Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Organic synthesis.

Free radical chemistry.

Chromatography.

Teaching

General chemistry for engineering degrees

Organic chemistry and biochemistry

Curriculum Vitae

1984: Degree in Chemistry at the University of Milano. Thesis on Asymmetric synthesis of functionalized sulfoxides, catalyzed by natural proteins.

1990: Ph.D at the Politecnico di Milano. Thesis on Selective functionalization of organic compounds by radical and redox processes.

1990 - 1991: post-doctoral grant at the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences – National Research Council Canada – Ottawa

1990: Researcher at the Department of Chemistry, Politecnico di Milano.

1998: Associate professor of Chemistry at the Department of Engineering, University of Bergamo. 

2006: Full professor of Chemistry at the Department of Engineering, University of Bergamo.

• Bergamo

• Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of 5-aza[5]helicene-CH2O-CO-MWCNTs nanocomposite. Nanotechnology (2017)
• Synthesis and Structural Properties of Aza[n]helicene Platinum Complexes: Control of Cis and Trans Stereochemistry. Inorganic Chemistry (2016)
• A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Stereodynamics of Monoaza[5]helicenes: Solvent-Induced Increase of the Enantiomerization Barrier in 1-Aza-[5]helicene. Chemistry - A European Journal (2015)
• Helical sense-responsive and substituent-sensitive features in vibrational and electronic circular dichroism, in circularly polarized luminescence, and in raman spectra of some simple optically active hexahelicenes. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2014)
• Quantum mechanics calculations, basicity and crystal structure: The route to transition metal complexes of azahelicenes. Molecules (2012)