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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Chemistry A European journal features on its front cover the recently published research article “Exohedral Diels-Alder Reactivity of Endohedral Metallofullerene C36” by Prof. Sílvia Osuna and Prof. Marcel Swart of the TCBioSys group at the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) of the University of Girona. The Diels–Alder reactivity of the C36 fullerene and endohedral metallofullerene results in various regiospecific
Last 24th October took place the Autumn 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 performed