Multicomponent Hosomi–Sakurai Reaction on Isosorbide Derivatives

Luca Banfi is a professor at the University of Genova. In January 1981, he got his master's degree in chemistry. From 1981 to 1983, he worked at the University of Milan. From 1986 to 1987, he worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (MA, USA) and the University of Indiana (Bloomington, IN, USA). From 1983 to 2026, he worked at the University of Genova, first as an assistant professor (1983-1998), then as an associate professor (1998-2000), and finally as a full professor (2000-2026). Awards: Medaglia Ciamician (1992) and Medaglia Mangini (2016). During all his scientific activity, Luca Banfi has conducted research in the field of organic synthesis, stressing especially in four aspects: a) the synthesis of biologically active substances; b) asymmetric synthesis, either with the aid of more traditional systems or biological means (enzymes, microorganisms); c) diversity-oriented synthesis, taking advantage of multicomponent reactions; and d) green chemistry, synthesis from building blocks derived from biomass and exploitation of agricultural waste. These last two aspects have been increasingly pursued from 1998 to date. Moreover, Luca Banfi has always carried out research in collaboration with private companies, especially in the pharmaceutical realm. He is the author of more than 200 publications, including 176 journal articles indexed on Scopus or WOS, 14 books or book chapters (not indexed), eight patents and three editorials. Hirsch index: 40.