Dr. Elena Arceo

Postdoctoral Researcher

Publications at ICIQ

• Mattia Silvi, Elena Arceo, Igor Jurberg, Carlo Cassani, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Enantioselective Organocatalytic Alkylation of Aldehydes and Enals Driven by the Direct Photoexcitation of Enamines“, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6120–6123
• Elena Arceo, Elisa Montroni, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Photo-Organocatalysis of Atom-Transfer Radical Additions to Alkenes”,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 12064-12068
• Elena Arceo, Ana Bahamonde, Giulia Bergonzini, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Enantioselective direct α-alkylation of cyclic ketones by means of photo-organocatalysis”, Chem. Science 2014, 5, 2438-2442.
• Elena Arceo, Igor D. Jurberg, Ana Álvarez-Fernández, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Photochemical activity of a key donor–acceptor complex can drive stereoselective catalytic α-alkylation of aldehydes”, Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 750-756
• Carlo Cassani, Rafael Martín-Rapún, Elena Arceo, Fernando Bravo and Paolo Melchiorre, “Synthesis of 9-amino(9-deoxy)epi cinchona alkaloids, general chiral organocatalysts for the stereoselective functionalization of carbonyl compounds”, Nature Protocols 2013, 8, 325-344
• Elena Arceo, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Extending the Aminocatalytic HOMO-Raising Activation Strategy: Where is the Limit?”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5290-5292 (Highlight Article)
• Elena Arceo and Paolo Melchiorre, “A Bio-Inspired Route to α-Amino Acid Derivatives”, ChemCatChem 2012, 4, 459–461 (Highlight article)
• X. Tian, C. Cassani, Y. Liu, A. Moran, A. Urakawa, P. Galzerano, E. Arceo, and P. Melchiorre, “Diastereodivergent Asymmetric Sulfa-Michael Additions of α-Branched Enones using a Single Chiral Organic Catalyst”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 17934–17941
• Y. Liu, M. Nappi, E. Arceo, S. Vera, and P. Melchiorre, “Asymmetric Catalysis of Diels–Alder Reactions with in Situ Generated Heterocyclic ortho–       Quinodimethanes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 15212–15218.
• E. Arceo, P. Melchiorre, Chapter 8.03 “Reduction of C=N to CHNH by Hydride Delivery from C” In Comprehensive Organic Synthesis 2nd Edition, In: Gary A. Molander and Paul Knochel (eds.) – Elsevier, 2014, pp 151-197