Previous PhD Students

Pushing the design of metal-catalysts (Rh, Ir and Zn) for reactions of industrial interest

Author: Daniel Tarr González

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez, Prof. Oscar Pàmies and Dr. Maria Biosca
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree.
Date: 25/10/2024

Synergistic approaches to catalyst design for efficient production of enantiopure substances

Author: Jorge Faiges Marcos

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. PhD excellence Prize.
Date: 20/09/2024

Development of chiral metal-catalysts for the selective formation of C-H, C-C and C-X bonds. From design to application

Author: Pol De La Cruz Sánchez Badia

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. PhD excellence Prize.
Date: 16/11/2023

Development of tailor-made catalyst libraries for the construction of chiral C-X (X= C, N and O) bonds. Application to the synthesis of complex molecules

Author: Joan Saltó de la Torre

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent. European PhD degree.
Date: 13/12/2021

Fitting the catalysts for effective enantioselective C-X bond forming reactions. Theoretically guided ligand design and mechanistic investigations

Author: Maria Biosca Brull

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. PhD excellence Prize. 
Date: 23/10/2018

Sustainable and cost-effective development of chiral metal-catalysts for C-H and C-X bond forming reactions

Author: Carlota Borràs Noguera

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 10/09/2018

New approaches to perfluoroalkylation of aromatic compounds, and tailor-made catalysts for C-X forming and water oxidation reactions. Mechanistic insights

Author: Zahra Mazloomi

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 07/07/2017

Design of tailor-made chiral ligand libraries for C-X bond forming reactions. Study of the key intermediates by NMR and DFT

Author: Marc Magre Rosich​​​​​​​

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. PhD excellence Prize. 
Date: 29/07/2016

Screening of modular and readily available ligand libraries for C-X (X=H, C, N and O) bond forming reactions. The use of DFT studies for catalysts optimization

Author: Jèssica Margalef Pallarès​​​​​​​

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. PhD excellence Prize. 
Date: 27/06/2016

Screening of modular sugar derived phosphite-based ligand libraries for M-catalyzed reactions. A green approach to catalysts discovery

Author: Sabina Alegre Aragonés​​​​​​​

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 13/12/2013

Design and screening of biaryl phosphite-based ligand libraries for asymmetric reduction and C-C and C-X bond forming reactions

Author: Javier Mazuela Aragón​​​​​​​

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. PhD excellence Prize. 
Date: 05/10/2012

Sugar-based ligand libraries for asymmetric reductions and C-C forming reactions

Author: Maria Mercè Coll Serrahima​​​​​​​

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 20/12/2011

Screening of modular phosphoroamidite and phosphite-containing ligand libraries in asymmetric metal-catalyzed reactions

Author: Eva Raluy González​​​​​​​

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 24/11/ 2009

Screening of modular carbohydrate ligand libraries in asymmetric metal-catalyzed C-C and C-X bond formation reactions

Author: Yvette Ángela Mata Campaña

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Oscar Pàmies
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 20/07/2007

Synthesis of chiral furanoside diphosphinite and thioether-phosphinite compounds derived from D-(+)-xylose. Application as ligands in asymmetric catalytic processes

Author: Eugeni Guimet Vila

Supervisors: Prof. Montserrat Diéguez and Prof. Aurora Ruiz
Institution:Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Mark: Excellent Summa Cum Laude. European PhD degree. 
Date: 20/07/2007