A selection of Scientific Papers (since 2000)

R. Azpíroz, I. Greger, L.A. Oro, V. Passarelli, R. Castarlenas and J.J. Pérez-Torrente.
Preparation of butadienylpyridines via iridium-NHC catalyzed alkyne hydroalkenylation and quinolizine rearrangement.
Chem. Eur. J., 27, 11868-11878 (2021).

P. García-Orduña, I. Fernández, L. A. Oro and F. J. Fernández-Alvarez.
Origin of the Ir-Si shortening in Ir-NSiN complexes.
Dalton Trans., 50, 5951-5959 (2021).

M. Galiana-Cameo, M. Borraz, Y. Zelenkova, V. Passarelli, F.J. Lahoz, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, L.A. Oro, A. Di Giuseppe and R. Castarlenas.
Rhodium(I)-NHC complexes bearing bidentate bis-heteroatomic acidato ligands as gem-selective catalysts for alkyne dimerization.
Chem. Eur. J., 26, 9598-9608 (2020).

R. Azpíroz, A. Di Giuseppe, A. Urriolabeitia, V. Passarelli, V. Polo, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, L.A. Oro and R. Castarlenas.
Hydride-rhodium(III)-N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst for tandem alkylation/alkenylation via C-H activation.
ACS Catalysis, 9, 9372-9386 (2019).

J. Guzmán, P. García-Orduña, V. Polo, F.J. Lahoz, L.A. Oro and F.J. Fernandez-Alvarez.
Ir-catalyzed selective reduction of CO2 to the methoxy or to formate level with HSiMe(OSiMe3)2.
Catal. Sci. Technol. 9, 2858-2867 (2019).

M. Angoy, Marta, M.V. Jiménez, P. García-Orduña, L.A. Oro, E. Vispe and J.J. Perez-Torrente.
Dinuclear phosphine-amido [Rh2(diene){μ-NH(CH2)3PPh2}2] complexes as efficient catalysts precursors for phenylacetylene polymerization.
Organometallics, 38, 1991-2006 (2019).

M. Iglesias and L.A. Oro.
A leap forward in iridium-NHC catalysis: new horizons and mechanistic insights.
Chem. Soc. Rev., 47, 2772-2808 (2018).

A. Julián, K. Garcés, R. Lalrempuia, E.A. Jaseer, P. García-Orduña, F.J. Fernández-Alvarez, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Reactivity of Ir-NSiN complexes: Ir-catalyzed dehydrogenative silylation of carboxylic acids.
ChemCatChem., 10, 1027-1024 (2018).

D. Funes-Hernando, P. Hermosilla, E. Vispe, A. Di Giuseppe, R. Castarlenas, L.A. Oro and J.J. Pérez-Torrente.
Vinylidene-based polymers by Rh(I)-NHC catalyzed thiol-yne click polymerization: synthesis, characterization and chemical modification.
Polymer Chemistry, 9, 1298-1302 (2018).

L. Rubio-Pérez, M. Iglesias, J. Munárriz, V. Polo, V. Passarelli, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
A well-defined NHC-Ir(III) catalyst for the silylation of aromatic C–H bonds: substrate survey and mechanistic insights.
Chemical Science, 8, 4811-4822 (2017).

A. Julián, J. Guzmán. E.A. Jaseer, F. J. Fernández-Alvarez, R. Royo, P. García-Orduña, F. J. Lahoz and L. A. Oro.
Mechanistic insights on the reduction of CO2 to silylformates catalyzed by Ir-NSiN species.
Chem. Eur. J., 23, 11898-11907 (2017).

A. Iturmendi, M. Iglesias, J. Munárriz, V. Polo, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Efficient preparation of carbamates by Rh-catalysed oxidative carbonylation: unveiling the role of the oxidant.
Chem. Commun., 53, 404-407 (2017).

V. Polo, R.R. Schrock and L.A. Oro.
A DFT study of the role of water in the rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of acetone.
Chem. Commun., 52, 13881-13884 (2016).

K. Garcés, R. Lalrempuia, V. Polo, F.J. Fernández-Alvarez, P. García-Orduña, F.J. Lahoz, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Rhodium catalyzed dehydrogenative silylation of acetophenone derivatives: formation of silyl     enol ethers versus silyl ethers.
Chem. Eur. J., 22, 14717-14729 (2016).

A. Di Giuseppe, R. De Luca, R. Castarlenas, J.J. Perez-Torrente, M. Crucianelli and L.A. Oro.
Double hydrophosphination of alkynes promoted by rhodium: the key role of an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand.
Chem. Commun., 52, 5554-5557 (2016).

K. Garcés, R. Lalrempuia, V. Polo, F.J. Fernández-Álvarez, P. García-Orduña, F.J. Lahoz, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Rhodium catalyzed dehydrogenative silylation of acetophenone derivatives: formation of silyl enol ethers versus silyl ethers.
Chem. Eur. J., 22, 14717-14729 (2016).

