Publications

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2025

Transient Induction of Chirality from an Activated Carboxylic Acid to a Zinc Complex

M. De Angelis, ¶ G. Capocasa,¶ F. Ranieri,¶ G. Mazzoccanti, F. Frateloreto, S. Manetto, A. Fagnano, C. Massera, G. Olivo,* F. Ceccacci,* A. Ciogli,* S. Di Stefano*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202513917.

Selected as a VIP paper

Deciphering the Role of Crown-ether Receptor Orientation in C-H Oxidation Catalyzed by Supramolecular Nonheme FeIV(O) Complexes

A. Fagnano, G. Capocasa, F. Frateloreto, L. Latini, S. Levi Mortera, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano,* G. Olivo,* Chem. Eur. J. 2025, e202404041

Nanoconfinement in a supramolecular capsule promotes the formation of 5- to 8-membered rings in cycloalkane-[b]-indoles

E. Spatola, R. Cacciapaglia,* F. Frateloreto, A. Procopio, F. Giannetti, L. Napoli, M. De Angelis, S. Di Stefano,* G. Olivo* Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 6605-6610.

Synergistic Visible Light Nano-photocatalysis and Asymmetric Organocatalysis for the Stereoselective α-alkylation of Aldehydes

A. Di Sabato, M. Santoni, V. G. Moldoveanu, A. Camilli, M. Feroci, G. Olivo, B. Simonis, E. Sturabotti, F. Leonelli,* F. Vetica*, Adv. Synth. Cat. 2025, 00, e202500354

A Transient, Highly Reactive Fe(IV)═O Species Revealed Through the Interference by O2 in the Activation of Organic Peracids by [(N4Py)Fe(II)]2+

M. Di Berto Mancini,* M. de Roo, A. S. Sardjan, R. Hage, G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga, M. Swart, W. R. Browne*, ACS Catal., ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 7482–7495

2024

Homogeneous iron catalyzed C—H amination

D. Possenti, G. Olivo*, ChemCatChem 2024, 16, e202400353

Among the 5% top downloaded paper in ChemCatChem in 2024

Proximity Effects on the Reactivity of a Nonheme Iron (IV) Oxo Complex in C-H Oxidation

A. Fagnano, F. Frateloreto, R. Paoloni, C. Sappino, O. Lanzalunga, M. Costas,* S. Di Stefano,* G. Olivo,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401694

Selected as a HOT paper

2023

Cyclization reactions in confined space

E. Spatola, F. Frateloreto, D. Del Giudice, G. Olivo,* S. Di Stefano,* Curr. Op. Coll. & Interface Sci., 2023, 101680

Site-selective methylene C–H oxidation of an alkyl diamine enabled by supramolecular recognition using a bioinspired manganese catalyst

A. Vicens, L. Vicens, G. Olivo,* O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano, M. Costas,* Faraday Discussions, 2023, 244, 51-61.

Kinetic and Product Study of the S‐oxidation vs HAT Chemoselectivity in Reactions Promoted by Nonheme Iron (IV)‐oxo Complex/NHPI Mediator System

M. Di Berto Mancini, M. Bernardini, B. E. Birzu, A. De Santis, S. Di Stefano, F. Frateloreto, D. Khaksar, A. Lapi, G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga*, Eur J. O. C., 2023, 26, e202300360

2022

Remote Amino Acid Recognition Enables Effective Hydrogen Peroxide Activation at a Manganese Oxidation Catalyst

L. Vicens, G. Olivo*, M. Costas*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114932

Selected as a HOT paper

Carboxylic Acid Directed γ-Lactonization of Unactivated Primary C–H Bonds Catalyzed by Mn Complexes: Application to Stereoselective Natural Product Diversification

A. Call, M. Cianfanelli, P. Besalú-Sala, G. Olivo, A. Palone, L. Vicens, X. Ribas, J. M. Luis*, M. Bietti*, M. Costas*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 19542–19558.

2021

New Horizons for Catalysis Disclosed by Supramolecular Chemistry

G. Olivo,* G. Capocasa, D. Del Giudice, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano,* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 7681-7724.

