Dr David Cantillo
Dr

David Cantillo

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Background

David Cantillo studied chemistry at the University of Extremadura, Spain. In 2011, he obtained his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Jose Luis Jimenez at the same university. His PhD work focused on the experimental and theoretical study of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of mesoionic compounds. Then, he moved to the University of Graz as a postdoctoral researcher within the group of Prof. C. Oliver Kappe, where he gained experience in flow chemistry. In 2018, he started his independent academic career at the University of Graz as an Assistant Professor and became an Area Leader at the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH. David has joined the University of Queensland in 2023.

His research group focuses on synthetic organic electrochemistry. In particular, the group explores the use of electrical current to develop novel synthetic methodologies and more sustainable routes for the synthesis of medicines, as well as process scale up using continuous flow technology.

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Dr David Cantillo is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Licentiate of Chemistry, Universidad de Extremadura
  • Doctoral (Research) of Organic Chemistry, Universidad de Extremadura

Research interests

  • Synthetic organic electrochemistry

    Development of novel synthetic methods of organic compounds, such as active pharmaceutical ingredients and agrochemicals, using electrolysis instead of chemical reagents. Scale up of electrochemical reactions using flow electrolysis cells to ensure industrial application of electrochemical methods

Research impacts

David has published over 90 papers in scientific journals that have been cited over 5000 times (H-Index=32). His research has been recognized with several awards, including the 2020 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, the 2024 OPRD award from the ACS and the Inventor Award from UniGraz. David is member of the scientific advisory boards of Axplora and Chimica Oggi.

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109 works between 2008 and 2025
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2014

Journal Article

Stepwise formation of 1,3-diazolium-4-thiolates by munchnone cycloadditions: promising candidates for nonlinear optics

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Light, Mark E., Palacios, Juan C. and Porro, Rocio (2014). Stepwise formation of 1,3-diazolium-4-thiolates by munchnone cycloadditions: promising candidates for nonlinear optics. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 79 (9), 4201-4205. doi: 10.1021/jo500349g

Stepwise formation of 1,3-diazolium-4-thiolates by munchnone cycloadditions: promising candidates for nonlinear optics

2014

Journal Article

Continuous flow α-trifluoromethylation of ketones by metal-free visible light photoredox catalysis

Cantillo, David, de Frutos, Oscar, Rincon, Juan A., Mateos, Carlos and Kappe, C. Oliver (2014). Continuous flow α-trifluoromethylation of ketones by metal-free visible light photoredox catalysis. Organic Letters, 16 (3), 896-899. doi: 10.1021/ol403650y

Continuous flow α-trifluoromethylation of ketones by metal-free visible light photoredox catalysis

2014

Journal Article

Effect of configuration of 2-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds on their reactivity: experimental and computational study

Supurgibekov, Murat B., Cantillo, David, Kappe, C. Oliver, Prakash, G. K. Surya and Nikolaev, Valerij A. (2014). Effect of configuration of 2-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds on their reactivity: experimental and computational study. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 12 (4), 682-689. doi: 10.1039/c3ob42102c

Effect of configuration of 2-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds on their reactivity: experimental and computational study

2014

Journal Article

A scalable procedure for light-induced benzylic brominations in continuous flow

Cantillo, David, de Frutos, Oscar, Rincon, Juan A., Mateos, Carlos and Kappe, C. Oliver (2014). A scalable procedure for light-induced benzylic brominations in continuous flow. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 79 (1), 223-229. doi: 10.1021/jo402409k

A scalable procedure for light-induced benzylic brominations in continuous flow

2013

Journal Article

Direct preparation of nitriles from carboxylic acids in continuous flow

Cantillo, David and Kappe, C. Oliver (2013). Direct preparation of nitriles from carboxylic acids in continuous flow. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 78 (20), 10567-10571. doi: 10.1021/jo401945r

Direct preparation of nitriles from carboxylic acids in continuous flow

2013

Journal Article

In situ generation of diimide from hydrazine and oxygen: continuous-flow transfer hydrogenation of olefins

