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63) S. García-Abellán*, A. Pérez-García, D. Barrena-Espés, M. A. Casado, J. Munarriz, V. Passarelli, M. Iglesias*. Hemilability Modulation via Phosphane-Triazole Ligand Design: Impact on Catalytic Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 24539–24552. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03962
62) A. Luque-Gómez, D. Barrena-Espés, A. Pérez-García, P. García-Orduña, M. A. Casado, J. Munarriz*, M. Iglesias*. A Homobimetallic Frustrated Lewis Pair Cobalt Catalyst for the Methanolysis of Hydrosilanes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202513522. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513522 HOT PAPER
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60) S. García-Abellán*, A. Urriolabeitia, V. Polo, M. Iglesias*. In Situ Generated Cobalt(I) Catalyst for the Efficient Synthesis of Novel Pyridines: Revisiting the Mechanism of [2+2+2] Cycloadditions. Org. Chem. Front. 2025, 12, 2630–2642. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QO00222B
59) A. Luque-Gómez, P. García-Orduña, F. J. Lahoz, M. Iglesias*. Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Well-Defined Co(I) Complexes Based on NHC–Phosphane Pincer Ligands. Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 12779–12788. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00463E
58) S. García-Abellán, V. Passarelli, M. Iglesias*. Synthesis of Ir Catalysts Featuring Amide-Functionalized NHC Ligands and Survey of Their Activity on Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26 (20), e202300111. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202300111 Invited Contribution to the Special Issue: NHC Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
57) A. Gomez-España, J. L. Lopez-Morales, B. Español-Sanchez, P. García-Orduña, F. J. Lahoz, M. Iglesias, F. J. Fernández-Alvarez*. Iridium-(κ2-NSi) Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid: Effect of Auxiliary Ligands on the Catalytic Performance. Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 6722–6729. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00744H
56) S. García-Abellán*, D. Barrena-Espés, J. Munarriz, V. Passarelli, M. Iglesias*. Cobalt-Catalysed Nucleophilic Fluorination in Organic Carbonates. Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 4585–4594. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00731F
55) M. Iglesias*, F. J. Fernández-Alvarez*, L. A. Oro*. (2023). State of the Art in Rhodium- and Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation Reactions. In: Marciniec, B., Maciejewski, H. (eds) Perspectives of Hydrosilylation Reactions. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, vol 72. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1021/om00162a026
54) R. Azpiroz, E. Carretero*, A. Cueva, A. González, M. Iglesias*, J. J. Pérez-Torrente*. In-Flow Photocatalytic Oxidation of NO on Glasses Coated with Nanocolumnar Porous TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by Reactive Sputtering. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2022, 606, 154968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154968
53) P. Hermosilla, A. Urriolabeitia, M. Iglesias, V. Polo, M. A. Casado*. Efficient Solventless Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid by a CNC-Based Rhodium Catalyst. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 4538-4547. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QI01056A
52) R. Azpiroz, M. Borraz, A. González, C. Mansilla*, M. Iglesias*, J. J. Pérez-Torrente*. Photocatalytic Activity in the In-Flow Degradation of NO on Porous TiO2-Coated Glasses from Hybrid Inorganic–Organic Thin Films Prepared by a Combined ALD/MLD Deposition Strategy. Coatings 2022, 12 (4), 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12040488
51) J. Guzman, A. Urriolabeitia, V. Polo, M. Fernández-Buenestado, M. Iglesias, F. J. Fernández-Alvarez*. Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using Iridium–NSi Species as Catalyst Precursors. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 4386–4393. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT04335H
50) M. Iglesias*, F. J. Fernández-Alvarez*. Advances in Nonprecious Metal Homogeneously Catalyzed Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. Catalysts 2021, 11 (11), 1288. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111288
49) A. Luque-Gómez, S. García-Abellán, V. Polo, V. Passarelli, M. Iglesias*. Impact of Green Cosolvents on the Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid: The Case of Iridium Catalysts Bearing NHC–Phosphane Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 15497–15508. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02132
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39) E. Wächtler, L. A. Oro, M. Iglesias*, B. Gerke, R. Pöttgen, R. Gericke, J. Wagler*. Synthesis and Oxidation of a Paddlewheel-Shaped Rhodium/Antimony Complex Featuring Pyridine-2-Thiolate Ligands. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 3447–3454. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201605485
38) A. Iturmendi, M. Iglesias*, J. Munárriz, V. Polo, J. J. Pérez-Torrente, L. A. Oro*. Efficient Preparation of Carbamates by Rh-Catalysed Oxidative Carbonylation: Unveiling the Role of the Oxidant. Chem. Commun. 2016, 53, 404–407. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC09133D
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36) F. Aznárez, M. Iglesias, A. Hepp, B. Veit, P. J. Sanz Miguel, L. A. Oro, G.-X. Jin, F. E. Hahn*. Iridium(III) Complexes Bearing Chelating Bis-NHC Ligands and Their Application in the Catalytic Reduction of Imines. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 4598–4603. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201600922
35) A. Iturmendi, N. García, E. A. Jaseer, J. Munárriz, P. J. Sanz Miguel, V. Polo, M. Iglesias*, L. A. Oro*. N-Heterocyclic Olefins as Ancillary Ligands in Catalysis: A Study of Their Behaviour in Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 12835–12845. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02571D
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33) L. Rubio-Pérez, E. A. Jaseer, N. García, V. Polo, M. Iglesias*, L. A. Oro*. Experimental and Computational Studies on the Reactivity and Binding Mode of Thiophene with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Iridium Complexes. Organometallics 2016, 35, 569–578. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00995
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29) M. Iglesias*, A. Iturmendi, J. Munárriz, V. Polo, P. J. Sanz Miguel, J. J. Pérez-Torrente, L. A. Oro*. Tuning PCP-Ir Complexes: The Impact of an N-Heterocyclic Olefin. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 12431–12434. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC04287A
28) L. Pérez-Rubio, M. Iglesias*, J. Munárriz, V. Polo, P. J. Sanz Miguel, J. J. Pérez-Torrente, L. A. Oro*. A Bimetallic Iridium(II) Catalyst: [{Ir(IDipp)(H)}2][BF4]2. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 9860–9863. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC03296B
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21) A. Vellé, A. Cebollada, M. Iglesias, P. J. Sanz Miguel*. Argentophilicity as Essential Driving Force for a Dynamic Cation–Cation Host–Guest System: [Ag(acetonitrile)2]+⊂[Ag2(bis-NHC)2]2+. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 10654–10659. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic501715h
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1) J. Bravo Bernárdez*, J. A. Castro Fojo, S. García Fontán*, M. Iglesias, P. Rodríguez Seoane. Preparation and Characterization of Chloro- and Polyhydride Complexes of Rhenium: Variable-Temperature NMR Spectroscopy and Protonation Studies. J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 4899–4907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.07.103