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DOI: 10.1055/a-2764-1035
DOI: 10.1055/a-2764-1035
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Published as part of the Special Section 16th EuCheMS Organic Division Young Investigator
Workshop
Development of Novel Catalytic and Photocatalytic Reactions Toward the Production of Valuable Organic Molecules
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FRA2025 funded by the University of Trieste and Microgrants 2024 funded by Region FVG (LR 2/2011, ART. 4).
Abstract
This article offers an overview of our recent contributions to the fields of organic synthesis and catalysis. More specifically, our group has been actively working in the following research areas: (1) the use of aromatic compounds as photocatalysts, (2) the exploitation of carbon dots as nano-organocatalytic systems, and (3) the utilization of carbon nitrides and 2D materials in organic catalysis.
Publication History
Received: 05 November 2025
Accepted after revision: 03 December 2025
Accepted Manuscript online:
19 December 2025
Article published online:
31 December 2025
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