Morales Rojas Hugo

Dr. Hugo Morales Rojas

Hugo Morales Rojas

Doctorado en Química, Rutgers University, EUA (2001)

Profesor- Titular C

SNI: Nivel II

Líneas de Investigación: Química Supramolecular, Físicoquímica

Laboratorio de Química supramolecular

Cuerpo Académico: Química Inorgánica y Supramolecular

hugom@uaem.mx | Teléfono: +52 777 329 7997 Ext.6032

ORCID: 0000-0002-9194-6904 | Scopus Author ID: 6603488114

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2023

43.  Cáceres-Castillo, D., Mirón-López, G., García-López, M. C., Chan-Navarro, R., Quijano-Quiñones, R. F., Briceño-Vargas, F. M., Cauich-Kumul, R., Morales-Rojas, H., & Herrera-España, A. D*. (2023). Boronate derivatives of damnacanthal: Synthesis, characterization, optical properties and theoretical calculations. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1271, 134048. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134048


2022

42. Rodríguez-Ruiz, C.; Salas-Zúñiga, R.; Sánchez-Guadarrama, M. O.; Delgado-Díaz, A.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H*. Structural, Physicochemical, and Biopharmaceutical Properties of Cocrystals with RS - and R -Praziquantel─Generation and Prolongation of the Supersaturation State in the Presence of

Cellulosic Polymers. Cryst. Growth Des. 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00661.


41. Cáceres-Castillo, D.; Mirón-López, G.; García-López, M. C.; Chan-Navarro, R.; Quijano-Quiñones, R. F.; Briceño-Vargas, F. M.; Cauich-Kumul, R.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Herrera-España, A. D. Boronate Derivatives of Damnacanthal: Synthesis, Characterization, Optical Properties and Theoretical Calculations. J. Mol. Struct.

2023, 1271, 134048. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134048.


40. Rodríguez-Ruiz, C.; Salas-Zúñiga, R.; Sánchez-Guadarrama, M. O.; Delgado-Díaz, A.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H*. Structural, Physicochemical, and Biopharmaceutical Properties of Cocrystals

with RS - and R -Praziquantel─Generation and Prolongation of the Supersaturation State in the Presence of Cellulosic Polymers. Cryst. Growth Des. 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00661.


38. Rodríguez-Ruiz,* C.; Montes-Tolentino, P.; Domínguez-Chávez, J. G.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.; Herrera-Ruiz, D. Tailoring Chlorthalidone Aqueous Solubility by Cocrystallization: Stability and Dissolution Behavior of a Novel Chlorthalidone-Caffeine Cocrystal. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14 (2), 334. DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020334


2020

37. Salas-Zúñiga, R.; Mondragón-Vásquez, K.; Alcalá-Alcalá, S.; Lima, E.; Höpfl, H.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.; Morales-Rojas, H. Nanoconfinement of a Pharmaceutical Cocrystal with Praziquantel in Mesoporous Silica: The Influence of the Solid Form on Dissolution Enhancement. Mol. Pharm. 2022, 19 (2), 414–431. DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00606


36. Herrera-España, A. D., Montes-Tolentino, P., Domínguez-Chávez, J. G., Höpfl, H., & Morales-Rojas, H.* (2020). Crystal - to - Cocrystal Transformation as a Novel Approach for the Removal of Aromatic Sulfur Compounds from Fuels. Crystal Growth & Design, acs.cgd.0c00288. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00288


35. Campillo-Alvarado, G., Li, C., Feng, Z., Hutchins, K. M., Swenson, D. C., Höpfl, H., Morales-Rojas, H., & MacGillivray, L. R.* (2020). Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal [2 + 2] Photodimerization Involving B←N Coordination with Generation of a Thiophene Host. Organometallics, 39(12), 2197–2201. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00258

PATENTES OTORGADAS

1. Morales Rojas, H., Domínguez Chávez, J.G., Herrera Ruiz, D., Höpfl, H., Senosiain Peláez, J.P., Martínez Alejo, J.M., “Nuevas Formas Sólidas de Antibióticos”. Suscritas bajo el convenio UAEM-Laboratorios Senosiain S.A. de C.V. La patentes se encuentran otorgadas en México (MX320915) el 6 de Junio del 2014 y en los Estados Unidos (US009290492B2) el 22 de Marzo del 2016. Derwent Innovation Index: 2012-P64133 [43].

