Laura Castoldi

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Laura Castoldi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Castoldi has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Laura Castoldi's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (19 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (11 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (11 papers). Laura Castoldi is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (19 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (11 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (11 papers). Laura Castoldi collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Italy and Spain. Laura Castoldi's co-authors include Vittorio Pace, Wolfgang Hölzer, Andrés R. Alcántara, Pilar Hoyos, María Domínguez, Serena Monticelli, Thierry Langer, Raffaele Senatore, Laura Ielo and Marta Rui and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemical Communications and Nature Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Laura Castoldi

48 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2‐Methyltetrahydrofuran (2‐MeTHF): A Biomass‐Derived Solvent with Broad Application in Organic Chemistry

2012 551 citations Vittorio Pace, Pilar Hoyos et al. ChemSusChem profile →

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Yanli Xü China

В. Д. Филимонов Russia

Hongmei Li China

Joseph P. Adams United Kingdom

Caterina Fusco Italy

Han Wang China

Chunmei Wei United States

Yong Jian Zhang China

Feng Hu China

Yanli Xü China

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Nardi, Annalisa, et al.. (2025). Chemoselective Synthesis of α‐Chloro and α,α‐Dichloro Acetamidines via the Carbenoids Addition to Inherently Low Electrophilic Carbodiimides. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 367(15).

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Roller, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Geminal homologative fluorination of carbonyl derivatives en route to 1-fluoro-2-haloethyl skeletons. Chemical Communications. 61(58). 10792–10795.

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Castoldi, Laura & Vittorio Pace. (2024). Homologation reactions for olefin synthesis. Nature Synthesis. 3(3). 288–290.

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Hölzer, Wolfgang, et al.. (2024). Chemoselective homologative preparation of trisubstituted alkenyl halides from carbonyls and carbenoids. Chemical Communications. 61(6). 1180–1183. 2 indexed citations

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Castoldi, Laura, et al.. (2024). Ruppert‐Prakash Reagent (TMSCF₃)‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Esterification of Weinreb Amides. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(10). 2277–2284. 8 indexed citations

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Molteni, L., et al.. (2023). Methanol as a C1 Source for the Synthesis of 1,3‐Polyheterocyclic Systems. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(48). 5 indexed citations

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Castoldi, Laura, et al.. (2020). Transition metal-free and regioselective vinylation of phosphine oxides and H-phosphinates with VBX reagents. Chemical Communications. 56(92). 14389–14392. 26 indexed citations

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Castoldi, Laura, et al.. (2020). Electrophilic Vinylation of Thiols under Mild and Transition Metal‐Free Conditions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(36). 15512–15516. 37 indexed citations

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Castoldi, Laura, et al.. (2020). Electrophilic Vinylation of Thiols under Mild and Transition Metal‐Free Conditions. Angewandte Chemie. 132(36). 15642–15646. 9 indexed citations

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Castoldi, Laura & Vittorio Pace. (2018). Easy as one, two, three. Nature Chemistry. 10(11). 1081–1082. 2 indexed citations

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Monticelli, Serena, et al.. (2018). A practical guide for using lithium halocarbenoids in homologation reactions. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 149(7). 1285–1291. 7 indexed citations

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Castoldi, Laura, Laura Ielo, Wolfgang Hölzer, et al.. (2018). α-Arylamino Diazoketones: Diazomethane-Loading Controlled Synthesis, Spectroscopic Investigations, and Structural X-ray Analysis. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83(8). 4336–4347. 10 indexed citations

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Jansa, Josef, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of tetrasubstituted pyrazoles containing pyridinyl substituents. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13. 895–902. 4 indexed citations

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Monticelli, Serena, Laura Castoldi, Raffaele Senatore, et al.. (2016). Recent advancements on the use of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran in organometallic chemistry. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 148(1). 37–48. 86 indexed citations

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Pace, Vittorio, Laura Castoldi, Serena Monticelli, et al.. (2015). A Robust, Eco‐Friendly Access to Secondary Thioamides through the Addition of Organolithium Reagents to Isothiocyanates in Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether (CPME). Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(52). 18966–18970. 38 indexed citations

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Pace, Vittorio, Laura Castoldi, & Massimo Pregnolato. (2013). α-Amino-α´-Halomethylketones: Synthetic Methodologies and Pharmaceutical Applications as Serine and Cysteine Protease Inhibitors. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 13(7). 988–996. 12 indexed citations

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Pace, Vittorio, Laura Castoldi, & Wolfgang Hölzer. (2013). Addition of lithium carbenoids to isocyanates: a direct access to synthetically useful N-substituted 2-haloacetamides. Chemical Communications. 49(75). 8383–8383. 84 indexed citations

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Pace, Vittorio, Pilar Hoyos, Laura Castoldi, María Domínguez, & Andrés R. Alcántara. (2012). 2‐Methyltetrahydrofuran (2‐MeTHF): A Biomass‐Derived Solvent with Broad Application in Organic Chemistry. ChemSusChem. 5(8). 1369–1379. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Castoldi, Laura, et al.. (2001). Neurofibromatosis-1 and Ampullary Gangliocytic Paraganglioma Causing Biliary and Pancreatic Obstruction. International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 29(2). 93–98. 15 indexed citations

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De, Paolo, Laura Castoldi, & G Tiberio. (2000). Intraluminal Duodenal Diverticulum Causing Acute Pancreatitis: CT Scan Diagnosis and Review of the Literature. Digestive Surgery. 17(3). 288–292. 18 indexed citations

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