Advanced NMR Methods and Metal-based Catalysts

Quantitative Quadrupolar NMR (qQNMR) using Nitrogen-14 for the determination of choline in complex matrixes. Click here.

«2020 PREMIO DEL CONSEJO SOCIAL A INSTITUTOS UNIVERSITARIOS Y GRUPOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERÍA QUE SE DISTINGAN ESPECIALMENTE POR SU LABOR DE TRANSFERENCIA DE CONOCIMIENTO REALIZADAS CON EMPRESAS O INSTITUCIONES. Congratulations to all !!

Group picture with the 600 MHz metabolomics NMR instrument behind (missing in the pictures Curro)

Top (from left to right): Nacho, Cristina, Natalia, Juani, Ana, Anabel and Ana del Mar
Bottom (from left to right): Nacho, Juani, Ana Belén, Natalia, Ana, Anabel and Ana del Mar.

The manuscript titled «NMR-based metabolomics approach to explore brain metabolic changes induced by prenatal exposure to autism-inducing chemicals» has appeared today in ACS Chemical Biology. Click here

The new «SamplePro» Robot will help us in the automation of pre-analytical metabolomics sample handling. Click here to see it working.

Thanks Ana !! It was yummy yummy !!

New TEM images of our cyclic PLA Nanoparticles !!

Manolo and Cristina have been setting all up today ! Congratulations ! We will be loading chemicals and drugs very soon !!

The manuscript titled «Synthesis of Cannabinoids: In water and On Water Approaches: Influence of SDS Micelles» has recently appeared in JOC. Congratulations !! Click here

Ana participates giving the lecture «ENFOQUE METABOLÓMICO POR RMN PARA EXPLORAR LOS CAMBIOS METABÓLICOS CEREBRALES INDUCIDOS POR LA EXPOSICIÓN PRENATAL ASUSTANCIAS QUÍMICAS QUE INDUCEN EL AUTISMO (CLORPIRIFOS Y ÁCIDO VALPROICO) EN FUNCIÓN DE LA EDAD Y EL SEXO». Congratulations !!

Interview to the Vice-Rector of Research in SER AGRICULTOR. He talks about our project starting from minute 4:30. Click here

Anabel receives Premio Extraordinario Fin de Estudios in the master degree «Laboratorio Avanzado de Química» for her TFM work titled «Metabolomics applied in melon to differentiate between varieties and ripening stages using Infrared and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies».

The Front Cover shows the structure of a novel iron intermediate species with an N‐heterocyclic carbene ligand containing a deprotonated amidate moiety. The background image shows the iconic bridge of Lisbon to highlight that this paper is part of the International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis Special Collection

Unraveling the Active Biomolecules Responsible for the Sustainable Synthesis of Nanoscale Silver Particles through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Metabolomics. Click here

A collaborative paper with the group of Beatriz Royo at University Nova of Lisbon (Portugal). Donor Functionalized Iron(II) N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions. Click here

Discussing chemistry with an amazing cake ! Thanks Juani !

Francisco Castro Ribeiro has joined the group ! He will be working on NMR metabolomics ! Enjoy the group, the university and the city !

Anabel gives a great presentation abaout her Master Thesis titled «Metabolomics applied in melon to differentiate between varieties and ripening stages using Infrared and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies»

Un equipo de CIAIMBITAL de la UAL investigará biomarcadores para pronosticar la COVID-19.
El trabajo de investigación se realizará durante los años 2020 y 2021. El estudio permitirá obtener patrones pronósticos y evolutivos de la enfermedad para poder adelantar los tratamientos y mejorar su eficacia.  Click here

NMR Metabolomics Applied on the Discrimination of Variables Influencing Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).  Click here

The project is based on a collaboration between our group and the groups of Prof. José Carlos Prados (UGR) and Dr. Manuel R. Maresca (Torrecárdenas Hospital).

The project titled «Prebióticos aplicados a sanidad vegetal y salud humana» is a collaboration between the enterprise Keops Agro and our research group.

Curro is from now on new Profesor Ayudante Doctor in the Department of Engineering.