2. Herrera Ruiz, D., Mondragón Vásquez, K., Morales Rojas H., Senosiain Peláez, J. P., Höpfl, H., “Nuevas Formas Sólidas de Inhibidores de Fosfodiesterasa Tipo 5”. Suscritas bajo el convenio UAEM-Laboratorios Senosiain S.A. de C.V. Las patentes se encuentran otorgadas en España (ES2530423) el 21 de Enero del 2016 y en los Estados Unidos (US0092789970B2) el 8 de Marzo del 2016. Derwent Innovation Index: 2014-A73324 [65].

3. Reyes-Esparza, J. A., Rodríguez-Fragoso, M., Badillo-Jiménez, A. L., Torres-Aguilar L., J. Osuna Martínez, L. U., Martínez de los Ríos-Corsino, A. A, Arjona-Canul, C. A., Morales-Rojas, H. “Metalopéptidos Inmonomoduladores (IMMP) y Composiciones que los Contienen”, No. MX/a/2011/010190; No. PCT/MX2011/000117. La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos es propietaria de la patente concedida en México (MX339762) el 27 de Mayo del 2016. Derwent Innovation Index: 2013-F09838 [76].


PUBLICACIONES EN LIBROS (CAPÍTULOS)

1. H. Morales-Rojas, D. Herrera-Ruiz, and G.T. Knipp. Chapter 3 Thermodynamics in Martin's Physical Pharmacy: Physical Chemical Principles in the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Fifth Edition. Editor Patrick J. Sinko, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, USA. 2006 ISBN 078175027X.

2. G.T. Knipp, D. Herrera-Ruiz and H. Morales-Rojas. Chapter 4 Physical Properties of Drug Molecules in Martin's Physical Pharmacy: Physical Chemical Principles in the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Fifth Edition. Editor Patrick J. Sinko, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, USA. 2006 ISBN 078175027X.


ARTÍCULOS EN REVISTAS INDEXADAS

2020

37. Salas-Zúñiga, R.; Mondragón-Vásquez, K.; Alcalá-Alcalá, S.; Lima, E.; Höpfl, H.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.; Morales-Rojas, H. Nanoconfinement of a Pharmaceutical Cocrystal with Praziquantel in Mesoporous Silica: The Influence of the Solid Form on Dissolution Enhancement. Mol. Pharm. 2022, 19 (2), 414–431. DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00606


36. Herrera-España, A. D., Montes-Tolentino, P., Domínguez-Chávez, J. G., Höpfl, H., & Morales-Rojas, H.* (2020). Crystal - to - Cocrystal Transformation as a Novel Approach for the Removal of Aromatic Sulfur Compounds from Fuels. Crystal Growth & Design, acs.cgd.0c00288. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00288


35. Campillo-Alvarado, G., Li, C., Feng, Z., Hutchins, K. M., Swenson, D. C., Höpfl, H., Morales-Rojas, H., & MacGillivray, L. R.* (2020). Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal [2 + 2] Photodimerization Involving B←N Coordination with Generation of a Thiophene Host. Organometallics, 39(12), 2197–2201. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00258


34. Herrera‐España, A. D., Höpfl, H., & Morales‐Rojas, H.* (2020). B−N Double Tweezers Comprising Arylboronic Esters and Diamines: Self‐Assembly in Solution and Adaptability as Hosts for Aromatic Guests in the Solid State (ChemPlusChem 4/2020). ChemPlusChem, 85(4), 598–598. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000050


