| 19-12-2014: | Christmas party |
| 18-12-2014: | Master degree defense: Giacomo |
| | Group Meeting with Francesca, Riccardo, Igor. |
| 16-12-2014: | Bachelor degree defense: Margherita and Davide |
| 12-12-2014: | Bachelor degree presentations of Margherita and Davide; Master degree presentation: Giacomo |
| 09-12-2014: | A new publication of the group has just been accepted |
| | Enantioselective organocatalytic reduction of beta-trifluoromethyl nitroalkenes: an efficient strategy for the synthesis of chiral |
| | beta-trifluoromethyl amines |
| | (E. Massolo, M. Benaglia, M. Orlandi, S. Rossi and G. Celentano Chem. Eur. J., 2014, accepted) | |
| 28-11-2014: | 1st year ph.D defense of Riccardo |
| 27-11-2014: | Group Meeting with Elisabetta, Davide, Paolo, Gabriele, Chiara. |
| 24-11-2014: | XXIX Convegno: Nuovi orientamenti nella sintesi organica - Davide Brenna receives GIC award |
| 24-10-2014: | A new publication of the group has just been accepted |
| | Solid supported 9-amino-9-deoxy-epi-quinine as efficient organocatalyst for stereoselective reactions in batch and under continuous flow |
| | conditions (R. Porta, M. Benaglia, F. Coccia, F, Cozzi, A. Puglisi Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, accepted) | |
| 06-11-2014: | 2nd year ph.D defense of Elisabetta and Manuel. |
| 30-10-2014: | Group Meeting with Sergio, Manuel, Margherita and Simone. |
| 24-10-2014: | A new publication in collaboration with A. Burke (University of Evora, Portugal): |
| | Cinchona-Derived Picolinamides: Effective Organocatalysts for Stereoselective Imine Hydrosilylation. |
| | (P. C. Barrulas, A. Genoni, M. Benaglia, Eu. J. Org. Chem., 2014, accepted) | |
| 23-10-2014: | Davide won a doctoral competition. He started his Ph.D. Congrats! |
| | Bachelor degree defence of Michael and Matteo. |
| 22-10-2014: | A new publication in collaboration with A. Burke (University of Evora, Portugal): |
| | Synthesis of highly decorated chiral 2-nitro-cyclohexane carboxylic esters through microwave-assisted organocatalyzed cascade reactions. |
| | (E. Massolo, M. Benaglia, D. Parravicini, D. Brenna, R. Annunziata Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, accepted) | |
| 20-10-2014: | Bachelor degree presentations of Michael and Matteo. |
| 06-10-2014: | Costanza Cucuzzella joins the group. |
| 01-10-2014: | Master degree defense: Davide B., Gabriele F., Martina P., Annalisa S., and Giorgia Z. |
| | Group Meeting with Sergio, Francesca, Manuel, Elisabetta and Riccardo. |
| | Filippo Tosi and Davide Guerri join the group. |
| 26-09-2014: | 9.30-12.30 Master degree presentations: Davide B., Gabriele F., Martina P., Annalisa S., and Giorgia Z. |
| 08-09-2014: | A new publication of the group has just been accepted (collaboration with M. Maggini, Padova) |
| | Continuous-flow stereoselective synthesis in microreactors: nucleophilic additions to nitrostyrenes organocatalyzed |
| | by a chiral bifunctional catalyst |
| | (S. Rossi, M. Benaglia, A. Puglisi, C.C. De Filippo, M. Maggini J. Flow Chem. 2014, accepted). |
| 05-09-2014: | A new publication of the group has just been accepted (collaboration with P.G. Cozzi, Bologna) |
| | A catalytic reactor for organocatalyzed enantioselective continuous flow alkylation of aldehydes |
| | (R. Porta, M. Benaglia, A. Puglisi, A. Mandoli, A. Gualandi, P.G. Cozzi ChemSusChem, 2014, accepted). |
| 01-09-2014: | Chiara Tricarico joins the Group |
| 30-06-2014: | Group Meeting with Francesca, Riccardo, Giacomo, Mauro and Gabriele d.T. |
| 20-06-2014: | Martina Pandini and Davide Parravicini were two of the three finalists at ԉtalo Martina" award for their Bachelor degree thesis |
| | and they won a Honorable Mention. Well done! |
| 15-06-2014: | The XXXIX edition of the "Attilio Corbella" International Summer School on Organic Synthesis (ISOS) will start. |
| | Maurizio Benaglia is the new Director of the School; Alessandra Puglisi is the Secretary [LINK] |
