Luca Capaldo
@_lucapaldo
Assistant Prof. @unipr. PI of @syncatlab. 👨🔬: @NoelGroupUVA 🎓: @photogreenlab Mood: busy chasing radicals (the chemistry kind) #photo #flow #mechano
Thrilled to share that my research has been funded 1.3 M€ under the #FIS2 program by @mur_gov_ 🤩 @SynCatLab will push the boundaries of light-mediated synthesis at @unipr, developing synthetic methodologies with potential applications in pharma and materials science.🧪
Oooohhhh….! Future chemists 🧑🔬 👩🔬 mixing up the potions and magic in atoms, hehehy… and Summer vibes at @SynCatLab 🧪 🧪🧪🧪🧪
A big shout out for the kids! Particularly proud of this milestone: we established the first flow setup in Parma. Let's see what the future will bring! 🤝 @Davide_Rv (PV) #flow #paper
New paper accepted in @ChemSusChem 📰 "A Telescoped Strategy for the Preparation of Five-Member Hetero- and Carbocycles via Hydrogen Transfer Atom" 🚨 If you're curious about the synthesis of pyrroles, thiophenes, and cyclopentenones, be sure to check⬇️ doi.org/10.1002/cssc.2…
🎉Our latest work is out in @J_A_C_S 🤩We developed DNA translators that let transcription factors control CRISPR-Cas12a, enabling synthetic biology networks and communication between Cas systems. #DNAnanotech #CRISPR #SyntheticBiology @ACSPublications pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
Kudos to the kids in AMS for realizing this beautiful work! Great example of collaboration and teamwork among different groups. And I believe this was the last shadow of me in the @NoelGroupUvA 😭😭 #sweetmemories #collaboration #paper
Our latest work is now accepted at @angew_chem! We report a Ni/photoredox-catalyzed methylation of (hetero)aryl bromides using air-stable DABAl-Me₃, enabling scalable and practical access to methylated arenes. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…
A riveting experience indeed! Thanks a lot, Pep! 🤩 #lecture
What an incredible week for science! We're so grateful to Dr. Josep Cornella from @CornellaLab for speaking with us and sharing their inspiring expertise. #chemistry #methodologies #ispiration
Great to host @BessetTatiana for our @SynCatLab #aperitivo yesterday night. Thanks a lot for sharing insights on science and advices on mentorship! I'll keep them well in mind for the future 😉
Fantastic to see our brilliant PhD student @Fil_Sacchelli sharing his work on #flowchemistry at #IFCS2025 🎉 A big thanks to the organizers! @SCIorganica @SocChimIta
Just accepted in Green Chemistry! A huge thank you to my guys, @FraBasoccu , @pietrocaboni , and @skberachem . They are truly unique and extraordinary! Oxidized Thiourea Derivatives: Uncovering New Frontiers with Resonant Acoustic Mixing (RAM)
💥ExcitedNews💥 First #research project as PI has been #financed!! #Fully-founded #PhD positions available to work on Light-Mediated Enantioselective Synthesis. @unipr @mur_gov_
🚨 Our first steps in #mechanochemistry in @ChemSusChem🚨 We milled elemental copper under aerobic conditions to trigger Cu(I) catalysis for the homocoupling of propargyl esters to give conjugated #allenynes. Fun to go back thinking in 2 electrons terms 🤓 #publication
In a copper of hours! If you are interested in using metallic copper for C–C bond formation, check out our new mechanochemical method for synthesizing 1,4-allenynes using copper(0)! Full article at the link: …mistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cs…
Incredibly happy that this work from the @NoelGroupUvA is getting attention from the community! 😀 It was a long journey, but I couldn’t have asked for a better partner in this than Dimi — absolute star! 🌟 Enjoy the reading: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2… #topviewed #acie #team
Suddenly, they're grown-ups ! #mechanochemistry #scientist #chemistryisfun
Ni/photoredox-catalyzed methylation of (hetero)aryl bromides using air-stable DABAl-Me₃ — also flow-compatible and scalable. Mechanistic studies reveal an unprecedented generation of a methyl radical from an organoaluminum compound. Now @ChemRxiv: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…
Our latest study presents a photocatalytic platform that enables the Minisci alkylation of heteroarenes using C1-C4 hydrocarbons under continuous-flow conditions. No prefunctionalized reagents—just change the gas to vary the alkyl moiety! @ChemRxiv: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…
Hope this will serve the community well 🙏 Thank you for your work! Looking forward to seeing the next steps in the field 🤓🧐🥸 @constantinAnaM @Fra_Mele97 @Porcheddu_UNICA @NicolaDellaCa1 Thx @tnoel82 for the invitation!
beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/… Editor's pick: #Photomechanochemistry: harnessing mechanical forces to enhance #photochemical reactions by Luca Capaldo @_lucapaldo et al. Recently published diamond open access in #BJOC Many thanks to the authors + referees + guest editors ⭐️
Chiara and Aurora worked with @SynCatLab only 6 weeks, but significantly improved our throughput. 🚀 Superproud of what you have achieved, girls! Your committment goes beyond words. Thank you for the hard work and all the best for your future endeavors ❤️ #BSc #graduation
🎉 Congratulations to our bachelor students, Aurora and Chiara, who successfully defended their thesis! @unipr #chemistry #Flow #mechanochemistry
ICYMI, by Daniele Mazzarella (@DMZ_MazDa) and colleagues: 'Navigating electrochemical oxidative functionalization of olefins: selected mechanistic and synthetic examples' pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…
I’m very happy to be participating in the @RoySocChem Poster Conference #RSCPoster on LinkedIn! If you’re interested in my contribution, I’d love for you to leave a comment under my poster (link: linkedin.com/posts/francesc…) or my #PosterPitch in the same profile.
Schemes are better than our pic, I swear 😅 can't wait for the sunny weather 😎
Excited to share our perspective on photomechanochemistry! How can impact forces and photons be combined? Have a look: doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.2… @BeilsteinInst #photomechanochemistry #chemistry