2019

33. Salas-Zúñiga, R.; Rodríguez-Ruiz, C.; Höpfl, H.*; Morales-Rojas, H.*; Sánchez-Guadarrama, O.; Rodríguez-Cuamatzi, P.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.* Dissolution Advantage of Nitazoxanide Cocrystals in the Presence of Cellulosic Polymers. Pharmaceutics 2019, 12 (1), 23 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12010023


32. Herrera‐España, A. D.; Höpfl, H.*; Morales‐Rojas, H.* Boron–Nitrogen Double Tweezers Comprising Arylboronic Esters and Diamines: Self‐Assembly in Solution and Adaptability as Hosts for Aromatic Guests in the Solid State. Chempluschem 2020, cplu.201900717 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900717


31. Ray, K. K.; Campillo-Alvarado, G.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.*; MacGillivray, L. R.*; Tivanski, A. V.* Semiconductor Cocrystals Based on Boron: Generated Electrical Response with π-Rich Aromatic Molecules. Cryst. Growth Des. 2019, acs.cgd.9b00953 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00953


30. Campillo-Alvarado, G.; D’mello, M. M.; Sinnwell, M. A.; Höpfl, H.; Morales-Rojas, H.; MacGillivray, L. R.* Channel Confinement of Aromatic Petrochemicals via Aryl–Perfluoroaryl Interactions With a B←N Host. Front. Chem. 2019, 7 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00695


29. Campillo‐Alvarado, G.; D’mello, K. P.; Swenson, D. C.; Santhana Mariappan, S. V.; Höpfl, H.; Morales‐Rojas, H.; MacGillivray, L. R.* Exploiting Boron Coordination: B←N Bond Supports a [2+2] Photodimerization in the Solid State and Generation of a Diboron Bis‐Tweezer for Benzene/Thiophene Separation. Angew. Chemie 2019, 131 (16), 5467–5470 DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812174


2018

28. Córdova-Villanueva, E. N.; Rodríguez-Ruiz, C.; Sánchez-Guadarrama, O.; Rivera-Islas, J.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Diastereomeric Salt Formation by the γ-Amino Acid RS-Baclofen and L-Malic Acid - Stabilization by Strong Heterosynthons Based on Hydrogen Bonds between RNH3+ and COOH/COO- Groups. Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, acs.cgd.8b00990. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00990


27. Campillo-Alvarado, G.; Vargas-Olvera, E. C.; Höpfl, H.*; Herrera-España, A. D.; Sánchez-Guadarrama, O.; Morales-Rojas, H.*; MacGillivray, L. R.; Rodríguez-Molina, B.; Farfán, N. Self-Assembly of Fluorinated Boronic Esters and 4,4′-Bipyridine into 2:1 N→B Adducts and Inclusion of Aromatic Guest Molecules in the Solid State: Application for the Separation of O, M, P -Xylene. Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, acs.cgd.7b01368. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01368


2017

26. Arenas-García, J. I.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Interrelation of the Dissolution Behavior and Solid-State Features of Acetazolamide Cocrystals. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 2017, 96, 299–308. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.09.025


2016

25. Sánchez-Guadarrama, O.; Mendoza-Navarro, F.; Cedillo-Cruz, A.; Jung-Cook, H.; Arenas-García, J. I.; Delgado-Díaz, A.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Chiral Resolution of RS -Praziquantel via Diastereomeric Co-Crystal Pair Formation with <span Style=“font-Variant:small-Caps;”>l</span> -Malic Acid. Crystal Growth & Design 2016, 16 (1), 307–314. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01254


2015

24. Herrera-España, A. D.; Campillo-Alvarado, G.; Román-Bravo, P.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.; Höpfl, H.; Morales-Rojas, H.* Selective Isolation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Self-Assembly of a Tunable N→ B Clathrate. Cryst. Growth Des. 2015, 15 (4), 1572–1576. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00219


