Departament de Química - UIB

@uib.cat @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social @isciiisalud.bsky.social

🧬 Innovative study uses nanoparticle-based immunoassays on facemasks to track airway inflammation in COPD — a breakthrough in non-invasive diagnostics! 👏 Congrats to Andreu Vaquer & team!

#Nanotech #COPD #BiomedicalInnovation
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@uib.cat @pie-upvehu.bsky.social @ehu.eus

Electromembrane Extraction in Suspect Screening of Polar Organic Xenobiotics and their Metabolites in Human Urine: A New Approach to Enhance Compound Annotation? Suspect and nontarget screening (SNTS) methodologies using human urine are invaluable strategies for understanding the human exposome. However, very polar organic compounds are often overlooked in tho...

🧪 New study on electromembrane extraction (EME) boosts detection of polar xenobiotics & metabolites in urine. A step forward in understanding human exposure to emerging contaminants.
👏 Congrats to Manuel Miró, Ali Sahragard & team!
#AnalyticalChemistry #EME
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Interactional Features of (RO)4Ti Species and Their Zr and Hf Analogues Computational and experimental studies reveal that Group 4 tetroxides form a new type of σ-hole interaction with N and O nucleophiles, which we propose to name “titan bonds” (TnBs). These insights in...

New type of chemical bond discovered in collaboration with G. Resnati. We show Group 4 elements form unique interactions with nucleophiles. This could lead to more selective catalysts for key reactions. @dquimicauib.bsky.social @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

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📣Excellent collaboration with Simon J. Webb and @lmartinezcrespo.bsky.social, where we showed remote control of a Cl(-) binding bite just published in ChemistryEurope. @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat @chemistryeurope.bsky.social
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Positional Control of σ- and π-Hole Directionality in Iodoselane Cocrystals: Structural Impact of the Iodine Position on the Supramolecular Assembly with 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) We demonstrate positional control of noncovalent σ- and π-hole interactions through strategic isomeric positioning of iodine substituents in selanes p-IC6F4SeC6F5 (1), m-IC6F4SeC6F5 (2), and o-IC6F4Se...

Interesting collaboration with N. Bokach and A. V. Rozhkov where we achieved positional control of σ- and π-hole directionality in iodoselane cocrystals just published in Organometallics. @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat
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Proud of my last collaboration with P. Postnikov and G. Resnati groups just published in Chemical Science, where we were amble to identify and quantify Matere bonds using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). @chemicalscience.rsc.org @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat
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Discovery of unusual iodine–silver bond opens up new possibilities for coordination chemistry Crystallographic studies reveal that the bond is similar in length to typical metal-metal bonds

Happy to share that our collaboration with Kari Rissanen and Rakesh Puttreddy has been highlighted in @chemistryworld.com @lucescostaction.bsky.social
Discovery of unusual iodine–silver bond opens up new possibilities for coordination chemistry www.chemistryworld.com/news/discove...

A non-metal-to-metal I+−Ag+ coordination bond - Nature Communications Metal-metal bonds between metal cations are ubiquitous in coordination complexes, whereas similar bonding characteristics between non-metal and metal cations are not. Here, the authors report an X-ray...

Excellent collaboration with Kari Rissanen and Rakesh Puttreddy and German Co-workers just published in Nat. Comm. @lucescostaction.bsky.social
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Elusive no more: Gold–phosphane tellurides illuminate heavy chalcogen bonding and activation Reporting in Cell Reports Physical Science, Gimeno and co-workers isolate elusive gold–phosphane tellurides and uncover how metal coordination reshapes tellurium bonding, reactivity, and σ-hole-driven...

I was very happy and proud to comment Gimeno's work (@conchitagimeno.bsky.social) in Chem
Elusive no more: Gold–phosphane tellurides illuminate heavy chalcogen bonding and activation: Chem www.cell.com/chem/fulltex...

High-performance UiO-66-NH2 monolith for efficient removal of emerging contaminants from water: synthesis, characterization, and application This work provides the synthesis and characterization of a novel UiO-66-NH2 monolith designed for the effective removal of organic contaminants from w…

🚨New paper out🚨

Our latest work has just been published in Separation and Purification Technology ( @researcheracad.bsky.social)

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We present a robust UiO-66-NH2 monolith with high efficiency for removing emerging contaminants.

#MOFs #WaterTreatment

Very happy to share that my project has been proposed for funding in the national call from @ageinves.bsky.social @cienciagob.bsky.social . It will be developed at @uib.cat @dquimicauib.bsky.social , focusing on Supramolecular Chemistry in Lipid Membranes. 🤩

👏 Una recerca pionera de la #UIB obre el camí a nous materials amb propietats òptiques i electròniques d'alt interès per a la nanotecnologia!

👉 L'estudi és fruit d’una col·laboració entre dos grups consolidats de la Universitat.

@dquimicauib.bsky.social @jacs.acspublications.org #InvestigacióUIB

#RecercaUIB | Una recerca pionera de la #UIB descriu el procés innovador de creació de cristalls líquids amb propietats òptiques i electròniques d'alt interès.