M. Iglesias, A. Iturmendi, P.J. Sanz Miguel, V. Polo, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Tuning PCP-Ir complexes: the impact of a N-heterocyclic olefin
Chem. Commun., 51, 12431-12434 (2015).                     

E. A. Jaseer, M.N. Akhtar, O. Mogahid, A. Al-Shammari, H. Oladipo B., K. Garcés, F.J. Fernández-Álvarez, S. Al-Khattaf, and L.A. Oro.
Solvent-free iridium catalyzed CO2 hydrosilylation: experimental and kinetic modelling study.
Catal. Sci. Technol., 5, 274-279 (2015).

L. Rubio-Pérez, M. Iglesias, J. Munárriz, V. Polo, P.J. Sanz Miguel, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
A bimetallic iridium(II) catalyst: [{Ir(IDipp)(H)}2][BF4]2 (IDipp = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl-imidazol-2-ylidene)).
Chem. Commun., 51, 9860-9863 (2015).

G. Lázaro, V. Polo, F.J. Fernández-Álvarez, P. Garcia-Orduña, F.J. Lahoz, J.J. Perez-Torrente, M. Iglesias and L.A. Oro.
Catalytic hydrodechlorination of benzyl chloride promoted by Rh-NHC catalysts.
ChemSusChem, 8, 495-503 (2015).

I. Mena, M.A. Casado, V. Polo, P. García-Orduña, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
C-NH2 bond formation mediated by iridium complexes
Angew. Chem., 126, 9781-9785 (2014). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 9627 –9631 (2014)

R. Azpíroz, L. Rubio-Pérez, A. Di Giuseppe, Andrea, V. Passarelli, F.J. Lahoz, R. Castarlenas, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Rhodium(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst for selective coupling of N-vinylpyrazoles with alkynes via C-H activation.
ACS Catalysis, 4, 4244-4253 (2014).

F.J. Fernández-Álvarez, A.M. Aitani and L.A. Oro.
Homogeneous catalytic reduction of CO2 with hydrosilanes.
Catal. Sci. Technol., 4, 611-624 (2014).

L. Palacios, M.J. Artigas, V. Polo, F.J. Lahoz, R. Castarlenas, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, and L.A. Oro.
Hydroxide-rhodium–N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as efficient catalysts for alkyne     hydrothiolation
ACS Catalysis, 3, 2910-2919 (2013).

R. Castarlenas, A. Di Giuseppe, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
The emergence of transition metal-mediated hydrothiolation of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds: a mechanistic outlook.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 211-222 (2013).

I. Mena, E. A. Jaseer, M. A. Casado, P. Garcia-Orduña, F. J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Terminal and bridging parent amido 1,5-cyclooctadiene complexes of rhodium and iridium.
Chem. Eur. J., 19, 5665-5676 (2013).

R. Azpíroz, A. Di Giuseppe, R. Castarlenas, J.J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Novel Access to 4H-quinolizines from 2-vinylpyridine and alkynes promoted by rhodium-N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts.
Chem. Eur. J., 19, 3812-3816 (2013).

R. Lalrempuia, M. Iglesias, V. Polo, P.J. Sanz Miguel, F.J. Fernández-Álvarez, J. J. Pérez-Torrente and L.A. Oro.
Effective fixation of CO2 by iridium-catalysed hydrosilylation.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 12824-12827 (2012).

I. Mena, M.A. Casado, V. Polo, P. García-Orduña, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
The dehydrogenation of alcohols through a concerted bimetallic mechanism involving an amido-bridged diiridium complex.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 8259-8263 (2012).

A. Di Giuseppe, R. Castarlenas, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M. Crucianelli, V. Polo, R. Sancho, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Ligand-controlled regioselectivity in the hydrothiolation of alkynes by rhodium N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysts.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 8171-8183 (2012).

I. Mena, M.A. Casado, P. García-Orduña, V. Polo, F.J. Lahoz, A. Fazal and L.A. Oro.
Direct access to parent amido complexes of rhodium and iridium through N-H activation of ammonia.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 11735-11738 (2011).

A. Di Giuseppe, R. Castarlenas, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, F.J. Lahoz, V. Polo, and L.A. Oro.
Mild and selective H/D exchange at the -position of aromatic -olefins by N-heterocyclic carbene-hydride-rhodium catalysts.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 3938-3942 (2011).

J. Langer, W. Imhof, M.J. Fabra, P. García-Orduña, H. Görls, F.J. Lahoz, L.A. Oro, and M. Westerhausen.
Reversible CO2 fixation by iridium(I) complexes containing Me2PhP as ligand.
Organometallics, 29, 1642-1651 (2010).

M.V Jiménez, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M.I. Bartolome, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Rational design of efficient rhodium catalysts for the anti-Markovnikov oxidative amination of styrene.
Chem. Commun., 46, 5322-5324 (2010).

