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Roberto Sanz is a researcher affiliated with the University of Burgos in Spain. Their work primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry among other specialized subfields. The intersections of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrochemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment also feature in their research profile.

The main research topics explored by Sanz include:

  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

Sanz has contributed numerous papers to scientific literature, some of the recent publications being:

  • "Regiodivergent Hydration-Cyclization of Diynones under Gold Catalysis," 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Unprecedented Aqueous Solubility of TEMPO and its Application as High Capacity Catholyte for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries," 2023, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Addressing Practical Use of Viologen-Derivatives in Redox Flow Batteries through Molecular Engineering," 2023, ACS Materials Letters
  • "The Redox-Mediated Nickel-Metal Hydride Flow Battery," 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Mo-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of N-Polyheterocycles from Nitroarenes and Glycols with Recycling of the Waste Reduction Byproduct. Substituent-Tuned Photophysical Properties," 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal

The frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Samuel Suárez-Pantiga
  • Edgar Ventosa
  • Manuel A. Fernández-Rodríguez
  • Marta Solas
  • Carlos Sedano

Sanz's research output has been disseminated extensively in several publication venues. The most common ones are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Organic Letters
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Best Publications

  • RECENT APPLICATIONS OF ARYNE CHEMISTRY TO ORGANIC SYNTHESIS. A REVIEW

    Roberto Sanz

  • Brønsted Acid‐Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution of Alcohols

    Roberto Sanz;Alberto Martínez;Delia Miguel;Julia M. Álvarez‐Gutiérrez

  • Brønsted acid catalyzed propargylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives. Synthesis of tetrasubstituted furans.

    Roberto Sanz;Delia Miguel;Alberto Martínez;Julia M. Álvarez-Gutiérrez

  • Dioxomolybdenum(VI)‐Catalyzed Reductive Cyclization of Nitroaromatics. Synthesis of Carbazoles and Indoles

    Roberto Sanz;Jaime Escribano;María R. Pedrosa;Rafael Aguado

  • Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Functionalized Indenes†

    Alberto Martínez;Patricia García-García;Manuel A. Fernández-Rodríguez;Félix Rodríguez

  • Gold(I)-catalyzed tandem reactions initiated by 1,2-indole migrations.

    Roberto Sanz;Delia Miguel;Félix Rodríguez

  • Brønsted acid-catalyzed benzylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives.

    Roberto Sanz;Delia Miguel;Alberto Martínez;Julia M. Álvarez-Gutiérrez

  • Reductive Molybdenum‐Catalyzed Direct Amination of Boronic Acids with Nitro Compounds

    Samuel Suárez-Pantiga;Raquel Hernández-Ruiz;Cintia Virumbrales;María R. Pedrosa

  • 1,3-Dien-5-ynes: Versatile Building Blocks for the Synthesis of Carbo- and Heterocycles.

    Enrique Aguilar;Roberto Sanz;Manuel A. Fernández-Rodríguez;Patricia García-García

  • Metal-free catalytic nucleophilic substitution of propargylic alcohols

    Roberto Sanz;Alberto Martínez;Julia M. Álvarez-Gutiérrez;Félix Rodríguez

  • Synthesis of functionalized indole- and benzo-fused heterocyclic derivatives through anionic benzyne cyclization.

    José Barluenga;Francisco J. Fañanás;Roberto Sanz;Yolanda Fernández

  • A Practical, One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Substituted Thiophenes and Benzo[b]thiophenes from Bromoenynes and o-Alkynylbromobenzenes

    Verónica Guilarte;Manuel A. Fernández-Rodríguez;Patricia García-García;Elsa Hernando

  • Regioselective Synthesis of 4- and 7-Alkoxyindoles from 2,3-Dihalophenols: Application to the Preparation of Indole Inhibitors of Phospholipase A2

    Roberto Sanz;M. Pilar Castroviejo;Verónica Guilarte;and Antonio Pérez

  • Pinacol as a New Green Reducing Agent: Molybdenum‐ Catalyzed Chemoselective Reduction of Sulfoxides and Nitroaromatics

    Nuria García;Patricia García-García;Manuel A. Fernández-Rodríguez;Rubén Rubio

  • Functionalized Phenanthridine and Dibenzopyranone Derivatives through Benzyne Cyclization – Application to the Total Syntheses of Trisphaeridine and N‐Methylcrinasiadine

    Roberto Sanz;Yolanda Fernández;M. Pilar Castroviejo;Antonio Pérez

  • Molybdenum-Catalyzed Synthesis of Nitrogenated Polyheterocycles from Nitroarenes and Glycols with Reuse of Waste Reduction Byproduct.

    Rubén Rubio-Presa;Marı A R Pedrosa;Manuel A Fernández-Rodríguez;Francisco J Arnáiz

  • Selective Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides to Sulfides with Phosphites Catalyzed by Dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI)

    Roberto Sanz;Jaime Escribano;Rafael Aguado;María R. Pedrosa

  • An unprecedented use for glycerol: chemoselective reducing agent for sulfoxides

    Nuria García;Patricia García-García;Manuel A. Fernández-Rodríguez;Daniel García

  • A New and Efficient Synthesis of 4-Functionalized Benzo[b]furans from 2,3-Dihalophenols

    Roberto Sanz;M. Pilar Castroviejo;Yolanda Fernandez;Francisco J. Fananas

  • A route to regioselectively functionalized carbazoles, dibenzofurans, and dibenzothiophenes through anionic cyclization of benzyne-tethered aryllithiums.

    Roberto Sanz;Yolanda Fernández;Ma Pilar Castroviejo;and Antonio Pérez

  • Simple and Selective Oxidation of Thiols to Disulfides with Dimethylsulfoxide Catalyzed by Dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI)

    Roberto Sanz;Rafael Aguado;María R. Pedrosa;Francisco J. Arnáiz

  • The Ritter Reaction under Truly Catalytic Brønsted Acid Conditions

    Roberto Sanz;Alberto Martínez;Verónica Guilarte;Julia M. Álvarez-Gutiérrez

Frequent Co-Authors

José Barluenga
José Barluenga University of Oviedo
Angel R. de Lera
Angel R. de Lera Universidade de Vigo
Luis Lezama
Luis Lezama University of the Basque Country
Mark Lautens
Mark Lautens University of Toronto
Fernando Albericio
Fernando Albericio University of KwaZulu-Natal
Sophie Fourmentin
Sophie Fourmentin University of the Littoral Opal Coast
Atta-ur-Rahman
Atta-ur-Rahman University of Karachi
Vicente Milanés
Vicente Milanés Renault (France)
Ricardo Garcia
Ricardo Garcia Spanish National Research Council
Eric Monflier
Eric Monflier Artois University

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