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Belén Martín-Matute

Belén Martín-Matute

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8459
World Ranking
14431
National Ranking
216

Overview

Belén Martín-Matute is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and contributes extensively to the field of chemistry, with a primary focus on organic chemistry as well as work in inorganic and materials chemistry. Their research also spans pharmaceutical science and molecular biology.

The scientist's work centers on several core topics including catalytic C-H functionalization methods, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, chemical synthesis and analysis, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, fluorine in organic chemistry, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, and various aspects of synthesis and catalytic reactions.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Magnus J. Johansson
  • Aitor Bermejo-López
  • Pablo Martínez-Pardo
  • Amparo Sanz-Marco
  • Majken Raeder

Belén Martín-Matute has published repeatedly in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic Letters
  • ChemSusChem
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Recent published papers illustrate a variety of topics related to iridium-catalyzed processes, late-stage functionalization, and selective synthesis methods. Notable examples are:

  • Merging Directed C-H Activations with High-Throughput Experimentation: Development of Iridium-Catalyzed C-H Aminations Applicable to Late-Stage Functionalization, 2022, JACS Au
  • Iridium-catalyzed C−H methylation and d3-methylation of benzoic acids with application to late-stage functionalizations, 2021, iScience
  • Selective Synthesis of Imines by Photo-Oxidative Amine Cross-Condensation Catalyzed by PCN-222(Pd), 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Electrochemical Proton Reduction over Nickel Foam for Z-Stereoselective Semihydrogenation/deuteration of Functionalized Alkynes, 2021, ChemSusChem
  • Late-Stage Amination of Drug-Like Benzoic Acids: Access to Anilines and Drug Conjugates through Directed Iridium-Catalyzed C−H Activation, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal

Their research contributes to the development of catalytic methodologies primarily aimed at improving chemical synthesis techniques, with significant emphasis on late-stage functionalization and the manipulation of C-H bonds.

Best Publications

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalysts for Organic Synthesis: A Critical Perspective.

    Vlad Pascanu;Vlad Pascanu;Greco González Miera;A Ken Inge;Belén Martín-Matute

  • Combined Ruthenium(II) and Lipase Catalysis for Efficient Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols. Insight into the Racemization Mechanism

    Belén Martín-Matute;Michaela Edin;Krisztián Bogár;F. Betül Kaynak

  • Mechanisms and Kinetics for Sorption of CO2 on Bicontinuous Mesoporous Silica Modified with n-Propylamine

    Zoltán Bacsik;Nanna Ahlsten;Asraa Ziadi;Guoying Zhao

  • Dynamic kinetic resolution catalyzed by enzymes and metals

    Belén Martín-Matute;Jan-Erling Bäckvall

  • Intramolecular reactions of alkynes with furans and electron rich arenes catalyzed by PtCl2: the role of platinum carbenes as intermediates.

    Belén Martín-Matute;Cristina Nevado;Diego J. Cárdenas;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • A Family of Highly Stable Lanthanide Metal−Organic Frameworks: Structural Evolution and Catalytic Activity

    Mikaela Gustafsson;Agnieszka Bartoszewicz;Belén Martín-Matute;Junliang Sun

  • Rhodium-catalyzed coupling reactions of arylboronic acids to olefins in aqueous media.

    Mark Lautens;Amélie Roy;Koichiro Fukuoka;Keith Fagnou

  • Highly compatible metal and enzyme catalysts for efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of alcohols at ambient temperature.

    Belén Martín-Matute;Michaela Edin;Krisztián Bogár;Jan-E. Bäckvall

  • Aryl transfer between Pd(II) centers or Pd(IV) intermediates in Pd-catalyzed domino reactions.

    Diego J. Cardenas;Belen Martin-Matute;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Series of Highly Stable Isoreticular Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks with Expanding Pore Size and Tunable Luminescent Properties

    Qingxia Yao;Antonio Bermejo Gómez;Jie Su;Vlad Pascanu

  • Enantioselective synthesis of alcohols and amines by iridium-catalyzed hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation, and related processes.

    Agnieszka Bartoszewicz;Nanna Ahlsten;Belén Martín-Matute

  • A highly active bifunctional iridium complex with an alcohol/alkoxide-tethered N-heterocyclic carbene for alkylation of amines with alcohols.

    Agnieszka Bartoszewicz;Rocio Marcos;Suman Sahoo;A. Ken Inge

  • Allylic alcohols as synthetic enolate equivalents: Isomerisation and tandem reactions catalysed by transition metal complexes

    Nanna Ahlsten;Agnieszka Bartoszewicz;Belén Martín-Matute

  • A water-stable lanthanide metal-organic framework for fluorimetric detection of ferric ions and tryptophan

    Hani Nasser Abdelhamid;Antonio Bermejo-Gómez;Belén Martín-Matute;Xiaodong Zou

  • Sustainable Catalysis: Rational Pd Loading on MIL‐101Cr‐NH2 for More Efficient and Recyclable Suzuki–Miyaura Reactions

    Vlad Pascanu;Qingxia Yao;Antonio Bermejo Gómez;Mikaela Gustafsson

  • PtII‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Reaction of Furans with Alkynes

    Belén Martín-Matute;Diego J. Cárdenas;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • CuI–Fesulphos complexes: efficient chiral catalysts for asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides

    Silvia Cabrera;Ramón Gómez Arrayás;Belén Martín-Matute;Fernando P. Cossío

  • Selective alkylation of (hetero)aromatic amines with alcohols catalyzed by a ruthenium pincer complex.

    Santosh Agrawal;Maud Lenormand;Belén Martín-Matute

  • Ruthenium complexation in an aluminium metal-organic framework and its application in alcohol oxidation catalysis.

    Fabian Carson;Santosh Agrawal;Mikaela Gustafsson;Agnieszka Bartoszewicz

  • (S)‐Selective Kinetic Resolution and Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols

    Linnéa Borén;Belén Martín-Matute;Yongmei Xu;Armando Córdova

  • Highly Compatible Metal and Enzyme Catalysts for Efficient Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Alcohols at Ambient Temperature.

    Belen Martin‐Matute;Michaela Edin;Krisztian Bogar;Jan‐E. Baeckvall

  • Allylic Alcohols as Synthetic Enolate Equivalents: Isomerization and Tandem Reactions Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes

    Nanna Ahlsten;Agnieszka Bartoszewicz;Belen Martin‐Matute

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaodong Zou
Xiaodong Zou Stockholm University
Diego J. Cárdenas
Diego J. Cárdenas Autonomous University of Madrid
Jan-E. Bäckvall
Jan-E. Bäckvall Stockholm University
Antonio M. Echavarren
Antonio M. Echavarren Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Juan C. Carretero
Juan C. Carretero Autonomous University of Madrid
Hani Nasser Abdelhamid
Hani Nasser Abdelhamid Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
Cheuk-Wai Tai
Cheuk-Wai Tai Stockholm University
Ramón Gómez Arrayás
Ramón Gómez Arrayás Autonomous University of Madrid
Per-Ola Norrby
Per-Ola Norrby AstraZeneca (Sweden)
Sascha Ott
Sascha Ott Uppsala University

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