Dr Lia Sotorríos              l.sotorrios@hw.ac.uk

0000-0002-2956-8092

Lia's research focuses on modelling organometallic reactivity and analysing the electronic structure and bonding of heterobimetallic complexes. This work is in collaboration with Prof. Mike Whittlesey of Bath University and funded by EPSRC.

Lia did a master in synthetic chemistry in the University of the Basque Country, where she also carried out her PhD in the applications of DFT techniques to organic and organometallic systems under the supervision of Enrique Gómez-Bengoa.

Recent Publications

[10].

Understanding and Expanding Zinc Cation/Amine Frustrated Lewis Pair Catalyzed C–H Borylation
M. E. Grundy, L. Sotorrios, M. K. Bisai, K. Yuan, S. A. Macgregor and M. J. Ingleson
ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 2286-2294, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05995

[9].

Dehydropolymerization of H₃B·NMeH₂ Mediated by Cationic Iridium(III) Precatalysts Bearing κ³-ⁱPr-PN^RP Pincer Ligands (R = H, Me): An Unexpected Inner-Sphere Mechanism
C. N. Brodie, L. Sotorrios, T. M. Boyd, S. A. Macgregor, A. S. Weller
ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 13050-13064, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03778

[8].

Synthesis, Characterisation and Reactivity of Group 2 Complexes with a Thiopyridyl Scorpionate Ligand
M. P. Stevens, E. Spray, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, K. Singh, V. M. Timmermann, L. Sotorrios, S. A. Macgregor and F. Ortu
Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 11922-11936, DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02012b

[7].

Structural Investigation of Magnesium Complexes Supported by a Thiopyridyl Scorpionate Ligand
M. P. Stevens, E. Spray, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, K. Singh, V. M. Timmermann, L. Sotorrios and F. Ortu
Molecules, 2022, 27, 4564, DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144564

[6].

Zinc-Promoted ZnMe/ZnPh Exchange in Eight-Coordinate [Ru(PPh₃)₂(ZnMe)₄H₂]
L. Sotorrios, F. M. Miloserdov, A.-F. Pécharman, J. P. Lowe, S. A. Macgregor, M. F. Mahon and M. K. Whittlesey
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202117495, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117495?af=R

[5].

Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Addition of H₂ to [Ir(iPr-PONOP)(propene)][BAr^F₄] and Comparison Between Solid-State and Solution Reactivity
C. G. Royle, L. Sotorrios, M. R. Gyton, C. N. Brodie, A. L. Burnage, S. K. Furfari, A. Marini, M. R. Warren, S. A. Macgregor and A. S. Weller
Organometallics, 2022, 41, 3270-3280, DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00274

[4].

Unexpected Metal-Free Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Arenes via Tandem Coupling of Dicyanoalkenes and Conjugated Fluorinated Sulfinyl Imines
A. Sanz-Vidal, D.l Gaviña, Lia Sotorríos, E. Gómez-Bengoa, F. L. Ortiz, M. Sánchez-Rosellóa, C. del Pozo
Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8023-8026, DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03161a

[3].

Controlled Synthesis of Well-Defined Polyaminoboranes on Scale Using a Robust and Efficient Catalyst
C. N. Brodie, T. M. Boyd, L. Sotorrios, D. E. Ryan, E. Magee, S. Huband, J. S. Town, G. C. Lloyd-Jones, D. M. Haddleton, S. A. Macgregor and A. S. Weller
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 21010-21023, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10888

[2].

Bonding and Reactivity of a Pair of Neutral and Cationic Heterobimetallic RuZn₂ Complexes
F.M. Miloserdov, A.-F Pécharman, L. Sotorrios, N. A. Rajabi, J. P. Lowe, S. A. Macgregor, M. F. Mahon and M. K. Whittlesey
Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 16256-16265, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02072

[1].

Intramolecular Palladium(II)-Catalyzed 6-endo C–H Alkenylation Directed by the Remote N-Protecting Group: Mechanistic Insight and Application to the Synthesis of Dihydroquinolines
A. Carral-Menoyo, L. Sotorríos, V. Ortiz-de-Elguea, A. Diaz-Andrés, N. Sotomayor, E. Gómez-Bengoa and E. Lete
J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 2486-2503, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03174