Among the top 1% cited papers in RSC

Change of Selectivity in C–H Functionalization Promoted by Nonheme Iron(IV)-oxo Complexes by the Effect of the N-hydroxyphthalimide HAT Mediator

M. Di Berto Mancini, A. Del Gelsomino, S. Di Stefano, F. Frateloreto, A. Lapi, O. Lanzalunga*, G. Olivo, S. Sajeva, ACS Omega 2021, 6, 26428-26438.

Insight into the Chemoselective Aromatic vs Side-chain Hydroxylation of Alkylaromatics with H2O2 Catalyzed by a Non-Heme Imine Based Iron Complex

B. Ticconi, G. Capocasa, A. Cerrato, S. Di Stefano, A. Lapi, B. Marincioni, G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga*, Catal. Sci. Tech. 2021, 11, 171-178

Increasing the steric hindrance around the catalytic core of a self-assembled imine-based non-heme iron catalyst for C–H oxidation

F. Frateloreto, G. Capocasa, G. Olivo, K. A. Hady, C. Sappino, M. Di Berto Mancini, S. Levi Mortera, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, RSC Adv. 2021, 11, 537-542

Insights into the Structure of Reaction Intermediates Through Coupled X-ray Absorption/UV-Vis Spectroscopy

F. Tavani*, A. Martini, F. Sessa, G. Capocasa, G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano, P. D’Angelo*, Springer Proceedings in Physics, 2021, 220, 141-154. (Conference proceeding)

Aliphatic C-H Methylation Enabled by Hydrogen Atom Transfer

G. Olivo,* M. Bietti,* Chem 2021, 7, 1427-1430. (Highlights and Previews)

2020

Predictable Selectivity in Remote C−H Oxidation of Steroids: Analysis of Substrate Binding Mode

G. Olivo*,¶ G. Capocasa,¶ B. Ticconi, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, M. Costas*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 12703-12708

Selected as a VIP paper

Rational Design of Bioinspired Catalysts for Selective Oxidations

L. Vicens, G. Olivo*, M. Costas*, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 8611-8631

Enantioselective C–H Lactonization of Unactivated Methylenes Directed by Carboxylic Acids

M. Cianfanelli,¶ G. Olivo,¶ M. Milan, R. J. M. Klein Gebbink, X. Ribas, M. Bietti,* M. Costas*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 1584-1593.

Highlighted on Organic Chemistry Portal on October 26th, 2020

Among the top cited papers of 2020 in J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Easy Synthesis of a Self‐Assembled Imine‐based Iron(II) Complex Endowed with Crown‐ethers Receptors

G. Capocasa, M. Di Berto Mancini, F. Frateloreto, O. Lanzalunga, G. Olivo, S. Di Stefano,* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 23, 3390-3397

Before 2020

2019

Enzyme-like Substrate-Selectivity in C-H Oxidation Enabled by Recognition

G. Olivo*, G. Capocasa, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, M. Costas*, Chem. Commun. 2019, 7, 917-920.

Coupled X-Ray Absorption/UV-Vis Monitoring of Fast Oxidation Reactions Involving a Non-Heme Iron Oxo Complex

G. Capocasa, F. Sessa, F. Tavani, G. Olivo, M. Monte, S. Pascarelli, O. Lanzalunga*, S. Di Stefano*, P. D’Angelo*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2299-2304.

Highlighted in the ESRF Spotlight on Science on 22/03/2019.

Imine-based Iron and Manganese Complexes as Catalysts for Alkane Functionalization

G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano, in Alkane Functionalization, 2019, 231-249, edited by A. J. L. Pombeiro, published by Wiley, on 2019/3/4 in Mannheim, Germany.

2018

Controlling selectivity in aliphatic C-H oxidation via supramolecular recognition

D. Vìdal, G. Olivo*, M. Costas*, Chem. A Eur. J., 2018, 24, 5042-5054.

Oxidative functionalization of aliphatic and aromatic amino acid derivatives with H2O2 catalyzed by a nonheme imine based iron complex

B. Ticconi, A. Colcerasa, S. Di Stefano, O. Lanzalunga*, A. Lapi, M. Mazzonna, G. Olivo, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 19144-19151.

2017

Supramolecular Recognition Allows Remote, Site‐Selective C−H Oxidation of Methylenic Sites in Linear Amines

G. Olivo*, G. Farinelli, A. Barbieri, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, M. Costas*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 16347-16351.

