Gabriel Merino

@theochemmerida

Theoretical chemist @cinvestav Merida. Associate Editor for @ChemicalScience. Member of the IAB of @angew_chem. Fellow of @RoySocChem. Co-Founder of @LatinXChem

Mérida, Yucatán theochemmerida.org Joined November 2014

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Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida Dec 17, 2021

A year ago, amid the pandemic, we proposed that @RoySocChem should compile a collection of Latin American contributions to chemistry. The collection was well received; 24 journals and 16 editors participated in the selection/1

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Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida Oct 1

Our new article is now published in @ACSEarthSpace. We explored the C2H6S2 landscape and characterized its spectroscopic properties to support future experimental identification.

🇲🇽 @RafaelF27174766, @LuisOrt42601377, @FOrtizChi @MareugCastro, Francisco Melendez, and @1LissNoor

Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida Sep 26

In our new @NatRevChem review, @fmbickelhaupt, @miquelsola, and I revisit the concept 200 years after benzene’s discovery (from carbon rings to metal clusters and excited states). How do we know when “aromatic” fits? The evidence matters.

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www.nature.com The concept of aromaticity after 200 years of benzene Nature Reviews Chemistry - The lack of a unified framework for aromaticity often prevents cross-disciplinary comprehension. By summarizing fundamental concepts and highlighting recent developments...

Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida Sep 26

What happens when B5+ meets methane? In our @angew_chem article, experiments and calculations show that the reaction forms CB5H2+, including an isomer with a planar tetracoordinate carbon. It was a pleasure to work on this with Qiang Chen’s group in 🇨🇳.

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com Methane Activation by B5+ Toward a CB5H2+ Isomer Containing a Planar Tetracoordinate Carbon Atom Methane activation by B5+ yields CB5H2+ through H2 elimination. Electronic-structure calculations connect the nascent dehydrogenation product to a low-lying isomer containing a planar tetracoordina...

Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida Sep 26

Our group is organizing the 14th WATOC Congress in Mérida, Mexico, January 9–14, 2028!

Follow @Watoc2028 for updates.

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