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Félix Sánchez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry. Their work also spans into renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, organic chemistry, and spectroscopy.

The main topics Félix Sánchez explores include covalent organic framework applications, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, and advanced photocatalysis techniques. Other areas of interest cover molecular sensors and ion detection, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, magnetism in coordination complexes, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Sánchez are:

  • M. Iglesias
  • Antonio Valverde-González
  • Mercedes Pintado-Sierra
  • Eva M. Maya
  • M. Carmen Borrallo-Aniceto

Félix Sánchez has contributed to several recent research articles, including:

  • "Amino-functionalized zirconium and cerium MOFs: Catalysts for visible light induced aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols and microwaves assisted N-Alkylation of amines" (2021), published in Applied Catalysis A General
  • "Nitrogen-rich cobalt (II) MOFs as efficient bifunctional catalysts for single or tandem oxidation and CO2 conversion reactions" (2022), published in Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • "Unveiling the potential of a covalent triazine framework based on [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (DPhBTBT-CTF) as a metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst" (2023), published in Green Chemistry
  • "Phenyl Extended Naphthalene-Based Covalent Triazine Frameworks as Versatile Metal-Free Heterogeneous Photocatalysts" (2021), published in Solar RRL
  • "Effective Approach toward Conjugated Porous Organic Frameworks Based on Phenanthrene Building Blocks: Metal-Free Heterogeneous Photocatalysts" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Their research has been disseminated in several frequent publication venues, including:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • Journal of CO2 Utilization

Best Publications

  • Catalysis by Gold(I) and Gold(III): A Parallelism between Homo‐ and Heterogeneous Catalysts for Copper‐Free Sonogashira Cross‐Coupling Reactions

    Camino González-Arellano;Alberto Abad;Avelino Corma;Hermenegildo García

  • Bifunctional iridium-(2-aminoterephthalate)-Zr-MOF chemoselective catalyst for the synthesis of secondary amines by one-pot three-step cascade reaction

    Mercedes Pintado-Sierra;Antonia M. Rasero-Almansa;Avelino Corma;Marta Iglesias

  • New Heterogenized Gold(I)‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes as Reusable Catalysts in Hydrogenation and Cross‐Coupling Reactions

    A. Corma;E. Gutiérrez-Puebla;M. Iglesias;A. Monge

  • Gold catalyzes the Sonogashira coupling reaction without the requirement of palladium impurities.

    Avelino Corma;Raquel Juárez;Mercedes Boronat;Félix Sánchez

  • Single-Site Homogeneous and Heterogeneized Gold(III) Hydrogenation Catalysts: Mechanistic Implications

    Aleix Comas-Vives;C. González-Arellano;A. Corma;M. Iglesias

  • Gold nanoparticles and gold(III) complexes as general and selective hydrosilylation catalysts.

    Avelino Corma;Camino González-Arellano;Marta Iglesias;Félix Sánchez

  • Conjugated Microporous Polymers Incorporating BODIPY Moieties as Light-Emitting Materials and Recyclable Visible-Light Photocatalysts

    Marta Liras;Marta Iglesias;Félix Sánchez

  • Preparation and properties of Ti-containing MCM-41

    A. Corma;M.T. Navarro;J. Pérez-Pariente;F. Sánchez

  • Heterogenized Gold Complexes: Recoverable Catalysts for Multicomponent Reactions of Aldehydes, Terminal Alkynes, and Amines

    Gonzalo Villaverde;Avelino Corma;Marta Iglesias;Félix Sánchez

  • Hybrid organic—inorganic catalysts: a cooperative effect between support, and palladium and nickel salen complexes on catalytic hydrogenation of imines

    V. Ayala;A. Corma;M. Iglesias;J.A. Rincón

  • Optically active complexes of transition metals (RhI, RuII, CoII and NiII) with 2-aminocarbonylpyrrolidine ligands. Selective catalysts for hydrogenation of prochiral olefins

    A. Corma;M. Iglesias;C. del Pino;F. Sánchez

  • New rhodium complexes anchored on modified USY zeolites. A remarkable effect of the support on the enantioselectivity of catalytic hydrogenation of prochiral alkenes

    A. Corma;M. Iglesias;C. del Pino;F. Sánchez

  • Asymmetric aldol reaction using immobilized proline on mesoporous support

    Félix Calderón;Raquel Fernández;Félix Sánchez;Alfonso Fernández-Mayoralas

  • Large pore Ti-zeolites and mesoporous Ti-silicalites as catalysts for selective oxidation of organic sulfides

    A. Corma;M. Iglesias;F. Sánchez

  • Bifunctional Metal Organic Framework Catalysts for Multistep Reactions: MOF‐Cu(BTC)‐[Pd] Catalyst for One‐Pot Heteroannulation of Acetylenic Compounds

    Avelina Arnanz;Mercedes Pintado-Sierra;Avelino Corma;Marta Iglesias

  • Synthesis of structured porous polymers with acid and basic sites and their catalytic application in cascade-type reactions

    Estíbaliz Merino;Ester Verde-Sesto;Eva M. Maya;Marta Iglesias

  • Pincer-type Pyridine-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Amine Ru(II) Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Transfer Reactions

    Carolina del Pozo;Marta Iglesias;Félix Sánchez

  • Gold complexes as catalysts: Chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes

    Avelino Corma;Camino González-Arellano;Marta Iglesias;Félix Sánchez

  • Gold (I) and (III) catalyze Suzuki cross-coupling and homocoupling, respectively

    C. González-Arellano;A. Corma;M. Iglesias;F. Sánchez

  • Asymmetric aldol reaction catalyzed by a heterogenized proline on a mesoporous support. The role of the nature of solvents.

    Elisa G. Doyagüez;Félix Calderón;Félix Sánchez;Alfonso Fernández-Mayoralas

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta Iglesias
Marta Iglesias Spanish National Research Council
Avelino Corma
Avelino Corma Universitat Politècnica de València
Tomás Torres
Tomás Torres Autonomous University of Madrid
Enrique Gutiérrez-Puebla
Enrique Gutiérrez-Puebla Spanish National Research Council
Abderrazzak Douhal
Abderrazzak Douhal University of Castilla-La Mancha
Joaquín Pérez-Pariente
Joaquín Pérez-Pariente Spanish National Research Council
Gregori Ujaque
Gregori Ujaque Autonomous University of Barcelona
Alberto Abad
Alberto Abad Instituto de Carboquímica
Sara Iborra
Sara Iborra Universitat Politècnica de València

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