This issue highlights work on new tools and methods that was published in J. Phys. Chem. over the past two years Click here

Accelerating role of deaggregation agents in lithium-catalysed hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds Click here

Improved extraction of bioactive compounds from biomass of the marine dinoflagellate microalga Amphidinium carterae. Congratulations Ana ! Click here

Novel cobalt coordination compounds based on bumetanide and indomethacin therapeutic agents have been designed and synthesized. Both compounds show anti-diabetic activity with low in vitro cell toxicities. Congratulations Ana Belén ! Click here

Please Nacho, talk about «la malla de sombreo»… Click here to download

In vitro Evaluation of Leishmanicidal Properties of a New Family of Monodimensional Coordination Polymers Based on Diclofenac Ligand Click here

Los tomates criados a la ‘sombra’ tienen más antioxidantes Click here

Nuclear magnetic resonance to study bacterial biofilms structure, formation, and resilience Click here

Medium and long-term effects of low doses of Chlorpyrifos during the postnatal, preweaning developmental stage on sociability, dominance, gut microbiota and plasma metabolites Click here

Deaggregation agents: The key to boost tghe lithium-cataluzed hydrosilylation Click here

Effect of a Shading Mesh on the Metabolic, Nutritional, and Defense Profiles of Harvested Greenhouse-Grown Organic Tomato Fruits and Leaves Revealed by NMR Metabolomics Click here

NMR and IR based methodology in the study of two varieties of melon (cucumis melo l.) in three different ripening states.

Thanks to both to deffend our research in the Metabolomics field of expertise !! http://www.congresojovenesinvestigadoresagro.es/«>Click here

Refrigerated centrifige Eppendorf 5804R ready to perform millions of extractions !! We are all prepared !!

Hybrid surfaces active in catalysis based on gold nanoparticles modified with redox-active pendants and polymer brushes Click here

Production of Amphidinols and Other Bioproducts of Interest by the Marine Microalga Amphidinium carterae Unraveled by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Metabolomics Approach Coupled to Multivariate Data Analysis Click here

The group went to Cabo de Gata to perform the unique «La Fabriquilla» excursion in kayaks ! Then, a great lunch in a hindu restaurant put end into a fantastic journey.

A new event organized by Foro de Consejos Sociales de las Universidades Públicas de Andalucía where industrie and university show Casos de Éxito. The Advcanced NMR Methods group together with Agrobio presented in the Market Place the INTELDIET roject founded by CDTI. . Click here

Multifunctional Coordination Compounds Based on Lanthanide Ions and 5-Bromonicotinic Acid. Magnetic, Luminescence and Anti-Cancer Properties.. Click here

Great ceremony for the greatest students !

Iron-Catalyzed Homogeneous Hydrosilylation of Ketones and 2 Aldehydes: Advances and Mechanistic Perspective

PhD thesis title: VALORISATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FROM AGRO-INDUSTRIAL WASTES ASSISTED BY MICROWAVE RADIATION

NMR Metabolomics as an Effective Tool To Unravel the Effect of Light Intensity and Temperature on the Composition of the Marine Microalgae Isochrysis galbana. Click here

Thesis title: New materials based on polymers brushes or organometallic systems for their application in catalysis and magnetism

This time the conference was built on NMR of Aloe Vera juices. A functionality index based on NMR biomarkers has been developed whose details were given in the lecture. Click here

Thesis title: New complexes based on anthraquinonic ligands for their application on catalytic reduction. Molecular diffusion studies on metal-organic systems.

An algebraic reconstruction technique for diffusion NMR experiments (dART) has been applied for the first time. The new algorithm provides excellent results in systems with overlapped signals and more importantly performs more rapidly than any other one assayed.Click here

Ready, Set, Go !!

This match was the second Christmas edition. Both teams reach a 2-2 draw

Thank you all for coming ! It was a fantastic dinner with an even better company !

A diffusion NMR method for the prediction of weight-average molecular weight of globular proteins in aqueous media of different viscosity

Use of Multivariate NMR Analysis in the Content Prediction of Hemicellulose, Cellulose and Lignin in Greenhouse Crop Residues Click here

1H NMR-Based Metabolomics Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Light Intensity and Temperature on Isochrysis galbana Click here

El agua desalada mejora sensiblemente calidad y productividad en calabacín Click here

Several flavanols, particularly (epi)catechins monomers, and their oligomers, also known as procyanidins were isolated by different methodologies and their cytotoxicity was tested.

Metabolómica aplicada en la diferenciación de variedades de melón y estadíos de maduración mediante el uso de la resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN)

Understanding the neurobiological correlations of neurodevelopmental disorders induced by genetic and environmental factors by NMR-based metabolomic approach

Pushing the frontiers: boron-11 NMR as a method for quantitative boron analysis and its application to determine boric acid in commercial biocides Click here

Design and synthesis of a family of 1D-lanthanide-coordination polymers showing luminescence and slow relaxation of the magnetization Click here

Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed through a Lithiated Hydrazone Derivative Click here

This is our first contribution to JAFC in the NMR metabolomics field. This time the target was zucchini ! Click here

His defense was yesterday 23rd of July. An excellent day with an excellent result !

