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Pedro Almendros is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and specializes primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research includes contributions to subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic alkyne reactions, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, synthetic organic chemistry methods, and fluorine in organic chemistry.

Pedro Almendros has published extensively across several scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Organic Letters
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Chemical Communications

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Deciphering the Chameleonic Chemistry of Allenols: Breaking the Taboo of a Onetime Esoteric Functionality (2021), Chemical Reviews
  • Antimicrobial, Anticancer and Multidrug-Resistant Reversing Activity of Novel Oxygen-, Sulfur- and Selenoflavones and Bioisosteric Analogues (2020), Pharmaceuticals
  • Visible-Light-Mediated Ru-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3-(Arylsulfonyl)but-3-enals via Coupling of α-Allenols with Diazonium Salts and Sulfur Dioxide (2020), Organic Letters
  • Highlighting the Rich Chemistry of the Allenone Moiety (2023), Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • A catalyst-free bis(triflyl)ethylation/benzannulation reaction: rapid access to carbazole-based superacidic carbon acids from alkynols (2020), Chemical Communications

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Pedro Almendros's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hikaru Yanai
  • Carlos Lázaro-Milla
  • Cristina Aragoncillo
  • Irene Martín-Mejías
  • Shoki Hoshikawa

Best Publications

  • β-Lactams: Versatile Building Blocks for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Non-β-Lactam Products

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Cristina Aragoncillo

  • Exploiting [2+2] cycloaddition chemistry: achievements with allenes

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Cristina Aragoncillo

  • Grubbs' ruthenium-carbenes beyond the metathesis reaction: less conventional non-metathetic utility.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Amparo Luna

  • Beta-lactams as versatile synthetic intermediates for the preparation of heterocycles of biological interest.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • The Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • Gold-catalyzed cyclization reactions of allenol and alkynol derivatives.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes as useful building blocks in stereocontrolled synthesis

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • Selective bond cleavage of the β-lactam nucleus: Application in stereocontrolled synthesis

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • Efficient entry to diversely functionalized spirocyclic oxindoles from isatins through carbonyl-addition/cyclization reaction sequences.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Raquel Rodríguez-Acebes

  • Deciphering the Chameleonic Chemistry of Allenols: Breaking the Taboo of a Onetime Esoteric Functionality.

    José M. Alonso;Pedro Almendros

  • Cyclization reactions of bis(allenes) for the synthesis of polycarbo(hetero)cycles

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Cristina Aragoncillo

  • The direct catalytic asymmetric cross-aldol reaction of aldehydes.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • A novel use of Grubbs' carbene. Application to the catalytic deprotection of tertiary allylamines.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Jose M. Alonso;Moustafa F. Aly

  • Non‐Metathetic Behavior Patterns of Grubbs' Carbene

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • Progress in allene chemistry

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • The Allenic Pauson−Khand Reaction in Synthesis

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • Gold catalyzed oxycyclizations of alkynols and alkyndiols

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;José Miguel Alonso

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed chemoselective N-allyl cleavage: novel Grubbs carbene mediated deprotection of allylic amines.

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Jose M. Alonso

  • Novel Cyclization Reactions of Aminoallenes

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros

  • Proline-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Direct Aldol Reaction between 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes and Ketones

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;and Amparo Luna;M. Rosario Torres

  • Additions of Allenyl/Propargyl Organometallic Reagents to 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes: Novel Palladium-Catalyzed Domino Reactions in Allenynes

    Benito Alcaide;Pedro Almendros;Cristina Aragoncillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Benito Alcaide
Benito Alcaide Complutense University of Madrid
Israel Fernández
Israel Fernández Complutense University of Madrid
Pedro Molina
Pedro Molina University of Murcia
José Marco-Contelles
José Marco-Contelles Spanish National Research Council
Luis R. Domingo
Luis R. Domingo University of Valencia
Takashi Matsumoto
Takashi Matsumoto Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Francisca Puertas
Francisca Puertas Spanish National Research Council
Claus Jacob
Claus Jacob Saarland University
Diego J. Cárdenas
Diego J. Cárdenas Autonomous University of Madrid

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