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Gabriele Laudadio

@glaudadio.bsky.social
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Organic Chemist, Group Leader E-Chem Team UniGraz | Postdoc at BaranLab | PhD in Noël Group 2022 #CASFutureLeader, 2021 #RealTimeChem Ambassador. ORCiD: orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-8393

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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On the day we celebrate enantioselectivity, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Paolo Melchiorre here in Graz for the Lieben Lectureship prize! Great lecture full of inspiring chemistry :) Congratulations
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WOW!!! It's so nice to see one of the most beautiful and inspiring examples of organic chemistry getting Nobel recognition!
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The craziest compound-impurity story I’ve ever heard:
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Now That's An Impurity Story
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Simply mindblowing, thank you for sharing this amazing story @dereklowe.bsky.social www.science.org/content/blog...
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I could have not said it better. Thanks @dereklowe.bsky.social for echoing our voice on the matter. www.science.org/content/blog...
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The ACS Redesign
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
... And important info like authors and graphical abstracts are not there... :(
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I have noticed that one month ago, I received a similar email, but now I figured why (they never mentioned the transition in advance)... I think most of us are lost without RSS And I agree, all the platforms are migrating and they look much worse than before (not only ACS) :(
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Another stunning work from @dan-lehnherr.bsky.social and the whole team at MSD for process intensification of synthetic organic electrochemistry! Decakilo scale employing flow reactor technology! doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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Impact of Carbon-Based Anode Materials on Selectivity in a Shono Oxidation and Scale Up to Deca-Kilogram Scale
We report the development of a selective and scalable Shono oxidation process of Boc-l-proline methyl ester (Boc-l-Pro-OMe) using flow electrosynthesis. A key feature of the reaction is the preferenti...
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Thanks @pubs.acs.org OPRD for highlighting our work on the autonomous electrochemical platform! doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Glad to see our paper published in @greenchemistry.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Combining Water and Biorenewable Solvents for Sustainable Anodic Reactions
Enabling technologies are perceived as inherently sustainable, due to the replacement of stoichiometric oxidants and reductants with traceless redox mediators such as photons or electrons. However, th...
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Noel Research Group @noelgroupuva.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Self-driving labs are transforming chemistry; but high cost & complexity limit access to a few well-funded labs. We wanted to change that. Our new paper in #NatureSynthesis introduces RoboChem-Flex 🧪🤖 🔗https://nature.com/articles/s44160-026-01053-0 #selfdrivinglab #flowchemistry #optimization
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This work opens new possibilities in the field of transition metal electrochemistry. Exciting times ahead. (7/7)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
... But this project still had a lot to offer. Along the way, we discovered that under these conditions, cinnamaldehydes react in a Giese-like addition, leading to aromatization after the thermal step. A simple and effective way to synthesize p-terphenyls. (6/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In the mechanistic study, we demonstrated that W not only promotes the DODH reaction but also mediates the pinacol coupling in the electrochemical step. One metal, multiple purposes! (5/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Robust and scalable reaction, works with aldehydes, ketones, diols... with prolonged electrolysis the double bond can be even reduced! (4/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We figured out that both the electrochemical and the thermal steps were essential to accomplish the reaction, which worked via echem pinacol coupling and thermal deoxydehydration. We streamlined the two steps in flow #gowiththeflow (3/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In the literature, precedents showed that chemical and electrochemical approaches could activate W to engage formal carbonyl metathesis. However, when we tried to replicate those results, something was not adding up... Turns out the reaction happened in the liner of the GC! (2/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Tungsten Electrochemistry in Organic Synthesis! In our latest @chemrxiv.org, we present an exciting collaboration with Merck US. An 18-month project carried out by (now Dr.) Nikola Petrovic Buckle up, story time! (1/n) chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
More than the shape, the material ;)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Coming Soon...
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Chem by Cell Press @cp-chem.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Online now: Electrochemical self-optimization for the synthesis of densely functionalized molecules
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Electrochemical self-optimization for the synthesis of densely functionalized molecules
Bayesian optimization enables the exploration of complex chemical spaces to obtain optimized conditions in an expedited fashion. By leveraging this machine learning technique, an autonomous electrochemical flow platform was developed, integrating a liquid handling robot and online analytics. Using this platform, three different electrochemical transformations toward the synthesis of densely functionalized molecules were optimized by tuning a wide range of input variables.
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In the final version, we implemented a Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization for our nickel electrocatalyzed study, along with a SHAP analysis of the collected data. Finally, we performed a thorough comparison with DoE.
