Publications

2020-2025


Regioselective Synthesis and Cytotoxic Effects of New Juglone Derivatives with an Aliphatic Substituent at C(2) or C(3)
G. Vidari; E. Casali; A. Magni; S.T. Othman; G. Zanoni; A. Porta
Biomolecules, 2025, 15, 1708


Tetramethylpiperidine N-Oxyl (TEMPO)-mediated Oxidative Functionalization of Alkoxyallenes
K. Lee; C. Crawford; G. Cheng; J. Zerban; E. Casali; S. Panja; D. Rampon; J. Schomaker
ChemRxiv. 2025


Mechanism of Ligand Exchange Processes for Titanocene Complexes: a Computational Study
E. Casali; L. Toma; A. Porta; J.J. Weigand; G. Zanoni
Organometallics, 2025, 44, 2425-2433


Electrocatalytic Dehydrogenative Lactonization of Benzylic Alcohols: A Sustainable Access to Phthalides via N‐hydroxyphthalimide Mediation
P. Ronco, A. Simi, E. Lunghi, E. Casali, G. Lenardon, A. Porta, G. Zanoni
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, 00, e70138


Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Nitrenoid Transfer to Access Fused δ-Lactams via HFIP-Assisted Aziridination and Cascade Cyclization
S. Kim; E. Tufano; M. Barilli; E. Casali; Y. Kim; D. Kim; T. Massimini; G. Zanoni; S. Chang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 42, 38772–38784


Preparation of a Micronutrient-Enriched Apricot Kernel Oil and Assessment of In Vitro Chemopreventive Properties
M. E. Vaccari, V. Cavalloro, M. Bedeschi, P. Serra, G. Simonetti, E. Casali, A. Porta, A. Fossati, E. Martino, S. Collina, A. Tesei
Int. J. Mol.Sci., 2025, 26, 9237


Titanocenes functionalization with highchemicaldiversity via titaniumprotecting groups
E. Casali,* A. Gandini, G. Merlo, L. Carli, J. J. Weigand, A. Porta, G. Zanoni
Commun. Chem., 2025, 8, 221


Engineering the Electronic Structure and Optoelectronic Properties of Chiral Metal Halides through Cation Design
C. Coccia, M. Moroni, M. Boiocchi, M. Morana, M. Patrini, D. Capsoni, A. Porta, A, Olivati, G. Folpini, A. Petrozza, L. Gregori, E. Mosconi, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi
ACS Materials Lett. 2025, 7, 8, 2980–2987


From lichen to organoids: Usnic acid enantiomers show promise against Cholangiocarcinoma via MNK2 targeting and MAPK pathway modulation
V. Cavalloro, A. Malacrida, M. Miloso, D. Ronchi, A. Porta, A. Fossati, G. Gheza, S. De Siervi, S. Mantovani, B. Oliviero, M.U. Mondelli, L. Pugliese, C. Turato, E. Martino, S. Collina
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 188 (2025) 118208 


Scalable Photoinduced Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of Biorelevant Oxazoles
A. Saha, M. Bianchi, E. Casali, D. Maiti
Org.Lett., 2025, 27, 6122-6126


Vineyard pruning-wood waste valorisation: sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds
E. Tumminelli, V. Cavalloro, C. Ingrà, A. Ferrandino, A. Porta, G. Marrubini, E. Martino, D. Rossi, S. Collina
Front. Chem. 13,1597833


Plastic Smell: A Review of the Hidden Threat of Airborne Micro and Nanoplastics to Human Health and the Environment
C. Casella; U. Cornelli; S. Ballaz; G. Zanoni; G. Merlo; L. Ramos-Guerrero
Toxics 2025, 13(5), 387


Modular Approach for Photoinduced Cycloaddition Enabling the Synthesis of DiverseBioactive Oxazoles
A. Saha, E. Casali,* A. Ghosh, D. Maiti
Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 2811-2814


Nanoenabling MbtI Inhibitors for Next-Generation Tuberculosis Therapy
G. Cazzaniga, M. Mori, A. Griego, E. Scarpa, G. Moschetti, S. Muzzioli, G. Stelitano, L. R. Chiarelli, M. Cocorullo, E. Casali, A.Porta, G. Zanoni, A. Tresoldi, E. Pini, Í. L. Batalha, G. Battaglia, T. Tuccinardi, L. Rizzello, S. Villa, F. Meneghetti
J. Med. Chem., 2025, 68, 5312-5332


Elucidating the Mechanism of Electrooxidative AlleneDioxygenation: Dual Role of Tetramethylpiperidine N-Oxyl (TEMPO)
K. S. Lee, F. Barbieri, E. Casali, E. T. Marris, G. Zanoni, J. M. Schomaker
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 318-330


