Publications

2024

Rapid and scalable photocatalytic C(sp2)–C(sp3) Suzuki−Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl bromides with alkyl boranes
T. Wan, L. Capaldo, J. Djossou, A. Staffa, F. J. de Zwart, B. de Bruin, T. Noël
Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 4028

Photocatalyzed Aerobic Dearomatization of Naphthylamines under Visible-Light Irradiation
A. Voronov, A. Casnati, M. Hoch, F. Pancrazzi, P. P. Mazzeo, D. Merli, G. Maestri, P. Feher, A. Stirling,  L. Capaldo,  N. Della Ca’
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, accepted

Sequential Glaser reaction-diastereoselective cyclocarboxylation of propargylamines with CO2: A green catalytic access to bis-oxazolidinonedienes and their topochemical polymerization
F. Mele, A. M. Constantin, F. Sacchelli, D. Schiroli, P. P. Mazzeo, G. Maestri, E. Motti, R. Maggi, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, F. Pancrazzi, N. Della Ca’
Green Chem. 2024, accepted

Metal-free photocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling enables C1 homologation and alkylation of carboxylic acids with aldehydes
S. Bonciolini, A. Pulcinella, M. Leone, D. Schiroli, A. Luguera Ruiz, A. Sorato, M. A. J. Dubois, R. Gopalakrishnan, G. Masson, N. Della Ca’, S. Protti, M. Fagnoni, E. Zysman-Colman, M. Johansson, T. Noël
Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 150

2023

Merging photoinduced protic HAT and radical-polar crossover for olefin difunctionalization
A. Voronov, L. Capaldo
Chem Catal. 2023, 3, 100847

Note: preview article to Chem Catal. 2023, 3, 100807

Accelerated Electrophotocatalytic C(sp3)‒H Heteroarylation enabled by an efficient Continuous-Flow Reactor
D. I. Ioannou, L. Capaldo, J. Sanramat, J. N. H. Reek, T. Noel
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202315881

Closing the Cycle as It Begins: Synthesis of ortho-Iodobiaryls via Catellani Reaction
V. Botla, M. Fontana, A. Voronov, R. Maggi, E. Motti, G. Maestri, N. Della Ca’
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202218928

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Multifunctionalized Substituted Alkynes to Quinolinone Derivatives under Mild Conditions
A. Voronov, F. Pancrazzi, A. M. Constantin, R. Maggi, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, D. Olivieri, C. Carfagna, A. Casnati, F. Rispoli, L Baldini, N. Della Ca’
Chin. J. Chem. 2023, 41, 3223–3228

Amidine‒ and guanidine‒based synthetic methods for CO2 capture and utilization
B. Gabriele, N. Della Ca’, R. Mancuso, L. Veltri, I. Ziccarelli
Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem. 2023, 41, 100793

Unexpected Stereoselective Access to 2-Aminooxazolines from Propargyl Ureas by Silver Salts under Mild Conditions
A. Voronov, A. Casnati, P. P. Mazzeo, P. Pelagatti, A. Bacchi, R. Mancuso, G. Bartolo, E. Motti, G. Maestri, P. P. Feher, A. Stirling, N. Della Ca’
Adv. Synth. Cat. 2023, 365, 1646-1653

2022

Perfluorinated Sulfonate Resins as Reusable Heterogeneous Catalysts for the One‐pot Synthesis of DiPhenolic Esters (DPEs)
F. Pancrazzi, G. Castronuovo, G. Maestri, A. M. Constantin, A. Voronov, R. Maggi, P. P. Mazzeo, E. Motti, D. Cauzzi, A. Daniele, R. Viscardi, N. Della Ca’
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202201315

Pd-Catalysed oxidative carbonylation of α-amino amides to hydantoins under mild conditions
A. Voronov, V. Botla, L. Montanari, C. Carfagna, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, G. Maestri, E. Motti, N. Della Ca’
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 294–297

2020

Unprecedented cooperative DBU-CuCl2 catalysis for the incorporation of carbon dioxide into homopropargylic amines leading to 6-methylene-1,3-oxazin-2-ones
R. Mancuso, I. Ziccarelli, C.S. Pomelli, C. Cuocci, N. Della Ca’, D. Olivieri, C. Carfagna, B. Gabriele
J. Catal. 2020, 387, 145-153

Site-Selective Double and Tetra Cyclization Routes to Fused Polyheterocyclic Structures by Pd-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions
F. Pancrazzi, N. Sarti, P. P. Mazzeo, A. Bacchi, C. Carfagna, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, M. Costa, A. Stirling, N. Della Ca’
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1569–1574

2019

Synthesis of fluorenyl alcohols via cooperative palladium/norbornene catalysis
A. Casnati, M. Fontana, E. Motti, N. Della Ca’
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 6165-6173

Synthesis of Imidazolidin-2-ones and Imidazol-2-ones via Base-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamidation of Propargylic Ureas under Ambient Conditions
A. Casnati, A. Perrone, P. P. Mazzeo, A. Bacchi, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, R. Maggi, G. Maestri, E. Motti, A. Stirling, N. Della Ca’
J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 3477–3490

2018

Homogeneous and Gas-Liquid Catellani-Type Reaction Enabled by Continuous-Flow Chemistry
A. Casnati, H. P. L. Gemoets, E. Motti, N. Della Ca’, T. Noel
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 14079-14083

Enhancing Reactivity and Selectivity of Aryl Bromides: A Complementary Approach to Dibenzo[b,f]azepine Derivatives
A. Casnati, M. Fontana, G. Coruzzi, B. M. Aresta, N. Corriero, R. Maggi, G. Maestri, E. Motti, N. Della Ca’
ChemCatChem 2018, 10, 4346-4352

An unprecedented Pd-catalyzed carbonylative route to fused furo[3,4-b]indol-1-ones
A. Acerbi, C. Carfagna, M. Costa, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, N. Della Ca’
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 4835–4840

2017

Urea derivatives from carbon dioxide and amines by guanidine catalysis: Easy access to imidazolidin-2-ones under solvent-free conditions
M. Marchegiani, M. Nodari, F. Tansini, C. Massera, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, M. Costa, N. Della Ca’
J. CO2 Util. 2017, 21, 553-561

Pd-Catalyzed/Iodide-Promoted α-Arylation of Ketones for the Regioselective Synthesis of Isocoumarins
A. Casnati, R. Maggi, G. Maestri, N. Della Ca’, E. Motti
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 8296-8303

A Highly Efficient Pd/CuI-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkoxycarbonylation of alpha-Olefins to Unsaturated Esters
M. Maffei, G. Giacoia, R. Mancuso, B. Gabriele, E. Motti, M. Costa, N. Della Ca’
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2017, 426, 435-443

2016

Pd/Norbornene: A Winning Combination for Selective Aromatic Functionalization via C−H Bond Activation
N. Della Ca’, M. Fontana, E. Motti, M. Catellani
Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 1389−1400