Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Campus of International Excellence Southern Catalonia
Catalytic organoBoron Chemistry

INVITED SPEAKER AT SIMPOSIA (E. Fernández) INVITED SPEAKER AT UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS (E. Fernández)
  • Clays as useful reagents in novel green chemistry
    High level Scientific Conferences for Younger Chemists
    Oral Communication Heidelberg (Germany) October 2002
  • Catalytic tandem organic sequences through selective boron addition chemistry
    Modern Synthetic Methods and chiral Europe
    Invited speaker
    Vilamoura (Portugal)May 2008
  • Catalytic tandem organic sequences through selective boron addition chemistry
    XIII International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry
    Oral Communication
    Rennes (France) July 2008
  • The benefits of B towards a selective functionalization of targeted molecules
    XIII Imeboron
    Oral Communication
    Platja d'Aro (Spain) September 2008
  • Catalytic activation of diborons to prepare α-chiral organoborons: metal or not metal, this is the question
    Euroboron 5
    Oral Communication
    Edinbugh (UK) September 2010
  • β-boracion catalitica de olefinas electronicamente deficientes. Metal o no metal? Esa es la cuestión
    GEQO XXVIII
    Oral Communication
    Huelva (Spain) September 2010
  • Chiral α-organoborane synthesis by metalo- and organocatalysis
    Red CASI
    Invited Speaker
    Mallorca (Spain) October 2010
  • Highly enantio- and diastereoselective synthesis of g-amino alcohols through a one pot β-boration/reduction/oxidation sequence"
    Modern Synthetic Methods and chiral Europe
    Invited Speaker
    Edinburgh (UK) May 2011
  • The nucleophilic boron Center: a new tool for organic reactions
    XXXIII Reunión Bienal
    Oral Communication
    Valencia (Spain) July 2011
  • The nucleophilic boron strikes back
    XIV Imeboron
    Invited Speaker
    Niagara, (Canada) September 2011
  • Trivalent boron nucleophile as a new tool in organic synthesis: reactivity and asymmetric induction
    Modern Synthetic Methods and chiral Europe
    Invited Speaker
    Prague, (Czech Republic) May 2012
  • Organocatalytic enantioselective addition of nucleophilic boryl moieties to unsaturated substrates
    18th Iinternational symposium in homogeneous catalysis
    Oral Communication
    Tolouse, (France) July 2012
  • The pull push effect of B in boranes reagents
    96th Canadian Chemistry Conference & Exhibition
    Invited Speaker
    Quebec, (Canada) May 2013
  • Selective boryl addition from mixed diboron to unsaturated substrates
    EuroBoron6
    Oral Communication
    Radziejowice, (Poland) September 2013
  • Building functionality through quaternized boranes
    Johnson Matthey
    Invited Speaker
    Cambridge, (United kingdom) May 2014
  • Building functionality through quaternized boranes
    International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, ISHC
    Invited Speaker
    Ottawa, (Canada) July 2014
  • Organocatalytic functionalisation through boron chemistry
    IMEBORON XV conference
    Invited Speaker
    Prague, (Czech Republic) August 2014
  • Activación catalítica de boranos para síntesis competentes
    GEQOXXXIII
    Invited lecture
    Madrid, May 2015
  • Catalytic organoboron chemistry on a board game
    Journée Catalyse
    Plenary Lecture
    Tolouse, June 2015
  • Catalytic activation of boranes towards competent synthesis
    XXXV Reunión Bienal de la RSEQ
    Invited Speaker
    La Coruña, July 2015
  • "Umpolunged" reactividad con boranos nucleófilos
    V Workshop UFI-QOSYC
    Invited Speaker
    San Sebastián, September 2015
  • Organocatalytic activation of diborons towards unexpected organoboron synthesis
    26th Reunión Bienal de Química Orgánica
    Invited Speaker
    Huelva, June 2016
  • Organocatalytic B-B and B-Interelement Addition
    Red CASI
    Invited Speaker
    Mallorca, October 2016
  • Complementary synthesis of allylboracycles to populate the chemical functionality to a given area of biological interest
    CoSSHNet ITN Network
    Invited Speaker
    Shefield, September 2017
  • 1,1-Diborilalacanos en síntesis: la nueva generación de reactivos
    Symposium on Chemistry
    Invited Speaker
    Granada, January 2018
  • One catalyst, Cu(I) complex and two destinies: borylative ring closing and borylative ting opening
    International Symposium on Homogeneoous Catalysis
    Invited Speaker
    Amsterdam, July 2018
  • When boron nucleophiles meet unexplored reactivity
    ACS Forum
    Invited Speaker
    Heidelberg, October 2018
  • Catalytic Boron Chemistry for new synthetic opportunities
    World Chemistry Forum
    Invited Speaker
    Barcelona, Mayo 2019
  • Metallic influence on α-boryl carbanionic species for reactivity trends
    Global Inorganic Discussion Weekdays (GIDW) - Chemical Institute of Canada
    Invited Speaker
    May 2022
  • Reactivity of α-Boryl Carbanionic Species
    XIII International School on Organometallic Chemistry MMM
    Pleanary Speaker
    Santiago de Compostela, June 2022
  • Rapid Influx of Molecular Complexity by Nucleophilic Boryl Tactics
    XXXVIII Reunión Bienal RSEQ
    Invited Speaker
    Granada, June 2022
  • Site-selective C-B functionalization of 1,1-diborylalkenes
    9 European Conference on Boron Chemistry
    Invited Speaker
    Barcelona, July 2022
  • Synthesis of stereodefined skipped 1,4-dienes from 1,1-diborylalkenes
    13th Spanish-Italian Symposium on Organic Chemistry (SISOC-XIII)
    Invited Speaker
    Tarragona, September 2022
  • The concept behind novel boron-copper 1,3-rearrangement
    XXXIX Reunión Bienal de Química (RSEQ)
    Invited Speaker
    Zaragoza, June 2023
  • Transborylation: the bartering reaction
    XXXIX Reunión Bienal de Química (RSEQ)
    Invited Speaker
    Zaragoza, June 2023
  • Maping and exploring the reactivity space of boron-stabilized carbanions
    Imeboron 17
    Plenary Speaker
    Rennes, July 2023
  • Borylalkyde copper(I) species for selective electrophilic trapping in advanced synthetic protocol
    XXV Conference on Organometallic Chemistry - EuCOMC XXV
    Invited Speaker
    Alcalá de Henares, September 2023
  • May 1996.
    Seminar University of St. Andrews, (UK).
  • October 2002.
    Seminar High level Scientific Conferences for Younger Chemists. Heidelberg, (Germany)
  • October, 2007.
    Seminar Consolider Meeting, ICIQ (Institut Català d'Investigació Química), Tarragona, (Spain)
  • December 2007.
    Seminar Universidad Jaime I, Castellón, (Spain)
  • May 2008.
    Seminar Universidad Huleva, Huelva (Spain).
  • February 2009.
    Seminar Universitat de Girona, (Spain).
  • July 2009
    Seminar University of Durham (UK).
  • May 2010
    Seminar University Debrecem (Hungary).
  • May 2010
    Seminar University Vezprem (Hungary).
  • October 2010

