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Enrique Oñate is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans various aspects of materials science and chemistry, with a particular focus on materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Over their career, they have contributed notably to the fields of inorganic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work covers a broad array of topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry

Oñate's recent publications illustrate their engagement with catalytic processes, organometallic chemistry, and reaction kinetics. Selected works include:

  • "Alternative Conceptual Approach to the Design of Bifunctional Catalysts: An Osmium Germylene System for the Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid," 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Direct C−H Borylation of Arenes Catalyzed by Saturated Hydride-Boryl-Iridium-POP Complexes: Kinetic Analysis of the Elemental Steps," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Osmium- and Iridium-Promoted C-H Bond Activation of 2,2'-Bipyridines and Related Heterocycles: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Preferences," 2020, Organometallics
  • "Kinetic Analysis and Sequencing of Si-H and C-H Bond Activation Reactions: Direct Silylation of Arenes Catalyzed by an Iridium-Polyhydride," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Osmium-Promoted σ-Bond Activation Reactions on Nucleosides," 2020, Organometallics

Their frequent coauthors reflect sustained collaborations, including:

  • Miguel A. Esteruelas
  • Montserrat Oliván
  • Ana M. López
  • Jui-Yi Tsai
  • Pierre-Luc Boudreault

Oñate has published extensively in several scientific journals and databases. The most common publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Overall, Enrique Oñate's research integrates catalytic methods with crystallographic and inorganic chemistry approaches, contributing data and kinetic analysis toward advancing organometallic catalyst design and functionalization techniques.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of branched polyethylene using (α-diimine)nickel(II) catalysts : influence of temperature, ethylene pressure, and ligand structure on polymer properties

    Derek P. Gates;Steven A. Svejda;Enrique Oñate;Christopher M. Killian

  • Preparation, Structure, and Ethylene Polymerization Behavior of Bis(imino)pyridyl Chromium(III) Complexes

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Ana M. López;Luis Méndez;Montserrat Oliván

  • Formation of Unusual Iridabenzene and Metallanaphthalene Containing Electron-Withdrawing Substituents

    Margarita Paneque;Cristina M. Posadas;Manuel L. Poveda;Nuria Rendón

  • Direct Access to POP-Type Osmium(II) and Osmium(IV) Complexes: Osmium a Promising Alternative to Ruthenium for the Synthesis of Imines from Alcohols and Amines

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Nicole Honczek;Montserrat Oliván;Enrique Oñate

  • Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles to the Allenylidene Ligand of [Ru(η5-C5H5)(CCCPh2)(CO)(PiPr3)]BF4: Synthesis of New Organic Ligands by Formal C−C Coupling between Mutually Inert Fragments

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Angel V. Gómez;Ana M. López;and Javier Modrego

  • N-Heterocyclic Carbene−Osmium Complexes for Olefin Metathesis Reactions

    Ricardo Castarlenas;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Enrique Oñate

  • Five-Coordinate Complex [RuHCl(CO)(PPri3)2] as a Precursor for the Preparation of New Cyclopentadienylruthenium Compounds Containing Unsaturated η1-Carbon Ligands†

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Angel V. Gómez;Fernando J. Lahoz;Ana M. López

  • Stabilization of NH tautomers of quinolines by osmium and ruthenium.

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Francisco J. Fernández-Álvarez;Enrique Oñate

  • Reactions of a Hexahydride-Osmium Complex with Aldehydes: Double C−Hα Activation−Decarbonylation and Single C−Hα Activation−Hydroxylation Tandem Processes and Catalytic Tishchenko Reactions

    Pilar Barrio;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Enrique Oñate

  • Preparation and characterization of an isometallabenzene with the structure of a 1,2,4-cyclohexatriene.

    Pilar Barrio;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Enrique Onate

  • An Osmium-Carbene Complex with Fischer−Schrock Ambivalent Behavior

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Ana I. González;and Ana M. López;Enrique Oñate

  • Preparation, X-ray Structure, and Reactivity of an Osmium-Hydroxo Complex Stabilized by an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand: A Base-Free Catalytic Precursor for Hydrogen Transfer from 2-Propanol to Aldehydes

    Ricardo Castarlenas;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Enrique Oñate

  • Aromatic Diosmatricyclic Nitrogen-Containing Compounds

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Ana B. Masamunt;Montserrat Oliván;Enrique Oñate

  • Influence of the Anion of the Salt Used on the Coordination Mode of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand to Osmium

    Miguel Baya;Beatriz Eguillor;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Montserrat Oliván

  • Reactions of the Dihydrogen Complex OsCl2(.eta.2-H2)(CO)(PiPr3)2 with Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Carbene, Vinylcarbene, and .mu.-Bis-carbene Osmium (II) Derivatives

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Fernando J. Lahoz;Enrique Onate;Luis A. Oro

  • Synthesis and characterization of hydride−alkynyl, allenylidene, carbyne, and functionalized-alkynyl complexes containing the [Os(η5-C5H5)(PiPr3)2]+ fragment: The complex [Os(η5-C5H5)(CCCPh2)(PiPr3)2]PF6, a new type of allenylidene derivative from the reactivity point of view

    Miguel Baya;Pascale Crochet;Miguel A. Esteruelas;‡ Enrique Gutiérrez-Puebla

  • C(sp2)−H Activation of RCHE−py (E = CH, N) and RCHCHC(O)R‘ Substrates Promoted by a Highly Unsaturated Osmium−Monohydride Complex

    Beatriz Eguillor;Miguel A. Esteruelas;and Montserrat Oliván;Enrique Oñate

  • Reduction and C(sp2)-H bond activation of ketones promoted by a cyclopentadienyl-osmium-dihydride-dihydrogen complex

    Miguel A. Esteruelas;Yohar A. Hernández;Ana M. López;Montserrat Oliván

  • Activation of C(sp2)−H and Reduction of CE (E = CH, N) Bonds with an Osmium-Hexahydride Complex: Influence of E on the Behavior of RCHE-py Substrates

    Pilar Barrio;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Enrique Onate

  • Synthesis and Characterization of OsX{NHC(Ph)C6H4}H2(PiPr3)2 (X = H, Cl, Br, I): Nature of the H2 Unit and Its Behavior in Solution

    Guada Barea;Miguel A. Esteruelas;Agustí Lledós;Ana M. López

  • CCC–Pincer–NHC Osmium Complexes: New Types of Blue-Green Emissive Neutral Compounds for Organic Light-Emitting Devices (OLEDs)

    Roberto G. Alabau;Beatriz Eguillor;Jim Esler;Miguel A. Esteruelas

  • Metallacycloheptatrienes of Iridium(III): Synthesis and Reactivity

    Margarita Paneque;Cristina M. Posadas;Manuel L. Poveda;Nuria Rendón

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. Esteruelas
Miguel A. Esteruelas University of Zaragoza
Montserrat Oliván
Montserrat Oliván University of Zaragoza
Ana M. López
Ana M. López University of Zaragoza
Luis A. Oro
Luis A. Oro University of Zaragoza
Fernando J. Lahoz
Fernando J. Lahoz University of Zaragoza
Agustí Lledós
Agustí Lledós Autonomous University of Barcelona
Israel Fernández
Israel Fernández Complutense University of Madrid
Natividad Ruiz
Natividad Ruiz The Ohio State University
José L. Mascareñas
José L. Mascareñas University of Santiago de Compostela
Fernando López
Fernando López Spanish National Research Council

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