Cussó Forest, Olaf (Date of defense: 2016-06-20)
Asymmetric epoxidation is one of the most important reactions in synthetic organic chemistry, because chiral epoxides act as versatile electrophiles which can be converted in a number of interesting and ...
Garcia Bosch, Isaac (Date of defense: 2011-12-20)
Enzymes are high-weight molecules which catalyze most of the metabolic processes in living organisms. Very often, these proteins contain one or more 1st row transition metal ions in their active center ...
Clarasó Petit, Carlota (Date of defense: 2019-02-08)
Metalloenzymes are a fundamental source of inspiration for synthetic chemists. Oxidation metalloenzymes catalyze oxidation reactions with high efficiency under very mild experimental conditions exhibiting ...
Vicens Serra, Laia (Date of defense: 2023-07-18)
Most of the organic molecules used in chemical industry (and their synthetic precursors) contain oxygen atoms in their structure. One of the most convenient methods for the preparation of oxygenated ...