A. Álvarez, R. Macías, J. Bould, C. Cunchillos, F.J. Lahoz, M.J. Fabra and L.A. Oro.
Alkyne-promoted H2-loss in a metallaborane: nido-to-closo cluster transformation and sp C-H bond oxidative addition.
Chem. Eur. J., 15, 5428-5431 (2009).

J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M.V. Jiménez, M.A.F. Hernandez-Gruel, M.J. Fabra, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
On the synthesis and chemical behaviour of the elusive bis(hydrosulfido)-bridged dinuclear rhodium(I) complexes [Rh(-SH)(CO)(PR3)]2.
Chem. Eur. J., 15, 12212-12222 (2009).

A. Álvarez, R. Macías, J. Bould, M.J. Fabra, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Alkene hydrogenation on an 11-vertex rhodathiaborane with full cluster participation.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 11455-11466 (2008).

M.V. Jiménez, J.J. Pérez-Torrente, M.I. Bartolomé, V. Gierz, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Rhodium(I) complexes with hemilabile N-heterocyclic carbenes: efficient alkyne hydrosilylation catalysts.
Organometallics, 27, 224-234 (2008).

C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, J.A. López, S. Jiménez, M. Bordonaba and L.A. Oro.
One-electron versus two-electron mechanisms in the oxidative-addition reactions of chloroalkanes to amido-bridged rhodium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 13, 2044-2053 (2007).

M. Martín, E. Sola, S. Tejero, J.L. Andrés, and L.A. Oro.
Mechanistic investigation on imine hydrogenation catalyzed by cationic iridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 4043-4056 (2006).

M. Martín, E. Sola, S. Tejero, J.A. López, and L.A. Oro.
Mechanistic investigation on imine hydrogenation catalyzed by dinuclear iridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 4057-4068 (2006).

M. Martín, O. Torres, E. Oñate, E. Sola and  L.A. Oro.
C-H Activations at iridium(I) square-planar complexes promoted by a fifth ligand.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 18074-18084 (2005).

D. Carmona, M. P. Lamata, F. Viguri, R. Rodríguez, L. A. Oro, F. J. Lahoz, A. I. Balana, T. Tejero and P. Merino.
Enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to methacrolein catalyzed by (η5-C5Me5)M{(R)-Prophos} containing complexes (M = Rh, Ir; (R)-Prophos = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane): on the origin of the enantioselectivity.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 13386-13398 (2005).

F.E. Hahn, C. Holtgrewe, T. Pape, M. Martín, E. Sola and L.A. Oro.
Iridium complexes with N-allyl-substituted benzimidazol-2-ylidene ligands and their application in catalytic transfer hydrogenation.
Organometallics, 24, 2203-2209 (2005).

J. Navarro, E. Sola, M. Martín, I.T. Dobrinovitch, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
C−H Activation and C−C coupling reactions in 2-vinylpyridine cationic complexes of iridium.
Organometallics, 23, 1908-1917 (2004).

L.A. Oro, M.A. Ciriano, C. Tejel, M. Bordonaba, C. Graiff and A. Tiripicchio.
Heteronuclear rhodium, palladium, platinum and gold organoimido complexes from dinuclear organoamido rhodium precursors.
Chem. Eur. J., 708-715 (2004).

J. Navarro, M. Sagi, E. Sola, F.J. Lahoz, I.T. Dobrinovitch, A. Katho, F. Joo and L.A. Oro.
Unusual 1-alkyne dimerization/hydrogenation sequences catalyzed by [IrH2(NCCH3)3(PiPr3}]BF4: evidence for homogeneous-like mechanism in imidazolium salts.
Adv. Synth. Catal., 345, 280-288 (2003).

C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, B.E. Villarroya, J.A. López, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
A novel hexanuclear chain.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42, 529-532 (2003).

D. Carmona, M.P. Lamata, F. Viguri, I. Dobrinovich, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
On the sense of the enantioselection in hydrogen transfer reactions from 2-propanol to ketones.
Adv. Synth. Catal., 344, 495-498 (2002).

Y. Yuan, M.V. Jiménez, E. Sola, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Sequential C-H activation and dinuclear insertion of ethylene promoted by a diiridium complex.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 752-753 (2002).

C. Tejel, M.A. Ciriano, B.E. Villarroya, R. Gelpi, J.A. López, F.J. Lahoz, and L.A. Oro.
Discrete mixed-valence metal chains: iridium pyridonate blues.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40, 4084-4086 (2001).

E. Sola, F. Torres, M.V. Jiménez, J.A. Lopez, S.E. Ruiz, F.J. Lahoz, A. Elduque and L.A. Oro.
Transmission of trans effects in dinuclear complexes.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 11925-11932 (2001).

F. Torres, E. Sola, A. Elduque, A.P. Martínez, F.J. Lahoz and L.A. Oro.
Evidence for a dinuclear mechanism in alkyne hydrogenations catalyzed by pyrazolate-bridged diiridium complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 6, 2120-2128 (2000).