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organometallic chemistry, organic synthesis, transition-metal catalysis, photocatalysis
Spain

Biography

Francisco was born and raised in Cieza, a small town located in the south east of Spain. He studied Chemistry at the University of Murcia (Spain) and obtained his BSc in 2007 and his MSc in 2008.

In 2012, Francisco obtained his PhD degree under the supervision of Prof Vicente and Prof Arcas in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Murcia. In Murcia, he worked in the synthesis of high-valent organometallic palladium complexes.

After receiving his PhD degree, Francisco moved to the UK to join the group of Prof Igor Larrosa at Queen Mary University of London. In London, Francisco worked in the development of novel catalytic methods for the direct arylation of aromatic compounds.
In 2014, Francisco was awarded a COFUND postdoctoral fellowship and joined the group of Prof Ruben Martin at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) in Spain. His work focused on catalytic organic synthesis including C-H and C-C functionalization, carboxylation with carbon dioxide and photocatalysis.

In November 2018, Francisco was appointed Assistant Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry in the Department of Organic Chemistry at Stockholm University (Sweden).
Later, Francisco received a "Ramon y Cajal" position and joined the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Murcia (Spain) in June 2020.

Activities

Employment (5)

University of Murcia: Murcia, ES

2020-06-01 to present | Ramon y Cajal Fellow (Department of Inorganic Chemistry)
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Stockholm University: Stockholm, SE

2018-11-01 to 2020-05-31 | Assistant Professor (Department of Organic Chemistry)
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Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ): Tarragona, ES

2014-07-01 to 2018-08-25 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Prof. Ruben Martin group)
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Queen Mary University of London: London, London, GB

2012-05-01 to 2014-04-31 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant (School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (Igor Larrosa group))
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Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza: Roma, Lazio, IT

2009-05-01 to 2009-07-31 | Visiting researcher (Chemistry department (Dr Mauro Bassetti group))
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Education and qualifications (3)

Universidad de Murcia: Murcia, Murcia, ES

2008-07-01 to 2012-03-27 | Ph.D. in chemistry (Chemistry Department)
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Universidad de Murcia: Murcia, Murcia, ES

2007-09 to 2008-06 | M.Sc. (Chemistry Department)
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Universidad de Murcia: Murcia, Murcia, ES

2002-09 to 2007-06 | B.Sc. in Chemistry (Chemistry Department)
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Professional activities (5)

Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry: Madrid, ES

2007 to present | Scientific Society
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Thieme: Stuttgart, DE

2020-01-14 | 2020 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
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Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry and SusChem: Madrid, ES

2018-06-12 | Postdoc SusChem Award
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La Vanguardia (Spanish newspaper): Barcelona, ES

2018-02-25 | La Vanguardia de la Ciencia
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University of Murcia: Murcia, ES

2014-01-10 | Best PhD Chemistry Thesis Award
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Funding (8)

A new light on photodecarboxylation with Earth-abundant metal catalysis

2021-09 to 2024-08 | Grant
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Murcia, ES)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PID2020-115408GA-I00

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Francisco Julia-Hernandez

Organometallic Chemistry: From Synthesis to (Photo)Catalytic Organic Chemistry

2020-06 to 2025-05 | Contract
Ramon y Cajal Fellowship - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Madrid, ES)
GRANT_NUMBER:

RYC2018-024643-I

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Francisco Julia-Hernandez

Illuminating Zn Catalysis: A New Tool for Organic Synthesis

2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | Grant
Swedish Research Council (Stockholm, SE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2019-04714_VR
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Catalytic carboxylation of unsaturated molecules

2014-08 to 2016-08 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Ruthenium-catalyzed dimerisation of alkynes

2009-05 to 2009-08 | Salary award
Fundación Séneca (Murcia, Murcia, ES)
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Pd(II) and Pd(IV) complexes derived from 2,6-diacetylpyridine. Catalytic applications

2007-11 to 2011-11 | Contract
Fundación Séneca (Murcia, Murcia, ES)
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Francisco Julia-Hernandez

Organometallic complexes of palladium(II)

2007-10 to 2007-11 | Salary award
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Murcia, Murcia, ES)
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Francisco Julia-Hernandez

Organometallic complexes of palladium(II)

2006-09 to 2007-07 | Salary award
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Murcia, Murcia, ES)
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Francisco Julia-Hernandez

Peer review (55 reviews for 13 publications/grants)

Review activity for Angewandte Chemie. (3)
Review activity for Chem Catalysis (2)
Review activity for Chem. (1)
Review activity for Chemical science. (8)
Review activity for Journal of fluorine chemistry. (1)
Review activity for Journal of organic chemistry. (3)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)
Review activity for Nature synthesis. (1)
Review activity for Organic & biomolecular chemistry. (1)
Review activity for Organic chemistry frontiers. (1)
Review activity for Organic letters. (22)
Review activity for Organometallics. (1)
Review activity for Synlett. (10)