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Carmen Nájera

Carmen Nájera

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Chemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
32253
World Ranking
2766
National Ranking
64

Overview

Carmen Nájera is affiliated with the University of Alicante in Spain and has a strong research focus in the field of Chemistry, particularly within Organic Chemistry. Their research interests extend into several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as:

  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Published research includes recent papers such as:

  • Enantioselective desymmetrization reactions in asymmetric catalysis, 2022, Tetrahedron
  • Chemodivergent reactions, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Applications of bimetallic PdCu catalysts, 2021, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Metal-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Transformations, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Gold and palladium supported on an ionic liquid modified Fe-based metal-organic framework (MOF) as highly efficient catalysts for the reduction of nitrophenols, dyes and Sonogashira-Hagihara reactions, 2023, RSC Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, notably:

  • Chemical Society Reviews
  • Tetrahedron
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis

Collaborative research efforts have involved frequent co-authors including:

  • José M. Sansano
  • Miguel Yus
  • Francisco Foubelo
  • María de Gracia Retamosa
  • Ana Sirvent

Best Publications

  • The Sonogashira Reaction: A Booming Methodology in Synthetic Organic Chemistry†

    Rafael Chinchilla;Carmen Najera

  • Recent advances in Sonogashira reactions

    Rafael Chinchilla;Carmen Nájera

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric conjugate additions

    Diana Almaşi;Diego A. Alonso;Carmen Nájera

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Amino Acids

    Carmen Najera;José M Sansano

  • Chemicals from Alkynes with Palladium Catalysts

    Rafael Chinchilla;Carmen Nájera

  • A convenient oxime-carbapalladacycle-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chlorides in water.

    Luis Botella;Carmen Nájera

  • Stereodivergent Catalysis.

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  • Enantioselective direct aldol reaction: the blossoming of modern organocatalysis

    Gabriela Guillena;Carmen Nájera;Diego J. Ramón

  • Desulfonylation reactions: Recent developments

    Carmen Nájera;Miguel Yus

  • Metalated heterocycles and their applications in synthetic organic chemistry.

    Rafael Chinchilla;Carmen Nájera;Miguel Yus

  • Catalytic Enantioselective 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction of Azomethine Ylides and Alkenes: The Direct Strategy To Prepare Enantioenriched Highly Substituted Proline Derivatives

    Carmen Nájera;José M. Sansano

  • Di-2-pyridylmethylamine-Based Palladium Complexes as New Catalysts for Heck, Suzuki, and Sonogashira Reactions in Organic and Aqueous Solvents†

    Carmen Nájera;Juan Gil-Moltó;Sofia Karlström;Larry R Falvello

  • 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of azomethine imines

    Carmen Nájera;José M. Sansano;Miguel Yus

  • Metal-catalyzed regiodivergent organic reactions

    Carmen Nájera;Irina P. Beletskaya;Miguel Yus

  • Highly Active Oxime-Derived Palladacycle Complexes for Suzuki−Miyaura and Ullmann-Type Coupling Reactions

    Diego A. Alonso;and Carmen Nájera;Ma Carmen Pacheco

  • Oxime Palladacycles: Stable and Efficient Catalysts for Carbon-Carbon Coupling Reactions.

    DA Alonso;C Nájera;MC Pacheco

  • Oxime-derived palladacycles as source of palladium nanoparticles.

    Diego A. Alonso;Carmen Nájera

  • The role of 1,3-dithianes in natural product synthesis

    Miguel Yus;Carmen Nájera;Francisco Foubelo

  • Cross-coupling reactions with boronic acids in water catalysed by oxime-derived palladacycles

    Luis Botella;Carmen Nájera

  • Catalytic asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones: recent advances

    Francisco Foubelo;Carmen Nájera;Miguel Yus

  • Enantioselective Direct Aldol Reaction: The Blossoming of Modern Organocatalysis

    Gabriela Guillena;Carmen Nagera;Diego J. Ramon

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Yus
Miguel Yus University of Alicante
Fernando P. Cossío
Fernando P. Cossío University of the Basque Country
Larry R. Falvello
Larry R. Falvello University of Zaragoza
Francisco Ortega
Francisco Ortega Complutense University of Madrid
Diego J. Ramón
Diego J. Ramón University of Alicante
Gerard van Koten
Gerard van Koten Utrecht University
Julio Sanjuan
Julio Sanjuan University of Valencia
Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach ETH Zurich
Antonio Otero
Antonio Otero University of Castilla-La Mancha

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