
Publications
25. Catalysis in the Excited State: Bringing Innate Transition Metal Photochemistry into Play
F. Juliá*
ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 4665-4680. Invited Perspective
24. Chemoselective Umpolung of Thiols to Episulfoniums for Cysteine Bioconjugation
P. Hartmann, K. Bohdan, M. Hommrich, F. Juliá, L. Vogelsang, J. Eirich, R. Zangl, C. Farès, J. B. Jacobs, D. Mukhopadhyay, J. M. Mengeler, A. Vetere, M. S. Sterling, H. Hinrichs, S. Becker, N. Morgner, W. Schrader, I. Finkemeier, K.-J. Dietz, C. Griesinger, T. Ritter*
Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 380-388
23. Reductive Cross-Coupling of a Vinyl Thianthrenium Salt and Secondary Alkyl Iodides
B. Lansbergen, S. Tewari, I. Tomczyk, M. Seemann, H. L. Buchholz, M. Rippegarten, D. C. Cieminski, F. Juliá, T. Ritter*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 135, e202313659
22. From feedstock to pharmaceuticals
F. Juliá*
Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 1657-1658. News & Views
21. Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer (LMCT) Photochemistry at 3d-Metal Complexes: An Emerging Tool for Sustainable Organic Synthesis
F. Juliá*
Chem. Cat. Chem., 2022, e202200916. Invited contribution to the special collection: "Photocatalytic Synthesis"
20. Halogen-atom and group transfer reactivity enabled by hydrogen tunneling
T. Constantin, B. Gorski, M. J. Tilby, S. Chelli, F. Juliá, J. Llaveria, K. J. Gillen, H. Zipse, S. Lakhdar* and D. Leonori*
Science, 2022, 377, 1323-1328
19. Applications of Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) for the Generation of Carbon Radicals in Synthetic Photochemistry and Photocatalysis
F. Juliá, T. Constantin and D. Leonori*
Chem. Rev., 2022, 122, 2292–2352
18. High Site Selectivity in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitutions: Mechanism of C−H Thianthrenation
F. Juliá, Q. Shao, M. Duan, M. B. Plutschack, F. Berger, J. Mateos, C. Lu, X.-S. Xue, K. N. Houk,* and T. Ritter*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 16041–16054
17. 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
H. Zhao, A. J. McMillan, T. Constantin, R. C. Mykura, F. Juliá and D. Leonori*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 14806−14813
16. Vinyl Thianthrenium Tetrafluoroborate: A Practical and Versatile Vinylating Reagent Made from Ethylene
F. Juliá, J. Yan, F. Paulus and T. Ritter*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 12992−12998
15. Copper-Catalysed Amination of Alkyl Iodides Enabled by Halogen-Atom Transfer
B. Górski, A.-L. Barthelemy, J. J. Douglas, F. Juliá* and D. Leonori*
Nature Catal., 2021, 4, 623-630
14. Radical hydroxymethylation of alkyl iodides using formaldehyde as a C1 synthon
L. Caiger, C. Sinton, T. Constantin, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh, F. Juliá and D. Leonori*
Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 10448-10454
13. A case of chain propagation: a-aminoalkyl radicals as initiators for aryl radical chemistry
T. Constantin, F. Juliá, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 12822-12828
12. A Photochemical Dehydrogenative Strategy for Aniline Synthesis
S. Dighe, F. Juliá, A. Luridiana, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
Nature, 2020, 584, 75-81
11. Aminoalkyl Radicals as Halogen-Atom Transfer Agents for the Homolytic Activation of Alkyl and Aryl Halides
T. Constantin, M. Zanini, A. Regni, N. S. Sheikh, F. Juliá* and D. Leonori*
Science, 2020, 367, 1021-1026
10. Aromatic C–H Amination Using Alkyl Amines
F. Juliá, A. Ruffoni and D. Leonori*
Trends Chem., 2020, 2, 480-481
9. Practical and Regioselective Amination of Arenes Using Alkyl Amines
A. Ruffoni,† F. Juliá,† T. D. Svejstrup, A. J. McMillan, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
Nature Chem., 2019, 11, 426-433.
8. Synthesis of Arylamines via Aminium Radicals
T. D. Svejstrup, A. Ruffoni, F. Juliá, V. M. Aubert and D. Leonori*
Angew. Chem. Int, Ed., 2017, 56, 14948-14952.
7. Influence of Ancillary Ligands and Isomerism on the Luminescence of Bis-cyclometalated Platinum(IV) Complexes
F. Juliá, M. D. García-Legaz, D. Bautista and P. González-Herrero*
Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 7647-7660.
6. Spotlight on the ligand: luminescent cyclometalated platinum(IV) complexes containing the fluorenyl moiety
F. Juliá, and P. González-Herrero*
Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 10599-10608.
5. Aromatic C–H Activation in the Triplet Excited State of Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Complexes Using Visible Light
F. Juliá and P. González-Herrero*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 5276-5282.
4. Developing strongly luminescent platinum(IV) complexes: facile synthesis of bis-cyclometalated neutral emitters
F. Juliá, D. Bautista and P. González-Herrero*
Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 1657-1660.
3. Exploring Excited-State Tunability in Luminescent Tris-cyclometalated Platinum(IV) Complexes: Synthesis of Heteroleptic Derivatives and Computational Calculations
F. Juliá, G. Aullón, D. Bautista and P. González-Herrero*
Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 17346-17359.
2. Homoleptic tris-cyclometalated platinum(IV) complexes: a new class of long-lived, highly efficient 3LC emitters
F. Juliá, D. Bautista, J. M. Fernández-Hernández and P. González-Herrero*
Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 1875-1880.
1. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Cyclometalated Platinum(II) 1,2-Benzenedithiolate Complexes and Heterometallic Derivatives Obtained from the Addition of [Au(PCy3)]+ Units
F. Juliá, P. G. Jones and P. González-Herrero*
Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 5037-5049.






















