New trends in hydrogen bonds based catalyst

Abstract

Among all kind of explored organocatalysts, those acting by hydrogen bond interactions have received special attention in the last fifteen years, and represent a significant contribution to this great area of research. Herein, we will disclose our recent results in this field in which the use of hydrogen bond-based catalysts has become an efficient tool for the aim of our research. In the context of our research program focused on the synthesis of new chiral organocatalysts, we have also centered our attention in the exploration of different properties of our catalyst structures beyond the catalytic activity of these scaffolds in different efficient processes, such as biological and luminescence properties and their capacity to form gels, which will be briefly shown.