Pieber, Bartholomaeus, Martinez, Sabrina Teixeira, Cantillo, David and Kappe, C. Oliver (2013). In situ generation of diimide from hydrazine and oxygen: continuous-flow transfer hydrogenation of olefins. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 52 (39), 10241-10244. doi: 10.1002/anie.201303528

In situ generation of diimide from hydrazine and oxygen: continuous-flow transfer hydrogenation of olefins

2013

Journal Article

Hydrazine-mediated Reduction of Nitro and Azide Functionalities Catalyzed by Highly Active and Reusable Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanocrystals

Cantillo, David, Moghaddam, Mojtaba Mirhosseini and Kappe, C. Oliver (2013). Hydrazine-mediated Reduction of Nitro and Azide Functionalities Catalyzed by Highly Active and Reusable Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanocrystals. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 78 (9), 4530-4542. doi: 10.1021/jo400556g

Hydrazine-mediated Reduction of Nitro and Azide Functionalities Catalyzed by Highly Active and Reusable Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanocrystals

2013

Conference Publication

In search for an efficient catalyst for azide-nitrile cycloadditions: The synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles under batch and continuous flow conditions

Kappe, C. Oliver, Cantillo, David and Gutmann, Bernhard (2013). In search for an efficient catalyst for azide-nitrile cycloadditions: The synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles under batch and continuous flow conditions. 245th National Spring Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA United States, 7-11 April 2013. Washington, DC United States: American Chemical Society.

In search for an efficient catalyst for azide-nitrile cycloadditions: The synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles under batch and continuous flow conditions

2013

Conference Publication

In situ generated iron oxide nanocrystals as efficient and selective catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes in batch and continuous flow formats

Kappe, C. Oliver, Cantillo, David, Baghbanzadeh, Mostafa and Moghaddam, Mojtaba Mirhosseini (2013). In situ generated iron oxide nanocrystals as efficient and selective catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes in batch and continuous flow formats. 245th National Spring Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA United States, 7-11 April 2013. Washington, DC United States: American Chemical Society.

In situ generated iron oxide nanocrystals as efficient and selective catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes in batch and continuous flow formats

2013

Journal Article

On the Fischer indole synthesis of 7-ethyltryptophol-mechanistic and process intensification studies under continuous flow conditions

Gutmann, Bernhard, Gottsponer, Michael, Elsner, Petteri, Cantillo, David, Roberge, Dominique M. and Kappe, C. Oliver (2013). On the Fischer indole synthesis of 7-ethyltryptophol-mechanistic and process intensification studies under continuous flow conditions. Organic Process Research and Development, 17 (2), 294-302. doi: 10.1021/op300363s

On the Fischer indole synthesis of 7-ethyltryptophol-mechanistic and process intensification studies under continuous flow conditions

2012

Journal Article

An experimental and computational assessment of acid-catalyzed azide-nitrile cycloadditions

Cantillo, David, Gutmann, Bernhard and Kappe, C. Oliver (2012). An experimental and computational assessment of acid-catalyzed azide-nitrile cycloadditions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77 (23), 10882-10890. doi: 10.1021/jo3022742

An experimental and computational assessment of acid-catalyzed azide-nitrile cycloadditions

2012

Journal Article

Can electromagnetic fields influence the structure and enzymatic digest of proteins? A critical evaluation of microwave-assisted proteomics protocols

Damm, Markus, Nusshold, Christoph, Cantillo, David, Rechberger, Gerald N., Gruber, Karl, Sattler, Wolfgang and Kappe, C. Oliver (2012). Can electromagnetic fields influence the structure and enzymatic digest of proteins? A critical evaluation of microwave-assisted proteomics protocols. Journal of Proteomics, 75 (18), 5533-5543. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.07.043

Can electromagnetic fields influence the structure and enzymatic digest of proteins? A critical evaluation of microwave-assisted proteomics protocols

