Vidal Sánchez, Diego (Date of defense: 2019-07-24)
The oxidation of hydrocarbons under soft and selective conditions is a reaction almost exclusively produced under these conditions by enzymes. A lot of these enzymes, posses iron in their metal center, ...
Rodríguez Serrat, Mònica (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
In the last decades, carbenes have shown a huge potential and versatility in organometallic and organic chemistry. In each of these fields, first row transition metal chemistry is less developed than ...
Garcia Bosch, Isaac (Date of defense: 2011-12-20)
Enzymes are high-weight molecules which catalyze most of the metabolic processes in living organisms. Very often, these proteins contain one or more 1st row transition metal ions in their active center ...
Serrano Plana, Joan (Date of defense: 2016-07-26)
The oxidation of hydrocarbons is one of the most important processes in the chemical industry, and it is often related to highly toxic reagents that generate a big amount of undesired residues. In sharp ...
Clarasó Petit, Carlota (Date of defense: 2019-02-08)
Metalloenzymes are a fundamental source of inspiration for synthetic chemists. Oxidation metalloenzymes catalyze oxidation reactions with high efficiency under very mild experimental conditions exhibiting ...