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61) E. Rivera-Chao, J. Corpas, G. Lonardi, V. Derdau, A. Ruffoni, and D. Leonori*
Excited-State Basicity Diverts the Site-Selectivity of Aromatic Deuteration: Application to the Late-Stage Labelling of Pharmaceuticals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 62, e202500627 
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60) W. J. Olivier, P. T. Blyszczyk, E. M. Arpa, K. Hitoshio, M. Gomez-Mendoza, V. De la Peña O'Shea, I. Marchand, T. Poisson, A. Ruffoni,* and D. Leonori*
Excited-State Configuration of Nitroarenes Enables Oxidative Cleavage of Aromatics over Alkenes Science 2025, 387, 1167–1174 
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59) R. Güdük, N. Kehl, C. Stavagna, M. J. Tilby, O. Turner, A. Ruffoni,* H. P. Caldora* and D. Leonori*
A Three-step Strategy for the Conversion of Pyridines into Benzonitriles Nat. Synth. 2025, 4, 848–858 Synfacts Highlight by P. Richardson @ Synfacts 2025, 21, 454 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2025, 29, 1181–1190 
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58) P. T. Blyszczyk and D. Leonori*
Photochemical Oxidative Cleavage and Dihydroxylation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids using Triplet Nitroarenes Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 2025, 127, e70004 
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57) T. dos Santos, C. S. Buettner, D. Berna Yildiz, M. Mamone, A. Ruffoni and D. Leonori*
Photochemical Conversion of Indazoles into Benzimidazoles Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202423804 Selected as "Editors' Choice: Spotlights" 
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56) B. Roure, M. Alonso, G. Lonardi, D. Berna Yildiz, C. S. Buettner, T. dos Santos, Y. Xu, M. Bossart, V. Derdau, M. Méndez, J. Llaveria, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
Photochemical Permutation of Thiazoles, Isothiazoles and Other Azoles Nature 2024, 637, 860–8670 Highlight by R. Dabas @ ChemistryWorld 
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55) J. Corpas, E. Rivera-Chao, E. M. Arpa, M. Gomez-Mendoza, Y. Katayama, V. A. de la Peña O’Shea, C. Bouchel, C. Jacob, P.-G. Echeverria, A. Ruffoni, D. Leonori*
Excited-state Protonation and Reduction Enables the Umpolung Birch Reduction of Naphthalenes Chem 2025, 11, 102342 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2025, 29, 225–236 Synfacts Highlight by B. List and L. Alama @ Synfacts 2025, 21, 186 
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54) J. Corpas, M. Alonso and D. Leonori*
Boryl Radical-Mediated Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) Enables the Sonogashira-Like Alkynylation of Alkyl Halides Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 19113–19118 
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53) C. S. Buettner, C. Stavagna, M. J. Tilby, B. Górski, J. J. Douglas, N. Yasukawa* and D. Leonori*
Synthesis and Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Amine-Boranes. A Boryl Radical-Enabled Strategy J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 24042–24052 Synfacts Highlight by P. Richardson @ Synfacts 2025, 21, 561 
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52) Z. Zhang, L. Poletti and D. Leonori*
A Radical Strategy for the Alkylation of Amides with Alkyl Halides by Merging Boryl Radical-Mediated Halogen-Atom Transfer and Copper Catalysis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 22423–22430 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2024, 28, 3439–3449 
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51) Z. Zhang, M. J. Tilby and D. Leonori*
Boryl Radical-mediated Halogen-Atom Transfer Enables Arylation of Alkyl Halides with Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Coupling Partners Nat. Synth. 2024, 3, 1221–1230 
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50) J. Corpas, H. P. Caldora, E. M. Di Tommaso, A. C. Hernandez-Perez, O. Turner, L. M. Azofra, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
A General Strategy for the Amination of Electron-rich and Electron-poor Heteroaromatics by Desaturative Catalysis Nat. Catal. 2024, 7, 593–603 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2024, 28, 2367–2381 Synfacts Highlight by P. Richardson @ Synfacts 2025, 21, 235 
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49) R. Sánchez-Bento, L. Bui, V. K. Duong, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
A Photochemical Strategy for the Synthesis of Caprolactams via Dearomative Ring Expansion of Nitroarenes Synthesis 2024, 56, A–G Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights Special Issue PSRC-10 (10th Pacific Symposium on Radical Chemistry) 
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48) R. Mykura, R. Sánchez-Bento, E. Matador, V. K. Duong, A. Valera, L. Angelini, R. J. Carbajo, J. Llaveria, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
