design of NEW SYNTHETIC TOOLS USING LIGHT AS ENERGY SOURCE
PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS
Explore and expand the toolkit of organic photocatalysts
TITANIUM REDOX CATALYSIS
Investigate the Ti(III)/Ti(IV) reactivity for the light promoted functionalization of strained hetereocycles and deoxygenation of alcohols
N-Heterocyclic carbenes redox catalysis
Design of acylation strategies initiated by the photocatalytic generation of persistent ketil radicals from aldehydes or carboxylic acid derivatives
Carbon dioxide as a synthetic building block
Develop new light promoted protocols for the site-selective incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic molecules
OUR TEAM
JOSÉ TIAGO M CORREIA
Odin
Paulo Cesar
Laís Comin
Marina Guerra
Eric Miura
Jozsef Augusto
João Pedro Arruda
Paulo Roberto
Could be you !!
NEWS
Welcome Pedro, Henrique, Eric and Jozsef !!
Eric, Pedro and Henrique will work on the development of desconstructive aromatization processes using spirobenzothiazolines. Jozsef will investigate the use of indolizines as antenna ligands.
Our Project “Exploring New Reactivities Through Titanium Photoredox Catalysis” has been awarded the Young Researcher (YR) Grant from FAPESP.
This funding will support the activities of my laboratory — the Photocatalysis and Organic Synthesis Lab (PHOTOSYN) — at the Institute of Chemistry – University of Sao Paulo, for the next five years.
First seminar
On 27-11. Prof. Tiago gave a seminar entitled “Síntese e funcionalização de heterocíclos empregando organocatálise e fotocatálise: minha tragetória até o IQ-USP e os novos desafios a serem explorados” as part of the course “Advanced Topics in Chemistry (I-III)”. Part of this material is available on seminars session
Welcome Marina !!
Marina Guerra is the first undergraduate student to join the group! She will work on the development of new photoinduced protocols using benzothiazolines as radical precursors