2012

Journal Article

On the prebiotic synthesis of D-sugars catalyzed by L-peptides: assessments from first-principles calculations

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L. and Palacios, Juan C. (2012). On the prebiotic synthesis of D-sugars catalyzed by L-peptides: assessments from first-principles calculations. Chemistry: A European Journal, 18 (28), 8795-8799. doi: 10.1002/chem.201200466

On the prebiotic synthesis of D-sugars catalyzed by L-peptides: assessments from first-principles calculations

2012

Journal Article

Direct arylation of benzene with aryl bromides using high-temperature/high-pressure process windows: expanding the scope of C-H activation chemistry

Pieber, Bartholomaus, Cantillo, David and Kappe, C. Oliver (2012). Direct arylation of benzene with aryl bromides using high-temperature/high-pressure process windows: expanding the scope of C-H activation chemistry. Chemistry: A European Journal, 18 (16), 5047-5055. doi: 10.1002/chem.201103748

Direct arylation of benzene with aryl bromides using high-temperature/high-pressure process windows: expanding the scope of C-H activation chemistry

2012

Journal Article

Flash flow pyrolysis: mimicking flash vacuum pyrolysis in a high-temperature/high-pressure liquid-phase microreactor environment

Cantillo, David, Sheibani, Hassan and Kappe, C. Oliver (2012). Flash flow pyrolysis: mimicking flash vacuum pyrolysis in a high-temperature/high-pressure liquid-phase microreactor environment. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77 (5), 2463-2473. doi: 10.1021/jo3001645

Flash flow pyrolysis: mimicking flash vacuum pyrolysis in a high-temperature/high-pressure liquid-phase microreactor environment

2012

Journal Article

Fast and reliable location of stationary points in a reaction path

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L. and Palacios, Juan C. (2012). Fast and reliable location of stationary points in a reaction path. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 25 (1), 77-82. doi: 10.1002/poc.1877

Fast and reliable location of stationary points in a reaction path

2012

Journal Article

In situ generated iron oxide nanocrystals as efficient and selective catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes using a continuous flow method

Cantillo, David, Baghbanzadeh, Mostafa and Kappe, C. Oliver (2012). In situ generated iron oxide nanocrystals as efficient and selective catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes using a continuous flow method. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 51 (40), 10190-10193. doi: 10.1002/anie.201205792

In situ generated iron oxide nanocrystals as efficient and selective catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes using a continuous flow method

2012

Journal Article

On the mechanism of the Dakin-West reaction

Dalla-Vechia, Luciana, Santos, Vanessa G., Godoi, Marla N., Cantillo, David, Kappe, C. Oliver, Eberlin, Marcos N., de Souza, Rodrigo O. M. A. and Miranda, Leandro S. M. (2012). On the mechanism of the Dakin-West reaction. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 10 (45), 9013-9020. doi: 10.1039/c2ob26560e

On the mechanism of the Dakin-West reaction

2011

Conference Publication

Safe and scalable synthesis of 5-aryl-1H-tetrazoles in batch and continuous flow mode

Kappe, C. Oliver, Cantillo, David and Gutmann, Bernhard (2011). Safe and scalable synthesis of 5-aryl-1H-tetrazoles in batch and continuous flow mode. 242nd National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), Denver, CO United States, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Washington, DC United States: American Chemical Society.

Safe and scalable synthesis of 5-aryl-1H-tetrazoles in batch and continuous flow mode

2011

Journal Article

Mechanistic insights on the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of amides - C-N vs. C-O cleavage

Cantillo, David (2011). Mechanistic insights on the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of amides - C-N vs. C-O cleavage. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2011 (19), 3008-3013. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201100443

Mechanistic insights on the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of amides - C-N vs. C-O cleavage

Availability

Dr David Cantillo is:
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Available projects

  • Synthetic organic electrochemisty

    This project deals with the development of novel methods for the preparation of pharmaceutical intermediates using electrochemistry

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