High-throughput PeptideArray Analysis and Computational Techniques for Serological Profiling of Flavivirus Infections: Implications for Diagnostics and Vaccine Development
M. Bombaci, E. M. A. Fassi, A. Gobbini, D. Mileto, I. Cassaniti, E. Pesce, E. Casali, A. Mancon, J. Sammartino, A. Ferrari, E.Percivalle, R. Grande, E. Marchisio, M. R. Gismondo, S. Abrignani, F. Baldanti, G. Colombo, R. Grifantini
J. Med. Virol., 2024, 96, e29923


Unraveling the Role of Structural Topology on Chirality Transfer and Chiroptical Properties in Chiral Germanium Iodides
C. Coccia, M. Moroni, A. Treglia, M. Boiocchi, Y. Yang, C. Milanese, M. Morana, D. Capsoni, A. Porta, A. Petrozza, A. Stroppa, L. Malavasi
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 35, 24377–24388


Stereoselective Shi-type epoxidation with 3-oxo-4,6-Obenzylidenepyranoside catalysts: unveiling the role of carbohydrate skeletons
D. Imperio, F. Valloni, D. Caprioglio, A. Minassi, E. Casali,* L. Panza
RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 16778-16783


Ligand‐Induced Chirality in ClMBA2SnI4 2D Perovskite
C. Coccia, M. Morana, A. Mahata, W. Kaiser, M. Moroni, B. Albini, P. Galinetto, G. Folpini, C. Milanese, A. Porta, E. Mosconi, A. Petrozza, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318557


Easy and Accessible Synthesis of Cannabinoids from CBD
A. Capucciati, E. Casali, A. Bini, F. Doria, D. Merli, A. Porta
J.Nat. Prod., 2024, 87, 869-875


Silver-catalyzed direct conversion ofepoxides into cyclopropanes using N-triftosylhydrazones
L. Li, P. Sivaguru, D. Wei, M. Liu, Q. Zhu, S. Dong, E. Casali, N. Li, G. Zanoni, X. Bi
Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 1951


Trifluoromethyl Ketone Galactose Catalyst for AsymmetricEpoxidation: Experimental and Theoretical Model
D. Imperio, E. Casali, E. Del Grosso, D. Caprioglio, A. Minassi, L. Panza
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2024, 27, e202301163


Synthesis of 2,6-Diaminotriptycene Conjugates with Chiral Auxiliaries: Towards theScalable Resolution of Crucial Triptycene Intermediates
G. Preda, E. Casali, A. Porta, D. Pasini, D.
Symmetry, 2024, 16, 116


Sigma Receptor and Aquaporin modulators: chiral resolution, configurational assignment, and preliminary biological profile of RC752 enantiomers
R. Listro, A. Marra, Valeria Cavalloro, G. Rossino, P. Linciano, D. Rossi, E. Casali, M. De Amici, G. Mazzeo, G. Longhi, M.Fusé, G. Dondio, G. Pellavio, U. Laforenza, D. Schepmann, B. Wünsch, S. Collina
J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., 2024, 239,115902


Chiral 1D and 2D Perovskites: Disclosing the Compositional and Structural Aspects Governing the Photophysical Properties
M. Moroni, C. Coccia, A. Dibenedetto, A. Porta, M. Boiocchi, A. Mahata, E. Mosconi, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi
MATSUS Spring 2024 Conference (MATSUS24)


Electrifying Friedel-Crafts Intramolecular Alkylation toward 1,1-Disubstituted Tetrahydronaphthalenes
E. Lunghi, P. Ronco, F. Della Negra, B. Trucchi, M. Verzini, D. Merli, E. Casali, C. O. Kappe, D. Cantillo, G. Zanoni
J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 16783-16789


Iridium Acylnitrenoid-Initiated Biomimetic Cascade Cyclizations: Stereodefined Access to Polycyclic δ-Lactams
E. Tufano, E. Lee, M. Barilli, E. Casali, A. O¨trek, H. Jung, M. Morana, J. Kang, D. Kim, S. Chang, G. Zanoni 
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023,145, 24724-24735


NLRP3 monomer functionaldynamics: From the effects of allosteric binding to implications for drug design
E. Casali, S. A. Serapian, E. Gianquinto, M. Castelli, M. Bertinaria, F. Spyrakis, G. Colombo
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,2023, 246, 125609


Design of an Ad Hoc Bifunctional Chiral Ligand for the Preparation of Low-Dimensional Perovskites
L. Malavasi, C. Coccia, A. Porta, M. Moron
ChemRxiv, 2023, preprint


Solvent-free synthesis of chalcones using Mg(HSO4)2
E. Saraci, M. Andreoli, E. Casali, M. Verzini, M. Argese, R. Fanelli, G. Zanoni
RSC Sustain., 2023, 1, 504-510


Ligand-Induced Chirality in Novel 2D Tin Iodide Perovskite Cl-MBA2SnI4
L. Malavasi, C. Coccia, M. Morana, A. Mahata, W. Kaiser, F. De Angelis, E. Mosconi, M. Moroni, C. Milanese, B. Albini, P. Galinetto, A. Porta
ChemRxiv, 2023, preprint


