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Olaizola, Irene; Odriozola-Gimeno, Mikel; Olaizola, Paula; Caballero-Camino, Francisco J.; Pastor-Toyos, Noelia; Tena-Garitaonaindia, Mireia; Lapitz, Ainhoa; Val, Beatriz; Guimaraes, Amanda R.; Asensio, Maitane; Huici-Izagirre, Maider; Rae, Colin; de Sancho, David; Lopez, Xabier; Rodrigues, Pedro M.; Herraez, Elisa; Briz, Oscar; Izquierdo-Sanchez, Laura; Eleta-Lopez, Aitziber; Bittner, Alexander M.; Martinez-Amesti, Ana; Miranda, Teresa; Ilyas, Sumera I.; Braconi, Chiara; Perugorria, Maria J.; Bujanda, Luis; Rivilla, Iván; Marin, Jose J. G.; Cossío, Fernando P.; Banales, Jesus M.
New platinum derivatives selectively cause double-strand DNA breaks and death in naïve and cisplatin-resistant cholangiocarcinomas Journal Article
In: Journal of Hepatology, vol. 83, no. 5, pp. 1077–1091, 2025, ISSN: 0168-8278.
@article{Olaizola2025,
title = {New platinum derivatives selectively cause double-strand DNA breaks and death in naïve and cisplatin-resistant cholangiocarcinomas},
author = {Irene Olaizola and Mikel Odriozola-Gimeno and Paula Olaizola and Francisco J. Caballero-Camino and Noelia Pastor-Toyos and Mireia Tena-Garitaonaindia and Ainhoa Lapitz and Beatriz Val and Amanda R. Guimaraes and Maitane Asensio and Maider Huici-Izagirre and Colin Rae and David de Sancho and Xabier Lopez and Pedro M. Rodrigues and Elisa Herraez and Oscar Briz and Laura Izquierdo-Sanchez and Aitziber Eleta-Lopez and Alexander M. Bittner and Ana Martinez-Amesti and Teresa Miranda and Sumera I. Ilyas and Chiara Braconi and Maria J. Perugorria and Luis Bujanda and Iván Rivilla and Jose J.G. Marin and Fernando P. Cossío and Jesus M. Banales},
doi = {10.1016/j.jhep.2025.04.034},
issn = {0168-8278},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-04},
journal = {Journal of Hepatology},
volume = {83},
number = {5},
pages = {1077--1091},
publisher = {Elsevier BV},
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Berti, Andrea; Bergua, Ramón M.; Mercero, Jose M.; Perco, Deborah; Lacovig, Paolo; Lizzit, Silvano; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa; Baraldi, Alessandro
Ultra-Low Atomic Diffusion Barrier on Two-Dimensional Materials: The Case of Pt on Epitaxial Graphene Journal Article
In: ACS Nano, vol. 19, no. 40, pp. 35921–35932, 2025, ISSN: 1936-086X.
@article{Berti2025,
title = {Ultra-Low Atomic Diffusion Barrier on Two-Dimensional Materials: The Case of Pt on Epitaxial Graphene},
author = {Andrea Berti and Ramón M. Bergua and Jose M. Mercero and Deborah Perco and Paolo Lacovig and Silvano Lizzit and Elisa Jimenez-Izal and Alessandro Baraldi},
doi = {10.1021/acsnano.5c13305},
issn = {1936-086X},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-14},
urldate = {2025-10-14},
journal = {ACS Nano},
volume = {19},
number = {40},
pages = {35921--35932},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
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Urriolabeitia, Asier; Contreras-García, Julia; Sancho, David De; López, Xabier
Resolving Molecular Interactions in Protein Folding Trajectories with NCIPLOT Journal Article
In: J. Chem. Inf. Model., vol. 65, no. 19, pp. 10613–10623, 2025, ISSN: 1549-960X.
