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Juan M. Cuerva

Juan M. Cuerva

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Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
7988
World Ranking
13690
National Ranking
542

Overview

Juan M. Cuerva is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with specialized work focusing on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Additional subfields include Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics cover several areas interconnected with materials and molecular properties. These topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Graphene research and applications

Juan M. Cuerva has co-authored research frequently with several collaborators. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Carlos M. Cruz
  • Araceli G. Campaña
  • Ana M. Ortuño
  • D. Miguel
  • Luís Álvarez de Cienfuegos

Their scholarly output appears recurrently in several publication venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent representative publications of Juan M. Cuerva highlight ongoing work in molecular and materials chemistry, often with a focus on luminescent and chiral materials. Notable papers include:

  • "Two-Photon Absorption Enhancement by the Inclusion of a Tropone Ring in Distorted Nanographene Ribbons" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Bright Long-Lived Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Chiral Chromium(III) Complexes" (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Helically Chiral Hybrid Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Framework Exhibiting Circularly Polarized Luminescence" (2022), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Highly contorted superhelicene hits near-infrared circularly polarized luminescence" (2022), published in Chemical Science
  • "Can Magnetic Dipole Transition Moment Be Engineered?" (2023), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Undecabenzo[7]superhelicene: A Helical Nanographene Ribbon as a Circularly Polarized Luminescence Emitter

    Carlos M. Cruz;Silvia Castro-Fernández;Ermelinda Maçôas;Juan M. Cuerva

  • Water: The Ideal Hydrogen‐Atom Source in Free‐Radical Chemistry Mediated by TiIII and Other Single‐Electron‐Transfer Metals?

    Juan M. Cuerva;Araceli G. Campaña;José Justicia;Antonio Rosales

  • 7-endo radical cyclizations catalyzed by titanocene(III). Straightforward synthesis of terpenoids with seven-membered carbocycles.

    Jose Justicia;Juan L. Oller-Lopez;Araceli G. Campana;J. Enrique Oltra

  • Titanocene‐Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Epoxypolyprenes: Straightforward Synthesis of Terpenoids by Free‐Radical Chemistry

    José Justicia;Antonio Rosales;Elena Buñuel;Juan L. Oller-López

  • Chiral Molecular Ruby [Cr(dqp)2]3+ with Long-Lived Circularly Polarized Luminescence.

    Juan-Ramón Jiménez;Benjamin Doistau;Carlos M. Cruz;Céline Besnard

  • A [2]Rotaxane-Based Circularly Polarized Luminescence Switch.

    Arthur H G David;Raquel Casares;Juan M Cuerva;Araceli G Campaña

  • Unified synthesis of eudesmanolides, combining biomimetic strategies with homogeneous catalysis and free-radical chemistry.

    Alejandro F. Barrero;Antonio Rosales;Juan M. Cuerva;J. Enrique Oltra

  • Understanding the Exceptional Hydrogen-Atom Donor Characteristics of Water in TiIII-Mediated Free-Radical Chemistry

    Miguel Paradas;Araceli G. Campaña;Tania Jiménez;Rafael Robles

  • Enantiopure distorted ribbon-shaped nanographene combining two-photon absorption-based upconversion and circularly polarized luminescence

    Carlos M. Cruz;Irene R. Márquez;Inês F. A. Mariz;Victor Blanco

  • Bioinspired terpene synthesis: a radical approach

    José Justicia;Luis Álvarez de Cienfuegos;Araceli G. Campaña;Delia Miguel

  • Recent applications of Cp2TiCl in natural product synthesis

    Sara P. Morcillo;Delia Miguel;Araceli G. Campaña;Luis Álvarez de Cienfuegos

  • Cp2TiCl in natural product synthesis

    Juan M. Cuerva;José Justicia;Juan L. Oller-Lopez;J. Enrique Oltra

  • A Triskelion-Shaped Saddle-Helix Hybrid Nanographene

    Carlos M. Cruz;Irene R. Márquez;Silvia Castro‐Fernández;Juan M. Cuerva

  • Intramolecular coupling of allyl carboxylates with allyl stannanes and allyl silanes: a new type of reductive elimination reaction?

    María Méndez;Juan M. Cuerva;Enrique Gómez-Bengoa;Diego J. Cárdenas

  • Versatile synthesis and enlargement of functionalized distorted heptagon-containing nanographenes

    Irene R. Márquez;Noelia Fuentes;Carlos M. Cruz;Virginia Puente-Muñoz

  • A new strategy for the synthesis of cyclic terpenoids based on the radical opening of acyclic epoxypolyenes.

    Alejandro F. Barrero;Juan M. Cuerva;M. M. Herrador;Mónica V. Valdivia

  • Helically Chiral Hybrid Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Framework Exhibiting Circularly Polarized Luminescence.

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  • Michael Reaction of Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles Catalyzed by [RuH2(PPh3)4]

    Enrique Gómez-Bengoa;Juan M. Cuerva;and Cristina Mateo;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Effects of Solvents and Water in Ti(III)-Mediated Radical Cyclizations of Epoxygermacrolides. Straightforward Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemistry of (+)-3α-Hydroxyreynosin and Related Eudesmanolides

    Alejandro F. Barrero;J. Enrique Oltra;Juan M. Cuerva;Antonio Rosales

  • Ti‐Catalyzed Barbier‐Type Allylations and Related Reactions

    Rosa E. Estévez;José Justicia;Btissam Bazdi;Noelia Fuentes

  • Unprecedented hydrogen transfer from water to alkenes and alkynes mediated by TiIII and late transition metals.

    Campaña Ag;Estévez Re;Fuentes N;Robles R

  • Organic-based molecular switches for molecular electronics

    Noelia Fuentes;Ana Martín-Lasanta;Luis Álvarez de Cienfuegos;Maria Ribagorda

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego J. Cárdenas
Diego J. Cárdenas Autonomous University of Madrid
Alejandro F. Barrero
Alejandro F. Barrero University of Granada
Antonio M. Echavarren
Antonio M. Echavarren Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Andreas Gansäuer
Andreas Gansäuer University of Bonn
Nicolás Agraït
Nicolás Agraït Autonomous University of Madrid
Juan Manuel García-Ruiz
Juan Manuel García-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Stefan Grimme
Stefan Grimme University of Bonn
Claude Piguet
Claude Piguet University of Geneva
Jérôme Lacour
Jérôme Lacour University of Geneva
Jose M. Sanchez-Ruiz
Jose M. Sanchez-Ruiz University of Granada

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