Background
Prof. Mendoza received a Ph.D. at the University of Oviedo (Spain) in Organic and Organometallic Chemistry in the group of Prof. José Barluenga. After completing his PhD, he joined Prof. Phil Baran's Lab at The Scripps Research Institute (USA) on a Fulbright Fellowship (2010-2012) working on total synthesis of natural products. For his second postdoc he joined the lab Prof. Matthew Gaunt at the University of Cambridge (UK) working on bioorthogonal chemistry and C-H insertion catalysis. In 2013, he started his independent career at Stockholm University (Dept. of organic chemistry) and in 2022 he accepted a group leader position at the ICMol of the University of Valencia.
Research interests
Mendoza and his group firmly believes that Organic Synthesis is central to the exploration new molecular technologies.
The group aims to contribute with new technologies for Health, Materials and Energy verticals, by reconsidering long-standing dogmas in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. The group contributes to homogeneous catalysis, asymmetric synthesis, visible-light photochemistry, and mechanistic studies, in the context of radical, carbene and organometallic transformations.
At the core of these technologies is the group's commitment to address the challenges of adapting the development of modern society to a sustainable future. We believe that the collaboration with the private sector and the transference of technology are the best vectors to maximise the impact of fundamental research.
Publications
Chowdhury, R; Elek, GZ; Meana-Baamonde, B; Mendoza, A
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Modular Synthesis of (Borylmethyl)silanes through Orthogonal Functionalization of a Carbon Atom"
Org. Lett. 25 2023
| 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00474
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