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Overview

Cristina Nevado is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with significant contributions to several subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their main research topics cover areas such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

The scientist has frequently published in various reputable venues. The most notable publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Cristina Nevado has coauthored multiple works with various researchers, among the most frequent collaborators are:

  • Estíbaliz Merino
  • Jorge A. González
  • Alexandre Genoux
  • Johannes Schörgenhumer
  • Hélène Beucher

Recent publications showcasing their contributions include:

  • Asymmetric Ni-Catalyzed Radical Relayed Reductive Coupling, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Asymmetric, visible light-mediated radical sulfinyl-Smiles rearrangement to access all-carbon quaternary stereocentres, 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Arylbenzamides, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Electrochemical Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Aziridines with Alkenyl Bromides, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Dual Nickel/Photoredox-Catalyzed Asymmetric Carbosulfonylation of Alkenes, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The body of work demonstrates ongoing involvement in catalytic and radical reaction methods and the design of complex molecular architectures. The collaborations and venues reflect participation in both specialized and broadly recognized chemical research communities.

Best Publications

  • Addition of CF3 across unsaturated moieties: a powerful functionalization tool

    Estíbaliz Merino;Cristina Nevado

  • Cationic Gold(I) Complexes: Highly Alkynophilic Catalysts for the exo‐ and endo‐Cyclization of Enynes

    Cristina Nieto-Oberhuber;M. Paz Muñoz;Elena Buñuel;Cristina Nevado

  • Copper-Catalyzed One-Pot Trifluoromethylation/Aryl Migration/Desulfonylation and C(sp2)–N Bond Formation of Conjugated Tosyl Amides

    Wangqing Kong;Maria Casimiro;Estı́baliz Merino;Cristina Nevado

  • Cyclization cascades via N-amidyl radicals toward highly functionalized heterocyclic scaffolds.

    Noelia Fuentes;Wangqing Kong;Luis Fernández-Sánchez;Estíbaliz Merino

  • Gold(I)-catalyzed cyclizations of 1,6-enynes: alkoxycyclizations and exo/endo skeletal rearrangements.

    Cristina Nieto‐Oberhuber;M. Paz Muñoz;Salomé López;Eloísa Jiménez‐Núñez

  • Gold-catalyzed ethynylation of arenes.

    Teresa de Haro;Cristina Nevado

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes.

    Andrés García-Domínguez;Zhaodong Li;Cristina Nevado

  • Metal-Free Aryltrifluoromethylation of Activated Alkenes

    Wangqing Kong;Maria Casimiro;Noelia Fuentes;Estíbaliz Merino

  • Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Alkynes Catalyzed by Platinum or Gold: Mechanism and endo Selectivity

    Cristina Nevado;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Arylphosphonylation and Arylazidation of Activated Alkenes

    Wangqing Kong;Estíbaliz Merino;Cristina Nevado

  • Non-stabilized transition metal carbenes as intermediates in intramolecular reactions of alkynes with alkenes

    Antonio M. Echavarren;Cristina Nevado

  • Divergent mechanisms for the skeletal rearrangement and [2+2] cycloaddition of enynes catalyzed by gold

    Cristina Nieto-Oberhuber;Salomé López;M. Paz Muñoz;Diego J. Cárdenas

  • Cyclizations of Enynes Catalyzed by PtCl2 or Other Transition Metal Chlorides: Divergent Reaction Pathways

    M Méndez;M P Muñoz;C Nevado;D J Cárdenas

  • Regio‐ and Enantioselective Aminofluorination of Alkenes

    Wangqing Kong;Pascal Feige;Teresa de Haro;Cristina Nevado

  • 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

  • Reaction of Enol Ethers with Alkynes Catalyzed by Transition Metals: 5exo-dig versus 6endo-dig Cyclizations via Cyclopropyl Platinum or Gold Carbene Complexes

    Cristina Nevado;Diego J. Cárdenas;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Flexible Gold-Catalyzed Regioselective Oxidative Difunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes

    Teresa de Haro;Cristina Nevado

  • Gold-Containing and Gold-Generated 1,n-Dipoles as Useful Platforms toward Cycloadditions and Cyclizations

    David Garayalde;Cristina Nevado

  • Pd-Catalyzed Stereoselective Carboperfluoroalkylation of Alkynes

    Zhaodong Li;Andrés García-Domínguez;Cristina Nevado

  • Asymmetric Ni-Catalyzed Radical Relayed Reductive Coupling.

    Xiaofeng Wei;Wei Shu;Andrés García-Domínguez;Estíbaliz Merino

  • Visible-Light-Mediated Remote Aliphatic C−H Functionalizations through a 1,5-Hydrogen Transfer Cascade

    Wei Shu;Cristina Nevado

Frequent Co-Authors

Amedeo Caflisch
Amedeo Caflisch University of Zurich
Antonio M. Echavarren
Antonio M. Echavarren Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Anthony Linden
Anthony Linden University of Zurich
Diego J. Cárdenas
Diego J. Cárdenas Autonomous University of Madrid
Stefan Zahler
Stefan Zahler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Francesco Bertoni
Francesco Bertoni Institute of Oncology Research
Thomas Fox
Thomas Fox University of Zurich
Fernando López
Fernando López Spanish National Research Council
Belén Martín-Matute
Belén Martín-Matute Stockholm University
Chih-Jen Shih
Chih-Jen Shih ETH Zurich

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