M. Rosario Torviso

Dr. M. Rosario Torviso

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2025 in Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
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SBSebastian Barata-Vallejo
Sebastian Barata-Vallejo
MTM. Rosario Torviso
M. Rosario Torviso
APAl Postigo
Al Postigo

1 June 2020 in Molecular Catalysis
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M. Rosario Torviso
DMDaniela S. Mansilla
Daniela S. Mansilla
Jose M. FraileJose M. Fraile
Jose M. Fraile
JMJosé A. Mayoral
José A. Mayoral

3 November 2025 in Reactions
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DMDaniela Mansilla
Daniela Mansilla
Luis R. PizzioLuis R. Pizzio
Luis R. Pizzio
JMJosé A. Mayoral
José A. Mayoral
Jose M. FraileJose M. Fraile
Jose M. Fraile
MTM. Rosario Torviso
M. Rosario Torviso
Tungstophosphoric acid (TPA) has been supported on mesoporous silicas prepared using urea as the pore forming agent. The amount of urea (20, 30, or 40% w/w) influences the silica specific surface area (SBET), total pore volume (Vp), and average pore diameter (Dp). The materials synthetized using 20% w/w (SiU20) display mainly mesoporous structures, with the highest Vp and Dp values being chosen to be used as TPA support. The SiU20-TPA solids with different TPA loadings (10, 20, or 30% w/w) have been used as supports for chiral copper catalysts with bis(oxazoline) or azabis(oxazoline) ligands. The catalytic efficiency of enantioselective cyclopropanation strongly depends on support morphology and TPA loading. SiU-TPA20 has been shown to be the optimal one. The stability of the complex is also a very important parameter, and the best results are obtained with an excess of chiral ligand to ensure the correct formation of the complex on the solid. In this way, with azabox-Cu/SiU20-TPA20 it is possible to obtain a highly selective (90% ee for the trans-cyclopropanes) and recoverable catalyst.