Synthesis of Polysubstituted Azepanes by Dearomative Ring Expansion of Nitroarenes Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 771–779 Synfacts Highlight by D. Trauner and A. Sailer @ Synfacts 2024, 20, 0420 
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47) E. Matador, M. J. Tilby, I. Saridakis, M. Pedrón, D. Tomczak, J. Llaveria, I. Atodiresei, P. Merino*, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
A Photochemical Strategy for the Conversion of Nitroarenes into Rigidified Pyrrolidine Analogues J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 150, 27810–27820 Synfacts Highlight by D. Zhao and T. Xiao @ Synfacts 2024, 20, 0358 
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46) B. Li, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
A Photochemical Strategy for ortho-Aminophenol Synthesis via Dearomative-Rearomative Coupling Between Aryl Azides and Alcohols Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202310540 Synfacts Highlight by A. F. Stepan and T. R. Puleo @ Synfacts 2024, 20, 0203 
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45) R. Sánchez-Bento, B. Roure, J. Llaveria, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
A Strategy for ortho-Phenylenediamine Synthesis via Dearomative-Rearomative Coupling of Nitrobenzenes and Amines Chem 2023, 9, 3685 –3695 Synfacts Highlight by M. Reed and M. Allen @ Synfacts 2024, 20, 0120 
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44) H. Caldora, Z. Zhang, M. J. Tilby, O. Turner and D. Leonori*
Dual Photochemical H-Atom Transfer and Cobalt Catalysis for the Desaturative Synthesis of Phenols from Cyclohexanones Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301656 
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43) L. Caiger, H. Zhao, T. Constantin, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
The Merger of Aryl Radical-Mediated Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) and Copper Catalysis for the Modular Cross-Coupling-Type Functionalization of Alkyl Iodides ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 4985–4991 
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42) C. Hampton, M. Simonetti* and D. Leonori*
Olefin Dihydroxylation Using Nitroarenes as Photoresponsive Oxidants Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214508 Highlight by J. C. L. Walker @ Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2024, 72, 70-73 
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41) S. Govaerts, K. Nakamura, T. Constantin* and D. Leonori*
A Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT)-Based Approach to Indole Synthesis Using Aryl Diazonium Salts and Alkyl Iodides Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 7883–7887 Winner of the Organic letter Outstanding Publication Award (2023) 
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40) T. Constantin, B. Górski, M. Tilby, S. Chelli, F. Julia, J. Llaveria, K. J. Gillen, H. Zipse, S. Lakhdar* and D. Leonori*
Halogen-atom and Group Transfer Reactivity enabled by Hydrogen Tunneling Science 2022, 377, 1323–1328 Highlight by CNRS @ CNRS Synfacts Highlight by B. List and M. Guillen @ Synfacts 2022, 18, 1353 
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39) A. Ruffoni, C. Hampton, M. Simonetti* and D. Leonori*
Photoexcited Nitroarenes for the Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes Nature 2022, 610, 81–86 Highlight by J. C. L. Walker Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2024, 72, 70-73 Nature News & Views: V. Palani and A. Wendlandt Nature 2022, 610, 40-41 Highlight by D. Lowe @ In the Pipeline Highlight by That Chemist @ YouTube 
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38) A. Ruffoni, R. Mykura, M. Bietti and D. Leonori*
The Interplay of Polar Effects in Controlling the Selectivity of Radical Reactions Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 682–695 
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37) H. Zhao, H. Caldora, O. Turner, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
A Desaturative Approach for Aromatic Aldehyde Synthesis via Synergistic Enamine, Photoredox and Cobalt Triple Catalysis Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2022018 Selected as "Hot Paper" Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2022, 26, 1547 
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36) Z. Zhang, B. Górski and D. Leonori*
Merging Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) and Copper Catalysis for the Modular Suzuki–Miyaura-Type Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Iodides and Organoborons J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1986–1992 Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights 
