November 2024

Cover Nat. Synth. on Biocatalytic desymmetrization for synthesis of chiral enones using flavoenzymes

The Nature Synthesis journal features on its front cover of the November 2024 issue the research article “Biocatalytic desymmetrization for synthesis of chiral enones using flavoenzymes” by Dr. Garcia-Borràs in collaboration with Prof. Zhen Liu’s group. Chiral enones are produced, using flavin-dependent ene-reductases, through a desymmetrization approach. Enzymatic desaturation and reduction processes enable the synthesis of

Sílvia Osuna recives Chemitry Europe Lecture Award (JIQ-RSEQ)

Last week the Jóvenes Investigadores Químicos (JIQ-RSEQ) announced that Prof. Sílvia Osuna, ICREA researcher at the Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) of the UdG, received the Chemitry Europe Lecture Award 2024, for her scientific career of quality and excellence. Trajectory: Osuna received her doctorate in 2010 from the University of Girona (UdG) at the Computational Chemistry Institute (IQC) under supervision of

Ana Rojas recives the WONNOW CaixaBank award

CaixaBank and Microsoft have just announced the winners of the WONNOW 2024 awards, recognizing female excellence in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – university degrees, aiming to promote diversity and contribute to reducing the gender gap in these sectors. The award consist in a six-month scholarship to work in key areas of the CaixaBank

Cover Nat. Synth. on Engineering non-haem iron enzymes for enantioselective C(sp3)–F bond formation via radical fluorine transfer

The Nature Synthesis journal features on its front cover of the August 2024 issue the research article “Engineering non-haem iron enzymes for enantioselective C(sp3)–F bond formation via radical fluorine transfer” by Dr. Garcia-Borràs in collaboration with Prof. Xiongyi Huang’s group. Enantioselective C(sp 3)–F bond formation is reported using an engineered non-haem iron enzyme. The process proceeds

Science Week – Diada de Sant Albert at IQCC and Science Faculty UdG

Every year in November, the IQCC is organizing together with the Scientific Culture and Digital Communication (C4D) unit of the UdG some activities for Science Week with the aim to bring our science closer to the Girona general public. Last Friday, November 15, 2024, the Diada de Sant Albert took place at Science Faculty of UdG. The

Fifth IndustryQCC Forum

On 14th of November, the IQCC organized the fifth edition of the IndustryQCC Forum with three national and international companies (Briolf, Abbvie and HPCNow) during the Science Week. The IndustryQCC Forums provide young (and more advanced) researchers of IQCC the opportunity to get to know the research carried out in (bio)chemical industry in different parts of the

Alexander Swoboda, new Erwin Schrödinger postdoc fellow at IQCC

Dr. Alexander Swoboda has recently become a new member of the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC). Dr. Swoboda did his PhD at the austrian center of industrial biotechnology (acib) University of Graz (Austria) on Unspecific peroxygenases: Stereo-Chemo and Regioselective Oxidation Using H2O2 as an Oxidant under the supervision of Prof. Wolfgang Kroutil in 2024. At this

Biocatalytic asymmetric aldol addition into unactivated ketones

In a new study led by Prof. Andrew Buller (University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA) in collaboration with Dr. Marc Garcia-Borràs’s group at the IQCC, researchers have tackled the mechanistic limitations of aldolase biocatalysis. Through detailed mechanistic analysis, the team was able to overcome these limitations, enabling efficient C–C bond formation in the synthesis of new amino

Preserving precise choreography of bonds in Z-stereoretentive olefin metathesis by using quinoxaline-2,3-dithiolate ligand

The Z-alkene geometry is prevalent in various chemical compounds, including numerous building blocks, fine chemicals, and natural products. Unfortunately, established Mo, W, and Ru Z-selective catalysts lose their selectivity at high temperatures required for industrial processes like reactive distillation, which limits their synthetic applications. To address this issue, we develop a catalyst capable of providing Z-alkenes with high

PhD defense Artur Brotons Rufes

Next Monday will be the defense of the doctoral thesis of Artur Brotons Rufes, titled “Predictive catalysis towards the transformation of C-C bonds”, supervised by Dr. Albert Poater and Dr. Sergio Posada-Pérez from IQCC. The jury members will be Prof. Gregori Ujaque (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Prof. Sílvia Osuna (Universitat de Girona) and Dr. Massimo Christian D’Alterio (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) Place: Aula Magna

Month: November 2024

Cover Nat. Synth. on Biocatalytic desymmetrization for synthesis of chiral enones using flavoenzymes

Sílvia Osuna recives Chemitry Europe Lecture Award (JIQ-RSEQ)

Ana Rojas recives the WONNOW CaixaBank award

Cover Nat. Synth. on Engineering non-haem iron enzymes for enantioselective C(sp3)–F bond formation via radical fluorine transfer

Science Week – Diada de Sant Albert at IQCC and Science Faculty UdG

Fifth IndustryQCC Forum

Alexander Swoboda, new Erwin Schrödinger postdoc fellow at IQCC

Biocatalytic asymmetric aldol addition into unactivated ketones

Preserving precise choreography of bonds in Z-stereoretentive olefin metathesis by using quinoxaline-2,3-dithiolate ligand

PhD defense Artur Brotons Rufes

Search

Latest news

Archive

About us

Contact