Javier Fernández

Very happy to share our latest work, now published in @InorgChemFront! 🚀

This is one of those stories where #Mechanochemistry makes the difference: solution chemistry didn't work, but ball milling opened the door to previously inaccessible NDI-bridged Janus di-NHC Rh and Ir complexes! 🧪

Even more exciting, these complexes show remarkable redox and light-responsive behaviour, opening new possibilities for switchable catalysis. 💡

A huge thank you to Francesco Sangineto, Javier A. Cabeza, Macarena Poyatos, Marta E. Alberto and Eduardo Peris for all the hard work, discussions and great chemistry behind this project.

It has been a real pleasure working together, and I truly hope this is the first of many more to come! 🙌

Let’s keep rocking with mechanochemistry!! 💥

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI01…

@UOquimicaOI @MechChemPapers @Mechanochem

Feeling incredibly grateful after an inspiring week as visiting professor at the University of Bari Aldo Moro as part of the Erasmus+ KA131 programme.

Over the last few days, I had the privilege of delivering three seminars covering the fundamentals of mechanochemistry, green metrics, and the exciting opportunities that mechanochemistry offers for organic and pharmaceutical synthesis. Every discussion reinforced something I strongly believe: science advances when knowledge is shared openly.

A huge thank you to @Capriati_V and @LucianaCicco_ for the warm welcoming, their outstanding hospitality, and for making me feel part of the group from the very first day. It was a real pleasure to meet and exchange ideas wit the rest of the research team. I truly felt at home, and I leave Bari with new ideas, new collaborations, and many great memories.

A special thanks also to Filippo Perna and @JoaquinGA78 for all the work behind the Erasmus+ exchange and to the Erasmus+ programme for making opportunities like this possible. A few years ago, I would never have imagined having the privilege of travelling abroad to share my research and learn from such talented colleagues.

I also feel incredibly fortunate to work in mechanochemistry, a field that is rapidly transforming the way we think about sustainable synthesis. There is still so much to discover, and I am convinced that some of the most exciting developments are yet to come.

Finally, it is always an honour to represent @UOquimicaOI, @iuqoem and @uniovi_info wherever I go. I hope this is just the beginning of many more scientific exchanges and collaborations.

Keep sharing knowledge. Keep collaborating. Keep working. ♻️🧪

@Mechanochem
#Mechanochemistry #GreenChemistry

Delighted to have contributed to the 6th Spanish Workshop on Phosphorus Chemistry (#SWPC2026) with a talk on the growing role of mechanochemistry in sustainable synthesis related to Phosphorus Chemistry.
Many thanks to @cromeronieto and @AbelCozar for the kind invitation and for organizing such an outstanding workshop. It has been truly inspiring to see how this meeting continues to grow and strengthen the phosphorus chemistry community. Although phosphorus chemistry is not my primary research field, I learned a great deal from the excellent discussions and presentations throughout the event.
During my talk, I had the opportunity to present our recent work, carried out in collaboration with @quimsinsos , @Capriati_V, @LucianaCicco_ and @FGarcia_Group:

"Solvent-free/scalable mechanochemical-assisted addition of phosphine oxides to aldehydes: a sustainable protocol for one-pot tandem P–C bond formation."

It is always a pleasure and a privilege to represent @UOquimicaOI and @uniovi_info while sharing our research and discussing new ideas with colleagues from different areas of chemistry.

Keep working! ♻️🧪

@Mechanochem @PhosChemSpain

#GreenChemistry #Mechanochemistry #PhosphorusChemistry #SustainableChemistry #Catalysis #UniversityOfOviedo

Very happy to have participated in the 2nd International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Chemistry held in Cartagena with an oral communication focused on Mechanochemistry as a Driver for Advanced Coordination Chemistry and Green Catalysis.

During the meeting, it became even more evident that Green Chemistry is not only an academic trend, but one of the major scientific and societal challenges of our time. Developing cleaner, safer and more sustainable chemical processes will be essential for the future of chemistry and industry.

In this context, mechanochemistry is emerging as a particularly powerful strategy. Beyond enabling solvent-free transformations, reducing waste generation and lowering energy consumption, mechanochemistry is also opening a completely new and still largely unexplored chemical space. Many reactions, intermediates and reactivities inaccessible or extremely difficult in solution can now be achieved under mechanochemical conditions. There is still a huge amount of work to do, and continuing to explore and understand this new reactivity landscape will be one of the most exciting challenges for the next generation of chemists.

I would also like to congratulate the QuimSinSos group for their fantastic contributions to the conference, especially @gloriamorism and @MarcosLopezAg for their excellent poster presentations, as well as @JoaquinGA78 for his outstanding talk. I would also like to highlight the excellent lecture by @gotorfernandez.

Beyond the science, we have spent a truly fantastic week together in Cartagena. Thank you all for making conferences, research and everyday work much more enjoyable, motivating and human. Being far from family is never easy, but sharing these moments with such wonderful colleagues and friends makes everything much easier.

Special thanks as well to Pedro Lozano and the rest of the organizers for making this fantastic conference possible and for creating such an inspiring scientific atmosphere.

It is always a real pride to represent @UOquimicaOI and the Universidad de Oviedo in meetings like this.

Keep working! ♻️🧪

@uniovi_info @Mechanochem #GreenChemistry #Mechanochemistry

🧪 ¡Nos vemos pronto en @pintofscienceES!

📍 L’Abellugu (Mieres)
🗓️ Miércoles 20 de mayo
🕡 18:30 h
🔬✨ “Entre Tú y Yo Hay Química”
Hablaremos de cómo la química está presente en absolutamente todo lo que nos rodea: desde el amor ❤️ y el café ☕ hasta los airbags, los teléfonos móviles 📱, la inteligencia artificial 🤖 o las tecnologías sostenibles 🌍♻️.

Porque sí… aunque no lo parezca, todos somos un poco químicos sin saberlo 👨‍🔬🧪

Además, esta charla será especialmente emotiva para mí porque tendrá lugar en Mieres, mi ciudad natal ❤️

Un placer participar representando a @uoquimicaOI @Fac_Quim_Uniovi @UOdivulga

🍻 ¡Os espero en los bares llenos de ciencia!

#PINT26MIERES #PINT26ES #PintOfScience #divulgacioncientifica #quimica #CienciaEnLosBares #Mieres #Asturias #somosquimica