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35) T. Constantin, F. Julia and D. Leonori*
Applications of Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) for the Generation of Carbon Radicals in Synthetic Photochemistry and Photocatalysis Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 2292–2352 
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34) H. Zhao, A. J. McMillan, T. Constantin, R. Mykura, F. Julia and D. Leonori*
Merging Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) and Cobalt Catalysis to Override E2-Selectivity in the Elimination of Alkyl Halides: A Mild Route toward contra-Thermodynamic Olefins J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14806–14813 Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights 
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33) B. Górski, A.-L. Barthelemy, J. J. Douglas, F. Julia* and D. Leonori*
Copper-Catalysed Amination of Alkyl Iodides Enabled by Halogen-Atom Transfer Nat. Catal. 2021, 4, 623–630 Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights 
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32) L. Caiger, C. Sinton, T. Constantin, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh, F. Julia and D. Leonori*
Radical Hydroxymethylation of Alkyl Iodides Using Formaldehyde as a C1 Synthon Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 10448–10454 
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31) H. P. Caldora, S. Govaerts, S. U. Dighe, O. J. Turner and D. Leonori*
A de novo Synthesis of Oxindoles from Cyclohexanone-Derived g-Keto-Ester Acceptors Using a Desaturative Amination-Cyclization Approach Synthesis 2021, 53, 4272–4278 Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Sarah Reisman, recipient of the 2019 Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award 
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30) J. H. Kim, T. Constantin, M. Simonetti, J. Llaveria, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
A Radical Approach for the Selective C–H Borylation of Azines Nature 2021, 595, 677–683 Nature News & Views: C. Le Nature 2021, 595, 652-653 Highlight by S. Yang and J. Ye Chem 2021, 7, 1703–1705 Synform Highlight by M. Zanda Synform 2021|10, A162-A165 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2022, 25, 1997 
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29) H. Zhao and D. Leonori*
Minimization of Back-Electron Transfer Enables the Elusive sp3 C–H Functionalization of Secondary Anilines Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7669-7674 Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights 
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28) A. J. McMillan, M. Sieńkowska, P. Di Lorenzo, G. K. Gransbury, N. F. Chilton, M. Salamone, A. Ruffoni*, M. Bietti* and D. Leonori*
Practical and Selective sp3 C–H Chlorination via Aminium Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7132–7139 Selected as VIP Article. Highlight by ChemistryViews Photoinduced Selective sp3 C–H Chlorination 
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27) T. Constantin, F. Julia, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
A Case of Chain Propagation: a-Aminoalkyl Radicals as Initiators for Aryl Radical Chemistry Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12822-12828 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2020, 24, 2789 
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26) S. Dighe, F. Julia, A. Luridiana, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
A Photochemical Dehydrogenative Strategy for Aniline Synthesis Nature 2020, 584, 75-82 Nature News & Views: V. A. Schmidt Nature 2020, 584, 46-47 Highlight by B. Yirkaa @ Phys.org Highlight by L. K. Boerner @ C&EN Highlight by K. Welter @ ChemistryWorld Highlight by the Cyclo Edition @ YouTube Highlight by D. Trauner and B. S. Matsuura @ Synfact 2020, 16, 1361 Highlight by Galchimia 
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25) S. Govaerts, L. Angelini, C. Hampton, L. Malet-Sanz, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Olefin Diamination with Alkylamines Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15021-15028 Highlight by D. Trauner and B. S. Matsuura @ Synfact 2020, 16, 977 
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24) T. Constantin, M. Zanini, A. Regni, N. S. Shikh, F. Julia'* and D. Leonori*
Aminoalkyl Radicals as Halogen-Atom Transfer Agents for Activation of Alkyl and Aryl Halides Science 2020, 367, 1021–1026 Highlight by X.-S. Zhou, D.-M. Yan and J.-R. Chen Chem 2020, 6, 823–825 
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23) F. Julia, A. Ruffoni and D. Leonori*
Aromatic C–H Amination Using Alkyl Amines Trends in Chemistry 2020, 2, 480-481 Invited Contribution for the "Mechanism of the Month" |
