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Renzo Rossi is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy, specializing in chemistry with a focus on organic chemistry. Their research contributions span several key topics, including synthesis and biological activity, click chemistry and its applications, multicomponent synthesis of heterocycles, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, and sulfur-based synthesis techniques.

Their publication record includes works in notable venues such as Molecules and Current Organic Chemistry. Among their recent papers are:

  • An Updated Review on the Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Molecular Hybrids and Conjugates Bearing Imidazole Moiety (2020, Molecules)
  • Palladium-Catalysed Intermolecular Direct C-H Bond Arylation of Heteroarenes with Reagents Alternative to Aryl Halides: Current State of the Art (2022, Current Organic Chemistry)

These contributions indicate a focus on synthetic methods and their applications in biological contexts, particularly involving catalytic processes and heterocyclic compounds.

Renzo Rossi frequently collaborates with Maurizio Ciofalo, with at least two joint publications. The main fields and subfields of their scholarly work are concentrated exclusively within chemistry, notably organic chemistry.

Overall, their research integrates advanced catalytic techniques and synthetic strategies aimed at developing novel compounds and methodologies applicable to pharmaceutical and chemical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Transition metal-catalyzed direct arylation of substrates with activated sp3-hybridized C-H bonds and some of their synthetic equivalents with aryl halides and pseudohalides.

    Fabio Bellina;Renzo Rossi

  • Palladium Catalysts for the Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction: An Overview of Recent Advances

    Fabio Bellina;Adriano Carpita;Renzo Rossi

  • Recent advances in the synthesis of (hetero)aryl-substituted heteroarenes via transition metal-catalysed direct (hetero)arylation of heteroarene C–H bonds with aryl halides or pseudohalides, diaryliodonium salts, and potassium aryltrifluoroborates

    Fabio Bellina;Renzo Rossi

  • Synthesis and biological activity of pyrrole, pyrroline and pyrrolidine derivatives with two aryl groups on adjacent positions

    Fabio Bellina;Renzo Rossi

  • Cross‐Coupling of Heteroarenes by CH Functionalization: Recent Progress towards Direct Arylation and Heteroarylation Reactions Involving Heteroarenes Containing One Heteroatom

    Renzo Rossi;Fabio Bellina;Marco Lessi;Chiara Manzini

  • Synthesis and biological activity of vicinal diaryl-substituted 1H-imidazoles

    Fabio Bellina;Silvia Cauteruccio;Renzo Rossi

  • Efficient and highly regioselective direct C-2 arylation of azoles, including free (NH)-imidazole, -benzimidazole and -indole, with aryl halides

    Fabio Bellina;Chiara Calandri;Silvia Cauteruccio;Renzo Rossi

  • A palladium-promoted route to 3-alkyl-4-(1-alkynyl)hexa-1,5-dyn-3-enes and/or 1,3-diynes

    Renzo Rossi;Adriano Carpita;Clara Bigelli

  • Synthesis of 3-arylisocoumarins, including thunberginols A and B, unsymmetrical 3,4-disubstituted isocoumarins, and 3-ylidenephthalides via iodolactonization of methyl 2-ynylbenzoates or the corresponding carboxylic acids

    Renzo Rossi;Adriano Carpita;Fabio Bellina;Paolo Stabile

  • PALLADIUM-AND/OR COPPER-MEDIATED CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN 1-ALKYNES AND VINYL, ARYL, 1-ALKYNYL, 1,2-PROPADIENYL, PROPARGYL AND ALLYLIC HALIDES OR RELATED COMPOUNDS. A REVIEW

    Renzo Rossi;Adriano Carpita;Fabio Bellina

  • Palladium- and Copper-Mediated Direct C-2 Arylation of Azoles — Including Free (NH)-Imidazole, -Benzimidazole and -Indole — Under Base-Free and Ligandless Conditions

    Fabio Bellina;Silvia Cauteruccio;Renzo Rossi

  • Direct palladium-catalyzed C-3 arylation of free (NH)-indoles with aryl bromides under ligandless conditions.

    Fabio Bellina;Francesca Benelli;Renzo Rossi

  • Regioselective Functionalization of the Imidazole Ring via Transition Metal-Catalyzed CN and CC Bond Forming Reactions

    Fabio Bellina;Renzo Rossi

  • Regioselective Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural (Z)-3-(1-Alkylidene)phthalides and 3-Substituted Isocoumarins Starting from Methyl 2-Hydroxybenzoates

    Fabio Bellina;Donatella Ciucci;Piergiorgio Vergamini;Renzo Rossi

  • Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Reactions of Polyhalogenated Heteroarenes

    Renzo Rossi;Fabio Bellina;Marco Lessi

  • Novel imidazole-based combretastatin A-4 analogues: evaluation of their in vitro antitumor activity and molecular modeling study of their binding to the colchicine site of tubulin.

    Fabio Bellina;Silvia Cauteruccio;Susanna Monti;Renzo Rossi

  • Regioselective synthesis of 1,5-diaryl-1H-imidazoles by palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of 1-aryl-1H-imidazoles

    Fabio Bellina;Silvia Cauteruccio;Luisa Mannina;Renzo Rossi

  • Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 1,2-Diaryl-1H-imidazoles by Palladium- and Copper-Mediated Direct Coupling of 1-Aryl-1H-imidazoles with Aryl Halides under Ligandless Conditions

    Fabio Bellina;Silvia Cauteruccio;Luisa Mannina;Renzo Rossi

  • Transition Metal-Free Direct CH (Hetero)arylation of Heteroarenes: A Sustainable Methodology to Access (Hetero)aryl-Substituted Heteroarenes

    Renzo Rossi;Marco Lessi;Chiara Manzini;Giulia Marianetti

  • Selective synthesis of natural and unnatural 5,6-disubstituted 2(2H)-pyranones via iodolactonization of 5-substituted (Z)-2-en-4-ynoic acids

    Fabio Bellina;Matteo Biagetti;Adriano Carpita;Renzo Rossi

  • Highly selective synthesis of 4(5)-aryl-, 2,4(5)-diaryl-, and 4,5-diaryl-1H-imidazoles via Pd-catalyzed direct C-5 arylation of 1-benzyl-1H-imidazole

    Fabio Bellina;Silvia Cauteruccio;Annarita Di Fiore;Chiara Marchetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Bellina
Fabio Bellina University of Pisa
Luisa Mannina
Luisa Mannina Sapienza University of Rome
Vito Lippolis
Vito Lippolis University of Cagliari
Dario Neri
Dario Neri Philogen (Italy)
G. H. N. Towers
G. H. N. Towers University of British Columbia
Piero Salvadori
Piero Salvadori National Research Council (CNR)

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