Direct hydroxylation of benzene and aromatics with H2O2 catalyzed by a self-assembled iron complex: evidence for a metal-based mechanism

G. Capocasa¶, G. Olivo¶, A. Barbieri, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano, Catal. Sci. Tech. 2017, 7, 5677-5686.

Selected as a Hot Article

Following a Chemical Reaction on the Millisecond Time Scale by Simultaneous X-ray and UV/Vis Spectroscopy

G. Olivo, A. Barbieri, V. Dantignana, F. Sessa, V. Migliorati, M. Monte, S. Pascarelli, T. Narayanan, O. Lanzalunga*, S. Di Stefano*, P. D’Angelo*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8, 2958-2963.

Highlighted in the ESRF Spotlight on Science on 25/07/2017.

Formation of an Imidazopyridine Structure as the Indirectly Templated Product of an Imine-based Dynamic Library

S. Albano, G. Olivo, L. Mandolini, F. Ugozzoli, S. Di Stefano*, J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 3820-3825

Oxidation of Alkane and Alkene Moieties with Biologically Inspired Nonheme Iron Catalysts and Hydrogen Peroxide. From Free-Radicals to Stereoselective Transformations

G. Olivo, O. Cussò, M. Borrell, M. Costas*, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 2017, 22, 425-452.

Role of Electron Transfer Processes in the Oxidation of Aryl Sulfides Catalysed by Nonheme Iron Complexes

A. Barbieri, S. Di Stefano, O. Lanzalunga*, A. Lapi, M. Mazzonna, G. Olivo, Phosphorus, Silicon and the Related Elements. 2017, 192, 241-244

2016

Electron Transfer Mechanism in the Oxidation of Aryl 1-Methyl-1-phenylethyl Sulfides Promoted by Nonheme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complexes: The Rate of the Oxygen Rebound Process

A. Barbieri, T. Del Giacco, S. Di Stefano, O. Lanzalunga*, A. Lapi, M. Mazzonna, G. Olivo, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 12382-12387

Biologically Inspired C-H and C=C Oxidations with H2O2 Catalyzed by Iron Coordination Complexes

G. Olivo, O. Cussó, M. Costas*, Chem. As. J. 2016, 11, 3148-3158

Highlighted as a “spotlight on our sister journals” by Angew. Chem. (ed. 3/2017).

Alcohol Oxidation with H2O2 Catalyzed by a Cheap and Promptly Available Imine Based Iron Complex

G. Olivo, S. Giosia, A. Barbieri, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 10630 – 10635.

Oxidation of Aryl Diphenylmethyl Sulfides Promoted by a Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex: Evidence for Electron Transfer-Oxygen Transfer Mechanism

A. Barbieri, R. De Carlo, T. Del Giacco, S. Di Stefano, O. Lanzalunga*, A. Lapi, M. Mazzonna, G. Olivo, M. Salamone, J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 2513-2520

Nonheme Imine-based Iron Complexes as Catalysts for Oxidative Processes

G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2016, 358, 843-863.

2015

C-H bond oxidation catalyzed by an imine-based iron complex: a mechanistic insight

G. Olivo, M. Nardi, A. Barbieri, A. Lapi, L. Gómez, O. Lanzalunga, M. Costas*, S. Di Stefano*, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 10141-10152.

Isotope effect profiles in the N-demethylation of N,N-dimethylanilines: a key to determine the pka of nonheme Fe(III)-OH complexes

A. Barbieri, M. De Gennaro, S. Di Stefano, O. Lanzalunga*, A. Lapi, M. Mazzonna, G. Olivo, B. Ticconi, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5032-5035

2014

Hydrocarbon Oxidation Catalyzed by a Cheap Nonheme Imine-Based Iron (II) Complex

G. Olivo, G. Arancio, L. Mandolini, O. Lanzalunga, S. Di Stefano*, Catal. Sci. Tech. 2014, 4, 2900-2903

2013

Substituent Effects on the Catalytic Activity of Bipyrrolidine-Based Iron Complexes

G. Olivo, O. Lanzalunga, L. Mandolini, S. Di Stefano*, J. Org. Chem. 2013, 58, 11508-11512.

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