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22) J. H. Kim, A. Ruffoni, Y. S. S. Al-Faiyz, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Divergent Strain-Release Amino-Functionalization of [1.1.1]-Propellane with Electrophilic Nitrogen Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8225-8231 Highlight by P. Knochel and J. H. Harenberg @ Synfact 2020, 16, 423 
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21) L. Angelini, L. Malet-Sanz and D. Leonori*
Divergent Nickel-Catalysed Ring-Opening–Functionalisation of Cyclobutanone Oximes with Organozincs Synlett 2020, 31, 37-40 Invited Contribution for the themed collection "9th Pacific Symposium on Radical Chemistry" 
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20) E. M. Dauncey, S. U. Dighe, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
A Dual Photoredox-Nickel Strategy for Remote Functionalization via Iminyl Radicals: Radical Ring-Opening–Arylation, –Vinylation and –Alkylation Cascades Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 7728–7733 
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19) A. Ruffoni, F. Julia, T. D. Svejstrup, A. McMillan, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
Practical and Regioselective Amination of Arenes Using Alkylamines Nat. Chem. 2019, 11, 426–433 Highlight by D. Nagib Nat. Chem. 2019, 11, 396 Highlight by AstraZeneca Lighting the Path to Simplified Chemical Reactions Highlight by the Cyclo Edition @ Youtube Highlight by M. Zanda Synform 2019, 10, A157 Highlight by AtraZeneca @ ChemistryWorld 
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18) F. Julia and D. Leonori*
Oxygen Heterocycles: Fluorescein, Rhodamines, Rose Bengal Photoorganocatalysis in Organic Synthesis 2019, 287 |
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17) L. Angelini, J. Davies, M. Simonetti, L. Malet-Sanz, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Reaction of Nitrogen-Radicals with Organometallics Under Ni-Catalysis: N-Arylations and Amino-Functionalization Cascades Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5003-5007 Selected as "Hot Paper" Highlight by ChemistryViews Nitrogen Radicals and Organometallics Collide Highlight by P. Knochel and S. Graßl @ Synfacts 2019, 15, 514 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 683 
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16) D. C. Marcote, R. Street-Jeakings, E. Dauncey, J. J Douglas, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Decarboxylative Azidation of Cyclic Aminoacids Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 1839-1842 Invited Contribution for the themes collection "New Talent" Highlight by V. Snieckus and A. Davies @ Synfacts 2019, 15, 352 
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15) D. Leonori and R. E. Sturgeon*
A Unified Approach to Mechanistic Aspects of Photochemical Vapor Generation J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 2019, 34, 636-654 Tutorial Review |
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14) A. Ruffoni and D. Leonori*
Photocatalytic Carbon—Heteroatom Bond Formation Science of Synthesis 2019, 517 |
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13) S. P. Morcillo, E. D. Dauncey, J. H. Kim, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Remote Functionalization of Amides and Amines Using Electrophilic Nitrogen-Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12945-12949 Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights 
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12) J. Davies, S. P. Morcillo, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
Hydroxylamine Derivatives as Nitrogen-Radical Precursors in Visible-Light Photochemistry Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 12154-12163 Frontispiece Invited Concept Article for "Young Chemists Special Issue" 
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11) J. Davies, L. Angelini, M. A. Alkhalifah, L. Malet Sanz, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Photoredox Synthesis of Aryl-Hydroxylamines from Carboxylic Acids and Nitrosoarenes Synthesis 2018, 50, 821-830 Invited submission for special issue "Bürgenstock Special Section 2017 Future Stars in Organic Chemistry" Highlight by Synform 
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10) E. M. Dauncey, S. P. Morcillo, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Remote Functionalizations via Iminyl Radical-Promoted C–C and C–H Bond Cleavage Cascades Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 744-748 Highlight by ChemistryViews Accessing Elusive Molecular Carbon Radicals Highlight by D. F. Taber @ Org. Chem. Highlights 
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9) T. D. Svejstrup, A. Ruffoni, F. Juliá, V. M. Aubert and D. Leonori*
Synthesis of Arylamines via Aminium Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14948-14952 Highlight by ChemistryViews Direct Amination of Unfunctionalised Aromatics 