Conformational Behavior of SARS-Cov-2 Spike Protein Variants: Evolutionary Jumps in Sequence Reverberate in Structural DynamicDifferences
A. Triveri, E. Casali, E. Frasnetti, F. Doria, F. Frigerio, F. Cinquini, S. Pavoni, E. Moroni, F. Marchetti, S. A. Serapian, G. Colombo
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2023, 19, 2120-2134


CBD-containing liquids for e-cigarettes: formation of psychotropic and secondary cannabinoids and amount of CBD surviving the smoking procedure
A. Capucciati, A. Bini, B. Mannucci, A. Porta, A. Profumo, D. Merli
Forensic Sci. 2023, 3(2), 258-272


Process for the preparation of panobinostat
M. Andreoli, T. Basile, A. Porta, G. Zanoni, R. Fanelli, M. Verzini
US Patent App. 17/799,106


A New Benzothiazolthiazolidine Derivative, 11726172, Is Active In Vitro, In Vivo, and against Nonreplicating Cells of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
E. G. Salina, U. Postiglione, L. R. Chiarelli, D. Recchia, M. Záhorszká, A. Lepioshkin, N. Monakhova, A. Pál, A. Porta, G. Zanoni, J. Korduláková, E. Kazakova, D. Sassera, M. R. Pasca, V. Makarov, G. Degiacomi
mSphere 7:e00369-22


Difluorodiazoethane as a masked acetylene equivalent in formal [3 + 2] cycloadditions with ketones to access 2,3-functionalized furans
X. Zhang; X. Li; P. Sivaguru; J. Wu; G. Zanoni; J. Song; Y. Ning
Org. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 5825-5831


Straightforward access to fluoroalkyl tetrazoles from fluoroalkyl N-sulfonylhydrazones
Z. Fang; Y. Zhang; H. Wang; G. Zanoni; J. Li; X. Li; Z. Liu; Y. Ning
Org. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 5606-5610


Defluorinative Carboimination of Trifluoromethyl Ketones
X. Zhang; Y. Ning; Z. Liu; S. Li; G. Zanoni; X. Bi
ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 15, 8802–8810


Oxo-rhenium mediated allylation of furanoside derivatives: A computational studyon the mechanism and the stereoselectivity
E. Casali,* A. Porta, L. Toma, G. Zanoni
J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 9497-9506


Stability of cannabidiol (CBD) in solvents and formulations: A GC–MS approach
C.Franco, S. Protti, A. Porta, F. Pollastro, A. Profumo, B. Mannucci, D. Merli
Results in Chemistry 4 (2022) 100465


Unity is Strength: The Case of Cascade Reactions Combined with C-HActivation
E. Casali, E. Saraci, S. T. Othman, G. Zanoni, D. Maiti
More Synthetic Approaches to Nonaromatic Nitrogen Heterocycles, 2V Set, First Edition, 2022, 3-69


Role of Anion in Determining the Stereoselectivity of Mg-Ph-BOX-Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reactions: A Computational Study
E. Casali,*G. Faita, L. Toma
Organometallics, 2022, 41, 105-114


Photochemistry of cannabidiol (CBD) revised. A combined preparative and spectrometric investigation
P. Seccamani, C. Franco, S. Protti, A. Porta, A. Profumo, D. Caprioglio, S. Salamone, B. Mannucci, D. Merli
J. Nat. Prod. 2021, 84, 11, 2858–2865


Highly Stereoselective Glycosylation Reactions ofFuranoside Derivatives via Rhenium (V) Catalysis
E. Casali, S. T. Othman, A. A. Dezaye, D. Chiodi, A. Porta, G. Zanoni
J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 7672-7686


An In-Depth Computational Study of Alkene Cyclopropanation Catalyzed by Fe(porphyrin)(OCH3)Complexes. The Environmental Effects on the Energy Barriers
E. Casali, E. Gallo, L. Toma
Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 11329-11336


Shedding X-ray Light on the Role of Magnesium in the Activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Salicylate Synthase (MbtI) for Drug Design
M. Mori, G. Stelitano, A. Gelain, E. Pini, L.R. Chiarelli, J.C. Sammartino, G. Poli, T. Tuccinardi, G. Beretta, A. Porta, M. Bellinzoni, S. Villa, F. Meneghetti
J. Med. Chem. 2020, 63, 13, 7066–7080


Overriding ortho selectivity bytemplate assisted meta-C-H activation of benzophenones
E. Casali, P. Kalra, M. Brochetta, T. Borsari, A. Gandini, T. Patra, G. Zanoni and D. Maiti
Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 7281-7284


Chemical, Metabolic, and Cellular Characterization of a FtsZ Inhibitor Effective Against Burkholderia cenocepacia
L.R. Chiarelli, V.C. Scoffone, G. Trespidi, G. Barbieri, O. Riabova, N. Monakhova, A. Porta, G. Manina, G. Riccardi, V. Makarov, S. Buroni
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, 11, 562


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