During this week (Sep 4-7) there will be the second main event of the year: #ADHOC2022 at the “La Mercè” Auditorium organised by Bioinspired, Supramolecular and Catalysis Chemistry group (QBIS-CAT) of the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) from University of Girona. The International Symposium on Activation of Dioxygen and Homogeneous Oxidation Catalysis (ADHOC 2022) is a
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This week, our member of IQCC Margarida Borrell was awarded the annual recognition of the best PhD thesis in 2021 (Premi Extraordinari) from the University of Girona. Last year, he defended with success her PhD thesis on “Small-molecule mimics of Rieske oxygenases. Application to selective aliphatic C-H hydroxylation and olefin syn-dihydroxylation”, supervised by Miquel Costas.
Dr. Galeotti has recently become a new member of the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) as a postdoc. Dr. Galeotti received his PhD in Chemistry from University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (Italy) in 2022. During his PhD, he worked with Prof. Massimo Bietti and Prof. Michela Salamone on factors governing reactivity and selectivity
Yesterday, the Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ) and Lilly announced that Laia Vicens i Serra, PhD Student in the QBIS-CAT research group at the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) received one of the three 2022 RSEQ-Lilly awards for best PhD studies in orgànic, pharmaceutical and analytiscal chemistry (XX Premios de Investigación para
Since 2015 the IQCC is organizing a Science Slam. Next week on Thursday May 12th the IQCC organizes the sixth edition to show the most representative research projects of the Institute to a wide audience. The research carried out within each of the research teams of the IQCC will be briefly summarized by the PIs
The C(sp3)–H bond oxygenation of the cyclopropane-containing mechanistic probes 6-tert-butylspiro[2.5]octane and spiro[2.5]octane with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by manganese complexes bearing aminopyridine tetradentate ligands has been studied. Mixtures of unrearranged and rearranged oxygenation products (alcohols, ketones, and esters) are obtained, suggesting the involvement of cationic intermediates and the contribution of different pathways following the initial hydrogen
Laia Vicens participated at “Divulgando con el JIQ en 3 minutos” competition organised by Jóvenes Investigadores Químicos – RSEQ for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th of February) with a 3 min video on Youtube. Laia Vicens, PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Miquel Costas, presented her research in 3 min
Oxygenation of organic substrates by iron metalloenzymes occurs with high levels of selectivity, mainly because of the exquisite control of both the primary and the secondary sphere of the iron center. Lots of efforts have been done in reproducing the efficiency of enzymatic systems, mainly tuning the first coordination sphere of the metal with very
Next Friday (3rd of December 11.30h, virtual) will be the defense of the doctoral thesis of Marco Cianfanelli, titled “Carboxylic Acids as Directing Groups for Intramolecular Catalytic Oxidation of Unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds with Bioinspired Catalysts”, supervised by Miquel Costas and Xavi Ribas from IQCC. If you want to follow the online defense, please send an email
Next Friday (5th of November 11.00h, Aula Magna – Facultat de Ciències) will be the defense of the doctoral thesis of Margarida Borrell Recasens, titled “Small-molecule mimics of Rieske oxygenases.Application to selective aliphatic C-H hydroxylation and olefin syn-dihydroxylation”, supervised by Miquel Costas from IQCC. We wish her good luck and all the best! Girona, October