@article{Urriolabeitia2025,
title = {Resolving Molecular Interactions in Protein Folding Trajectories with NCIPLOT},
author = {Asier Urriolabeitia and Julia Contreras-García and David De Sancho and Xabier López},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jcim.5c01501},
issn = {1549-960X},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-13},
urldate = {2025-10-13},
journal = {J. Chem. Inf. Model.},
volume = {65},
number = {19},
pages = {10613--10623},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
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pubstate = {published},
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Muelas, Nuria; Iruzubieta, Pablo; Damborenea, Alberto; Pérez‐Fernández, Laura; Azorín, Inmaculada; García, Juan Carlos Jiménez; Töpf, Ana; Martí, Pilar; Fores‐Toribio, Lorena; Manterola, María; Blanco‐Mañez, Rosana; Pikatza‐Menoio, Oihane; Alonso‐Martín, Sonia; Straub, Volker; Cortajarena, Aitziber L.; de Munain, Adolfo López; Sancho, David De; Blázquez, Lorea; Vilchez, Juan J.
SNUPN‐Related Muscular Dystrophy: Novel Phenotypic, Pathological and Functional Protein Insights Journal Article
In: Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 2025, ISSN: 2328-9503.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
@article{Muelas2025,
title = {\textit{SNUPN}‐Related Muscular Dystrophy: Novel Phenotypic, Pathological and Functional Protein Insights},
author = {Nuria Muelas and Pablo Iruzubieta and Alberto Damborenea and Laura Pérez‐Fernández and Inmaculada Azorín and Juan Carlos Jiménez García and Ana Töpf and Pilar Martí and Lorena Fores‐Toribio and María Manterola and Rosana Blanco‐Mañez and Oihane Pikatza‐Menoio and Sonia Alonso‐Martín and Volker Straub and Aitziber L. Cortajarena and Adolfo López de Munain and David De Sancho and Lorea Blázquez and Juan J. Vilchez},
doi = {10.1002/acn3.70211},
issn = {2328-9503},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-06},
urldate = {2025-10-06},
journal = {Ann Clin Transl Neurol},
publisher = {Wiley},
abstract = {<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>SNUPN</jats:italic>‐related muscular dystrophy or LGMDR29 is a new entity that covers from a congenital or childhood onset pure muscular dystrophy to more complex phenotypes combining neurodevelopmental features, cataracts, or spinocerebellar ataxia. So far, 12 different variants have been described. Here we report the first family with <jats:italic>SNUPN</jats:italic>‐related muscular dystrophy presenting an adult‐onset myopathy as well as novel ultrastructural findings.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Clinical evaluation, muscle and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and muscle histopathological and electron microscopy analysis were conducted. Functional studies including protein modelling and interaction, immunofluorescence and splicing analysis were also performed.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Two siblings carrying two novel deleterious variants in the <jats:italic>SNUPN</jats:italic> gene (p.Arg27Cys and p.Cys174Tyr) showed adult‐onset proximo‐distal and axial muscle weakness with early respiratory involvement. One patient presented with asymptomatic cerebellar atrophy. Muscle MRI identified involvement in the paravertebral, triceps brachii, sartorius and gracilis muscles. The histopathology revealed dystrophic changes and an abnormal pattern of cytoskeletal and myofibrillar proteins, while electron microscopy disclosed the proliferation of granules and vesicles associated with features of nuclear envelope and sarcolemma remodelling. Functional studies showed that <jats:italic>SNUPN</jats:italic> variants impair snurportin‐1 function through reduced binding affinity to importin‐β and impaired folding, leading to disturbed nuclear import of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins and downstream splicing.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Interpretation</jats:title><jats:p>Our work expands the phenotype of <jats:italic>SNUPN</jats:italic>‐related muscular dystrophy and provides more insights into their pathological profile. We advise <jats:italic>SNUPN</jats:italic> testing in patients with late‐onset proximo‐distal and axial weakness with early respiratory impairment and features reminding inclusion body myositis (IBM). Granular deposits suggestive of biomolecular condensates perturbed cell organelle traffic and membrane homeostasis, opening new avenues to understand the pathomechanisms involved in this novel disease.</jats:p></jats:sec>},
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Ludeña, Eduardo V.; Ugalde, Jesus M.; Lopez, Xabier; Bouchard, Louis-S.; Mujica, Vladimiro
In: vol. 163, no. 12, 2025, ISSN: 1089-7690.
