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Overview

Fernando P. Cossío is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Neutrino Physics Research, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis.

The publication record of Fernando P. Cossío includes work in prominent venues with multiple publications in the following:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent collaborators include Iván Rivilla, Abel de Cózar, Zoraida Freixa, María de Gracia Retamosa, and F. Monrabal, indicating a network of co-authorship that spans multiple projects and publications.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Cossío include:

  • "Towards a more precise therapy in cancer: Exploring epigenetic complexity", 2020, Current Opinion in Chemical Biology
  • "Aromaticity: Quo Vadis", 2023, Chemical Science (authored by Gabriel Merino, cited in relation)
  • "Fluorescent bicolour sensor for low-background neutrinoless double β decay experiments", 2020, Nature (co-authored by Iván Rivilla)
  • "Stepwise Mechanism for the Bromination of Arenes by a Hypervalent Iodine Reagent", 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry (co-authored by Albert Granados)
  • "Lacking Immunotherapy Biomarkers for Biliary Tract Cancer: A Comprehensive Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis", 2023, Cells (co-authored by Giorgio Frega)

Their research encompasses experimental and theoretical approaches that contribute to understanding the structural and functional aspects of complex chemical systems. The combination of work in cancer biology and neutrino physics illustrates a multidisciplinary approach crossing chemical biology and physical sciences.

Best Publications

  • In-Plane Aromaticity in 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions. Solvent Effects, Selectivity, and Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shifts

    Fernando P. Cossío;Iñaki Morao;and Haijun Jiao;Paul von Ragué Schleyer

  • The mechanism of the ketene-imine (staudinger) reaction in its centennial: still an unsolved problem?

    Fernando P. Cossío;Ana Arrieta;Miguel A. Sierra

  • A semiempirical theoretical study on the formation of .beta.-lactams from ketenes and imines

    Fernando P. Cossio;Jesus M. Ugalde;Xabier Lopez;Begona Lecea

  • Dyotropic Reactions: Mechanisms and Synthetic Applications†

    Israel Fernández;Fernando P. Cossío;Miguel A. Sierra

  • In-Plane Aromaticity in 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions

    Iñaki Morao;Begoña Lecea;Fernando P. Cossío

  • Aromaticity in transition structures

    Paul von Ragué Schleyer;Judy I. Wu;Fernando P. Cossío;Israel Fernández

  • 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

  • Highly stereoselective synthesis of α-hydroxy β-amino acids through β-lactams: application to the synthesis of the taxol and bestatin side chains and related systems.

    Claudio Palomo;Ana Arrieta;Fernando P. Cossío;Jesus M. Aizpurua

  • Origins of the Loss of Concertedness in Pericyclic Reactions: Theoretical Prediction and Direct Observation of Stepwise Mechanisms in [3 + 2] Thermal Cycloadditions

    Silvia Vivanco;Begoña Lecea;Ana Arrieta;Pilar Prieto

  • Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Highly Substituted Proline Esters via [3 + 2] Cycloaddition between N-Metalated Azomethine Ylides and Nitroalkenes. Origins of the Metal Effect on the Stereochemical Outcome

    Mirari Ayerbe;and Ana Arrieta;Fernando P. Cossío;Anthony Linden

  • Chiral Control in the Staudinger Reaction between Ketenes and Imines. A Theoretical SCF-MO Study on Asymmetric Torquoselectivity

    Fernando P. Cossio;Ana Arrieta;Begona Lecea;Jesus M. Ugalde

  • Monomer versus alcohol activation in the 4-dimethylaminopyridine-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactide and lactic O-carboxylic anhydride.

    Colin Bonduelle;Blanca Martín-Vaca;Fernando P. Cossío;Didier Bourissou

  • Catalytic and Solvent Effects on the Cycloaddition Reaction between Ketenes and Carbonyl Compounds To Form 2-Oxetanones

    Begona Lecea;Ana Arrieta;Guillermo Roa;Jesus M. Ugalde

  • A Simple Ring Current Model for Describing In-Plane Aromaticity in Pericyclic Reactions.

    Iñaki Morao;Fernando P. Cossío

  • Synthesis of a Stable Disilyne Bisphosphine Adduct and Its Non‐Metal‐Mediated CO2 Reduction to CO

    David Gau;Ricardo Rodriguez;Tsuyoshi Kato;Nathalie Saffon‐Merceron

  • Contribution to the development of new substitution patterns of optically active .beta.-lactams: synthesis of homochiral 4-(1-aminoalkyl)azetidin-2-ones from N-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl) .alpha.-amino aldehyde-derived imines via asymmetric Staudinger reaction

    Claudio Palomo;Fernando P. Cossio;Carmen Cuevas;Begona Lecea

  • On the Aromatic Character of Electrocyclic and Pseudopericyclic Reactions: Thermal Cyclization of (2Z)-Hexa-2,4-5-trienals and Their Schiff Bases.

    Angel R. de Lera;Rosana Alvarez;Begoña Lecea;Alicia Torrado

  • Origins of the Stereodivergent Outcome in the Staudinger Reaction between Acyl Chlorides and Imines.

    Ana Arrieta;Begoña Lecea;Fernando P. Cossío

  • An activated equivalent of lactide toward organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization.

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  • Modification of regioselectivity in cycloadditions to C70 under microwave irradiation

    Fernando Langa;Pilar de la Cruz;Antonio de la Hoz;Eva Espildora

  • Solvent-Free Thermal and Microwave-Assisted [3 + 2] Cycloadditions between Stabilized Azomethine Ylides and Nitrostyrenes. An Experimental and Theoretical Study

    Ana Arrieta;Dorleta Otaegui;Aizpea Zubia;Fernando P. Cossío

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Palomo
Claudio Palomo University of the Basque Country
Israel Fernández
Israel Fernández Complutense University of Madrid
Jesus M. Ugalde
Jesus M. Ugalde Donostia International Physics Center
Carmen Nájera
Carmen Nájera University of Alicante
Antonio de la Hoz
Antonio de la Hoz University of Castilla-La Mancha
Mikel Oiarbide
Mikel Oiarbide University of the Basque Country
Antoine Baceiredo
Antoine Baceiredo Paul Sabatier University
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nazario Martín
Nazario Martín Complutense University of Madrid
Manel Esteller
Manel Esteller Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

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