23. Hernández-Paredes, J.; Olvera-Tapia, A. L.; Arenas-García, J. I.; Höpfl, H.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.; Gonzaga-Morales, A. I.; Rodríguez-Fragoso, L. On Molecular Complexes Derived from Amino Acids and Nicotinamides in Combination with Boronic Acids. CrystEngComm 2015, 17 (28), 5166–5186. DOI: 10.1039/C4CE01934B


2014

22. Martínez-Alejo, J. M.; Domínguez-Chávez, J. G.; Rivera-Islas, J.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Höpfl, H.; Morales-Rojas, H.*; Senosiain, J. P. A Twist in Cocrystals of Salts: Changes in Packing and Chloride Coordination Lead to Opposite Trends in the Biopharmaceutical Performance of Fluoroquinolone Hydrochloride Cocrystals. Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14 (6), 3078–3095. DOI: 10.1021/cg500345a


21. Cabrera-Rivera, F. A.; Escalante, J.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Zigler, D. F.; Schmidt, R. D.; Jarocha, L. E.; Forbes, M. D. E.* Photophysical Properties of 2, 3-Dihydroquinazolin-4 (1H)-One Derivatives. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 2014, 294, 31–37. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.07.005


20. Félix-Sonda, B. C.; Rivera-Islas, J.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Nitazoxanide Cocrystals in Combination with Succinic, Glutaric, and 2, 5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid. Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14 (3), 1086–1102. DOI: 10.1021/cg4015916


2013

19. Espinosa-Lara, J. C.; Guzman-Villanueva, D.; Arenas-García, J. I.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Rivera-Islas, J.; Román-Bravo, P.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Cocrystals of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients—Praziquantel in Combination with Oxalic, Malonic, Succinic, Maleic, Fumaric, Glutaric, Adipic, And Pimelic Acids. Crystal Growth & Design 2013, 13 (1), 169–185. DOI: 10.1021/cg301314w


18. Rodriguez-Fragoso L., Martínez de los Ríos, A., Osuna-Martínez, U., Morales-Rojas, H., y Reyes-Esparza, J.* A Thymic Metallo-Peptide Influences Lymphocyte, Monocyte and Thymocyte Responses. Journal of Physical Chemistry & Biophysics 2013, 3 (3). DOI: 10.4172/2161-0398.1000119


2012

17. Arenas-García, J. I.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Mondragón-Vásquez, K.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Modification of the Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Acetazolamide in the Presence of Different Cocrystal Formers: 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 Cocrystals from Screening with the Structural Isomers of Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Aminobenzoic Acids, Hydroxybenzamides, Aminobenzamides, Nicotinic Acids, Nicotinamides, and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids. Crystal Growth & Design 2012, 12 (2), 811–824. DOI: 10.1021/cg201140g


2010

16. Arenas-García, J. I.; Herrera-Ruiz, D.*; Mondragón-Vásquez, K.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* Co-Crystals of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients - Acetazolamide. Crystal Growth & Design 2010, 10 (8), 3732–3742. DOI: 10.1021/cg1005693


2009

15. Arroyo, M.*; Mendoza, C.; Bernès, S.; Torrens, H.; Morales-Rojas, H. Five-Coordinate Pentafluorobenzothiolate osmium(IV) Complexes [Os(SC6F5)4(P(C6H4X-4)3)] (X=OCH3, CH3, F, Cl or CF3): Solid and Solution Structural Characterization. Polyhedron 2009, 28 (13), 2625–2634. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2009.05.044


14. Fuentes-Martínez, J. P.; Toledo-Martínez, I.; Román-Bravo, P.; García, P. G. y; Godoy-Alcántar, C.*; López-Cardoso, M.; Morales-Rojas, H.* Diorganotin(IV) Dithiocarbamate Complexes as Chromogenic Sensors of Anion Binding. Polyhedron 2009, 28 (18), 3953–3966. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2009.09.010


13. Mondragón-Vásquez, K.; Morales-Rojas, H.* Molecular Recognition of Cationic Phenothiazinium and Phenoxazinium Dyes with π-Extended 2′-Deoxyadenosine Nucleotides. Chemical Communications 2009, No. 44, 6726. DOI: 10.1039/b913315a