Good job Mar. Excellent work and better presentation. The final mark of 9.5 (out of 10) is really deserved !

From right to left: Luisma, Álvaro, Ana Belén, Curro, Ana, María del Mar, Jennifer, Mar y Nacho

They will start in the metabolomic area under the supervision of Ana and Luisma !! Stretching the metabolome towards any living thing !!

Some practical skills and NMR methodology is always welcome !

A new iron-based antraquinoid complex that catalyzes the hydrosilylations of carbonyls like crazy !!

We descibe the full characterization of bioactive compounds of Annona cherimola L. leaves using a combined approach based on HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS and NMR.

Mar is performing her Trabajo Fin de Máster with us: «Influencia de diferentes practicas agronómicas en el cultivo del tomate ecológico mediante técnicas metabolómicas»

Our article published in Soft Matter (2017, volume 13, page 6620) is now featured online on Advances in Engineering.

UalSports has lent us some bikes to transport our samples and stuff among our labs ! Luisma and Ana now move smooth and much faster !

We describe the synthesis and characterization of pH-responsive hybrid nanocomposites for drug loading applications.

It is a collaborative paper where the NMR of some anticancer metal-organic chains is described. Click here

Premio de Investigación Universidad de Sevilla-Bruker en modalidad proyectos. Click here

1H NMR based profiling of spent human embryo culture media for assessment of in vitro embryo quality.

Polyacrylic acid polymer brushes as substrates for the incorporation of anthraquinone derivatives. Unprecedented application of decorated polymer brushes on organocatalysis.

She is enjoying science atmosphere and plenty of equipments.

Molecular Weight Prediction in Polystyrene Blends. Unprecedented use of a Genetic Algorithm in Pulse Field Gradient Spin Echo (PGSE) NMR.

Dinuclear Coordination Compounds based on a 5-Nitro-2-Picolinic Carboxylate Ligand with Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviour.

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Section of the 1H, 15N-gHMBC 2D NMR spectrum acquired in a 500 MHz spectrometer for a saturated sample (20 mM) of an yttrium complex in [D6]DMSO at 295 K.

a) Topographic AFM image of surface B; b) MFM image of surface B measured at 30 nm lift height. Both 2.0 x 2.0 µm of size.

We are a recently created research group focused on the development of advanced NMR methods towards several research lines. We are currently working on the synthesis of new homogenous and heterogeneous catalysts, fabrication of nanometric devices based on polymer brushes, new methodologies in diffusion NMR, and on multiparametric methods, predictive models and new algorithms to be applied directly to metabolomics and to the agro-food sector.

Application of NMR in greenhouses fruits and vegetables for improving their flavor. Investigación molecular para mejorar el sabor de las frutas y hortalizas de invernadero

Fluorescent probes are grafted onto silicon wafers creating a nice carpet-like coating !!

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Investigadores de CIAIMBITAL emplean las últimas herramientas de metabolómica en el ámbito agroalimentario almeriense

Titanocenes, Flavonoids and Polymers: NMR as the best glue

From left to right: Carmen, Macarena, Ismael, Alejandro, Curro, Ana Belén, Álvaro, Luisma y Nacho

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Polyacrylic Acid Polymer Brushes as Substrates for the Incorporation of Anthraquinone Derivatives Click here

Congratulations Alejandro ! Next step is not the tricking championship… It is your TFG !

Congratulations Maca ! Next step: The on-going TFG !

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New Hydrosilylation Iron Catalysts. The perk of Ligand Design. Click here

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«Metabolomics in viticulture: a combined NMR and MS study of grapes, leaves and wines»

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Titanocenes, Anthraquinones and Natural Products: NMR as the best ‘Glue’

First spectroscopic and computacional evidences on titanocene (IV) allenyl and propargyl organometalics

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IV Minisymposium at Universidad de Almería (www.ual.es/isimpos/). Good stuff !!

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Ana Belén knows how to grow yellow stuff !!

Congratulations Ana Belén !! We need some more green titanium stuff !!

Kayaks and snorkeling in the Cabo de Gata. After a nice journey we end up with a brilliant ‘paella’ that we all enjoyed.

First complexes developed by Álvaro and Pascual are being used in hydrosililation catalysis, employing to our delight, loadings below 1 % mol catalysts !!

