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Alberto Brandi

Alberto Brandi

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Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
8843
World Ranking
17089
National Ranking
671

Overview

Alberto Brandi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Chemistry, particularly Organic Chemistry. Their research spans multiple subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Pharmaceutical Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The scientist's work mainly focuses on areas such as Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction, Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions, and the Synthesis of β-Lactam Compounds.

Their publication record includes papers across a variety of scientific journals and venues. Notably, recent papers feature:

  • "Synthesis of β-Lactams and β-Homoprolines by Fragmentative Rearrangement of 5-Spirocyclopropaneisoxazolidines Mediated by Acids" (2020, The Chemical Record)
  • "Organocatalytic Reduction of Nitroarenes with Phenyl(2-quinolyl)methanol" (2020, ChemistrySelect)
  • ""Cyclopropylidene Effect" in the 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrones to Alkylidene Cyclopropanes: A Computational Rationalization" (2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A)
  • "Organocatalytic Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds: The Use of Solid-Supported Phenyl(2-quinolyl)methanol" (2022, ACS Omega)
  • "Bromotrimethylsilane as a selective reagent for the synthesis of bromohydrins" (2021, RSC Advances)

Alberto Brandi frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Franca M. Cordero
  • Donatella Giomi
  • Jacopo Ceccarelli
  • Antonella Salvini
  • Anna Ranzenigo

Their research has been published in journals and platforms such as Preprints.org, The Chemical Record, ChemistrySelect, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, and ACS Omega. The majority of their scientific output concentrates on Organic Chemistry topics, with a clear emphasis on reaction mechanisms and catalytic processes.

Best Publications

  • Novel syntheses of azetidines and azetidinones.

    Alberto Brandi;Stefano Cicchi;Franca M. Cordero

  • Heterocycles from alkylidenecyclopropanes.

    Alberto Brandi;Stefano Cicchi;Franca M Cordero;Andrea Goti

  • Synthesis of Methylene- and Alkylidenecyclopropane Derivatives.

    Alberto Brandi;Andrea Goti

  • Progress in the synthesis and transformations of alkylidenecyclopropanes and alkylidenecyclobutanes.

    Alberto Brandi;Stefano Cicchi;Franca M. Cordero;Andrea Goti

  • 1,3-Aminoalcohols by reductive cleavage of isoxazolidines with molybdenum hexacarbonyl

    Stefano Cicchi;Andrea Goti;Alberto Brandi;Antonio Guarna

  • Stereocontrolled Cyclic Nitrone Cycloaddition Strategy for the Synthesis of Pyrrolizidine and Indolizidine Alkaloids

    Alberto Brandi;Francesca Cardona;Stefano Cicchi;Franca M. Cordero

  • Assignment of the Absolute Configuration of Natural Lentiginosine by Synthesis and Enzymic Assays of Optically Pure (+) and (-)-Enantiomers

    Alberto Brandi;Stefano Cicchi;Franca M. Cordero;Roberta Frignoli

  • A Five-Membered Enantiopure Cyclic Nitrone from Malic Acid by Regioselective Oxidation of Cyclic Hydroxylamine. Synthesis of (1S,7S,8aR)-Octahydro-1,7-dihydroxyindolizine

    Stefano Cicchi;Andrea Goti;Alberto Brandi

  • Manganese dioxide oxidation of hydroxylamines to nitrones

    Stefano Cicchi;Marco Marradi;Andrea Goti;Alberto Brandi

  • New synthesis of five-membered cyclic nitrones from tartaric acid

    Stefano Cicchi;Ingeborg Hold;Alberto Brandi

  • Rearrangement of isoxazoline-5-spiro derivatives. 2. Synthesis and rearrangement of tetrahydroisoxazole-5-spirocyclopropanes. Preparation of precursors of quinolizine, isoquinoline, and indole alkaloids

    Alberto Brandi;Sandro Garro;Antonio Guarna;Andrea Goti

  • (+)-Lentiginosine, a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Amyloglucosidase: Synthetic Efforts and Disputes on Its Absolute Configuration

    Francesca Cardona;Andrea Goti;Alberto Brandi

  • (1S,2S,7R,8aS)- and (1S,2S,7S,8aS)-trihydroxyoctahydroindolizine: Two new glycosidase inhibitors by nitrone cycloaddition strategy

    Andrea Goti;Francesca Cardona;Alberto Brandi;Sylviane Picasso

  • Enantiopure cyclic nitrones : A useful class of building blocks for asymmetric syntheses

    Julia Revuelta;Stefano Cicchi;Andrea Goti;Alberto Brandi

  • Synthesis of lentiginosine by stereoselective chiral nitrone cycloaddition and thermal rearrangement of strained spiroisoxazolidine

    Franca M. Cordero;Stefano Cicchi;Andrea Goti;Alberto Brandi

  • Cycloadditions onto methylene- and alkylidenecyclopropane derivatives

    Andrea Goti;Franca M. Cordero;Alberto Brandi

  • Synthesis of Enantiopure 3-Substituted Pyrroline N-Oxides by Highly Regioselective Oxidation of the Parent Hydroxylamines: A Mechanistic Rationale.

    Andrea Goti;Stefano Cicchi;Valentina Fedi;Luca Nannelli

  • Samarium(II) iodide reduction of isoxazolidines

    Julia Revuelta;Stefano Cicchi;Alberto Brandi

  • Straightforward Access to Enantiomerically Pure, Highly Functionalized Pyrrolizidines by Cycloaddition of Maleic Acid Esters to Pyrroline N‐Oxides Derived from Tartaric, Malic and Aspartic Acids − Synthesis of (−)‐Hastanecine, 7‐epi‐Croalbinecine and (−)‐Croalbinecine

    Andrea Goti;Stefano Cicchi;Martina Cacciarini;Francesca Cardona

  • Kinetic Resolution in 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Tartaric Acid-Derived Nitrones to 2,3-Dihydro-1-phenyl-1H-phospholes. An Enantioselective Approach to the 2,2'-Coupled Pyrrolidine-Phospholane Ring System

    Alberto Brandi;Stefano Cicchi;Andrea Goti;Marek Koprowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Goti
Andrea Goti University of Florence
Armin de Meijere
Armin de Meijere University of Göttingen
Giuliano Giambastiani
Giuliano Giambastiani University of Strasbourg
Pierre Vogel
Pierre Vogel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Claudio Bianchini
Claudio Bianchini University of Bologna
Gennaro Pescitelli
Gennaro Pescitelli University of Pisa
Piero Baglioni
Piero Baglioni University of Florence
Barry M. Trost
Barry M. Trost Stanford University
Paola Chiarugi
Paola Chiarugi University of Florence
Andrea Caneschi
Andrea Caneschi University of Florence

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