Ballester
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2014, 4276-4282

108. On the importance of non covalent interactions in the structure of coordination Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes of pyrazine- and pyridine-dicarboxylic acid derivatives: experimental and theoretical views
M. Mirzaei, H. Eshtiagh-Hosseini, A. Bauzá, S. Zarghami, P. Ballester, J. T. Mague, A. Frontera
CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 6149-6158

107. Continuous Flow Enantioselective Three-Component anti-Mannich Reactions Catalyzed by a Polymer-Supported Threonine Derivative
C. Ayats, A. H. Henseler, E. Dibello, M. A. Pericàs
ACS Catal., 2014, 4, 3027-3033

106. Highly Enantioselective Cross-Aldol Reactions of Acetaldehyde Mediated by a Dual Catalytic System Operating under Site Isolation
X. Fan, C. Rodríguez-Escrich, S. Wang, S. Sayalero, M. A. Pericàs
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 13089-13093

105. Highly efficient coordination of Hg2+ and Pb2+ metals in water with squaramide-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles
K. A. López, M. N. Piña, D. Quiñonero, P. Ballester, J. Morey
J. Mater. Chem. A., 2014, 2, 8796-8803

104. Synthesis, Structure, and Binding Properties of Lipophilic Cavitands Based on a Calix[4]pyrrole-Resorcinarene Hybrid Scaffold
A. Galán, E. C. Escudero-Adán, A. Frontera, P. Ballester
J. Org. Chem., 2014, 79, 5545-5557

103. Crystal structures and DFT calculations of new chlorido-dimethylsulfoxide-MIII (M = Ir, Ru, Rh) complexes with the N-pyrazolyl pyrimidine donor ligand: kinetic vs. thermodynamic isomers
M. M. Cánaves, M. I. Cabra, A. BAuzá, P. Cañellas, K. Sánchez, F. Orvay, A. García-Raso, J. J. Fiol, A. Terrón, M. Barceló-Oliver, P. Ballester, I. Mata, E. Molins, F. Hussain, A. Frontera
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 6353-6364

102. Cation-Directed Dimeric versus Tetrameric Assemblies of Lanthanide-Stabilized Dilacunary Keggin Tungstogermanates
B. Artetxe, S. Reinoso, L. San Felices, L. Lezama, J. M. Gutiérrez-Zorrilla, J. A. García, J. R. Galán-Mascarós, A. Haider, U. Kortz, C. Vicent
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 12144-12156

101. Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior in the Family of [Ln(OETAP)2] Double-Decker Complexes (Ln=Lanthanide, OETAP=Octa(ethyl)tetraazaprophyrin)
N. Giménez-Agulló, C. Sáenz de Pipaón, L. Adriaenssens, M. Filibian, M. Martínez-Belmonte, E. C. Escudero-Adán, P. Carretta, P. Ballester, J. R. Galán-Mascarós
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 12817-12825

100. Trifluoromethylation of arenediazonium salts with fluoroform-derived CuCF3 in aqueous media
A. Lishchynskyi, G. Berthon, V. V. Grushin
Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 10237-10240

99. A Theoretically-Guided Optimization of a New Family of Modular P, S-Ligands for Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Minimally Functionalized Olefins
J. Margalef, X. Caldentey, E. A. Karlsson, M. Coll, J. Mazuela, O. Pàmies, M. Diéguez, M. A. Pericàs
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 12201-12214

98. Carbon Dioxide as a Protecting Group: Highly Efficient and Selective Catalytic Access to Cyclic cis-Diol Scaffolds
V. Laserna, G. Fionari, C. J. Whiteoak, E. Martin, E. Escudero-Adán, A. W. Kleij
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 10416-10419

97. Indole Synthesis Based On A Modified Koser Reagent
L. Fra, A. Millán, J. A. Souto, K. Muñiz
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 7349-7353

96. Ni-catalyzed Reductive Cleavage of Methyl 3-Methoxy-2-Naphthoate
J. Cornella, C. Zarate, R. Martin
Org. Synth., 2014, 91, 260-272

95. Ni-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Unactivated Primary Alkyl Bromides and Sulfonates with CO2
Y. Liu, J. Cornella, R. Martin
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 11212-11215

94. Light-Driven Organocatalysis Using Inexpensive, Nontoxic Bi2O3 as the Photocatalyst
P. Riente, A. Mata Adams, J. Albero, E. Palomares, M. A. Pericàs
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 9613-9616

93. Volcano-like Behavior of Au-Pd Core-shell Nanoparticles in the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols
T. A. G. Silva, E. Teixeira-Neto, N. López, L. M. Rossi
Scientific Reports, 2014, 4, 5766

92. Synthesis, Characterization, and Linkage Isomerism in Mononuclear Ruthenium Complexes Containing the New Pyrazolate-Based Ligand Hpbl
L. Francàs, R. M. González, A. Poater, X. Fontrodona, J. García-Antón, X. Sala, L. Escriche, A. Llobet
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 8025-8035

91. Silver-Catalyzed Functionalization of Esters by Carbene Transfer: The Role of Ylide Zwitterionic Intermediates
R. Gava, M. A. Fuentes, M. Besora, T. R. Belderrain, K. Jacob, F. Maseras, M. Etienne, A. Caballero, P. J. Pérez
ChemCatChem, 2014, 6, 2206-2210

90. The Virtue of Defects: Stable Bromine Production by Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Bromide on Titanium Oxide
M. Moser, I. Czekaj, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 8628-8633

89. A unified study for water adsorption on metals: meaningful models from structural motifs
G. Revilla-López, N. López
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 18933-18940

