Dr. Albert Artigas has recently become a new member of the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC). Dr. Artigas did his PhD at the IQCC/University of Girona on cyclization reactions for the functionalization of fullerenes: Experimental and theoretical studies under the supervision of Prof. Anna Roglans, Prof. Miquel Solà and Dr. Agustí Lledó in
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A few times a year, the IQCC opens its doors and gives the opportunity to high-school students to know our work through exciting lectures and computational and experimental workshops. This provides the secondary school pupils the possibility to get a feel for the research and have real-time chemistry in their hands. Last February, it was
The Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) of the University of Girona (UdG) is a worldwide reference unit in computational chemistry and catalysis that aims at carrying out groundbreaking research on predictive chemistry for catalysis, with special focus on the processes occurring at the confined space for the coming years. One of the pillars
Last month at the 2023 #RSCPoster Twitter Conference, Chiraf Souilah, a former master student of IQCC and now a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Alicia Casitas at Philipps-Universität Marburg, presented a poster titled “Synthesis of Fe(III) and Fe(IV) cyanide complexes using hypervalent iodine reagents as cyano trasfer one-electron oxidants”, a collaboration project with
Last 30th March took place the Spring edition of the IQCC Forum, a quarterly meeting-place where high-quality science will be discussed. The IQCC Forum gives the opportunity for PhD and postdoc members of the IQCC to present their work to a wide audience. This will lead to better knowledge of the work that is being
Since 2015 the IQCC is organizing a Science Slam. On Tuesday April 25th the IQCC organizes the seven 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 (2 minutes).
Terpene cyclases offer enormous synthetic potential, given their unique ability to forge complex hydrocarbon scaffolds from achiral precursors within a single cationic rearrangement cascade. Harnessing their synthetic power, however, proved to be challenging due to their generally low catalytic performance. In this study, we unveil the catalytic potential of the squalene-hopene cyclase (SHC) by harnessing
Next Friday will be the defense of the doctoral thesis of Jordi Vila Vadrí, titled “Rhodium-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of 1,5-bisallenes Involving Alkenes and Alkynes: Experimental and Theoretical Studies”, supervised by Prof. Anna Roglans and Dr. Anna Pla-Quintana from IQCC. Place: Aula Magna – Facultat de Ciències Date: April 21, 2023 Time: 11.00h We wish him
Melanins are ubiquitous biopolymers produced from phenols and catechols by oxidation. They provide photoprotection, pigmentation and redox activity to most life forms, and inspire synthetic materials with desirable optical, electronic and mechanical properties. The chemical structures of melanins remain elusive, however, creating uncertainty about their roles, and preventing the design of synthetic mimics with tailored
Last 7th of March, the IQCC organized a meeting to show the documentary Picture a Scientist to highlight gender inequality in science during the Week of International Woman’s Day. The film tells the stories of several prominent female researchers and brings to light the barriers that they encountered, including cases of discrimination and harassment.