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Vicenç Branchadell is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain, with a research focus spanning Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work particularly concentrates on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry, with additional contributions to Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their study topics encompass:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry

Branchadell has published across multiple notable venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Science

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Ring-opening polymerization of cyclic oligosiloxanes without producing cyclic oligomers," 2023, Science
  • "Synthesis of a Stable N-Hetero-RhI-Metallacyclic Silanone," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A Silylene Stabilized by a σ-Donating Nickel(0) Fragment," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a σ-Donating Ni0-Stabilized Silyliumylidene Ion," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Labile Base-Stabilized Silyliumylidene Ions. Non-Metallic Species Capable of Activating Multiple Small Molecules," 2022, Chemistry - A European Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Branchadell include:

  • Tsuyoshi Kato
  • Shintaro Takahashi
  • Nathalie Saffon-Merceron
  • Antoine Baceiredo
  • Raphaël Nougué

Best Publications

  • Potential Energy Surfaces of the Gas-Phase S N 2 Reactions X - +CH 3 X=XCH 3 +X - (X=F,Cl,Br,I): A Comparative Study by Density Functional Theory and ab Initio Methods.

    Liqun Deng;Vicenc Branchadell;Tom Ziegler

  • Atomic reference energies for density functional calculations

    E.J. Baerends;V. Branchadell;M. Sodupe

  • THEORETICAL STUDY OF M+-CO2 AND OM+CO SYSTEMS FOR FIRST TRANSITION ROW METAL ATOMS

    M. Sodupe;V. Branchadell;Marzio Rosi;C. W. Bauschlicher

  • Adsorption of NH3 and H2O in Acidic Chabazite. Comparison of ONIOM Approach with Periodic Calculations

    Xavier Solans-Monfort;Mariona Sodupe;Vicenç Branchadell;Joachim Sauer

  • Coordination of Cu+ Ions to Zeolite Frameworks Strongly Enhances Their Ability To Bind NO2. An ab Initio Density Functional Study

    † Luis Rodriguez-Santiago;Marek Sierka;Vicenç Branchadell;and Mariona Sodupe

  • Divergent Routes to Chiral Cyclobutane Synthons from (−)-α-Pinene and Their Use in the Stereoselective Synthesis of Dehydro Amino Acids

    Albertina G. Moglioni;Elena García-Expósito;Gemma P. Aguado;Teodor Parella

  • Can Cu+-Exchanged Zeolites Store Molecular Hydrogen? An Ab-Initio Periodic Study Compared with Low-Temperature FTIR

    Xavier Solans-Monfort;Vicenc Branchadell;Mariona Sodupe;Claudio M. Zicovich-Wilson

  • Density functional study of the Fe–CO bond dissociation energies of Fe(CO)5

    Oscar González-Blanco;Vicenç Branchadell

  • Self-assembly of a cyclobutane beta-tetrapeptide to form nanosized structures.

    Rúa F;Boussert S;Parella T;Díez-Pérez I

  • A Base-Stabilized Sila-β-Lactone and a Donor/Acceptor-Stabilized Silanoic Acid

    Ricardo Rodriguez;David Gau;Thibault Troadec;Nathalie Saffon-Merceron

  • A Fairly Stable Crystalline Silanone

    Isabel Alvarado-Beltran;Alfredo Rosas-Sánchez;Antoine Baceiredo;Nathalie Saffon-Merceron

  • Silacyclopropylideneplatinum(0) Complex as a Robust and Efficient Hydrosilylation Catalyst

    Thibault Troadec;Amparo Prades;Ricardo Rodriguez;Raphael Mirgalet

  • Base-catalyzed anti-markovnikov hydroamination of vinylarenes : Scope, limitations and computational studies

    Patricia Horrillo-Martínez;Kai C. Hultzsch;Adrià Gil;Vicenç Branchadell

  • Mutual relationship between stacking and hydrogen bonding in DNA. Theoretical study of guanine-cytosine, guanine-5-methylcytosine, and their dimers.

    Carles Acosta-Silva;Vicenç Branchadell;Joan Bertran;Antoni Oliva

  • Folding and self-assembling with β-oligomers based on (1R,2S)-2-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid

    Elisabeth Torres;Esther Gorrea;Kepa K. Burusco;Eric Da Silva

  • Metal−Phosphorus Bonding in Fe(CO)4PR3 Complexes. A Density Functional Study

    Òscar González-Blanco;Vicenç Branchadell

  • (+)- and (−)-2-Aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic Acids and Their Incorporation into Highly Rigid β-Peptides: Stereoselective Synthesis and a Structural Study

    Sandra Izquierdo;Federico Rúa;Abdelouahid Sbai;Teodor Parella

  • Diastereofacial selectivity in uncatalyzed Diels-Alder cycloadditions involving α,β-unsaturated esters and lactones with stereogenic centers containing oxygen functiionalities

    Ramón Casas;Teodor Parella;Vicenç Branchadell;Antonio Oliva

  • Enantioselective synthetic approaches to cyclopropane and cyclobutane β-amino acids: synthesis and structural study of a conformationally constrained β-dipeptide

    Marta Martı́n-Vilà;Elena Muray;Gemma P Aguado;Angel Alvarez-Larena

  • A Theoretical Study of the Endo/Exo Selectivity of the Diels−Alder Reaction between Cyclopropene and Butadiene

    Mariona Sodupe;Raphael Rios;Vicenç Branchadell;Tony Nicholas

  • Cyclic Amino(Ylide) Silylene: A Stable Heterocyclic Silylene with Strongly Electron‐Donating Character

    Isabel Alvarado-Beltran;Antoine Baceiredo;Nathalie Saffon-Merceron;Vicenç Branchadell

  • Keto−Enol Isomerization of Acetaldehyde in HZSM5. A Theoretical Study Using the ONIOM2 Method

    Xavier Solans-Monfort;Joan Bertran;Vicenc Branchadell;Mariona Sodupe

  • Cyclic (Amino)(Phosphonium Bora‐Ylide)Silanone: A Remarkable Room‐Temperature‐Persistent Silanone

    Alfredo Rosas-Sánchez;Isabel Alvarado-Beltran;Antoine Baceiredo;Nathalie Saffon-Merceron

Frequent Co-Authors

Antoine Baceiredo
Antoine Baceiredo Paul Sabatier University
Mariona Sodupe
Mariona Sodupe Autonomous University of Barcelona
Juan Bertrán
Juan Bertrán Royal Military College of Canada
Teodor Parella
Teodor Parella Autonomous University of Barcelona
Guy Bertrand
Guy Bertrand University of California, San Diego
Mercè Font-Bardia
Mercè Font-Bardia University of Barcelona
Ernest Giralt
Ernest Giralt University of Barcelona
Tom Ziegler
Tom Ziegler University of Calgary
Marcial Moreno-Mañas
Marcial Moreno-Mañas Autonomous University of Barcelona

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