Group Members

MB

MB

The Boss

Giulio Bertuzzi

Giulio Bertuzzi

Junior Assistant Professor (fixed-term)

Sofia Kyriakidi

Sofia Kyriakidi

PostDoc (in collaboration with Prof. Carlos Silva Lopez - UniVIGO Spain)

Giulia Monda

Giulia Monda

Master Student

Nickel catalyzed CO2 valorization strategies

Riccardo Giovanelli

Riccardo Giovanelli

III Year PhD

Catalytic carboxylation reactions with CO2

 1) "Enantioselective Tandem Heck-Coupling/CO2 Carboxylation Catalyzed by Nickel",
A. Cerveri, R. Giovanelli, D. Sella, R. Pedrazzani, M. Monari, O. Nieto Faza, C. Silva López, M. Bandini
Chem.Eur.J.
2021, 27, 7657-7662..

2) "Direct Synthesis of α-Aryl-α-Trifluoromethyl Alcohols via Nickel Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling",
Lombardi, L., Cerveri, A., Giovanelli, R., Castiñeira Reis, M., Silva-Lopez, C., Beertuzzi, G. and M. Bandini,  
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202211732.

3) "Nickel Catalyzed Carbonylation/Carboxylation Sequence with CO2: Direct Access to 1,4-Keto-Acids"
R. Giovanelli, L. Lombardi, R. Pedrazzani, M. Monari, M. Castiñeira Reis, C. Silva López,  G. Bertuzzi, M. Bandini
Org.Lett. 2023, 25, 6969-6974. (Highlighted Synfacts, 2023, 12, 1214)

4) "Metal-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions with CO2: an Update"
R. Giovanelli, G. Bertuzzi, M. Bandini
ChemCatChem, 202315, e202300827.

Andrea Brunetti

Andrea Brunetti

II year PhD student

eChem mediated carboxylation reactions with CO2

 

1) Graphene-Oxide Mediated Chemodivergent Ring-Opening of Cyclobutanols"
A. Brunetti,  A. Pintus, L. Lombardi, A. Kovtun, F. Mascietti, F. Bruno, E. Ravera, M. Melucci, G. Bertuzzi, M. Bandini
Chin. J. Chem. 2023, 41, 1333-1340.

"Catalyst and Additive-free Electrochemical CO2 Fixation into Morita-Baylis-Hillman Acetates"
A. Brunetti,  G. Bertuzzi, M. Bandini
Synthesis, 2023, 55, 3047-3055.

3) "Electrochemical Deeply Reductive Cyclodimerization of Chalcones: Exploring the “Self-adaptability” of Galvanostatic eChem"
M. Garbini, A. Brunetti, R. Pedrazzani, M. Monari, M. Marcaccio, G. Bertuzzi, M. Bandini
Chem. Commun. accepted.

Sara Bellini

Sara Bellini

Master Student

Gold calyzed condensation of allenes with tropones

Mauro Garbini

Mauro Garbini

PhD Student (I year in Catalysis - National PhD Program)

eChem mediated catalytic organic transformations

 

1) "Electrochemical Deeply Reductive Cyclodimerization of Chalcones: Exploring the “Self-adaptability” of Galvanostatic eChem"
M. Garbini, A. Brunetti, R. Pedrazzani, M. Monari, M. Marcaccio, G. Bertuzzi, M. Bandini, Chem. Commun. accepted.

Kyriakos Nikopoulos

Kyriakos Nikopoulos

Erasmus student

Gold catalyzed functionalization of bicyclobutanes