➡️ L'estudi de @dquimicauib.bsky.social s'ha publicat a la prestigiosa revista @jacs.acspublications.org .

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Comparative Studies on the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Two [Co(II) and Ni(II)] Complexes: Insights through Theoretical Analysis Two new complexes, [Co(N3L)2](NO3)2·6H2O (complex 1) and [Ni(N3L)2](NO3)2·6H2O (complex 2), have been synthesized using the organic heterocyclic chelating ligand N3L [4-(1-methylimidazole)-2,6-di(pyra...

🚨 New paper in J. Phys. Chem. B! We explore [Co(II)] & [Ni(II)] complexes via XRD, QTAIM/NCIplot & DFT.
The Co-complex shows better conductivity, lower bandgap & Schottky performance! Great work by Saha et al. @acs.org @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat
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Noncovalent binding phenomena in the adsorption of amino acids on Ag/Au surfaces: a theoretical approach Adsorption of amino acids (AAs) onto Ag and Au surfaces has attracted much interest in the past years, owing to their ability to control and tune the structure of Ag and Au nanoparticles (NPs) during ...

🧬💡 New insights into bio-nano interactions!
In their recent paper, Catalina Nicolau, Sergi Burguera, María de las Nieves Piña, and Antonio Bauzá investigate how amino acids interact noncovalently with silver and gold nanoparticles.
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They explore how humic substances (HS) influence iron availability in polar and subpolar waters.
@uib.cat @geomarkiel.bsky.social

🔬🌊 New insights into the oceanic iron cycle!
In their latest work Luis Miguel Laglera, C. Sukekava, R. Middag, L. Gerringa study: “The Role of Humic Substances in Iron Complexation and Solubilization in the Arctic Ocean and Northwest Atlantic Ocean”.
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@mater-uib.bsky.social @uib.cat

#CO2Capture #MOFs #GasSeparation #TAMOF1 #CleanEnergy #CarbonManagement #SustainableChemistry

🌫️⚗️ Smart CO₂ capture for cleaner energy
The metal-organic framework TAMOF-1 shows remarkable selectivity for CO₂ over CH₄, enabling efficient separation in CO₂/CH₄ gas mixtures.
This work highlights TAMOF-1 as a promising adsorbent for gas purification and natural gas upgrading.

Selective adsorption of CO2 in TAMOF-1 for the separation of CO2/CH4 gas mixtures - Nature Communications The metal-organic framework TAMOF-1 offers high performance for CO2 capture and purification from model biogas streams, thanks to its high CO2 adsorption potential, good stability in humid conditions,...

👏 Congratulations to S. Capelo, M.F. Febré, S.R.G. Balestra, J. Cabezas, R. Tomazini , I.I. Gallo , A. Vidal, J. González, V. Lillo, O. Fabelo, E.C. Escudero, L.R. Falvello, J.B. Parra, P. Rumori, G. Turnes, C. Palomino & J.R. Galán-Mascarós for this great work!
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Fluorescent sensor based on europium metal-organic framework on a 3D-printed device for smartphone-assisted in-situ detection of tetracyclines in food samples This work presents a novel fluorescent sensor for the rapid and visual detection of tetracyclines (TCs) in food samples. A europium-based metal-organi…

👏 Congratulations to M.A. Vargas-Muñoz, Gemma Turnes Palomino, Laura Ferrer, and Edwin Palacio for this great work!
#EuMOF #Tetracyclines #FluorescentSensor #3DPrintedDevice #SmartphoneDetection #FoodSafety #MOFs #AnalyticalChemistry
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Two novel Au(III)–cytosine complexes were synthesized and structurally characterized. Solid-state analysis and DFT calculations reveal the key role of π-hole regium bonds and anion–π interactions in directing supramolecular assembly.

🔓 "Synthesis, X-ray characterization, and DFT calculations of gold–nucleobase complexes: on the importance of regium bonds and anion–π interactions" – recent work by ‪@tonifrontera.bsky.social‬ and team👇💡

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#OpenAccess

🙂Congratulations to C. Nicolau, M.N. Piña, J. Morey, A. Bauza. by our publications:
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Substantial Energies of Stabilization for Hg···S Spodium Bonding Interactions Beyond Standard van der Waals Separations The nature of long Hg···S spodium bonding, i.e., separations beyond standard van der Waals radii, is investigated for a series crystalline, quasi-dimeric aggregates of [Hg(S2CNRR’)2]2 is investigated....

🔬 New in Crystal Growth & Design! Discover how long-range Hg⋯S spodium bonding interactions—beyond van der Waals limits—stabilize quasi-dimeric assemblies in [Hg(S₂CNRR′)₂]₂.
💥 Up to 6 kcal/mol per contact!
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😎 Congratulations L.M. Laglera, J. Santos-Echeandía, L. Fischer, S. Hann, on agris.fao.org/search/en/pr...
A step forward in polar biogeochemistry! ❄️🌊🧪
#Biogeochemicalcycle #Fecycle

😎 Congratulations L.M. Laglera, J. Santos-Echeandía, L. Fischer, S. Hann, on agris.fao.org/search/en/pr...
A step forward in polar biogeochemistry! ❄️🌊🧪
#Biogeochemistry