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@article{Ludeña2025,
title = {Toward a formulation of a CISS theory with the inclusion of two-particle relativistic effects, electron–phonon coupling, and electron–electron correlation. An application to NMR-based chiral discrimination},
author = {Eduardo V. Ludeña and Jesus M. Ugalde and Xabier Lopez and Louis-S. Bouchard and Vladimiro Mujica},
doi = {10.1063/5.0272982},
issn = {1089-7690},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-28},
urldate = {2025-09-28},
volume = {163},
number = {12},
publisher = {AIP Publishing},
abstract = {<jats:p>The current status of the theoretical foundations of the Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) effect has substantially improved from its original one-electron formulation. However, there is a need to improve the inclusion of electron–vibrational interaction, the exchange and correlation effects arising from electron–electron interactions, and non-Born–Oppenheimer coupling to enhance the predictive power of the theory and its agreement with experiments. In an attempt to overcome these difficulties, we advance in the present work a microscopic quantum mechanical treatment of CISS based on the relativistic Breit–Pauli many-particle Hamiltonian. In particular, we determine in this context the effect that including non-Born–Oppenheimer components arising in a Taylor expansion of the electron–nuclear potential has on the spin–orbit coupling term of this Hamiltonian. We also consider in this framework the electron–electron exchange and correlation effects and propose some practical approximations based on non-relativistic approaches. Finally, we extend the application of the Breit–Pauli Hamiltonian to describe nuclear–nuclear spin interactions and discuss the possibility of explaining enantiomeric selectivity in cross-polarization nuclear magnetic resonance experiments.</jats:p>},
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Piris, Mario
Advances in approximate natural orbital functionals: From historical perspectives to contemporary developments Book Chapter
In: Advances in Quantum Chemistry, pp. 15–66, Elsevier, 2025, ISBN: 9780443237980.
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title = {Advances in approximate natural orbital functionals: From historical perspectives to contemporary developments},
author = {Mario Piris},
doi = {10.1016/bs.aiq.2024.04.002},
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year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-10},
urldate = {2025-09-10},
booktitle = {Advances in Quantum Chemistry},
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publisher = {Elsevier},
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Teotonico, Jacopo; Mantione, Daniele; Hollister, Kimberly K.; Sardon, Haritz; Ballard, Nicholas; Ruipérez, Fernando; Gilliard, Robert J.; Vidal, Fernando
Introduction of 9‐Bromo‐9‐Borafluorene Scaffold Into Deep Blue Emitting π‐Conjugated Polymers Journal Article
In: Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 63, no. 17, pp. 3538–3545, 2025, ISSN: 2642-4169.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
@article{Teotonico2025,
title = {Introduction of 9‐Bromo‐9‐Borafluorene Scaffold Into Deep Blue Emitting π‐Conjugated Polymers},
author = {Jacopo Teotonico and Daniele Mantione and Kimberly K. Hollister and Haritz Sardon and Nicholas Ballard and Fernando Ruipérez and Robert J. Gilliard and Fernando Vidal},
doi = {10.1002/pol.20241163},
issn = {2642-4169},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-01},
urldate = {2025-09-01},
journal = {Journal of Polymer Science},
volume = {63},
number = {17},
pages = {3538--3545},
publisher = {Wiley},
abstract = {<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>We report the first successful incorporation of 9‐bromo‐9‐borafluorene into a π‐conjugated co‐polymer consisting of 9,9‐silafluorene and 9,9‐dioctylfluorene units through a SiB exchange reaction. The parent 9,9‐silafluorene copolymer exhibits deep blue fluorescence, with CIE 1931 (0.15, 0.04), a high quantum yield (<jats:italic>Φ</jats:italic> = 93.9%), and excellent thermal stability (<jats:italic>T</jats:italic>
