Switzerland
- Synthesized and investigated the remote C(sp3)-H functionalization of several redox-active alcohol derivatives - Developed an iron catalyzed C(sp3)-H azidation of N-acyloxy imidates for the synthesis of β-azido alcohols - Underwent synthetic studies toward the total synthesis of decursivine through photoredox catalysis - Discovered and optimized a photoredox-catalyzed two-carbon ring expansion of cyclobutanols to cyclohexenones and applied it to a total synthesis of uleine Under the supervision of Prof. Jieping ZHU, LSPN, EPFL
- Optimized a copper catalyzed oxidative alkoxycarbonylation of olefins. Under the supervision of Prof. Jieping ZHU and Balàzs BUDAI, LSPN, EPFL
Six-month internship in the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Small Molecules Research and Development department Under the supervision of Dr. Sébastien LEMAIRE and Dr. Xavier JUSSEAU Development and optimisation of Friedel-Crafts type reactions on specific substrates
- Optimized a palladium-catalyzed Heck-Matsuda reaction. One-month voluntary internship - Under the supervision of Dr. Françoise ZAMMATTIO and Dr. Mireia RODRIGUEZ I ZUBIRI