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8) J. Davies, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Photoredox Imino-Functionalizations of Olefins Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13361-13365 Highlight by B. List and S. Schwengers @ Synfact 2017, 13, 1205 
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7) D. Fernandez Reina, A. Ruffoni, Y. S. S. Al-Faiyz, J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated Reactions of Electrophilic Radicals with Vinyl and Allyl Trifluoroborates ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4126-4130 
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6) D. Fernandez Reina, E. M. Duncey, S. P. Morcillo, T. D. Svejstrup, M. V. Popescu, J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated 5-exo-dig Cyclizations of Amidyl Radicals Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2108-2111 Invited Contribution for special issue on photoredox catalysis 
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5) T. D. Svejstrup, W. Zadownly, D. Bidgelli, J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated Generation of Nitrile Oxides for the Photoredox Synthesis of Isoxazolines and Isoxazoles Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12302-12305 
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4) T. P. Nicholls, D. Leonori* and A. C. Bissember*
Applications of visible light photoredox catalysis to the synthesis of natural products and related compounds Nat. Prod. Rep. 2016, 33, 1248-1254 
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3) J. Davies, T. D. Svejstrup, D. Fernandez Reina, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated Synthesis of Amidyl Radicals: Transition Metal-Free Hydroamination and N-Arylation Reactions J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 8092-8095 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2016, 20, 1393 
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2) J. Davies, S. G. Booth, S. Essafi, R. W. A. Dryfe and D. Leonori*
Visible Light-Mediated Generation of Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: Metal-Free Hydroimination- and Iminohydroxylation-Cyclization Reactions Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14017-14021 
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1) J. Davies and D. Leonori*
The First Calcium-Catalysed Nazarov Cyclisation Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15171-15174 
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University of Bristol
23) A. Varela, L. Garve, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (–)-Stemaphylline
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129, 2159-2163.
22) M. Odachowski, A. Bonet, S. Essafi, P. Conti-Ramsden, J. N. Harvey*, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Development of Enantiospecific Coupling of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters with Aromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9521-9532.
21) J. Llaveria, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Coupling of Boronic Esters with N‐Heteroaromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10958-10961.
20) D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Cross-Couplings of Organoborons
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 54, 1082-1096.
19) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Lithiation-Borylation and its Application in Synthesis
Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 3174-3183.
18) P. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of 1,5-Stereogenic Centers through Three-Carbon Homologation of Boronic Esters
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9846-9850.
This paper was selected by the Editors as VIP.
17) A. Bonet, M. Odachovski, D. Leonori, S. Essafi and V. K. Aggarwal*
Enantiospecific coupling of secondary & tertiary boronic esters
Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 584-589.
This paper was highlighted in C&EN.
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16) S. Roesner, C. Brown, M. Mohiti, A. Pulis, R. Rasappan, D. J. Blair, S. Essafi, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific conversion of alcohols into pinacol boronic esters using lithiation–borylation methodology with pinacolborane
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4053-4055.
This paper was highlighted in Synfacts.
15) M. Mohiti, C. Rabalakos, K. Feeney, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Asymmetric Addition of Chiral Boron-Ate Complexes to Cyclic Imminium Ions
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 602.
14) G. Arena, C. Chun Chen , D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Concise Synthesis of (+)-allo-Kainic Acid via MgI2-Mediated Tandem Aziridine Opening-Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition
Org. Lett.. 2013, 15, 4250-4253.
