Prof. Ramon
Rios Torres
University of
Southampton, UK
E-mail: riosramon@yahoo.com
Qualifications
2000 Philosophical
Degree in Organic Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona
1997 Master
Degree in Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona
1996 Bachelor
of Science in Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona
Publications
(Selected)
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"Alkylation
of oxazolones and related heterocycles via a SN1 reaction" A.-N. R. Alba,
T. Calbet, M. Font-Bardía, A. Moyano, R. Rios*. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011,
DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201100046.
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"Highly
stereoselective synthesis of spiropyrazolones" A. Zea, A.-N. R. Alba,
G. Valero, T. Calbet, M. Font-Bardía, A. Moyano, R. Rios*. Eur. J. Org.
Chem. 2011, 1318.
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"Enantioselective
Organocatalytic Synthesis of 5 and 6 Heterocycles" J. Vesely*, R. Rios*. Current
Organic Chemistry 2011, Accepted.
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"Oxazolones
in Organocatalysis, New Tricks for an Old Reagent" A.-N. R. Alba, R.
Rios*. Chem. Asian J. 2011, DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000636.
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"Enantioselective
Organocatalytic Synthesis of Fluorinated Molecules" G. Valero, X.
Companyó, R. Rios*. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 2018-2037.
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"Organocatalytic
synthesis of spiro compounds via a cascade Michael-Michael-Aldol reaction"
X. Companyó, A. Zea, A.-N. R. Alba, A. Mazzanti, A. Moyano and R. Rios*. Chem.
Commun. 2010, 46, 6953-6955.
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"Asymmetric
Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Azlactones to
cis-1,2-Bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethene. A Simple Entry to Quaternary alpha-Amino
Acids" G. Valero, N. Bravo, A.-N. R. Alba, X. Companyó, A. Moyano*,
R. Rios*. New J. Chem 2010, 34, 1816-1819.
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"Searching
for Untrodden Paths in the Organocatalysis Territory" G. Valero, N.
Bravo, A.-N. R. Alba, X. Companyó, A. Moyano*, R. Rios*. Synlett 2010,
1883-1908.
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"Highly
enantioselective addition of 1-fluoro-1-nitro(phenylsulfonyl)methane to
alpha-beta-unsaturated aldehydes" Martin Kamlar, Natalia Bravo,
Andrea-Nekane R. Alba, Simona Hybelbauerová, Ivana Císařová, Jan Vesely*,
Albert Moyano*, R. Rios* Eur. JOC 2010, 5464-5470.
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"Bifunctional
thiourea-catalyzed asymmetric addition of anthrones to maleimides" A.
Zea, G. Valero, A.-N. R. Alba, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2010,
352, 1102-1106.
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"Enantioselective
organocatalytic addition of azlactones to maleimides: A highly stereocontrolled
entry to 2,2-disubstituted-2H-oxazol-5-ones" A.-N. R. Alba, G. Valero, T.
Calvet, M. Font-Bardia, A. Moyano*, R. Rios*. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16,
9884-9889.
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"Sulfones:
New reagents in Organocatalysis" A.-N. R. Alba, X. Companyó, R.
Rios*. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, 39, 2018-2033.
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“Highly
enantioselective organocatalytic synthesis of quaternary alpha, alpha-amino
acids”. A.-N. R. Alba, X. Companyó, G. Valero, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Chem.
Eur. J. 2010, 16, 5354-5361.
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“Substrate-dependent
nonlinear effects in proline-thiourea catalyzed aldol reactions. Unraveling the
role of the thiourea co-catalyst”. N. El-Hamdouni, X. Companyó, R. Rios*, A.
Moyano*. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 1142-1148.
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“Improving
Organocatalysts via supramolecular interactions”. X. Companyó, M. Viciano,
R. Rios. Mini Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2010, 1-7.
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“Highly Z- and
Enantioselective Ring-Opening/Cross-Metathesis and Z-Selective Ring-Opening
Metathesis Polymerization”. A. Córdova, R. Rios. Angew. Chem. 2009,
48, 8827-8831.
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“Asymmetric
Organocatalytic Cyclopropanation. Highly Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Chiral
Cyclopropanes with Quaternary Stereocenters”. X. Companyó, A.-N. Balaguer, F.
Cárdenas, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 3075-3080.
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“A First
Highly Regio- and Diastereoselective Oxazolone Addition to Nitrostyrenes”.
A.-N. Balaguer, X. Companyó, T. Calvet, M. Font-Bardia, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Eur.
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 199-203.
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“A mild and
convenient Synthesis of 4-Tosyl-2-oxazolines”. X. Companyó, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Letters
in Organic Chemistry 2009, 293-296.
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“Highly
enantioselective organocatalitic synthesis of piperidines. Formal synthesis of
(-)-Paroxitene”. G. Valero, J. Schimer, I. Cisarova, J. Vesely, A. Moyano, R.
Rios.Tetrahedron Letters 2009, 50, 1943-1946.
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“Highly
Enantio- and Diastereoselective Organocatalytic Desymmetrization of Prochiral
Cyclohexanones by Simple Direct Aldol Reaction Catalyzed by Proline”. X.
Companyó, G. Valero, L. Crovetto, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Chem. Eur. J. 2009,
15, 6556-6558.
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“Enantioselective
addition of anthrones to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes”. A.-N. Alba, N.
Bravo, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Tetrahedron Letters 2009, 50, 3067-3069.
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55- “Organocatalytic
kinetic resolution of a planar-chiral ferrocenecarbaldehyde”. A.-N. Alba, P.
Gomez-Sal, R. Rios, A. Moyano. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 2009, 20,
1314-1318.
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“Formal
Highly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Addition of Fluoromethyl anion to
alpha,beta-unsaturated Aldehydes”. A.-N. Alba, X. Companyó, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Chem
Eur. J. 2009, 15, 7035-7038.
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“The Holy
Grail of Organocatalysis achieved: Intermolecular alpha-Alkylation of aldehydes
becomes true”. A.-N. Alba, M. Viciano, R. Rios. Chem. Cat. Chem. 2009,
1, 437-442.
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“Enantioselective
addition of oxindoles to aliphatic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes”. N. Bravo,
I. Mon, X. Companyó, A.-N. Alba, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Tetrahedron
Lett.2009, 50, 6432-6435.
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“Kinetic
Resolution: A powerful tool for the synthesis of Planar-Chiral Ferrocenes
Sulfones”. A.-N. R. Alba, R. Rios. Molecules 2009, 14, 4747-4757.
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“Three
component, highly diastereoselective metal free synthesis of 2,3,4,5
tetrasubstituted pyrrolidines”. L. Crovetto, R. Rios. Synlett 2008,
12, 1840-1844. Highlighted in Synfacts (Synfacts; 10, 2008)
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“Enantioselective
Organocatalityc Mannich Reactions of Ferrocenecarbaldehyde”. G. Valero, A.-N.
Balaguer, A. Moyano, R. Rios. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 6559-6562.
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“Organocatalytic
asymmetric 5-hidroxypyrrolidine synthesis: a highly enantioselective route to
3-substituted proline derivatives”. R. Rios, I. Ibrahem, J. Vesely, A. Cordova. Tetrahedron
Letters 2007, 48, 8695-8699.