| 12-06-2014: | Group Lunch!!! We love Pizza! |
| 11-06-2014: | 10.00-17.00 Meet us at the "Giornata di orientamento tesi e tirocini" Aula studio - piano terra - Settore Didattico. |
| 02-06-2014: | Simone Raffaele Martire joins the Group |
| 30-05-2014: | Group Meeting with Elisabetta, Davide P., Martina, Annalisa and Michael. |
| 28-05-2014: | A new publication of the group: |
| | Aliphatic C-H/π and Heteroatom/π Interactions in some N-Aryl-3,4-(9',10'-Dihydroanthracene-9',10'-diyl)-Succinimides. |
| | (L. Raimondi, M. Benaglia, F. Cozzi Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2014, accepted) |
| 27-05-2014: | A new publication in collaboration with A. Burke (University of Evora, Portugal): |
| | Synthesis of novel organocatalysts derived from Cinchona Alkaloids for asymmetric aldol reactions. |
| | (P. Barrulas, M. Benaglia, A. Burke, Tetrahedron, Asymmetry, 2014, in press) | |
| 26-05-2014: | Riccardo Porta was one of the three finalists at ԍarinella FerrariԠaward for Master degree students in Chemistry or Industrial |
| | Chemistry and he won a Honorable Mention. Well done, Riccardo! |
| 22-05-2014: | Take a look at the pictures of the Palermo meeting of the COST action ԏRCAԭOrganocatalysis: Maurizio Benaglia, Manuel and |
| | Elisabetta were there. [Link] |
| 20-05-2014: | Group activity: G A R D A L A N D !!![Link] |
| 06-05-2014: | Group Meeting with Sergio, Manuel, Gabriele F., Giorgia and Davide B. |
| 05-05-2014: | Mauro Flavio Igor Catucci and Margherita Pirola join the Group |
| 28-03-2014: | Group Meeting with Riccardo, Francesca, Giacomo and Gabriele |
| 14-03-2014: | Marco Ziliani will leave the group. He has a job! Congratulations!! |
| 10-03-2014: | Michael Nicoli joins the Group |
| 07-03-2014: | A new publication of the group: |
| | A chiral organocatalytic polymer-based monolithic reactor |
| | (V. Chiroli, M. Benaglia, A. Puglisi, R. Porta, R. P. Jumde, A. Mandoli, Green Chemistry , 2014, DOI: 10.1039/C4GC00031E) |
| 04-03-2014: | Group Lunch!!! Thanks for the Pizza! |
| 28-02-2014: | Group Meeting with Elisabetta, Davide, Martina, Annalisa, Emanuele |
| 27-02-2014: | Master degree defense: Alessandro |
| 24-02-2014: | Bachelor degree defense: Luca |
| 12-02-2014: | Two new publications of the group: |
| | Stereoselective Diels-Alder reactions promoted under continuous-flow conditionsby silica supported chiral organocatalysts |
| | (R. Porta, M. Benaglia, V. Chiroli, F. Coccia, A. Puglisi, Journal of Israelian Chemistry, 2014, accepted) and |
| | Synthesis, Characterization and Organocatalytic Activity of Chiral Tetrathiahelicene Diphosphine Oxides |
| | (S. Cauteruccio, D. Dova, M. Benaglia, A. Genoni, M. Orlandi, E. Licandro, European Journal of Organic Chemistry., 2014, accepted) |
| 01-02-2014: | A new publication of the group: |
| | Organic reactions mediated by tetrachlorosilane (Review) |
| | (S. Rossi, M. Benaglia, A. Genoni, Tetrahedron, 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.01.055) |
| 31-01-2014: | Group Meeting with Sergio, Manuel, Gabriele, Giorgia and Davide B. |
| 29-01-2014: | Emanuele Mattiolo and Marco Ziliani won a 6-months post-laurea grant. Congrat! |
| 10-01-2014: | Ph.D defense of Andrea (9:00, room G13) |
| 09-01-2014: | Two new publications of the group: |
| | Stereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized chiral 2-nitro-cyclohexane carboxylic esters via catalytic dienamine addition to |
| | β-substituted-β-nitroacrylates.(E. Massolo, M. Benaglia, R. Annunziata, A. Palmieri, G. Celentano, A. Forni, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, |
| | 356, in press) and |
| | Stereoselective addition of 1,3-diketones to β-nitroacrylates catalyzed by chiral metal-free bifunctional catalysts |
| | (E. Massolo, M. Benaglia, A. Palmieri, G. Celentano, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2014, in press) |
| 07-01-2014: | Riccardo won a doctoral competition. He started his Ph.D. Congrats! |