Pascual, Curro and Nacho talks about thier last contribution at Chem. Eur. J. in collaboration with the Roesky group at the Karlsuhe Institute of Technology (KIT). They show the utility of using Yttrium-89 NMR and how they implement the DiffAtOnce NMR package towards the unraveling of the molecular size of Yttrium and Dysprosium peptoid nanoclusters. You can enjoy the video starting from minute 44 at http://alacarta.canalsur.es/television/video/inteligencia-artificial/1833952/265 /

This talk is one of the several lectures programmed in a more extended series called «Ciclo de Conferencias de I+D en Química» organized by the interuniversity Chemistry Master school and coordinated by Prof. Dr. Ignacio Fernández. The lecture was titled «¿Qué hacer después de tu Tesis Doctoral»

NMR Metabolomics in Action !!

Congratulations Álvaro !! Lets have a piece of cake !!

The new NMRMBC Viewer developed by F. M. Arrabal is now available for free download at https://github.com/fmarrabal/Advanced-NMR-Methods-and-Metal-Based-Catalysts/

Dr. Manuel Ángel Ortuño Maqueda from Universidad Autonóma de Barcelona and former student at Universidad de Almería, will give the conference: Modeling of Organometallic Chemistry: A Computational Approach to Metal Hydrides and Cross-Coupling Reactions

Invited for the cover of this issue are the groups of Yanhua Lan, Peter W. Roesky, and Stefan Brs at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Ignacio Fernndez at the University of Almera. The image depicts seals on a North Sea beach. Seals are known to be very skilled at balancing and other tricks, whereas our skills include crystallizing new compounds and further examining their properties. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201405569.

La Unidad de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear de la Universidad de Almería ofrece estudios de metabolómica mediante Resonancia Magnética de Líquidos para el ámbito clínico y médico. Las posibilidades de colaboración se centran en la identificación de metabolitos y biomarcadores así como la determinación de perfiles metabólicos. Dicha colaboración dará soporte en el diseño de experimentos, medidas analíticas, procesado de señal, así como análisis y discusión de resultados hasta la consecución de los objetivos globales del proyecto.

La incorporación de estas líneas complementarias proporcionará valor añadido al proyecto de investigación en cuanto a multidisciplinariedad, equidistribución geográfica y transversalidad en la investigación. Las vías de apoyo se muestran a continuación.

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Las plataformas analíticas ofrecidas son las basadas en Resonancia Magnética de Líquidos.

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Curro presents presents at the 3rd minisimposio de investigación, the poster «A Fully programmable Robot Device for NMR Tubes»
The device basically operates as follows: First, the adapter containing the NMR tube is fixed onto the shaft of the electric motor. The shaft will be always be at the 360º position thanks to the Hall Effect sensor already integrated. Next, the user selects through the display control the operation mode and rate. The start/stop button gives the order to the micro-controller to start the rotation. Once the experiment is completed, the rotation of the electric motor stops and the adapter moves into its initial position. All the variables are controlled by a free software that allows the control of the robot via computer, tablet or smartphone, even in a remote control way.

Ana Belén presents at the 3rd minisimposio de investigación, the poster «Propargyl and Allenyl Titanocene(IV) Organometallic Compounds. First Evidences via Advanced NMR Methods»

Álvaro Raya Barón gives a nice and clear communication about the versatility of some new ligands and complexes. Congratulations Álvaro !

El III MiniSimposio pretende ser un foro de encuentro e intercambio de ideas entre los jóvenes investigadores. Se pretende generar un entorno para además de presentar resultados científicos, ideas y proyectos, se compartan perspectivas y así debatir temas de nuestro interés.

1er Curso de Cristalografía

Pascual gives a flash presentation in the Spanish Biannual Organic Chemistry Conference.The conference was celebrated in Alicante in its great University campus. He showed what he didi at UC-Berkeley under the supervisio of Prof. D. Tilley

Nacho gives a talk in the Spanish Biannual Organic Chemistry Conference. The conference was celebrated in Alicante in its great University campus. He showed preliminary results on anthraquinonic synthesis and metal coordination examples mainly developed by Álvaro and Pascual.

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V Desayunos de Formación de los SCI: Secuenciación de ADN – Del Nucleótido al Genoma.

NMR-MBC: The group involves organic and organometallic chemistry together with advanced NMR methods and X-ray crystallography. These have been always applied to unsolved structural challenges in chemistry at the molecular level. We are always motivated to unravel how substances behave in solution, how species react, and which kind of interaction exists in the systems under study. Recently, we are also focus on the development of new optimization algorithms applied to molecular diffusion.

IV Desyunos de Formación de los SCI: Difracción de Rayos X

III Desyunos de Formación de los SCI: Análisis Elemental

II Desayunos de Formación en los SCI – Plama de Acoplamiento Inducido: IC-OES e ICP-MS

I Desayunos de Formación en los SCI – Fluorescencia de Rayos X