ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY

Catalysis driven

 Our research interest span from the development of new catalysts based on transition metals, mechanistic investigations and the design of new synthetic protocols.
The primary aim of the research group is to develop efficient, robust, and sustainable methodologies for synthesis, while unraveling the mechanistic complexities involved.

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Andreu graduated in Chemistry from the University of Valencia in 2015, when he moved to Tarragona to  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. In July 2021, he 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. In 2024 he got an Ambizione Project to become a junior group leader at the University of Fribourg in January 2025.

Andreu Tortajada Navarro

PhD in Chemistry

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)

Research: Organic Chemistry

Research: Inorganic Chemistry

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Selected publications before Fribourg

For a full list please visit my google scholar or ORCID
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Room-Temperature Intermolecular Hydroamination of Vinylarenes Catalyzed by Alkali-Metal Ferrate Complexes

A. Tortajada, E. Hevia*

ACS Org. Inorg. Au 2024 asap

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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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