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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2011

Journal Article

Mechanistic insights on azide-nitrile cycloadditions: On the dialkyltin oxide-trimethylsilyl azide route and a new vilsmeier-haack-type organocatalyst

Cantillo, David, Gutmann, Bernhard and Kappe, C. Oliver (2011). Mechanistic insights on azide-nitrile cycloadditions: On the dialkyltin oxide-trimethylsilyl azide route and a new vilsmeier-haack-type organocatalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (12), 4465-4475. doi: 10.1021/ja109700b

Mechanistic insights on azide-nitrile cycloadditions: On the dialkyltin oxide-trimethylsilyl azide route and a new vilsmeier-haack-type organocatalyst

2011

Journal Article

Assessing the whole range of CuAAC mechanisms by DFT calculations-on the intermediacy of copper acetylides

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L. and Palacios, Juan C. (2011). Assessing the whole range of CuAAC mechanisms by DFT calculations-on the intermediacy of copper acetylides. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 9 (8), 2952-2958. doi: 10.1039/c0ob01001d

Assessing the whole range of CuAAC mechanisms by DFT calculations-on the intermediacy of copper acetylides

2011

Journal Article

On the enhanced reactivity and selectivity of triazole formation in molecular flasks. A theoretical rationale

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L. and Palacios, Juan C. (2011). On the enhanced reactivity and selectivity of triazole formation in molecular flasks. A theoretical rationale. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 9 (22), 7638-7642. doi: 10.1039/c1ob06206a

On the enhanced reactivity and selectivity of triazole formation in molecular flasks. A theoretical rationale

2010

Journal Article

A unified mechanistic view on the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction: computational and experimental investigations

Cantillo, David and Kappe, C. Oliver (2010). A unified mechanistic view on the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction: computational and experimental investigations. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75 (24), 8615-8626. doi: 10.1021/jo102094h

A unified mechanistic view on the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction: computational and experimental investigations

2010

Journal Article

Unusual aryl migration in a mesmeric betaine in the solid and liquid state: mechanistic insights into the SNAr reaction

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Light, Mark E. and Palacios, Juan C. (2010). Unusual aryl migration in a mesmeric betaine in the solid and liquid state: mechanistic insights into the SNAr reaction. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75 (12), 4300-4303. doi: 10.1021/jo100350t

Unusual aryl migration in a mesmeric betaine in the solid and liquid state: mechanistic insights into the SNAr reaction

2010

Journal Article

Push-pull 1,3-thiazolium-5-thiolates. Formation via concerted and stepwise pathways, and theoretical evaluation of NLO properties

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Light, Mark E., Palacios, Juan C. and Rodriguez, Valentin (2010). Push-pull 1,3-thiazolium-5-thiolates. Formation via concerted and stepwise pathways, and theoretical evaluation of NLO properties. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 8 (23), 5367-5374. doi: 10.1039/c0ob00416b

Push-pull 1,3-thiazolium-5-thiolates. Formation via concerted and stepwise pathways, and theoretical evaluation of NLO properties

2009

Journal Article

Dissecting competitive mechanisms: thionation vs. cycloaddition in the reaction of thioisomunchnones with isothiocyanates under microwave irradiation

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Light, Mark E. and Palacios, Juan C. (2009). Dissecting competitive mechanisms: thionation vs. cycloaddition in the reaction of thioisomunchnones with isothiocyanates under microwave irradiation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74 (20), 7644-7650. doi: 10.1021/jo900960a

Dissecting competitive mechanisms: thionation vs. cycloaddition in the reaction of thioisomunchnones with isothiocyanates under microwave irradiation

2009

Journal Article

Thionation of mesoionics with isothiocyanates: evidence supporting a four-step domino process and ruling out a [2+2] mechanism

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Light, Mark E. and Palacios, Juan C. (2009). Thionation of mesoionics with isothiocyanates: evidence supporting a four-step domino process and ruling out a [2+2] mechanism. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74 (10), 3698-3705. doi: 10.1021/jo900028c

Thionation of mesoionics with isothiocyanates: evidence supporting a four-step domino process and ruling out a [2+2] mechanism

2008

Journal Article

Stepwise cycloadditions of mesoionic systems: thionation of thioisomunchnones by isothlocyanates

Cantillo, David, Avalos, Martin, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Jimenez, Jose L., Light, Mark E. and Palacios, Juan C. (2008). Stepwise cycloadditions of mesoionic systems: thionation of thioisomunchnones by isothlocyanates. Organic Letters, 10 (6), 1079-1082. doi: 10.1021/ol702929k

Stepwise cycloadditions of mesoionic systems: thionation of thioisomunchnones by isothlocyanates

Availability

Dr David Cantillo is:
Available for supervision

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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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