Academic Career 10/2017-currently Max-Planck Research Group Leader – Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany(Department of Organometallic Chemistry). 04/2017-10/2017 Group Leader – Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany (Department of Organometallic Chemistry). 08/2015-03/2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Beatriu de Pinós Fellowship) – The Scripps Research Institute, USA (Prof. Phil S. Baran). 02/2012-04/2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Marie Curie – FP7) – Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain (Prof. Ruben Martin). 09/2008-01/2012 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry – Queen Mary, University of London, UK (Prof. Igor Larrosa). 09/2007-09/2008 MSc in Organic Chemistry – Universitat de Barcelona 09/2003-09/2007 BSc Chemistry – Universitat de Barcelona. Awards and Honours 2024 - 50 Scientists that Inspire, Cell Press 2023 - Presidential Lecture The Scripps Research Institute 2023 - 22/23 Chemical Communications Emerging Investigator Lectureship 2023 - 2023 Young Investigator Award Group Leader RSEQ 2022 - 2022 Class of SN10 Scientists to Watch, Science News Journal 2022 - 2022 Padwa Lecture, Columbia University (NY, USA) 2022 - 2022 Merck Organic Chemistry Lecturer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA) 2022 - 2022 Organometallics Distinguished Author Award 2021 - Novartis Early Career Award 2021 2021 - Kyoto Rising Star Lectureship (MSD Life Science Foundation - Japan) 2021 - Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis 2021 (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) 2020 - ORCHEM Nachwuchspreis 2020 2020 - Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award 2020 2020 - Ruhrpreis für Kunst und Wissenschaft 2020 2020 - Otto Röhm Gedächtnisstiftung Forschung Preis 2020 2020 - C&EN Talented 12 - Class 2020 2020 - Dozentenpreis des Fonds (Fonds der Chemischen Industrie) 2020 - Marcial Moreno Mañas Award (Real Sociedad Española de Quimica-Catalan Section) 2020 - ERC Starting Grant 2019 - MS-CEC Young Researcher Award 2019 - Junior Scientist Program Fellowship (JSP - Bürgenstock) 2018 - Sachkostenzuschüsse Fonds der Chemischen Industrie 2018 - Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2017 - Independent Max-Planck Research Group Leader 2016 - TSRI Travel Award (Society of Fellows) 2015 - Beatriu de Pinos Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012 - Marie Curie Intraeuropean Fellowship (IEF)

For much of modern history, the use of simple chemical units has served as the primary platform from which to build molecular complexity. While modifications of these feedstock chemicals has enabled incredible progress in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and materials industries, the process itself is often non-trivial. To this end, transition metal catalysis has become an indispensable tool in the development of efficient and synthetically viable strategies for activation of these molecules. However, the continued use of non-earth abundant, toxic and expensive metal catalysts represents an enormous challenge that must be addressed if true sustainability in these industries is to be realized. To this end, our research group focuses on the invention and implementation of basic catalytic alternatives, which secure sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches in organic chemistry. Metal catalysis Synthetic methods New reagents

Direct Determination of a Giant Zero-Field Splitting of 5422 cm–1 in a Triplet Organobismuthinidene by Infrared Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Al Said, T.; Spinnato, D.; Holldack, K.; Neese, F.;* Cornella, J.;* Schnegg, A.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c14795 A trimetallic bismuth(I)-based allyl cation Spinnato, D.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, M.; van Gastel, M.; Wagner, L.; Neese, F.; Cornella, J. Nat. Chem. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01691-x From Established to Emerging: Evolution of Cross-Coupling Reactions Biscoe, M. R.; Cornella, J.; Kalyani, D.; Neufeldt, S.* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 16065 (Editorial) Characterization of Iminobismuthanes and Catalytic Reduction of Organic Azides via Bi(I)/Bi(III) Redox Cycling Moon, H. W.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, M.; Kuziola, J.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 10.1002/anie.202417864 Synthesis and Characterization of Monomeric Triarylbismuthine Oxide Kuziola, J.; Moon, H. -W.; Leutzsch, M.; Noethling, N.; Beland, V.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, asaps. Activation and C‒C Coupling of Aryl Iodides via Bismuth Photocatalysis Mato, M.; Stamoulis, A.; Cleto-Bruzzese, P.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, asaps Activation and Catalytic Degradation of SF6 and PhSF5 at a Bismuth Center Beland, V.