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our work on self-optimizing electrochemical reactions is now online (Open Access) on @cp-chem.bsky.social Check it out: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Cannot agree more... Old platforms may did not have a slick interface, but we're super solid. I guess it will take time to smooth up these new processes... :(
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I agree, we are transitioning... But it's concerning how generally it's getting harder and harder to interact with a human in these online platforms
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
To me they did a sort of "manuscript check", bounced it back on a Saturday signed by the editorial board... Took me 4-5 working days to find a human to bypass this 'check'. I am sure all the new submission platforms have implemented AI, not sure up to which extent though...
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Over the moon sharing that our work is online in JACS @pubs.acs.org! You can find the published version here (Open Access): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Electrolysis-Assisted Reduction of Dimethylformamide for Unactivated Alkene Functionalizations
N,N-Dimethylformamide is a widely used solvent, which can be employed as a reagent under certain conditions. Among the different ionic and radical activation approaches, the direct single-electron red...
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We tested this approach with four different anodic transformations, scope and intensification included. Also, the students had a lot of fun digging out snow and defrosting salt from the frosty Graz roads to run a robustness reaction (detailed info in the SI).
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
... And this is why
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
By combining these two solvents, we achieved the use of simple inorganic electrolyte salts without compromising the solubility of organic compounds. The use of high mass-transfer electrochemical reactors is the key to promoting this solvent switch.
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Electrochemistry to the next sustainable level: In our first work of the year, we present a general water/propylene carbonate mixture to carry out anodic reactions. Check it out! t.co/vKTiLTF0ga
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Could we please avoid comparison? I am sensitive to this. Calzone IS NOT an empanada. They are both delicious, but in different ways 🤣🤣🤣
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 29/10/2025
An electrochemical approach to the classic Swern oxidation converts alcohols to aldehydes and ketones at room temperature, eliminating the need for dangerous reagents and extreme conditions.
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A current take on the Swern oxidation
Electrochemical update to a classic reaction trades cryogenic conditions for room temperature, to selectively convert primary and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I think this initiative was more to have an AI that can spark constructive criticism on a scientific work, rather than a mere expedient to circumvent our duty as peer-reviewers. As always, it depends on how you use the tool, isn't it?
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I totally agree John, it happened to me to receive sus peer review, but how would you prove it? I mean, how could I sustain the argumentation of an alleged AI peer-review? :(
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I totally agree... MOF has been in the shortlist for a while...
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Since the review is about the modular nature of these platforms and how they were exploited in the literature, puzzle pieces came up pretty naturally. My biggest problem was filling the lab bench in back 😬
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Thanks for the kind words! The idea of the e-chem robot dreaming about automating itself was something that was bugging my head for a while! That was where the whole concept started :)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I had a lot of fun designing the cover. It started from a simple concept: I wanted to revisit a classic in sci-fi literature. My wife sketched the idea for me, the rest is history :) #chemsky
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Interested in automating your electrochemical reaction? Check our tutorial review on automation in synthetic organic electrochemistry, online open access on Chemistry Methods Modules description and relevant examples, all in one document! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Automating Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry: Concepts and Advancements
A tutorial review on how to build an automated electrochemical flow platform, including the most relevant progresses and the future directions of the field, is studied.
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
And this is the story of how we turned something theoretically really cool into something synthetically useful. An elusive intermediate chased for 60 years :) (12/12)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It seems that without the electrochemical polishing of the magnesium electrode, the reaction cannot take place. Weird enough, a reduction at the anode. (11/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Turned out that it's the Mg of the sacrificial anode that does the job (as Perichon hypothesized)! It has sufficient redox potential to do it, but the constant refresh of the Mg surface is crucial to the success of the reaction. (10/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
And finally, we landed on the mechanistic investigation. We proved the radical formation and the radical attack (see the key experiment with beta-caryophyllene). But if the potential required is so low, how can this work?? (9/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
During the scope we identified some key requirements for successful substrates... (8/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Then we went for the scope, Yifan and Sulekha (the real stars of this project) unleashed their creativity and they worked with some wild monsters... Along with a two-step-one-pot system to reduce the enamine to perform hydroaminomethylation and consecutive homologation (7/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
So we spent some time on it, and after a while, we achieved our desired hydroformylated product. Interestingly, all the thermal controls did not work. (6/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
... Why is this radical so elusive? While HAT intermediates are relatively easy to obtain, direct SET reduction is a completely different deal, just look at the CV. This is the reason why it is one of the solvents of choice for cathodic reactions. (5/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
But there was somebody else who obtained some dimers from DMF... One of the giants of electrochemistry, Dr. Jacques Perichon. He observed something weird. His Mg sacrificial electrodes were consumed much more than they should have been... (4/n)
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Gabriele Laudadio @glaudadio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
In 2012, Shkrob and Marin explored the radiolysis of formamides via EPR, obtaining spectroscopic evidence of a new radical species (Radical X)... They hypothesized that the existence of a reduced species of DMF, which could exist only in its solvated form... (3/n)
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