2008

12. Cruz-Huerta, J.; Carillo-Morales, M.; Santacruz-Juárez, E.; Hernández-Ahuactzi, I. F.; Escalante-García, J.; Godoy-Alcantar, C.; Guerrero-Alvarez, J. A.; Höpfl, H.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Sánchez, M. Macrocyclic Diorganotin Complexes of γ-Amino Acid Dithiocarbamates as Hosts for Ion-Pair Recognition. Inorganic Chemistry 2008, 47 (21), 9874–9885. DOI: 10.1021/ic8007987


11. Santacruz-Juárez, E.; Cruz-Huerta, J.; Hernández-Ahuactzi, I. F.; Reyes-Martínez, R.; Tlahuext, H.; Morales-Rojas, H.; Höpfl, H.* 24- and 26-Membered Macrocyclic Diorganotin(IV) Bis-Dithiocarbamate Complexes with N , N′ -Disubstituted 1,3- and 1,4-Bis(aminomethyl)benzene and 1,1′-Bis(aminomethyl)ferrocene as Spacer Groups. Inorganic Chemistry 2008, 47 (21), 9804–9812. DOI: 10.1021/ic801464s


2004

10. Moss, R. A.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Vijayaraghavan, S.; Tian, J. Metal-Cation-Mediated Hydrolysis of Phosphonoformate Diesters: Chemoselectivity and Catalysis 1. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126 (35), 10923–10936. DOI: 10.1021/ja030437h


2002

9. Flores‐Villalobos, A.; Morales‐Rojas, H.; Escalante‐Tovar, S.; Yatsimirsky, A. K.* Recognition of Protonated Aliphatic Α, Ω‐diamines by Coproporphyrin I Tetraanion in Water. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2002, 15 (2), 83–93. DOI: 10.1002/poc.454


8. Morales-Rojas, H.; Kool, E. T.* A Porphyrin C -Nucleoside Incorporated into DNA. Organic Letters 2002, 4 (25), 4377–4380. DOI: 10.1021/ol0267376


7. Morales-Rojas, H.; Moss, R. A.* Phosphorolytic Reactivity of O -Iodosylcarboxylates and Related Nucleophiles. Chemical Reviews 2002, 102 (7), 2497–2522. DOI: 10.1021/cr9405462


6. Moss, R. A.*; Gong, P. K.; Morales-Rojas, H. Stereochemical Study of Phosphonothioate Cleavage by a Metallomicelle. Organic Letters 2002, 4 (11), 1835–1838. DOI: 10.1021/ol0200394


2001

5. Moss, R. A.*; Morales-Rojas, H. Chemoselectivity in Metal Cation Mediated Hydrolysis of a Phosphonoformate Diester. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2001, 123 (30), 7457–7458. DOI: 10.1021/ja004156a


2000

4. Moss, R. A.*; Morales-Rojas, H. Kinetics of Cleavage of Thiophosphates and Phosphonothioates by Micellar Iodosocarboxylates and Copper Metallomicelles. Langmuir 2000, 16 (16), 6485–6491. DOI: 10.1021/la000462q


1999

3. Morales‐Rojas, H.; Yatsimirsky, A. K.* Medium Effects on the Dimerization of coproporphyrin‐I Free Base. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1999, 12 (5), 377–387. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1395(199905)12:5<377::AID-POC137>3.0.CO;2-0


2. Moss, R. A.*; Morales-Rojas, H.; Zhang, H.; Park, B.-D. Cleavage of VX Simulants by Micellar Iodoso- and Iodoxybenzoate. Langmuir 1999, 15 (8), 2738–2744. DOI: 10.1021/la9816151


1. Moss, R. A.*; Morales-Rojas, H. Loci of Ceric Cation Mediated Hydrolyses of Dimethyl Phosphate and Methyl Methylphosphonate. Organic Letters 1999, 1 (11), 1791–1793. DOI: 10.1021/ol990285o

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