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
13) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of D- and L-Fucosamine Containing Disaccharides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 332-341.
12) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of the Bacterial 2-Amino-2,6-Dideoxy Sugar Building Blocks D-Fucosamine, D-Bacillosamine, and D-Xylo-6-deoxy-4-ketohexosamine
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4954-4957.
RWTH-Aachen University
11) M. Rueping,* R. M. Koenigs, K. Poscharny, D. C. Fabry, D. Leonori and C. Vila
Dual Catalysis: Combination of Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation and Metal Catalyzed Alkynylation Reactions – C-C-Bond Formation Using Visible Light
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 5170-5174.
10) M. Rueping,* D. Leonori and T. Poisson
Visible Light Mediated Azomethine Ylides Formation and [3+2] Cycloadditions
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 9615-9617.
University of Sheffield
9) E. J. Cochrane, D. Leonori, A. A. Hassal and I. Coldham*
Synthesis and kinetic resolution of N-Boc-2-arylpiperidines
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9910-9913.
8) X. Li, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and I. Coldham*
Synthesis of 1-Substituted Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Lithiation and Electrophilic Quenching Guided by In Situ IR and NMR Spectroscopy and Application to the Synthesis of Salsolidine, Carnegine and Laudanosine
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7724-7730.
7) N. S. Sheikh, D. Leonori, G. Barker, J. Firth, K. Campos, P. O'Brien* and I. Coldham*
An Experimental and In Situ IR Spectroscopic Study of the Lithiation–Substitution of N-Boc 2-phenylpyrrolidine and piperidine: Controlling the Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5300.
6) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Regioselective and Stereoselective Copper(I)-Promoted Allylation and Conjugate Addition of N-Boc-2-lithiopyrrolidine and N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4069-4077.
5) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, D. T. E. Whittaker, P. T. Chovatia, D. Leonori, J. J. Patel and N. S. Sheikh
Asymmetric Substitutions of 2-Lithiated N-Boc-piperidine and N-Boc-azepine by Dynamic Resolution
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4082-4090.
4) D. Leonori and I. Coldham*
Direct Preparation of 7-Allyl and 7-Aryl-indoline
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2619-2623.
3) I. Coldham,* D. Leonori, T. K. Beng and R. E. Gawley*
The Barrier to Enantiomerization and Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine and the Effect of TMEDA
Chem. Commun. 2009, 5239-5241.
2) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, P. T. Chovatia, J. J. Patel, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and David T. E. Whittaker
Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
Chem. Commun. 2008, 4174-4176.
1) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Synthesis of 2-Arylpiperidines by Palladium Couplings of Aryl Bromides with Organozinc Species Derived from Deprotonation of N-Boc-Piperidine
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3923-3925.
Book Chapters:
3) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Stereospecific Couplings of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic esters
Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, accepted.
2) C. G. Watson, P. J. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Lithium-Boron Chemistry: A Synergistic Strategy in Modern Synthesis
Wiley, Editors: V. Capriati, R. Luisi, 2014.
1) T. Chinnusamy, K. Feeney, C. G. Watson, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Oxidations of Carbon–Boron Bonds
Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II, Elsevier, Editors: P. Knochel, G. Molander, 2014.
23) A. Varela, L. Garve, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (–)-Stemaphylline
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129, 2159-2163.
22) M. Odachowski, A. Bonet, S. Essafi, P. Conti-Ramsden, J. N. Harvey*, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Development of Enantiospecific Coupling of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters with Aromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9521-9532.
21) J. Llaveria, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Coupling of Boronic Esters with N‐Heteroaromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10958-10961.
20) D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Cross-Couplings of Organoborons
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 54, 1082-1096.
19) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Lithiation-Borylation and its Application in Synthesis
Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 3174-3183.
18) P. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of 1,5-Stereogenic Centers through Three-Carbon Homologation of Boronic Esters
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9846-9850.
