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Overview

Mikel Oiarbide is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and specializes in the field of Chemistry, with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry. Their research encompasses diverse subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Pharmacology.

The primary research topics covered in their work include:

  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Organic and Inorganic Chemical Reactions

The scientist has contributed to a range of publications, with frequent appearances in several key journals and venues. The most common publication venues are:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Molecules

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mikel Oiarbide include:

  • Extended Enolates: Versatile Intermediates for Asymmetric C-H Functionalization via Noncovalent Catalysis (2021) - Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Progress in (Thio)urea- and Squaramide-Based Brønsted Base Catalysts with Multiple H-Bond Donors (2022) - European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Catalytic Asymmetric α-Functionalization of α-Branched Aldehydes (2023) - Molecules
  • Rigidified Bis(sulfonyl)ethylenes as Effective Michael Acceptors for Asymmetric Catalysis: Application to the Enantioselective Synthesis of Quaternary Hydantoins (2023) - The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Brønsted Base-Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds Involving π-Extended Enolates (2023) - The Chemical Record

Mikel Oiarbide frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Claudio Palomo
  • Aitor Landa
  • Antonia Mielgo
  • Iker Hernández
  • Ane García-Urricelqui

Best Publications

  • Current progress in the asymmetric aldol addition reaction

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Jesús M. García

  • Asymmetric organocatalysis by chiral Brønsted bases: implications and applications.

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Rosa López

  • Recent Advances in the Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol (Henry) Reaction

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Antonio Laso

  • Unveiling Reliable Catalysts for the Asymmetric Nitroaldol (Henry) Reaction

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Antonia Mielgo

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of β‐Lactams by Staudinger Ketene‐Imine Cycloaddition Reaction

    Claudio Palomo;Jesus M. Aizpurua;Iñaki Ganboa;Mikel Oiarbide

  • The aldol addition reaction: an old transformation at constant rebirth.

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Jesús M. García

  • Enantioselective henry reactions under dual Lewis acid/amine catalysis using chiral amino alcohol ligands.

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Antonio Laso

  • Water-compatible iminium activation: organocatalytic Michael reactions of carbon-centered nucleophiles with enals.

    Claudio Palomo;Aitor Landa;Antonia Mielgo;Mikel Oiarbide

  • Highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylations of pyrroles and indoles with alpha'-hydroxy enones under Cu(II)-simple bis(oxazoline) catalysis.

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Bharat G. Kardak;Jesus M. Garcia

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Lactams Through the Staudinger Reaction and Their Use as Building Blocks of Natural and Nonnatural Products

    C. Palomo;J. M. Aizpurua;I. Ganboa;M. Oiarbide

  • Catalytic enantioselective aza-Henry reaction with broad substrate scope.

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;and Antonio Laso;Rosa López

  • β-Lactams as Versatile Intermediates in α- and β-Amino Acid Synthesis

    Claudio Palomo;Jesús M. Aizpurua;Iñaki Ganboa;Mikel Oiarbide

  • Asymmetric Aza-Henry Reaction Under Phase Transfer Catalysis: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

    Enrique Gomez-Bengoa;Anthony Linden;Rosa López;Idoia Múgica-Mendiola

  • Phosphazene bases for the preparation of biaryl thioethers from aryl iodides and arenethiols

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Rosa López;Enrique Gómez-Bengoa

  • Enantioselective Construction of Tetrasubstituted Stereogenic Carbons through Brønsted Base Catalyzed Michael Reactions: α′-Hydroxy Enones as Key Enoate Equivalent

    Eider Badiola;Béla Fiser;Enrique Gómez-Bengoa;Antonia Mielgo

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Carbamates

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Rajkumar Halder;Michael Kelso

  • Enantioselective Aza‐Henry Reactions Assisted by ZnII and N‐Methylephedrine

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Rajkumar Halder;Antonio Laso

  • Design and Synthesis of a Novel Class of Sugar-Peptide Hybrids: C-Linked Glyco β-Amino Acids through a Stereoselective “Acetate” Mannich Reaction as the Key Strategic Element

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Aitor Landa;M Concepción González-Rego

  • α-Hydroxy ketones as useful templates in asymmetric reactions

    Claudio Palomo;Mikel Oiarbide;Jesús M. García

  • Helical Oligourea Foldamers as Powerful Hydrogen Bonding Catalysts for Enantioselective C–C Bond-Forming Reactions

    Diane Bécart;Diane Bécart;Vincent Diemer;Arnaud Salaün;Mikel Oiarbide

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Palomo
Claudio Palomo University of the Basque Country
Anthony Linden
Anthony Linden University of Zurich
Fernando P. Cossío
Fernando P. Cossío University of the Basque Country
Miguel A. Maestro
Miguel A. Maestro University of A Coruña
Arun K. Sharma
Arun K. Sharma University of Calcutta
Yoshitaka Hamashima
Yoshitaka Hamashima University of Shizuoka
Gilles Guichard
Gilles Guichard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dalibor Sames
Dalibor Sames Columbia University
Tore Brinck
Tore Brinck Royal Institute of Technology
Stefan Kaskel
Stefan Kaskel TU Dresden

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