Luis Guillermo Moreno Alcantar

Born May 21, 1987, Mexico City, Mexico.

Coordination and organometallic chemistry of transition metals, study of the electronical modifications and supramolecular interactions effects over photophysical, catalytical and biological activity of compounds. Building of supramolecular assemblies by metallophilic interactions.

PhD, 2018, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

PhD project: Metallophilicity and luminescence in multinuclear gold and silver compounds with fluorothiolate ligands. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens

Master in science, 2014, UNAM

Thesis: New polyfluorothiolates of mercury: Synthesis, characterization and ¹⁹⁹Hg-NMR studies. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens

Bachelor degree in chemistry, 2012, UNAM

Thesis: Synthesis and characterization of p-terbuthylcalix[4]arene derivatives and their copper coordination compounds. Advisor: Dr Ivan Castillo

Postdoctoral Researcher, Institut de science et d’ingénierie supramoléculaires, université de Strabourg, France (2018-present)

Research Assistant, Faculty of Chemistry UNAM, Mexico (2013- 2018)

Lecturer, Inorganic chemistry laboratory course, Faculty of Chemistry UNAM, Mexico (2013-2018)

• Publications

Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Hernández-Toledo, H; Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Rocha-Rinza, T; Martín Pendás, Á.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Stability and trans Influence in Fluorinated Gold(I) Coordination Compounds, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 4413–4420.

Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Romo-Islas, G.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. On the Selectivity of Silver Mediated Thiolate Transfer and the Crystal Structure of an Unprecedented Thiolate Chloride Argentate(I) Anion. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2018, 95, 149–153.

Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Romo-Islas, G.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Aurophilicity vs. Thiophilicity: Directing the Crystalline Supramolecular Arrangement in Luminescent Gold Compounds. New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 7845–7852.

Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Hess, K.; Guevara-Vela, J. M.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martín Pendás, Á.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. π-Backbonding and Non-Covalent Interactions in the JohnPhos and Polyfluorothiolate Complexes of Gold(I). Dalton Trans. 2017, 46 (37), 12456–12465.

Moreno-Alcántar, G.*; Manuel Guevara-Vela, J.; Delgadillo-Ruíz, R.; Rocha-Rinza, T.; Martín Pendás, Á.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Structural Effects of Trifluoromethylation and Fluorination in Gold(I) BIPHEP Fluorothiolates. New J. Chem. 2017, 41 (19), 10537–10541.

Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Nácar-Anaya, A.; Flores-Álamo, M.; Torrens, H. Luminescent Diphosphine Fluorophenylthiolate Silver(I) Compounds That Exhibit Argentophilic Interactions. New J. Chem. 2016, 40 (8), 6577–6579.

Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Arroyo, M.; Bautista, J. L.; Bernès, S.; Esturau-Escofet, N.; Torrens, H. Polyfluorinated Mercury Thiolates. ¹⁹⁹Hg NMR Studies and the Crystal Structure of [Hg(SC₆H₄(CF₃)-2)₂]. J. Fluor. Chem. 2013, 156, 61–65.

Cante-Mota, I.; Moreno-Alcántar, G.; Flores-Alamo, M.; Castillo, I. Benzimidazole-Derived calix[4]arenes with Polymerizable Styrene Groups and Their Cu(II) Complexes. Inorganica Chim. Acta 2013, 407, 11–18.

• Congress works

2017- International Symposium on Metal Complexes ISMEC2017 (Dijon, France)

Poster: Aurophilic and other supramolecular interactions in triphenylphosphine gold(I) fluorothiolates. Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar, Luis Turcio-García, José M. Guevara-Vela, Ángel Martín Pendas, Tomás Rocha-Rinza, Marcos Flores-Álamo and Hugo Torrens

2016- 42^nd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC) (Brest, France)

Poster: Luminescent diphosphine fluorophenylthiolate silver(I) compounds Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar, Antonio Nácar-Anaya, Marcos Flores-Álamo and Hugo Torrens

2016- 51 Mexican Chemistry Congress (Pachuca, México)

Oral Contribution: Theoretical and experimental study of the luminescence of gold(I) 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphine)benzene and fluorophenylthiolates. Guillermo Moreno Alcántar, Miguel Castro Martínez, Marcos Flores Álamo and Hugo Torrens

Poster: Coauthor in 6 poster works.

2015- 50 Mexican Chemistry Congress (Querétaro, México)

Oral Contribution: Luminescence of gold(I) 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphine)benzene and fluorophenylthiolates. Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar, Marcos Flores-Álamo and Hugo Torrens

Poster: Coauthor in 5 poster works.

2013- Zing Coordination Chemistry Conference

Poster: New Polyfluorinated Mercury Thiolates. ¹⁹⁹Hg NMR Studies and the Crystal Structure of [Hg(SC₆H₄(CF₃)-2)₂].

 

Thesis Advisor

Delgadillo Ruiz, R. A. (2017). BChem. Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.

Romo Islas, G. (2016). BChem. Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM.

Thesis Joint Advisor

Martínez Laredo, J. (2017) BChem. Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens.

Sosa Nuñez, D.O. (2017). BChem. Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens.

Caballero Muñoz, M.A. (2017). BChem.  Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens.

Turcio Garcia L.A. (2017). BChem. Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens.

Hernández Toledo, H. C. (2016). BChem.  Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens.

Diaz Rosas, C. L. (2016). BChem.  Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM. Advisor: Dr Hugo Torrens.

 

2017 RSC Travel Grant to the International symposium on metal complexes (ISMEC2017)

2017 Chair “Vladimir Medrano” awarded by the College of Professors of the School of Chemistry.

2014 PhD scholarship awarded by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).

2012 MSc scholarship awarded by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).

2017-Present: Reviewer for the Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society.

2010- Present: Member of the Organizing Committee of the Mexico City Chemistry Olympiad.

2015-2018: Expert adviser in the design, elaboration and validation of the National Educational Evaluation Exams by the National Center for the Eval