<jats:sub>5d</jats:sub> = 439°C). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to investigate the optical and electronic properties, revealing the structure of the molecular orbitals that contribute to the HOMO–LUMO bandgap of these conjugated co‐polymers. Additionally, we explored the Lewis acidity of the borafluorene unit and its potential for forming dynamic networks through reversible Lewis pair interactions, using 4,4′‐bipyridine as a model Lewis base. The integration of both silicon and boron into a π‐conjugated polymer backbone offers new opportunities for tuning the optical and electronic properties of materials for potential applications in OLED materials.</jats:p>},
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<jats:sub>5d</jats:sub> = 439°C). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to investigate the optical and electronic properties, revealing the structure of the molecular orbitals that contribute to the HOMO–LUMO bandgap of these conjugated co‐polymers. Additionally, we explored the Lewis acidity of the borafluorene unit and its potential for forming dynamic networks through reversible Lewis pair interactions, using 4,4′‐bipyridine as a model Lewis base. The integration of both silicon and boron into a π‐conjugated polymer backbone offers new opportunities for tuning the optical and electronic properties of materials for potential applications in OLED materials.</jats:p>
Verdugo, Marta Costa; Sierri, Giulia; Hernandez-Fernandez, Laura; Formoso, Elena; Miranda, José I.; Sica, Francesco Saverio; Orrego, Alejandro H.; González, Alba; Rezabal, Elixabete; Re, Francesca; Salassa, Luca
Choline–geranate (CAGE) ionic liquids potentiate the anticancer activity of platinum-based drugs Journal Article
In: Chem. Commun., vol. 61, no. 65, pp. 12167–12170, 2025, ISSN: 1364-548X.
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@article{Verdugo2025,
title = {Choline–geranate (CAGE) ionic liquids potentiate the anticancer activity of platinum-based drugs},
author = {Marta Costa Verdugo and Giulia Sierri and Laura Hernandez-Fernandez and Elena Formoso and José I. Miranda and Francesco Saverio Sica and Alejandro H. Orrego and Alba González and Elixabete Rezabal and Francesca Re and Luca Salassa},
doi = {10.1039/d5cc02226f},
issn = {1364-548X},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-08-07},
journal = {Chem. Commun.},
volume = {61},
number = {65},
pages = {12167--12170},
publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},
abstract = {CAGE IL formulations significantly enhance the potency of platinum-based drugs in glioblastoma cells. },
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pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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Grabowski, Sławomir J.
Molecular Hydrogen as a Proton Donor in HH···F Hydrogen Bonds—BF4−···(H2)n Clusters Journal Article
In: ChemPhysChem, vol. 26, no. 15, 2025, ISSN: 1439-7641.
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@article{Grabowski2025b,
title = {Molecular Hydrogen as a Proton Donor in HH···F Hydrogen Bonds—BF_{4}^{−}···(H_{2})_{\textit{n}} Clusters},
author = {Sławomir J. Grabowski},
doi = {10.1002/cphc.202500243},
issn = {1439-7641},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-08-04},
journal = {ChemPhysChem},
volume = {26},
number = {15},
publisher = {Wiley},
abstract = {The MP2/6‐311++G(d,p) calculations are performed to analyze geometric, energetic, and topological parameters of BF4 − ···(H2 )n clusters (n up to 8). These analyses are supported by the Natural Bond Orbitals method and the Quantum Theory in Atoms in Molecules approach. The BF4 − anion acts as the Lewis base since its whole molecular surface is characterized by the negative electrostatic potential. The hydrogen molecules in clusters are considered to play the role of Lewis acid ligands. These ligands are located linearly in directions being the elongation of BF bonds if the number of H2 molecules in the cluster does not exceed 4. For the greater clusters (n ≥ 5), all H2 molecules tend to form linear H H···F arrangements, or nearly so. However, the B F···H angles are sometimes far from linearity. The H H···F interactions may be classified as hydrogen bonds; the analysis of such interactions is also performed. },
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Grabowski, Sławomir J.
Triel Bonds─Interactions without Borders, Similarly as Hydrogen Bonds Journal Article
In: Crystal Growth & Design, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 4539–4552, 2025, ISSN: 1528-7505.
