Applied Coordination Chemistry Group (QuiCAp), led by Prof. Blanca R. Manzano and Dr. Gema Durá at UCLM in Ciudad Real (Spain). Student-run account.
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📢 New publication from our group in Eur. J. Med. Chem.!
In this work we explore a π-extended N^N ligand to stabilize long-lived triplet states in Cp*Ir(III) complexes, achieving efficient ROS generation and potent anticancer PDT activity! 💡🧪
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📢 New publication! Excited to share another paper from my PhD, now published in Eur. J. Med. Chem.!
Expanding the family of photoactive Cp*Ir(III) complexes for anticancer PDT applications! 🔬
@FCTQ_uclm @quicap_lab
@IRICA_uclm
@geqo_rseq @AEBIN5 @uclm_es
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Last Thursday, our PhD students @jesus696hp and @mariosalises participated in the 2026 edition of Argaciencia, an outreach activity oriented to high school students.
We performed some exciting experiments and explained our main research lines to future chemists!
This week our PhD student @mariosalises has taken part of the 13th GERMN Biennial NMR Meeting (@germn2026) with a poster presentation. It has been an excellent opportunity to learn the latest advancements of the NMR community!
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Finally, a huge thank you to all my colleagues from @quicap_lab group, to all the collaborators I have had the opportunity to work with over these years, to my family and friends, and to everyone who has supported me and been by my side along the way. 🥰
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I would also like to thank the members of my PhD defence committee, Gustavo Espino @gespinolab, Diana Díaz @dianamagnetica and Tania Morais @Tania_S_Morais , for their time, insightful questions and stimulating scientific discussion.
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Yesterday, I successfully defended my PhD thesis on Ir(III) complexes for photochemotherapy and photocatalysis!
My deepest gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Blanca R. Manzano and Dr. Gema Durá, as well as to Prof. Félix A. Jalón, for their guidance and support over the years.🎓
We are delighted to announce that yesterday, @Carlos_GN1 successfully defended his PhD thesis, focused on the development of Ir(III) complexes for photochemotherpy and photocatalysis.
Congratulations Dr. Gonzalo-Navarro!!! 🎓
@FCTQ_uclm @AEBIN5 @geqo_rseq @NETWOASIS @IRICA_uclm
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🗞️💡 Also, don't miss our last paper published on @ACSPublications! We're super proud of sharing this work. At @quicap_lab we love photoactivating everything that comes right out of the Schlenk, but there is more to it when that is not possible! (1/3)
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📢 Hiring: fully funded PhD position in my group @GroupMartinez at CIQSO–University of Huelva.
🔗 Main-group organometallics & supramolecular chemistry: Reactivity through cooperation & confinement.
📆 Deadline 15 Sept
RTs appreciated
@geqo_rseq #Organometallics #Supramolecular
🎤 It's been a busy day for @quicap_lab at @GEQOLogrono26! Here are some pictures of the flash talk of @mariosalises and the two poster presentations of @jesus696hp and @Carlos_GN1.
@geqo_rseq @FCTQ_uclm @IRICA_uclm @UCLMdivulga @NETWOASIS
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Comparto un trocito de mi primera experiencia como estudiante de doctorado, una etapa que ya me ha llevado a vivir y disfrutar de mi primer congreso científico @GEQOLogrono26. ¡Experiencia inolvidable!
Seguimos sumando y trabajando en el laboratorio @quicap_lab de la @uclm_es
Today, at the @geqo_rseq in Logroño, Gema Durá has delivered an invited lecture entitled “Ligand π-Extension as a Design Principle in Photoactive Cyclometalated Iridium Chemistry.” We are proud to have been part of this inspiring event. @GEQOLogrono26 @FCTQ_uclm @IRICA_uclm
We're extremely Happy to share our last contribution in ACS Organic & Inorganic Au. Big congrats to @mariosalises for his first article! Substituent-Controlled Double Orthometalation and Anticancer Activity in Half-Sandwich Ir(III) Complexes pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…..
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I'm delighted to share our latest publication (and the first one as corresponding author!!) in ACS Organic & Inorganic Au about new anticancer Cp*Ir(III) complexes. Congrats to @mariosalises @quicap_lab
@FCTQ_uclm @IRICA_uclm @geqo_rseq @AEBIN5
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Multifunctional Photocatalysts Based on Half-Sandwich Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes with π-Extended Ligands | Inorganic Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… Durá and co-workers @InorgChem #iridium #halfsandwich #photocatalysis
Hoy asistimos a los Premios de Investigación CLM 2025 a la Excelencia Científica, en Marchamalo.
Enhorabuena a nuestra IP Blanca Manzano por el Premio a la Trayectoria Investigadora, un reconocimiento más que merecido a toda una vida dedicada a la ciencia 😊
@FCTQ_uclm @uclm_es
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Premios de Investigación e Innovación de CLM 2025 a la excelencia científica.
🏅Blanca Rosa Manzano Manrique, Premio a la trayectoria investigadora
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And two years ago, in J. Med. Chem., we described their potent anticancer activity under light irradiation via photodynamic therapy (PDT), positioning them among the first Cp*Ir(III) complexes with PDT activity.
A key starting point for this story 💡
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