• closedAccess   An enzymatic biomimetic system: enhancement of catalytic efficiency with new polymeric chiral ionic liquids synthesised by controlled radical polymerisation 

      Karjalainen, Erno; Izquierdo Henríquez, Diana F.; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Luis, Santiago V.; Tenhu, Heikki; Garcia-Verdugo, Eduardo Royal Society of Chemistry (2014)
      The controlled radical polymerization of monomeric units containing chiral ionic liquids (CILs) allows the synthesis of intrinsically chiral polymers through a bottom-up design. These polymeric chiral ionic liquids (PCILs) ...
    • closedAccess   Azonia spiro polyaza macrocycles containing biphenyl subunits as anion and cation receptors 

      Burguete, M. Isabel; Clares, M. Paz; García España, Enrique; Luis, Santiago V.; Querol, Manel; Martí-Centelles, Vicente Elsevier (2011-06-24)
      The reaction of N-Boc triprotected cyclam with bis(chloromethyl)biphenyl followed by the corresponding deprotection of the nitrogen atoms allows the preparation of receptor 3 containing an azonia spiro subunit. This receptor ...
    • closedAccess   Bis(amino amides) derived from natural amino acids as chiral receptors for N-protected dicarboxylic amino acids 

      Altava, Belen; Burguete, M. Isabel; Carbó Mestre, Noèlia; Luis, Santiago V.; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Vicent Barrera, Cristian Elsevier (2013-01)
      A family of bis(amino amides) derived from natural amino acids has been synthesized and tested for the NMR enantiodiscrimination, as chiral receptors, of some N-protected dicarboxylic amino acids. The influence of the amino ...
    • openAccess   Bisferrocenyl-functionalized pseudopeptides: access to separated ionic and electronic contributions for electrochemical anion sensing 

      Pandey, Mrituanjay D.; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Burguete, M. Isabel; Montoya, Noemí; Luis, Santiago V.; García España, Enrique; Doménech Carbó, Antonio The Royal Society of Chemistry (2016-03)
      Pseudopeptidic receptors containing ferrocene fragments have been prepared and their response to a series of anions was measured by a voltammetry of microparticles methodology. Such water-insoluble compounds yield ...
    • openAccess   ChemMend: A Card Game To Introduce and Explore the Periodic Table while Engaging Students’ Interest 

      Martí-Centelles, Vicente; RUBIO-MAGNIETO, JENIFER American Chemical Society (2014)
      The deeply knowledge of the periodic table is one of the most important keys to understand the basic principles of Chemistry. Memorizing the elements of the groups and periods is one of the most commonly used strategies ...
    • openAccess   Cu2+ recognition by N,N′-benzylated bis(amino amides) 

      Gorla, Lingaraju; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Altava, Belen; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. Royal Society of Chemistry (2017)
      Two new C 2 -symmetric N , N ’ -benzylated bis(amino amides) have been synthesised and their interaction with di ff erent transition metals studied using a variety of techniques including UV-Vis and CD spec- troscopy ...
    • closedAccess   Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+ Complexes of C2-Symmetric Pseudopeptides with an Aromatic Central Spacer 

      Lingaraju, Gorla; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Freimuth, Lena; Altava, Belen; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. American Chemical Society (2016)
      Two new tetradentate C2-symmetric pseudopeptidic ligands derived from Val and Phe containing two amino and two amido groups and a central o-substituted aromatic spacer have been prepared. Their complexes with Cu2+, ...
    • openAccess   Educational Videogame to Learn the Periodic Table: Design Rationale and Lessons Learned 

      Traver, V. Javier; Leiva, Luis A.; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; RUBIO-MAGNIETO, JENIFER American Chemical Society (2021-06-08)
      The periodic table allows students to easily understand the chemical elements and predict the behavior of theoretical yet undiscovered new elements. Many memorization techniques have been used for learning the periodic ...
    • closedAccess   Fluorescent Acridine-Based Receptors for H2PO4– 

      Burguete, M. Isabel; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Galindo, Francisco; Izquierdo Arcusa, María Ángeles; Kumar, Krishna; White, Andrew J. P.; Luis, Santiago V.; Vilar, Ramón American Chemical Society (2012)
      Two new pseudopeptidic molecules (one macrocyclic and one open chain) containing an acridine unit have been prepared. The fluorescence response of these receptors to a series of acids was measured in CHCl3. Receptors are ...
    • openAccess   Macrocycle synthesis by chloride-templated amide bond formation 

      Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. American Chemical Society (2016)
      A new family of pseudopeptidic macrocyclic compounds has been prepared involving an anion-templated amide bond formation reaction at the macrocyclization step. Chloride anion was found to be the most efficient template ...
    • openAccess   Macrocycle Synthesis by Chloride-Templated Amide Bond Formation 

      Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. American Chemical Society (2016)
      A new family of pseudopeptidic macrocyclic compounds has been prepared involving an anion-templated amide bond formation reaction at the macrocyclization step. Chloride anion was found to be the most efficient template ...
    • openAccess   Macrocyclization Reactions: The Importance of Conformational, Configurational, and Template-Induced Preorganization 

      Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Pandey, Mrituanjay D.; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. ACS Publications (2015-08-06)
      The success of a given macrocyclization reaction involves a very delicate balance of many different factors. First, a proper understanding of the basic thermodynamic and kinetic concepts underlying these processes is ...
    • openAccess   Pseudopeptidic Compounds for Biocompatible Gels: A Review 

      Luis, Santiago V.; Burguete, M. Isabel; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; RUBIO-MAGNIETO, JENIFER Allured Business Media (2012-04)
      Simple pseudopeptides derived from natural amino acids can be designed and prepared as efficient gelators for a variety of solvents, and with a high potential for biocompatibility. The appropriate selection of structural ...
    • openAccess   Rational Design of Simple Organocatalysts for the HSiCl3 Enantioselective Reduction of (E)-N-(1-Phenylethylidene)aniline 

      Maciá Delgado, María; Porcar Garcia, Raul; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Garcia-Verdugo, Eduardo; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. MDPI (2021-11-18)
      Prolinamides are well-known organocatalysts for the HSiCl3 reduction of imines; however, custom design of catalysts is based on trial-and-error experiments. In this work, we have used a combination of computational ...
    • closedAccess   Recognition of Free Tryptophan in Water by Synthetic Pseudopeptides: Fluorescence and Thermodynamic Studies 

      Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Izquierdo Arcusa, María Ángeles; Burguete, M. Isabel; Galindo, Francisco; Luis, Santiago V. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (2014-06)
      Pseudopeptidic receptors containing an acridine unit have been prepared and their fluorescence response to a series of amino acids was measured in water. Free amino acids, not protected either at the C or the N terminus, ...
    • openAccess   Supramolecularly assisted synthesis of chiral tripodal imidazolium compounds 

      Valls Ten, Adriana; Altava, Belen; Burguete, M. Isabel; Escorihuela, Jorge; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Luis, Santiago V. Royal Society of Chemistry (2019)
      A strong preference for the formation of tripodal systems over the related monotopic and ditopic compounds is observed for the reaction between tris(halomethyl)benzenes and imidazoles derived from amino acids and containing ...
    • openAccess   Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-3-allyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one 

      Belaziz, Dounia; Luis, Santiago V.; Kandri Rodi, Youssef; Martí Vidal, Inés; Martí-Centelles, Vicente Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2013)
      A functionalized benzimidazole, 1-(4-nitrobenzyl)-3-allyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one, has been synthesized, and the crystal structure was determined and analyzed. This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group ...
    • openAccess   Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 6-Bromo-2-(furan-2-yl)-3- (prop-2-ynyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine 

      Kandri Rodi, Youssef; Luis, Santiago V.; Martí Vidal, Inés; Ouzidan, Younès; Martí-Centelles, Vicente Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2013)
      The crystal and molecular structure of 6-bromo-2-(furan-2-yl)-3-(prop-2-ynyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (C13H8BrN3O) has been investigated from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The primary focus is to investigate the ...
    • openAccess   Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 6-Bromo-2-(furan-2-yl)-3-(prop-2-ynyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine 

      Kandri Rodi, Youssef; Luis, Santiago V.; Martí Vidal, Inés; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Ouzidan, Younès Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2013)
      The crystal and molecular structure of 6-bromo-2-(furan-2-yl)-3-(prop-2-ynyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (C13H8BrN3O) has been investigated from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The primary focus is to investigate the ...
    • closedAccess   Synthesis and organogelating ability of bis-urea pseudopeptidic compounds 

      RUBIO-MAGNIETO, JENIFER; Martí-Centelles, Vicente; Burguete, M. Isabel; Luis, Santiago V. Elsevier (2013-03)
      A large family of amphiphilic pseudopeptidic derivatives in which the aliphatic tails are connected to the pseudopeptidic moiety through urea functionalities have been prepared with excellent yields. The synthetic procedure ...