@article{Grabowski2025,
title = {Triel Bonds─Interactions without Borders, Similarly as Hydrogen Bonds},
author = {Sławomir J. Grabowski},
doi = {10.1021/acs.cgd.5c00466},
issn = {1528-7505},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-18},
journal = {Crystal Growth & Design},
volume = {25},
number = {12},
pages = {4539--4552},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
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Balahoju, Shivaprasad Achary; Bhattacharjee, Nicholus; Lezama, Luis; Lopez, Xabier; Salcedo-Abraira, Pablo; Rodríguez-Diéguez, Antonio; Reta, Daniel
Radical Formation by Direct Single Electron Transfer between Nitrobenzene and Anionic Organo Bases Journal Article
In: ACS Omega, vol. 10, no. 22, pp. 23798–23807, 2025, ISSN: 2470-1343.
@article{Balahoju2025,
title = {Radical Formation by Direct Single Electron Transfer between Nitrobenzene and Anionic Organo Bases},
author = {Shivaprasad Achary Balahoju and Nicholus Bhattacharjee and Luis Lezama and Xabier Lopez and Pablo Salcedo-Abraira and Antonio Rodríguez-Diéguez and Daniel Reta},
doi = {10.1021/acsomega.5c02989},
issn = {2470-1343},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-10},
journal = {ACS Omega},
volume = {10},
number = {22},
pages = {23798--23807},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
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Stevens, Matthew P.; Liu, Yu; Alexopoulos, Elias; Daudo, Shifaa S. A. Xec; Hawker, Rebecca R.; Khan, Adam; Lezama, Luis; Reta, Daniel; Ortu, Fabrizio
Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of a series of alkaline earth and rare earth iminophosphoranomethanide complexes Journal Article
In: Commun Chem, vol. 8, no. 1, 2025, ISSN: 2399-3669.
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@article{Stevens2025,
title = {Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of a series of alkaline earth and rare earth iminophosphoranomethanide complexes},
author = {Matthew P. Stevens and Yu Liu and Elias Alexopoulos and Shifaa S. A. Xec Daudo and Rebecca R. Hawker and Adam Khan and Luis Lezama and Daniel Reta and Fabrizio Ortu},
doi = {10.1038/s42004-025-01572-5},
issn = {2399-3669},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-05},
journal = {Commun Chem},
volume = {8},
number = {1},
publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
abstract = {<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
<jats:p>There is a great demand from the synthetic community for readily accessible organometallic alkaline earth and rare earth compounds that can be used as synthons for the preparation of new complexes and materials. Here we report the use of the methanide ligand {CH(SiMe<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>)P(Ph)<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> = NSiMe<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>}<jats:sup>–</jats:sup> (NPC-H) in the stabilization of alkaline earth and rare earth organometallics and their potential use as synthetic precursors. <jats:italic>Bis</jats:italic>- and <jats:italic>tris-</jats:italic>methanide complexes were obtained following two methods: (1) deprotonation of the proligand with organometallic precursors; (2) salt elimination reactivity between potassium methanide and metal iodides. All compounds were characterised by multinuclear nuclear magnetic resonance, infra-red spectroscopy, elemental analysis, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Additionally, selected rare earth methanides were tested as synthetic precursors for the preparation of solvent-free rare earth complexes. Finally, the electronic structures of open-shell divalent rare earth methanides were probed using electron paramagnetic resonance, magnetometry studies and ab initio calculations.</jats:p>},
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<jats:p>There is a great demand from the synthetic community for readily accessible organometallic alkaline earth and rare earth compounds that can be used as synthons for the preparation of new complexes and materials. Here we report the use of the methanide ligand {CH(SiMe<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>)P(Ph)<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> = NSiMe<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>}<jats:sup>–</jats:sup> (NPC-H) in the stabilization of alkaline earth and rare earth organometallics and their potential use as synthetic precursors. <jats:italic>Bis</jats:italic>- and <jats:italic>tris-</jats:italic>methanide complexes were obtained following two methods: (1) deprotonation of the proligand with organometallic precursors; (2) salt elimination reactivity between potassium methanide and metal iodides. All compounds were characterised by multinuclear nuclear magnetic resonance, infra-red spectroscopy, elemental analysis, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Additionally, selected rare earth methanides were tested as synthetic precursors for the preparation of solvent-free rare earth complexes. Finally, the electronic structures of open-shell divalent rare earth methanides were probed using electron paramagnetic resonance, magnetometry studies and ab initio calculations.</jats:p>
Lew-Yee, Juan Felipe Huan; del Campo, Jorge M.; Piris, Mario
Advancing Natural Orbital Functional Calculations through Deep Learning-Inspired Techniques for Large-Scale Strongly Correlated Electron Systems Journal Article
In: Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 134, no. 20, 2025, ISSN: 1079-7114.
