Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol

Catalysis

Group Leader

Julio Lloret-Fillol

Postdoctoral Researchers

Aswin Gopakumar / Geyla C.Dubed Bandomo

PhD Students

Sergio Fernandez Martin / Jordi Aragon Artigas / Luis Gutierrez Victoriano / David Pascual Gascon / Ahmed M Sheta / Changwei Liu / Mattia Vettori

 

Visiting Postdoctoral Researchers

Carla Casadevall Serrano

Visiting PhD Student

Jingjing Meng / Suyun Sun

Visiting Students

Ajdin Velic / Martina Aliz Pogany

Support Technician

Mykola Lazoryshyn Konievych

Summary

The group of Prof. Lloret-Fillol is working on the development of catalysts for artificial photosynthesis and its expansion into organic synthesis. The group intends to transfer concepts of artificial photosynthesis to organic synthesis, to carry out enderzoic transformations using sunlight as a driving force and to drive the development of new and more environmentally-friendly methodologies for the transformation of organic molecules. In this regard, the group has developed biomimetic catalysts based on abundant metals for the reduction of water and CO2, catalysts that are also highly active in the photocatalytic reduction of organic compounds as well as in the activation of C-X links.

Publications

Recent advances in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with molecular complexes
Fernández, S.; Dubed Bandomo, G. C.; Lloret-Fillol, J.
BOOK CHAPTER In: «Adv. Inorg. Chem.«, Elsevier, 2022, 8, 79, 297-349, (ISBN: 978-0-323-99972-4)

Spectroelectrochemical Analysis of the Water Oxidation Mechanism on Doped Nickel Oxides
Rao, R. R.; Corby, S.; Bucci, A.; García-Tecedor, M.; Mesa, C. A.; Rossmeisl, J.; Giménez, S.; Lloret-Fillol, J.; Stephens, I. e. L.; Durrant, J. R.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (17), 7622–7633

Development of Advanced High Throughput Experimentation Platforms for Photocatalytic Reactions
Casadevall, C.; Aragón, J.; Cañellas, S.; Pericàs, M. A.; Lloret-Fillol, J.; Caldentey, X.
ACS Symposium Series 2022, 9, 1419, 145-165

MORE PUBLICATIONS

Well-defined Nickel P3C Complexes as Hydrogenation Catalysts of N-Heteroarenes Under Mild Conditions
Michaliszyn, K.; Smirnova, E. S.; Bucci, A.; Martin-Diaconescu, V.; Lloret-Fillol, J.
ChemCatChem 2022, e202200039

Photoredox Activation of Inert Alkyl Chlorides for the Reductive Cross-Coupling with Aromatic Alkenes
Aragón, J.; Sun, S.; Pascual, D.; Jaworski, S.; Lloret-Fillol, J.
COVER Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202114365

Light-Driven Reduction of Aromatic Olefins in Aqueous Media Catalysed by Aminopyridine Cobalt Complexes
Casadevall Serrano, C.; Pascual, D.; Aragón, J.; Call, A.; Casitas, A.; Casademont, I.; Lloret Fillol, J.
Chem. Sci. 2022

XAS and EPR in situ observation of Ru(V) oxo intermediate in a Ru water oxidation complex
Rüdiger, O.; Levin, N.; Casadevall, C.; Cutsail, G. E.; Lloret-Fillol, J.; DeBeer, S.
ChemElectroChem 2022, 9 (3), e202101271

Projects

Prof. Lloret research laboratory
AGAUR | Ref: 2021 SGR 01260

PHOTO-RX
AGAUR | Ref: 2019 PROD 00121

AP2Chem
Development of new catalysts for oxidation and reduction chemistry in the context of Artificial Photosynthesis
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref: PID2019-110050RB-I00

PLASTICTURNOVER
Strategies for the Catalytic Transformation of Plastic Waste Into Valuable Building Blocks
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref: EIN2020-112336

Electra H2
Fabrication of Highly Efficient Electrodes and Test for the Production of Hydrogen under Industrial Relevant Conditions in Anionic Membrane Exchange Electrolyzers
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref: PDC2021-121185-I00

 

Theses Supervised

Klaudia Michaliszyn
April 27, 2022
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Stimuli-responsive Calix(4) pyrrole and Calix(4)arene Based receptors: from unimolecular to dimeric structures

Jordi Aragón
June 23, 2022
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Continuous Flow Catalysis for the Valorization of Carbon Dioxide

Sergio Fernández Martín
July 13, 2022
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Modeling the Self-Assembly of Cage Molecules

Geyla Caridad Dubed Bandomo
November 22, 2022
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Catalytic transformations enabled by dual nickel-photoredox manifolds

Features

New Projects Awarded: ELECTRA-4-FUEL & COCAP
https://www.iciq.org/new-projects-awarded-electra-4-fuel-cocap/

Un unprecedent hunt: Molecules with memory at room temperature
https://www.iciq.org/un-unprecedent-hunt-molecules-with-memory-at-room-temperature/ 

ICIQ’s third spin-off, Jolt, has the secret formula for hydrogen production
https://www.iciq.org/iciqs-third-spin-off-jolt-has-the-secret-formula-for-hydrogen-production/