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Montserrat Diéguez

Montserrat Diéguez

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10765
World Ranking
11657
National Ranking
424

Overview

Montserrat Diéguez is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a total of 57 publications. Their research spans several subfields including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, biomedical engineering, and molecular biology.

Diéguez's work mainly addresses topics related to asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, chemical synthesis and analysis, surface chemistry and catalysis, and catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies.

The scientist has authored notable papers, including:

  • Self-Adaptable Tropos Catalysts, 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Recent Advances in Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution: From Design to Applications, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Evolution in heterodonor P-N, P-S and P-O chiral ligands for preparing efficient catalysts for asymmetric catalysis. From design to applications, 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Evolution of phosphorus-thioether ligands for asymmetric catalysis, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • P-Stereogenic Ir-MaxPHOX: A Step toward Privileged Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Nonchelating Olefins, 2023, ACS Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating on this body of research include Òscar Pàmies, Maria Biosca, Jèssica Margalef, Miquel À. Pericàs, and Pol de la Cruz-Sánchez.

Publications by Diéguez are commonly found in several scientific journals such as Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie, and Chemical Reviews.

Best Publications

  • Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition and Allylic Substitution Reactions

    Alexandre Alexakis;Jan E. Bäckvall;Norbert Krause;Oscar Pàmies

  • Recent Advances in Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution: From Design to Applications.

    Oscar Pàmies;Jèssica Margalef;Santiago Cañellas;Jinju James

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins Using Chiral Crabtree-type Catalysts: Scope and Limitations

    J. Johan Verendel;Oscar Pàmies;Montserrat Diéguez;Pher G. Andersson;Pher G. Andersson;Pher G. Andersson

  • Phosphite-containing ligands for asymmetric catalysis.

    Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen;Paul C. J. Kamer;Carmen Claver;Oscar Pàmies

  • Ligands derived from carbohydrates for asymmetric catalysis

    Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies;Carmen Claver

  • Biaryl phosphites: new efficient adaptative ligands for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions.

    Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies

  • Chiral thioether ligands: coordination chemistry and asymmetric catalysis

    Anna M Masdeu-Bultó;Montserrat Diéguez;Erika Martin;Montserrat Gómez

  • Carbohydrate derivative ligands in asymmetric catalysis

    Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies;Aurora Ruiz;Yolanda Dı́az

  • Pyranoside phosphite-oxazoline ligands for the highly versatile and enantioselective ir-catalyzed hydrogenation of minimally functionalized olefins. A combined theoretical and experimental study.

    Javier Mazuela;Per-Ola Norrby;Pher G. Andersson;Pher G. Andersson;Oscar Pàmies

  • Recent advances in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydroformylation using phosphite ligands

    Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies;Carmen Claver

  • New phosphite-oxazoline ligands for efficient Pd-catalyzed substitution reactions.

    Oscar Pàmies;and Montserrat Diéguez;Carmen Claver

  • Chiral diphosphites derived from D-glucose: new ligands for the asymmetric catalytic hydroformylation of vinyl arenes.

    Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies;Aurora Ruiz;Sergio Castillón

  • Iridium phosphite-oxazoline catalysts for the highly enantioselective hydrogenation of terminal alkenes.

    Javier Mazuela;J. Johan Verendel;Mercedes Coll;Benjamín Schäffner

  • Recent Progress in Asymmetric Catalysis Using Chiral Carbohydrate-Based Ligands

    Montserrat Diéguez;Carmen Claver;Oscar Pàmies

  • Use of sugar-based ligands in selective catalysis: Recent developments

    Simon Woodward;Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies

  • Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Novel Chiral P,S-Ligands with a Xylofuranose Backbone: Use in Asymmetric Hydroformylation and Hydrogenation

    Oscar Pàmies;Montserrat Diéguez;Gemma Net;Aurora Ruiz, ,† and

  • Screening of a Modular Sugar‐Based Phosphite–Oxazoline Ligand Library in Asymmetric Pd‐Catalyzed Heck Reactions

    Yvette Mata;Oscar Pàmies;Montserrat Diéguez

  • Modular Furanoside Phosphite Ligands for Asymmetric Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution

    O. Pamies;G.P.F. van Strijdonck;M. Dieguez;S. Deerenberg

  • Chiral pyranoside phosphite-oxazolines: a new class of ligand for asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes.

    Montserrat Diéguez;Javier Mazuela;Oscar Pàmies;J. Johan Verendel

  • Asymmetric hydrogenation of minimally functionalised terminal olefins: an alternative sustainable and direct strategy for preparing enantioenriched hydrocarbons.

    Oscar Pàmies;Pher G. Andersson;Montserrat Diéguez

  • New Carbohydrate‐Based Phosphite‐Oxazoline Ligands as Highly Versatile Ligands for Palladium‐Catalyzed Allylic Substitution Reactions

    Yvette Mata;Montserrat Diéguez;Oscar Pàmies;Carmen Claver

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar Pàmies
Oscar Pàmies Rovira i Virgili University
Carmen Claver
Carmen Claver Rovira i Virgili University
Pher G. Andersson
Pher G. Andersson Stockholm University
Sergio Castillón
Sergio Castillón Rovira i Virgili University
Hans Adolfsson
Hans Adolfsson Umeå University
Per-Ola Norrby
Per-Ola Norrby AstraZeneca (Sweden)
Miquel A. Pericàs
Miquel A. Pericàs University of Barcelona
Montserrat Gómez
Montserrat Gómez Paul Sabatier University
Rinaldo Poli
Rinaldo Poli Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
Alexandre Alexakis
Alexandre Alexakis University of Geneva

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