@article{Lew-Yee2025b,
title = {Advancing Natural Orbital Functional Calculations through Deep Learning-Inspired Techniques for Large-Scale Strongly Correlated Electron Systems},
author = {Juan Felipe Huan Lew-Yee and Jorge M. del Campo and Mario Piris},
doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.134.206401},
issn = {1079-7114},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-20},
journal = {Phys. Rev. Lett.},
volume = {134},
number = {20},
publisher = {American Physical Society (APS)},
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Xu, Xiang; Soriano-Agueda, Luis; López, Xabier; Ramos-Cordoba, Eloy; Matito, Eduard
How many distinct and reliable multireference diagnostics are there? Journal Article
In: vol. 162, no. 12, 2025, ISSN: 1089-7690.
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@article{Xu2025,
title = {How many distinct and reliable multireference diagnostics are there?},
author = {Xiang Xu and Luis Soriano-Agueda and Xabier López and Eloy Ramos-Cordoba and Eduard Matito},
doi = {10.1063/5.0250636},
issn = {1089-7690},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-03-28},
volume = {162},
number = {12},
publisher = {AIP Publishing},
abstract = {Economical multireference (MR) diagnostics are essential for high-throughput computational studies, enabling the rapid and accurate identification of molecules affected by nondynamic correlation within large molecular datasets. Although various MR diagnostics have been proposed, benchmarking studies that help identify the criteria for an effective diagnostic are still scarce. In this article, we examine a wide range of correlation measures to evaluate their potential as MR diagnostics. We identify a small set of valid size-intensive correlation measures based on maximum metrics, exhibiting similar predictive values. Among these, we highlight INDmax, which offers an easy interpretation: it captures the largest deviation of a natural orbital occupancy from the boundary values corresponding to a single-reference wave function. No energy-based correlation measure was found suitable for constructing MR diagnostics. Finally, we demonstrate how average correlation measures, although not suitable as MR diagnostics, can provide a more comprehensive view of electron correlation within the molecule. },
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Lew-Yee, Juan Felipe Huan; Piris, Mario
Efficient Energy Measurement of Chemical Systems via One-Particle Reduced Density Matrix: A NOF-VQE Approach for Optimized Sampling Journal Article
In: J. Chem. Theory Comput., vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 2402–2413, 2025, ISSN: 1549-9626.
@article{Lew-Yee2025,
title = {Efficient Energy Measurement of Chemical Systems via One-Particle Reduced Density Matrix: A NOF-VQE Approach for Optimized Sampling},
author = {Juan Felipe Huan Lew-Yee and Mario Piris},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jctc.4c01734},
issn = {1549-9626},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-03-11},
journal = {J. Chem. Theory Comput.},
volume = {21},
number = {5},
pages = {2402--2413},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
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pubstate = {published},
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Gastearena, Xuban; Matxain, Jon M.; Ruipérez, Fernando
Exploring N2 activation using novel Lewis acid/base pairs: computational insight into frustrated Lewis pair reactivity Journal Article
In: Dalton Trans., vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 4338–4352, 2025, ISSN: 1477-9234.
