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Office: NA3104DD
Workphone: 964387515
E-mail: dventura@uji.es
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Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM)
Universitat Jaume I
12006 Castelló
Spain
Bio and research interests
David Ventura was born and raised in Castellón (Spain). He obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry in 2014 from the Universitat Jaume I. Now he is an undergraduate student under the supervision of J. A. Mata. His research interests focus on development of new catalytically activeorganometallic complexes that allow immobilisation onto graphene surfaces and the study of catalytic applications in de-hydrogenation processes.

Publications

2024

  1. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2024,

    Ruiz-Almoguera, D.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Pérez-Bitrián, A.; Martín, A.; Mata, J.A.; Baya, M.

    Gold trifluoromethyl complexes as efficient regioselective catalysts in alkyne hydration.

    Article page: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.202401753

2022

  1. Dalton Transactions, 2022, 21, 5250-5256 .

    Martínez-Laguna, J.; Mollar-Cuni, A.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; Caballero, A.; Mata, J.A.; Pérez, P.J.

    Gold nanoparticles-catalysed functionalization of carbon-hydrogen bonds by carbene transfer reactions..

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/dt/d1dt04351j

  2. Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 2036 – 2043 .

    Porcar, R.; Mollar-Cuni, A.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Luis, S.V.; García-Verdugo, E.; Mata, J.A.

    A simple, safe and robust system for hydrogenation “without gases” under batch and flow conditions using a liquid organic hydrogen carrier.

    Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/gc/d1gc03850h

2021

  1. Journal of Chemical Education, 2021, 98, 2638.

    Mollar-Cuni, A.; Mejuto, C.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Borja, P.; Mata, J.A.

    Introducing Catalysis to Undergraduate Chemistry Students: TestingaRu−NHC Complex in the Selective Dehydrogenative Coupling ofHydrosilanes and Alcohols.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00032?ref=PDF

  2. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 14688 – 14693 .

    Mollar-Cuni, A.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; García, H.; Mata, J.A.

    Reduced Graphene Oxides as Carbocatalysts in Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of N-Heterocycles.

    Article page: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04649

  3. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 9, 2912–2928.

    Sorribes, I.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Assis, M.; Martín, S.; Concepción, P.; Bettini, J.; Longo, E.; Mata, J.A.; Andrés, J.

    Unraveling a Biomass-Derived Multiphase Catalyst for the Dehydrogenative Coupling of Silanes with Alcohols under Aerobic Conditions.

    Article page: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08953

  4. Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 394, 113 - 120.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; García, H.; Mata, J.A.

    Ligand effects in the stabilization of Gold nanoparticles anchored on the surface of graphene: Implications in catalysis..

    Article page: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.12.027

2019

  1. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2019, 25, 9534 – 9539.

    Ballestin, P.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; Caballero, A.; Mata, J.A.; Pérez, P.J.

    Improving Catalyst Activity in Hydrocarbon Functionalization by Remote Pyrene-Graphene Stacking.

    Article page: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201900964

  2. Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 375, 419 – 426.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; Mata, J.A.

    The non-innocent role of graphene in the formation/immobilization of ultra-small gold nanoparticles functionalized with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands..

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951719302593?via%3Dihub

  3. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2019, 25, 9534 – 9539.

    Ballestin, P.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; Caballero, A.; Mata, J.A.; Pérez, P.J.

    Improving Catalyst Activity in Hydrocarbon Functionalization by Remote Pyrene-Graphene Stacking.

    Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201900964

2018

  1. ScienceDirect, 2018, 1, 121 – 126.

    Barreneche, C.; Mondragon, R.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Mata, J.A.; Cabeza, L.F.; Fernández, I.; Julià, E.

    Influence of nanoparticle morphology and its dispersion ability regarding thermal properties of water used as Phase Change Material.

    Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431117303320

  2. ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 11, 15217–15228.

    Mollar-Cuni, A.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Martín, S.; Mayoral, A.; Borja, P.; Mata, J.A.

    Stabilization of nanoparticles produced by hydrogenation of Palladium-NHC complexes on the surface of graphene and implications in catalysis.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.8b02193

  3. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 2558−2566.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Sabater, S.; Carretero-Cerdán, A.; Baya, M.; Mata, J.A.

    High Production of Hydrogen on Demand from Silanes Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes as a Versatile Hydrogen Storage System.

    Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acscatal.7b04479

2017

  1. Journal of Catalysis, 2017, 352, 498 – 504.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Sabater, S.; Mata, J.A.

    Enhancement of gold catalytic activity and stability by immobilization on the surface of graphene.

  2. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2017, 45, 10815 – 10821.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Carretero-Cerdán, A.; Baya, M.; Garcia, H.; Mata, J.A.

    Catalytic dehydrogenative coupling of hydrosilanes with alcohols for the production of hydrogen on-demand: Application of the pair silane/alcohol as liquid organic hydrogen carrier..

2016

  1. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 17, 2667 – 2675.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Mata, J.A.

    Multiple-Metal (De-)Hydrogenation-Catalysed Processes.

  2. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, 1-9.

    Torres-Mendieta, R.; Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Sabater, S.; Lancis, J.; Minguez-Vega, G.; Mata, J.A.

    In situ decoration of graphene sheets with gold nanoparticles synthetized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids.

  3. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2016, 22, 17758 – 17766.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Marza-Beltran, A.; Mata, J.A.

    Catalytic hydrogen production by ruthenium complexes from the conversion of primary amines to nitriles: Potential application as liquid organic hydrogen carrier..

  4. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2016, 6, 8024-8035.

    Ventura-Espinosa, D.; Vicent, C.; Baya, M.; Mata, J.A.

    Ruthenium molecular complexes immobilized on graphene as active catalysts for the synthesis of carboxylic acids from alcohol dehydrogenation..