Acuña-Parés, Ferran (Date of defense: 2016-07-20)
One of the major current scientific goals is the development of renewable energy sources. An effective alternative to fossil fuels consists in the conversion of the sunlight energy into chemical fuels. ...
Torres Antón, Òscar (Date of defense: 2017-02-24)
Some of the most powerful methods for synthesizing complex organic molecules with high levels of chemo-, diastereo- and enantioselectivity rely on metal carbene chemistry. These compounds are versatile ...
Martínez López, Juan Pablo (Date of defense: 2016-11-18)
The physical and chemical properties of fullerenes and nanotubes can be conveniently tuned by the attachment of different functional groups to them. Therefore, the systematic understanding of different ...