    Seminar XIV SEMANA CIENTÍFICA "ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ -DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA, Universidad de La Laguna. Canarias (Spain).
  • Noviembre 2010
    Seminar Universidad Oviedo, (Spain).
  • May 2011
    Seminar University Nottingham, (UK).
  • Septiembre 2011
    "The nucleophilic boron strikes back "Niagara, Canada
  • June 2012
    Seminar University of Tubingen,(Germany).
  • June 2012
    Seminar University of Freiburgh,(Germany).
  • June 2012
    Seminar University of Wurzburg,(Germany).
  • June 2012
    University of Bielefeld,(Germany).
  • April 2013
    Seminar Oxford University (UK).
  • June 2013
    Seminar Centro de Investigaciones en Química Sostenible CIQSO-Huelva.
  • May 2014
    Seminar at Johnson Matthey - Cambridge, (United Kingdom)
  • July 2015
    Seminar at the University of Trieste (Italy)
  • July 2015
    Seminar at the University of Pisa (Italy)
  • September 2015
    Seminar at Syngenta, (United Kingdom)
  • September 2015
    Seminar at University of Hull, (United Kingdom)
  • February 2016
    Seminar at Villapharma
  • April 2016
    Seminar at Sanofi (Frankfurt)
  • July 2016
    Seminar at Janseen
  • June 2017
    Seminar at Janssen-Beerse (Belgium)
  • June 2017
    Seminar at University Paul Sabatier-Tolouse (France)
  • June 2017
    Seminar at CIQUS-Universidad Santiago Compostela
  • November 2017
    Seminar at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • May 2018
    Seminar at Universidad Barcelona
  • March 2019
    Seminar at University of Viena
  • April 2019
    Seminar at CICA-University La Coruña
  • February 2020
    Seminar at University of Sussex (UK)
  • June 2022
    Seminar at Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Madrid
  • March 2023
    Seminar at University of Pais Vasco
  • May 2024
    Seminar at Uniwersytet im Adama Mickiewicza, Poznań
  • September 2024
    Seminar at Sanofi-Franckfurt

  • March 2026
    University College Dublin (UCD) (Ireland)
  • Contributions to precise skeletal editing via organoboron reactions
    Red CASI
    Invited Speaker
    Ondarribia, April, 2024
     
  • Site selective organoboron activation and remote migration for ring closing purposes
    Rencontres de Chimie Organique
    Invited Speaker
    Paris, April, 2024
  • Organoboron Chemistry to Build Highly Strained Polyfunctionalized Cyclic Systems
    Main-group Chemistry for Modern Catalysis and Synthesis
    Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 2024
    Invited Speaker
    Limburg, September, 2024
  • Three-dimensional structural scaffolds with defined vectors for pendant organoboron functionalities
    Barluenga Conference
    Invited Speaker
    Oviedo, October, 2024

  • Catalytic activation of organoboron compounds for strategic and selective construction of target compounds
    XV International School of Organometallic Chemistry ISOC
    Plenary Speaker
    Camerino, Italy, 2025

  • Andante con brio metal activation of organoboron compounds for selective reactions
    50th Conference of the Divisione di Chimica Inorganica (INORG2025) 
    Key Speaker
    Napoli, Italy, 2025

  • Borylative processes for stereocontrolled cyclization challenges: amplification of chiral units
    1st Spain-Netherlands Organic Chemistry Symposium SNOCS
    Pleanry Speaker
    Tarragona, 2025 

  • Boron Orchestrates Long-Range Migration in Carbon Chain
    Thieme Cheminar: "Boron as a linchpin in catalysis"
    Invited Speaker
    April, 2026

  • Boron-mediated remote carbon migration for ring-closing transformations
    16th Girona Seminar
    Invited Speaker
    Girona, April, 2026