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@article{Gastearena2025,
title = {Exploring N_{2} activation using novel Lewis acid/base pairs: computational insight into frustrated Lewis pair reactivity},
author = {Xuban Gastearena and Jon M. Matxain and Fernando Ruipérez},
doi = {10.1039/d4dt03425b},
issn = {1477-9234},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-03-04},
journal = {Dalton Trans.},
volume = {54},
number = {10},
pages = {4338--4352},
publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},
abstract = {Geometrically constrained transition metal-free Lewis acids effectively capture N2 and Lewis bases help activate it through a “push–pull” mechanism. Triptycene-based and phosphine-based FLPs represent the most promising candidates for N2 activation. },
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Silva-Brea, D.; Aduriz-Arrizabalaga, J.; Sancho, D. De; Lopez, X.
Designing mimosine-containing peptides as efficient metal chelators: Insights from molecular dynamics and quantum calculations Journal Article
In: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 264, pp. 112807, 2025, ISSN: 0162-0134.
@article{Silva-Brea2025,
title = {Designing mimosine-containing peptides as efficient metal chelators: Insights from molecular dynamics and quantum calculations},
author = {D. Silva-Brea and J. Aduriz-Arrizabalaga and D. De Sancho and X. Lopez},
doi = {10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112807},
issn = {0162-0134},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-03-03},
urldate = {2025-03-03},
journal = {Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry},
volume = {264},
pages = {112807},
publisher = {Elsevier BV},
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Gastearena, Xuban; Barroso-Bujans, Fabienne; Ruipérez, Fernando; Matxain, Jon M.
Computational Analysis of the Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Zwitterionic Ring-Expansion Polymerization (ZREP) of Monosubstituted Ethylene Oxide Journal Article
In: J. Org. Chem., vol. 90, no. 7, pp. 2592–2601, 2025, ISSN: 1520-6904.
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author = {Xuban Gastearena and Fabienne Barroso-Bujans and Fernando Ruipérez and Jon M. Matxain},
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Lanuza, Jose; Sanchez-Gonzalez, Ángel; Lopez, Xabier; Gil, Adria
In: Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol. 174, no. 174, pp. 113908, 2025, ISSN: 1387-7003.
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title = {How can polyoxometalates have phosphodiesterase Activity? Unravelling the catalytic effect of heptamolybdate in the hydrolysis of phosphodiester models},
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Grande‐Aztazi, Rafael; Matito, Eduard; Ugalde, Jesus M.; Mercero, Jose M.
The Aromaticity of Osmapentalenes Derivatives – An Analysis Based on Electron‐Delocalization Indices Journal Article
In: ChemPhysChem, vol. 26, no. 3, 2025, ISSN: 1439-7641.
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title = {The Aromaticity of Osmapentalenes Derivatives – An Analysis Based on Electron‐Delocalization Indices},
author = {Rafael Grande‐Aztazi and Eduard Matito and Jesus M. Ugalde and Jose M. Mercero},
doi = {10.1002/cphc.202400713},
issn = {1439-7641},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-02-01},
journal = {ChemPhysChem},
volume = {26},
number = {3},
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abstract = {<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A systematic investigation of the aromatic features of the electronic structures of a family of recently synthesized osmapentalene derivatives has been carried by means of indices derived from the calculated one‐electron density matrix of the corresponding geometry optimized compounds, and complemented by the analysis of the valence molecular orbitals and the delocalized bonding units emerging from the adaptive natural density partitioning method. The calculated delocalization indices between consecutive atom pairs, and normalized multicenter indices are very suggestive of the aromatic character of the equatorial fused carbon rings (except triangular ones) for all the members of the family. Since the electron‐delocalization based indices allow precise quantification of the aromaticity, differences of the aromatic character among the various members have also been highlighted, and have been found to be consistent with the magnetic based criteria indices reported earlier. Finally, the valence molecular orbitals along with the delocalized bonding units of the adaptive natural density partitioning indicate that the aromaticity of these compounds is sustained by either 10 or 14 <jats:italic>π</jats:italic> electrons, which satisfy the Hückel aromatic electron counting rule.</jats:p>},
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