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Overview

Romano V. A. Orru is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands, focusing primarily on the field of Chemistry with a significant specialization in Organic Chemistry. Their research portfolio encompasses various subfields, including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics such as Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications.

Romano V. A. Orru has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Transition metal-catalysed carbene- and nitrene transfer to carbon monoxide and isocyanides, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertions, 2020, Molecules
  • Synthesis of Quinazolin-4-ones by Copper-Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertion, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of Densely Functionalized Pyrimidouracils by Nickel(II)-Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertion, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Front Cover Picture: Thiosulfonates as Emerging Reactants: Synthesis and Applications (Adv. Synth. Catal. 1/2020), 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Frequent collaborators in their research include Eelco Ruijter, Bert U. W. Maes, Jordy M. Saya, Thomas R. Roose, and Prabhat Ranjan.

Their work is commonly published in journals such as The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Letters, Molecules, Chemistry - A European Journal, and Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, highlighting a consistent engagement with key platforms in chemical research.

Best Publications

  • Multicomponent Reaction Design in the Quest for Molecular Complexity and Diversity

    Eelco Ruijter;Rachel Scheffelaar;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Multicomponent reactions: advanced tools for sustainable organic synthesis

    Răzvan C. Cioc;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Recent Advances in Solution-Phase Multicomponent Methodology for the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds

    Romano V. A. Orru;Michiel de Greef

  • Recent developments in asymmetric multicomponent reactions.

    Corien de Graaff;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Isocyanoacetate derivatives: synthesis, reactivity, and application.

    Anton V Gulevich;Alexander G Zhdanko;Romano V A Orru;Valentine G Nenajdenko

  • Recent applications of multicomponent reactions in medicinal chemistry

    Paul Slobbe;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Palladium-catalyzed migratory insertion of isocyanides: an emerging platform in cross-coupling chemistry.

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Eelco Ruijter;Bert U. W. Maes;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions towards cyclic constrained peptidomimetics

    Gijs Koopmanschap;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V.A. Orru

  • Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclizations

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • A highly efficient synthesis of telaprevir by strategic use of biocatalysis and multicomponent reactions

    Anass Znabet;Marloes M Polak;Elwin Janssen;Frans J J de Kanter

  • Fluorine-18 labelled building blocks for PET tracer synthesis.

    Dion van der Born;Anna Pees;Alex J. Poot;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Multicomponent reactions - opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry.

    Eelco Ruijter;Romano V A Orru

  • Sustainable Synthesis of Diverse Privileged Heterocycles by Palladium‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Isocyanide Insertion

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Razvan C. Cioc;Pieter Mampuys;Bert U. W. Maes

  • 1-Azadienes in cycloaddition and multicomponent reactions towards N-heterocycles.

    Bas Groenendaal;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Thiosulfonates as Emerging Reactants : Synthesis and Applications

    P. Mampuys;C. R. McElroy;J. H. Clark;R. V.A. Orru

  • Mehrkomponentenreaktionen als Weg zu molekularer Komplexität und Diversität

    Eelco Ruijter;Rachel Scheffelaar;Romano V. A. Orru

  • The efficient one-pot reaction of up to eight components by the union of multicomponent reactions.

    Niels Elders;Dion van der Born;Loes J. D. Hendrickx;Brian J. J. Timmer

  • Chemoenzymatic asymmetric total syntheses of antitumor agents (3R,9R,10R)- and (3S,9R,10R)-Panaxytriol and (R)- and (S)-Falcarinol from Panax ginseng using an enantioconvergent enzyme-triggered cascade reaction.

    Sandra F Mayer;Andreas Steinreiber;Romano V A Orru;Kurt Faber

  • Base Metal Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertions

    Jurriën W. Collet;Jurriën W. Collet;Thomas R. Roose;Eelco Ruijter;Bert U. W. Maes

  • Total Synthesis of Aspidosperma and Strychnos Alkaloids through Indole Dearomatization

    Jordy M. Saya;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Synthesis of Heterocycles via Multicomponent Reactions II

    Romano V. A. V. A. Orru;Eelco Ruijter

  • Novel Multicomponent Reaction for the Combinatorial Synthesis of 2-Imidazolines

    Robin S. Bon;Chongen Hong;Marinus J. Bouma;Rob F. Schmitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Eelco Ruijter
Eelco Ruijter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bert U. W. Maes
Bert U. W. Maes University of Antwerp
Giacomo Cao
Giacomo Cao University of Cagliari
Nicholas J. Turner
Nicholas J. Turner University of Manchester
Kurt Faber
Kurt Faber University of Graz
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Koop Lammertsma
Koop Lammertsma University of Johannesburg
Martin Lutz
Martin Lutz Utrecht University
Anthony L. Spek
Anthony L. Spek Utrecht University
Uwe T. Bornscheuer
Uwe T. Bornscheuer University of Greifswald

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