Gabriel Merino@theochemmerida

Theoretical chemist @cinvestav Merida. Associate Editor for @ChemicalScience. Member of the IAB of @angew_chem. Fellow of @RoySocChem. Co-Founder of @LatinXChem

 Mérida, Yucatán
theochemmerida.org/
Joined November 2014
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A year ago, amid the pandemic, we proposed that @RoySocChem should compile a collection of Latin American contributions to chemistry. The collection was well received; 24 journals and 16 editors participated in the selection/1 doi.org/10.1039/D1RA90175C pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/art…
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En una revisión publicada en Nature Reviews Chemistry, F. Matthias Bickelhaupt, Miquel Solà y Gabriel Merino analizan dos siglos de historia de esta propiedad. nature.com/articles/s41570-0…

The concept of aromaticity after 200 years of benzene

Nature Reviews Chemistry - The lack of a unified framework for aromaticity often prevents cross-disciplinary comprehension. By summarizing fundamental concepts and highlighting recent developments...

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In our new @NatRevChem review, @fmbickelhaupt, @miquelsola, and I revisit the concept 200 years after benzene’s discovery (from carbon rings to metal clusters and excited states). How do we know when “aromatic” fits? The evidence matters. nature.com/articles/s41570-0…

The concept of aromaticity after 200 years of benzene

Nature Reviews Chemistry - The lack of a unified framework for aromaticity often prevents cross-disciplinary comprehension. By summarizing fundamental concepts and highlighting recent developments...

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What happens when B5+ meets methane? In our @angew_chem article, experiments and calculations show that the reaction forms CB5H2+, including an isomer with a planar tetracoordinate carbon. It was a pleasure to work on this with Qiang Chen’s group in 🇨🇳. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Methane Activation by B5+ Toward a CB5H2+ Isomer Containing a Planar Tetracoordinate Carbon Atom

Methane activation by B5+ yields CB5H2+ through H2 elimination. Electronic-structure calculations connect the nascent dehydrogenation product to a low-lying isomer containing a planar tetracoordina...

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Our group is organizing the 14th WATOC Congress in Mérida, Mexico, January 9–14, 2028! Follow @Watoc2028 for updates. Webpage: watoc2028.org/ Pre-register: forms.gle/2skVDwYugcPVq65N9 watoc2028.org #WATOC2028
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The concept of aromaticity after 200 years of benzene dlvr.it/TVf5Tf 🧪
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Online NOW | @NatRevChem "The concept of aromaticity after 200 years of benzene", our most recent review with @fmbickelhaupt & @theochemmerida. nature.com/articles/s41570-0…
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WATOC 2028 is now on social media! Follow us for news, announcements & updates about the 14th WATOC Congress. Instagram: @watoc2028 LinkedIn: WATOC 2028 watoc2028.org/ Pre-register: forms.gle/2skVDwYugcPVq65N9 Follow us #WATOC2028 @theochemmerida
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¡2026: Bicentenario México-Francia! 🇲🇽🇫🇷 TV5Monde destacó a Yucatán en su programa La Francophonie del Mundo. ​Resaltan la labor de la Alianza Francesa y 25 años de alianza entre @Cinvestav Mérida y Univ. de las Antillas, impulsados por la Dra. Dalila Aldana en ciencia marina.
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Our latest work in PCCP @PCCP @RoySocChem, Xenon can form energetically stable and potentially covalent bonds. “Covalent bonding and extreme shielding in xenon–icosagen fluoride cations” @Abril_C_Castro @theochemmerida @OscarHalla pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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New Paper: Planar and Pyramidal Pentacoordinate Selenium Atoms in Chemistry – A European Journal @ChemEurJ With @luzdiego11 and @theochemmerida Congratulations Luz ‼️ chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…

Planar and Pyramidal Pentacoordinate Selenium Atoms

Planar (D5h) and pyramidal (C5v) dianionic clusters, SeM5X52− (M = LiK; X = FBr), showcase pentacoordinate selenium atoms stabilized by geometric confinement and electrostatic interactions with...

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I’m very pleased to share our new paper in @angew_chem. We integrate substituent effects into the classical Wade–Mingos rules for dicarboranes. Analysis of 74,613 C2B4R6 clusters reveals that substituents (not only electron pairs) govern stability. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… 🇲🇽🇨🇳🇺🇸
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Our latest study explores the PES of the dianion B10H14(2-), revealing a more stable B10H10(2-)⋯2H2 complex, 21.5 kcal/mol lower in energy than the known arachno structure. Kudos to @gerardo0339 @murillofmc @FOrtizChi @jbarrozom and Alejandro Vásquez doi.org/10.1515/pac-2025-052…
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Zeise's salt, the first organometallic compound synthesized (1825), is σ-aromatic. This study is the result of a fruitful collaboration with Ankur @AnkurKGuha, Marieta @mafernan9, and Mesias @MesiasOrozco, and has just been published in @InorgChem doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgche…
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So happy to share that my master’s research has been published! Big thanks to the team who made this journey such a rewarding one.🎉
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Excited to share our new publication in Organic Chemistry Frontiers! Together with @capvalr, Miguel Angel Vazquez, @APoater, and @OscarHalla, we explored the reactivity of 1,2,5-azadiborolidine derivatives toward CO. 📖 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1039/D5QO01081K
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Excited to share our new publication in Organic Chemistry Frontiers! Together with @capvalr, Miguel Angel Vazquez, @APoater, and @OscarHalla, we explored the reactivity of 1,2,5-azadiborolidine derivatives toward CO. 📖 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1039/D5QO01081K
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Exciting news! Eyringpy 3.0 is now available. This release adds Variational Transition State Theory (VTST) and the Hindered Rotor Model for kinetic rate constants. @VioletaDzib @alanqf22 @FOrtizChi theochemmerida.org/eyringpy
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Register to get info on WATOC 2028 in Merida! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Excited to announce that #WATOC2028 will take place in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico 🇲🇽, from January 9 to 14, 2028! #TheoreticalChemistry #ComputationalChemistry #WATOC If you are interested, please fill the next form: forms.gle/PapjgzkMWKXeVN7N7
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Sobre el peso de publicar en las revistas científicas -y el estigma de publicar fuera de ellas-, lean este artículo de Gabriel Merino @theochemmerida, en el que explica por qué es clave que la ciencia sea comunicable para todos los públicos eleconomista.com.mx/opinion/…

El estigma de publicar (para un científico)

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