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Armando Córdova

Armando Córdova

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Chemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
19488
World Ranking
2606
National Ranking
34

Overview

Armando Córdova is affiliated with Mid Sweden University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research spans both fundamental and applied topics, with a total of 48 publications in Chemistry and 21 in Materials Science.

Their work focuses significantly on Organic Chemistry, as reflected in 39 publications, along with contributions to Biomaterials, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology. The main research topics that characterize their output include:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions

Frequently publishing in certain venues, the most common platforms for their research dissemination are:

  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis (4 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (2 publications)
  • Chemical Communications (2 publications)

Córdova has collaborated with several co-authors across multiple publications. The frequent co-authors include:

  • Abdolrahim A. Rafi (16 collaborations)
  • Luca Deiana (14 collaborations)
  • Jan-E. Bäckvall (12 collaborations)
  • Cheuk-Wai Tai (8 collaborations)
  • Kaiheng Zhang (7 collaborations)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Armando Córdova, notable publications include:

  • "Silver-Triggered Activity of a Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst in Oxidative Carbonylation Reactions," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Sustainable and recyclable heterogenous palladium catalysts from rice husk-derived biosilicates for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings, aerobic oxidations and stereoselective cascade carbocyclizations," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Efficient Heterogeneous Copper-Catalyzed Alder-Ene Reaction of Allenynamides to Pyrrolines," 2022, ACS Catalysis
  • "Artificial plant cell walls as multi-catalyst systems for enzymatic cooperative asymmetric catalysis in non-aqueous media," 2021, Chemical Communications
  • "Design and fabrication of superhydrophobic cellulose nanocrystal films by combination of self-assembly and organocatalysis," 2023, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The direct catalytic asymmetric mannich reaction.

    Armando Córdova

  • A highly enantioselective amino acid-catalyzed route to functionalized α-amino acids

    Armando Cordova;Wolfgang Notz;Guofu Zhong;Juan M. Betancort

  • A Highly Enantioselective Route to Either Enantiomer of Both α- and β-Amino Acid Derivatives

    Armando Cordova;Shin-Ichi Watanabe;Fujie Tanaka;Wolfgang Notz

  • Combinations of Aminocatalysts and Metal Catalysts: A Powerful Cooperative Approach in Selective Organic Synthesis.

    Samson Afewerki;Armando Córdova;Armando Córdova

  • Direct Catalytic Intermolecular α‐Allylic Alkylation of Aldehydes by Combination of Transition‐Metal and Organocatalysis

    Ismail Ibrahem;Armando Córdova

  • Proline-catalyzed one-step asymmetric synthesis of 5-hydroxy-(2E)-hexenal from acetaldehyde.

    Armando Cordova;Wolfgang Notz;Carlos F. Barbas

  • Products and Kinetics of the Liquid-Phase Reaction of Glyoxal Catalyzed by Ammonium Ions (NH4 + )

    Barbara Nozière;Pawel Dziedzic;Armando Córdova

  • Direct catalytic enantioselective alpha-aminoxylation of ketones: a stereoselective synthesis of alpha-hydroxy and alpha,alpha'-dihydroxy ketones.

    Anders Bøgevig;Henrik Sundén;Armando Córdova

  • Direct asymmetric intermolecular aldol reactions catalyzed by amino acids and small peptides.

    Armando Córdova;Weibiao Zou;Pawel Dziedzic;Ismail Ibrahem

  • Direct Catalytic Enantioselective α‐Aminoxylation of Ketones: A Stereoselective Synthesis of α‐Hydroxy and α,α′‐Dihydroxy Ketones

    Anders Bøgevig;Henrik Sundén;Armando Córdova

  • Direct organocatalytic aldol reactions in buffered aqueous media

    Armando Córdova;Wolfgang Notz;Carlos F. Barbas

  • Direct catalytic enantioselective aza-Diels-Alder reactions.

    Henrik Sundén;Ismail Ibrahem;Lars Eriksson;Armando Córdova

  • Organocatalytic Enantioselective Aziridination of α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes

    Jan Vesely;Ismail Ibrahem;Gui-Ling Zhao;Ramon Rios

  • Acyclic amino acid-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reactions: alanine, the simplest stereoselective organocatalyst.

    Armando Córdova;Weibiao Zou;Ismail Ibrahem;Efraim Reyes

  • Direct amino acid catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of polyketide sugars.

    Jesús Casas;Magnus Engqvist;Ismail Ibrahem;Betul Kaynak

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Domino Oxa‐Michael/Aldol Condensations: Asymmetric Synthesis of Benzopyran Derivatives

    Henrik Sundén;Ismail Ibrahem;Gui-Ling Zhao;Lars Eriksson

  • The direct amino acid-catalyzed asymmetric incorporation of molecular oxygen to organic compounds

    Armando Córdova;Henrik Sundén;Magnus Engqvist;Ismail Ibrahem

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric 5-Hydroxyisoxazolidine Synthesis: A Highly Enantioselective Route to β-Amino Acids

    Ismail Ibrahem;Ramon Rios;Jan Vesely;Gui-Ling Zhao

  • The small peptide-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reaction in water

    Pawel Dziedzic;Weibiao Zou;Jonas Háfren;Armando Córdova

  • A Simple Organocatalytic Enantioselective Cyclopropanation of α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes

    Ramon Rios;Henrik Sundén;Jan Vesely;Gui-Ling Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Gui‐Ling Zhao
Gui‐Ling Zhao Stanford University
Ramon Rios
Ramon Rios University of Southampton
Junliang Sun
Junliang Sun Peking University
Lars Eriksson
Lars Eriksson Linköping University
Carlos F. Barbas
Carlos F. Barbas Scripps Research Institute
Kim D. Janda
Kim D. Janda Scripps Research Institute
Cheuk-Wai Tai
Cheuk-Wai Tai Stockholm University
Fahmi Himo
Fahmi Himo Stockholm University
Fujie Tanaka
Fujie Tanaka Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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