88. Hybrid magnetic materials (Fe3O4-k-carrageenan) as catalysts for the Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroalkenes
C. A. Mak, S. Ranjbar, P. Riente, C. Rodríguez-Escrich, M. A. Pericàs
Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 6169-6173

87. Performance and characteristics of a high pressure, high temperature capillary cell with facile construction for operando x-ray absorption spectroscopy
A. Bansode, G. Guilera, V. Cuartero, L. Simonelli, M. Avila, A. Urakawa
Rev. Sci. Instrum., 2014, 85, 084105

86. Continuous Process for Production of CuCF3 via Direct Cupration of Fluoroform
Z. Mazloomi, A. Bansode, P. Benavente, A. Lishchynskyi, A. Urakawa, V. V. Grushin
Org. Process. Res. Dev., 2014, 18, 1020-1026

85. Collective Descriptors for the Adsorption of Sugar Alcohols on Pt and Pd(111)
R. García-Muelas, N. López
J. Phys. Chem. C,, 2014, 118, 17531-17537

84. Use of Thienylenevinylene and Ethynyl Molecular Bridges in Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Implications for Device Performance
L. Pellejà, R. Dominguez, A. Aljarilla, J. N. Clifford, P. De la Cruz, F. Langa, E. Palomares
ChemElectroChem, 2014, 1, 1126-1129

83. Preparation of CO2/Diene Copolymers: Advancing Carbon Dioxide Based Materials
G. Fiorani, A. W. Kleij
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 7402-7404

82. Catalytic conversion and use of carbon dioxide – Editorial
A. Kleij
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2014, 4, 1481-1481

81. Multivariate curve resolution applied to in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy data: An efficient tool for data processing and analysis
A. Voronov, A. Urakawa, W. Van Beek, N. E. Tsakoumis, H. Emerich, M Rønning
Anal. Chim. Acta, 2014, 840, 20-27

80. The use of Mo Kα radiation in the assignment of the absolute configuration of light-atom molecules; the importance of high-resolution data
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Acta Cryst. B, 70, 660-668

79. Stereoelectronic Effects in C-H Bond Oxidation Reactions of Ni(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes
R. C. Poulten, I. López, A. Llobet, M. F. Mahon, M. K. Whittlesey
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 7160-7169

78. Adsorption of small mono- and poly-alcohols on rutile TiO2: a density functional theory study
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77. Mechanistic Aspects of Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Organometallic Iridium Complexes
A. Savini, A. Bucci, G. Bellachioma, L. Rocchigiani, C. Zuccaccia, A. Llobet, A. Macchioni
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 690-697

76. Dinuclear ruthenium complexes containing a new ditopic phthalazin-bis(triazole) ligand that promotes metal-metal interactions
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75. Competitive oxygen-18 kinetic isotope effects expose O-O bond formation in water oxidation catalysis by monomeric and dimeric ruthenium complexes
A. M. Angeles-Boza, M. Z. Ertem, R. Sarma, C. H. Ibañez, S. Maji, A. Llobet, C. J. Cramer, J. P. Roth
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74. Fluoroform as a feedstock for high-value fluorochemicals: novel trends and recent developments
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Chim. Oggi Chem. Today, 2014, 32, 81-90

73. Metal-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling Reactions of Organic Halides with Carbonyl-Type Compounds
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72. Characterization and performance of electrostatically adsorbed Ru-Hbpp water oxidation catalysts
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71. 1,1-P-OP Ligands with P-Stereogenic Phosphino Groups in Asymmetric Hydrogenations and Hydroformylations
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Organometallics, 2014, 33, 2960-2963

70. Face to face activation of a phenylselenium borane with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl substrates: facile synthesis of C-Se bonds
X. Sanz, C. M. Vogels, A. Decken, C. Bo, S. A. Westcott, E. Fernández
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69. Encapsulated Water Inside Mo132 Capsules: The Role of Long-Range Correlations of about 1 nm
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68. Transition metal complexes with oligopeptides: single crystals and crystal structures
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67. An Enantioselective Recyclable Polystyrene-Supported Threonine-Derived Organocatalyst for Aldol Reactions
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66. Ruthenium Metal Nanoparticles in Hydrogenation: Influence of Phosphorus-Ligands
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Top. Catal., 2014, 57, 1054-1065

65. A More Accurate Kinetic Monte Carlo Approach to a Monodimensional Surface Reaction: The Interaction of Oxygen with the RuO2(110) Surface
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ACS Catal., 2014, 4, 2328-2332

64. Molecular Water Oxidation Mechanisms Followed by Transition Metals: State of the Art
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63. A fast metal-metal bonded water oxidation catalyst
S. Goberna-Ferrón, B. Peña, J. Soriano-López, J. J. Carbó, H. Zhao, J. M. Poblet, K. R. Dunbar, J. R. Galán-Mascarós
J. Catal., 2014, 315, 25-32

62. Air- and Water-Tolerant Rare Earth Guanidinium BINOLate Complexes as Practical Precatalysts in Multifunctional Asymmetric Catalysis
J. R. Robinson, X. Fan, J. Yadav, P. J. Carroll, A. J. Wooten, M. A. Pericàs, E. J. Schelter, P. J. Walsh
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61. Homolytic Products from Heterolytic Paths in H2 Dissociation on Metal Oxides: The Example of CeO2
M. García-Melchor, N. López
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60. Asymmetric Allylation of Ketones and Subsequent Tandem Reactions Catalyzed by a Novel Polymer-Supported Titanium-BINOLate Complex
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