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Andreu Tortajada Navarro

PhD in Chemistry

Research: Organic Chemistry

Research: Inorganic Chemistry

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Postdoctoral Researcher

I obtained my BSc in Chemistry in 2015 from the University of Valencia. Then, I moved to Tarragona, to work under the supervision of Professor Ruben Martin in the development of Nickel catalyzed carboxylation and amidation reactions, including the implementation of isotope-labelling techniques. During these years, I obtained a MSc in Synthesis, Catalysis and Molecular Design from the University Rovira i Virgili in 2016 and then a PhD in Chemistry in December 2020. In July 2021, I joined the group of Professor Eva Hevia at the University of Bern to work on cooperative bimetallic chemistry, with a focus on their catalytic applications. Outside the lab, I enjoy teaching and practicing step aerobics, singing and travelling.

Education

  • PhD in Chemical Science Rovira i Virgili University and ICIQ - Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (Tarragona, Spain) 
  • MSc in Synthesis, Catalysis and Molecular Design  Rovira i Virgili University and ICIQ - Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (Tarragona, Spain) 
  • MSc in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Upper Secondary Education National Distance Education University (UNED, Spain)
  • BSc in Chemistry University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain)

Selected publications

For a full list please visit my google scholar or ORCID
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Alkene Isomerisation Catalysed by a Superbasic Sodium Amide

A. Tortajada, G.L. Righetti, A. McGinley, M. Mu, M. Garcia-Melchor*, E. Hevia*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202407262

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Development of Sterically Hindered and Basic Sodium Amides for Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange

M. S. Tschopp, A. W.J. Platten, E. Hevia, A. Tortajada*

EurJIC, 2024, e202400200

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New Frontiers in Organosodium Chemistry as Sustainable Alternatives to Organolithium Reagents

D.E. Anderson, A. Tortajada*, E. Hevia*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202313556

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 Alkali-metal Bases in Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Processes 

A. Tortajada*, E. Hevia*
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3CY00825H

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Sodium Mediated Deprotonative Borylation of Arenes Using Sterically Demanding B(CH2SiMe3)3: Unlocking Polybasic Behaviour and Competing Lateral Borane Sodiation 

A. Tortajada,L. Bole, M. Mu, M. Standford, M. Peñas-Defrutos, M. Garcia-Melchor, E. Hevia*
Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 6538-6545

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Highly Reactive Hydrocarbon Soluble Alkylsodium Reagents for Benzylic Aroylation of Toluenes using Weinreb Amides

D. E. Anderson, A. Tortajada, E. Hevia*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202218498

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Uncovering the Untapped Potential of the Use of Sodium Amides for Regioselective Arene Functionalisation

A. Tortajada*, E. Hevia*
Chimia 2023, 77, 225, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.225.

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Perdeuteration of Arenes via Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Catalyzed by the Superbasic Sodium Amide Donor Species NaTMP·PMDETA

A. Tortajada, E. Hevia*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 44, 20237–20242

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Gram-Scale Synthesis, Isolation and Characterisation of Sodium Organometallics: nBuNa and NaTMP

A. Tortajada, D. E. Anderson, E. Hevia*
Helv. Chim. Acta, 2022, e202200060

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Enhancing Metalating Efficiency of the Sodium Amide NaTMP in Arene Borylation Applications

L. Bole, A. Tortajada, E. Hevia*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202204262

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Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergent Catalytic Amidation of Unactivated Secondary Alkyl Bromides

A. Tortajada, J. T. Menezes-Correia, E. Serrano, A. Monleón, A. Tampieri, C. S. Day, F. Juliá-Hernández, R. Martin*
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 16, 10223–10227

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Catalytic Decarboxylation/Carboxylation Platform for Accessing Isotopically Labeled Carboxylic Acids

A. Tortajada, Y. Duan, B. Sahoo, F. Cong, G. Toupalas, A. Sallustrau, O. Loreau, D. Audisio, R. Martin*
ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 7, 5897–5901

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Ni-Catalyzed Site-Selective Dicarboxylation of 1,3-Dienes with CO2

A. Tortajada, R. Ninokata, R. Martin*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 6, 2050–2053

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Switchable Site-Selective Catalytic Carboxylation of Allylic Alcohols with CO2

M. v. Gemmeren, M. Börjesson,A. Tortajada, S.Z. Sun, K. Okura, R. Martin*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6558-6562

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