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Salvatella Ibáñez, Luis
Department: Departamento de Química Orgánica
Field: Química Orgánica
Faculty: Facultad de Ciencias

Research Institute: INSTITUTO DE SÍNTESIS QUÍMICA Y CATÁLISIS HOMOGÉNEA (ISQCH)
Group: E37_23R: Catálisis Heterogénea en Síntesis Orgánicas Selectivas

UNESCO codes
  • Catálisis
  • Mecanismos de reacción
Academic position: Cated. Universidad

Academic position
  • Coordinador del Máster Universitario en Economía Circular
Office phone: 976762272
Mobile phone: 620574081
Email: lsalvate@unizar.es
ORCID number: 0000-0003-2010-9540

Research interests
  • Mecanismos de reacción
  • Orgánica
  • Catálisis asimétrica

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Luis Salvatella has been integrated in the research group named as Heterogeneous Catalysis in Selective Organic Synthesis (Catálisis Heterogénea en Síntesis Orgánicas Selectivas, CHESO) since 1990 through different positions (1990-1994, pre-doctoral fellow; 1994-1996 and 1998-1998, Associate Professor; 1999-2002, Assistant Professor; 2002-2018, Tenured Lecturer; 2018-, Full Professor). Furthermore, his post-doctoral stage in the Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry in Nancy in 1996-1998 (thanks to a 2-year Union European fellowship, involving an engagement as Engineer in the CNRS) allowed deepening his knowledge on Theoretical Chemistry, very useful in his professional career.
The research career path of Luis Salvatella has been focused on the study of reaction mechanisms by using both theoretical and experimental methods.
For a long time, the CHESO group has focused on the application of heterogenous catalysts in reactions useful for Organic Synthesis.
Some interest has been focused on the characterization of heterogenous and homogeneous catalysts by using reaction models.
However, most attention has been paid to the elucidation of reaction mechanisms. A major center of interest corresponds to the study of the Diels-Alder reaction by using different methodologies, including Linear Free Energy Relationship experimental studies as well as different theoretical methods (such as QM/MM or continuum model calculations). A special interest has been paid to conformational and solvent issues. A large number of publications have been obtained from such a work, including 3 JACS papers. Interestingly the cover of the last edition of the Carey's Advanced Organic Chemistry book gathers several transition states calculated by Luis Salvatella.
Other organic reactions (such as 1,3-cycloaddition, Meinwald rearrangement, cyclopropanation, trans-siliranation, Kharasch-Sosnovsky reaction) have also been studied by using theoretical methods.
In addition to the mechanistic study of the reactions developed by the research group, Luis Salvatella has also carried out some incursions in fundamental concepts, such as sigma-bond delocalization, alkyl group electronic properties, the feasability of antara-antara cycloaddition reactions or, especially, the demonstration of the inexistence of Secondary Orbital Interactions.
Since 2014, the CHESO group has focused on the valorization of raw materials and the reutilization of industrial wastes. Several studies have been carried out in order to model the acidolysis of lignin models, the role of sulfonated carbons in acid-catalyzed reactions or the copper-catalyzed cyclopropanation reaction of oleic acid models.
He has participated in 23 research projects and has been research leader in two contracts with industry. He has been referee for 14 international journals and evaluator for three research agencies.
He has been the coordinator of the Master's degree in Sustainable Chemistry (2007-2014) and a member of the Management Council of the Suschem-Spain technological platform.
The intense activity of Luis Salvatella in Research, Education, and University Management has been recently recompensated with a position as a Full Professor in the University of Zaragoza.


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