B.S. Chemistry (2008) University of Valladolid

M.S. Chemistry (2009) University of Valladolid

M.S. Chemistry (2010) University of Zaragoza

Ph.D. Chemistry (2014) University of Zaragoza, Prof. M. A. Esteruelas

Postdoctoral Researcher (2015) Dr. D. Nelson, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Postdoctoral Researcher (2017) Prof. M. A. Esteruelas, University of Zaragoza

Postdoctoral Researcher (2018) Dr. J. Campos, University of Sevilla-CSIC

Explore the role of sterically hindered Transition Metal complexes in close proximity to highly reactive Main Group centers to exploit the opportunity of developing cooperative routes towards the activation of small molecules and, eventually, to design catalytic cycles based on Main Group/Transition Metal systems.

Metal-Only Lewis Pairs of Rhodium with s, p and d-Block Metals S. Bajo, M. G. Alférez, M. M. Alcaide, J. López-Serrano, J. Campos Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 16833.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003167

Structural Snapshots of π-arene Bonding in a Gold Germylene Cation S. Bajo, M. M. Alcaide, J. López-Serrano, J. Campos Chem. Eur. J 2020, 26, 1551.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004566

Aldehydes and ketones influence reactivity and selectivity in nickel-catalysed Suzuki–Miyaura reactions A. Cooper, D. Leonard, S. Bajo, P. M. Burton, D. J. Nelson Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 1905. (Highlighted in SynForm and Organic Process Research and Development).

DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05444H

Preparation of Tris-Heteroleptic Iridium(III) Complexes Containing a Cyclometalated Aryl-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand V. Adamovich, S. Bajo, P.-L. T. Boudreault, M. A. Esteruelas, A. M. López, J. Martín, M. Oliván, E. Oñate, A. U. Palacios, A. San-Torcuato, J-Y Tsai, C. Xia Inorganic Chemistry  2018, 57, 10744.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01367

Oxidative Addition of Aryl Electrophiles to a Prototypical Nickel(0) Complex: Mechanism and Structure/Activity Relationships S. Bajo, G. Laidlaw, A. R. Kennedy, S. Sproules, D. J. Nelson Organometallics  2017, 36, 1662.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00208