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17) A. Bonet, M. Odachovski, D. Leonori, S. Essafi and V. K. Aggarwal*
Enantiospecific coupling of secondary & tertiary boronic esters
Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 584-589.
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16) S. Roesner, C. Brown, M. Mohiti, A. Pulis, R. Rasappan, D. J. Blair, S. Essafi, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific conversion of alcohols into pinacol boronic esters using lithiation–borylation methodology with pinacolborane
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4053-4055.
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15) M. Mohiti, C. Rabalakos, K. Feeney, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Asymmetric Addition of Chiral Boron-Ate Complexes to Cyclic Imminium Ions
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 602.
14) G. Arena, C. Chun Chen , D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Concise Synthesis of (+)-allo-Kainic Acid via MgI2-Mediated Tandem Aziridine Opening-Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition
Org. Lett.. 2013, 15, 4250-4253.
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
13) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of D- and L-Fucosamine Containing Disaccharides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 332-341.
12) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of the Bacterial 2-Amino-2,6-Dideoxy Sugar Building Blocks D-Fucosamine, D-Bacillosamine, and D-Xylo-6-deoxy-4-ketohexosamine
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4954-4957.
RWTH-Aachen University
11) M. Rueping,* R. M. Koenigs, K. Poscharny, D. C. Fabry, D. Leonori and C. Vila
Dual Catalysis: Combination of Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation and Metal Catalyzed Alkynylation Reactions – C-C-Bond Formation Using Visible Light
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 5170-5174.
10) M. Rueping,* D. Leonori and T. Poisson
Visible Light Mediated Azomethine Ylides Formation and [3+2] Cycloadditions
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 9615-9617.
University of Sheffield
9) E. J. Cochrane, D. Leonori, A. A. Hassal and I. Coldham*
Synthesis and kinetic resolution of N-Boc-2-arylpiperidines
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9910-9913.
8) X. Li, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and I. Coldham*
Synthesis of 1-Substituted Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Lithiation and Electrophilic Quenching Guided by In Situ IR and NMR Spectroscopy and Application to the Synthesis of Salsolidine, Carnegine and Laudanosine
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7724-7730.
7) N. S. Sheikh, D. Leonori, G. Barker, J. Firth, K. Campos, P. O'Brien* and I. Coldham*
An Experimental and In Situ IR Spectroscopic Study of the Lithiation–Substitution of N-Boc 2-phenylpyrrolidine and piperidine: Controlling the Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5300.
6) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Regioselective and Stereoselective Copper(I)-Promoted Allylation and Conjugate Addition of N-Boc-2-lithiopyrrolidine and N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4069-4077.
5) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, D. T. E. Whittaker, P. T. Chovatia, D. Leonori, J. J. Patel and N. S. Sheikh
Asymmetric Substitutions of 2-Lithiated N-Boc-piperidine and N-Boc-azepine by Dynamic Resolution
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4082-4090.
4) D. Leonori and I. Coldham*
Direct Preparation of 7-Allyl and 7-Aryl-indoline
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2619-2623.
3) I. Coldham,* D. Leonori, T. K. Beng and R. E. Gawley*
The Barrier to Enantiomerization and Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine and the Effect of TMEDA
Chem. Commun. 2009, 5239-5241.
2) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, P. T. Chovatia, J. J. Patel, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and David T. E. Whittaker
Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
Chem. Commun. 2008, 4174-4176.
1) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Synthesis of 2-Arylpiperidines by Palladium Couplings of Aryl Bromides with Organozinc Species Derived from Deprotonation of N-Boc-Piperidine
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3923-3925.
Book Chapters:
3) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Stereospecific Couplings of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic esters
Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, accepted.
2) C. G. Watson, P. J. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Lithium-Boron Chemistry: A Synergistic Strategy in Modern Synthesis
Wiley, Editors: V. Capriati, R. Luisi, 2014.
1) T. Chinnusamy, K. Feeney, C. G. Watson, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Oxidations of Carbon–Boron Bonds
Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II, Elsevier, Editors: P. Knochel, G. Molander, 2014.