Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase
Center for Colloid and Surface Science

Personal information

Position: Permanent Staff

Email: porcheddu@unica.it

Phone: +39 070 6754410

Location: Cagliari


1) Fields of Interest and Expertise

- Design of novel strategies for using cyanuric chloride (TCT) in friendly organic processes

- Synthesis of quinuclidine derivatives

- Synthesis of chimera molecules possessing complex molecular architecture

- Green Chemistry

- Borrowing Hydrogen and Transfer Hydrogenation

- C-H bond activation

- Mechanochemistry

2) Teaching:

- Organic Chemistry II

- Green Chemistry

- The Chemistry of Heterocycles

3) Curriculum Vitae

1995: Degree in Chemistry at the University of Sassari with first-class honours. Thesis on

“Synthesis of piperazic acid derivatives as CPP analogues”.

1999: PhD in Chemistry at the University of Sassari. Thesis on “Designing novel strategies

to use cyanuric chloride (TCT) in friendly organic processes ”

2000: post-doctoral studies at the Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg, France) working

on the synthesis of quinuclidine derivatives

2001: Researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari.

2015: Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical and Geological Science, University

of Cagliari.

2021: Full Professor at the Department of Chemical and Geological Science, University of

Cagliari.

Unit

Publications

Mechanochemical Activation of NaHCO3: A Solid CO2 Surrogate in Carboxylation Reactions

- Mele F. - Aquilini A. - Constantin A.M. - Pancrazzi F. - Righi L. - Andrea Porcheddu - Maggi R. - Cauzzi D.A. - Maestri G. - Motti E. - Capaldo L. - Della Ca' N.
Chemsuschem

Delivery of Ulva rigida extract by bicontinuous cubic lipid nanoplatforms for potential photodynamic therapy against pancreatic cancer

- Krautforst K. - Kulbacka J. - Marco Fornasier - Rita Mocci - Dessì D. - Andrea Porcheddu - Moccia D. - Pusceddu A. - Sarais G. - Sergio Murgia - Bazylińska U.
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Photomechanochemistry: harnessing mechanical forces to enhance photochemical reactions

- Mele F. - Constantin A.M. - Andrea Porcheddu - Maggi R. - Maestri G. - Ca' N.D. - Capaldo L.
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Metal-Free Synthesis of α-H Chlorine Alkylaromatic Hydrocarbons Driven by Visible Light

- De Luca L. - Ledda L. - Andrea Porcheddu - Carraro M. - Pisano L. - Gaspa S.
Molecules

Post-process correction improves the accuracy of satellite PM2.5 retrievals

- Andrea Porcheddu - Kolehmainen V. - Lähivaara T. - Lipponen A.
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

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