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, M.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 25409 Synthesis and Characterization of Chlorotriarylbismuthonium Salts Kuziola, J.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, Cornella, J. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 10532 (2024 Emerging Investigators) Reductive Cyclopropanation through Bismuth Photocatalysis Ni, S.; Spinnato, D.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 22140–22144 Ni(3,5-CF3stb)2(Et2O): A “Super-Naked” Nickel Complex Saeb, R.; Nöthling, N.; Cornella, J. Organometallics 2024, 43, 1511 “Naked Nickel”-Catalyzed Amination of Heteroaryl Bromides Saeb, R.; Boulenger, B.; Cornella, J. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 5928 Adición Oxidante en Complejos de Bismuto Mato, M.; Cornella, J. Anales de Química de la RSEQ 2024, 120, 17–23 (article in Spanish) C–heteroatom coupling with electron-rich aryls enabled by nickel catalysis and light Ni, S.; Halder, R.; Ahmadli, D.; Reijerse. E. J.; Cornella, J.;* Ritter, T.* Nat. Catal. 2024, 7, 733-741 Catalytic hydroxylation of arylthianthrenium salts with nitrous oxide Ni, S.; Cornella, J. Tetrahedron 2023, 145, 133602. Oxidative Addition of Aryl Electrophiles into a Red-Light-Active Bismuthinidene Mato, M.; Bruzzese, P. C.; Takahashi, F.; Leutzsch, M.; Reijerse, E. J.; Schnegg, A.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 18742. Bismuth-Catalyzed Amide Reduction Yang, X.; Kuziola, J.; Beland, V.; Leutzsch, M.; Bures, J.;* Cornella, J.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306447. Bismuth in Radical Chemistry and Catalysis Mato, M.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202315046. Bi-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of C(sp2)‒H Bonds under Light. Tsuruta, T.; Spinnato, D.; Moon, H. -W.; Leutzsch, Cornella, J. J. Am Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 25538–25544 Internal Atom Exchange in Oxazole Rings: A Blueprint for Azole Scaffold Evaluation. Spinnato, D.; Leutzsch, M.; Wang, F.; Cornella, J. Synlett. 2024, 35, 1015-1018 Preparation of 4-(5-(p-Tolyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonyl fluoride (ArSO2F).Wagner, L.; Ghiazza, C.; Cornella, J. Org. Synth. 2023, 100, 382-393. Preparation of Pyrylium Tetrafluoroborate (Pyry-BF4) Gómez-Palomino, A.; Ghiazza, C.; Busch, J.; Wagner L.; Cornella, J. Org. Synth. 2023, 100, 361-381. Mechanistic Studies on the Bismuth-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Azoarenes Moon, H. -W.; Wang, F.; Bhattacharyya, K.; Planas, O.; Leutzsch, M.; Nöthling, N.; Auer, A. A;* Cornella, J.*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202313578. Conjugate Aminocyclization Catalyzed by a Bismuthinidene Mato, M.; Wang, F.; Cornella, J. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 740-744 (Dedicated to Miquel A. Pericàs) Bismuth-Catalyzed Amide Reduction Yang, X.; Kuziola, J.; Beland, V.; Leutzsch, M.; Bures, J.;* Cornella, J.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, accepted Dihydrogen and Ethylene Activation by a Sterically Distorted Distibene Pang, Y.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, M.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202302071 Nickel Meets Aryl Thianthrenium Salts: Ni(I)-Catalyzed Halogenation of Arenes Ni, S.; Yan, J.; Tewari, S.; Reijerse, E. J.; Ritter, T.;* Cornella, J.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 9988 Synthesis and Isolation of a Triplet Bismuthinidene with a Quenched Magnetic Response Pang, Y.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, M.; Kang, L.; Bill, E.; van Gastel, M.; Reijerse, E.; Goddard, R.; Wagner, L.; SantaLucia, D.; DeBeer, S.; Neese, F.;* Cornella, J.* Science 2023, 10.1126/science.adg2833. Synthesis, Isolation and Characterization of Two Cationic Organobismuth(II) Pincer Complexes Relevant in Radical Redox Chemistry Yang, X.; Reijerse, E.; Nöthling, N.; SantaLucia, D.; Leutzsch, M.; Schnegg, A.;* Cornella, J.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 5618–5623 Bismuth radical catalysis in the activation and coupling of redox-active electrophiles Mato. M.; Spinnato, D.; Leutzsch, M.; Moon, H.-W.; Reijerse, E.; Cornella, J. Nat. Chem. 2023, 10.1038/s41557-023-01229-7 Bio-Inspired Deaminative Hydroxylation of Aminoheterocycles and Electron-Deficient Anilines Ghiazza, C.; Wagner, L.; Fernandez-Gonzalez, S.; Leutzsch, M.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 62, e202212219. Strain-release Pentafluorosulfanylation and Tetrafluoro(aryl)sulfanylation of [1.1.1]Propellane: Reactivity and Structural Insight Kraemer, Y.; Ghiazza, C.; Ragan, A. N.; Ni, S.; Lutz, S.; Fettinger, J. C.; Nöthling, N.; Goddard, R.; Cornella, J.* Pitts, C. R.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202211892. Ni-Catalyzed Oxygen Transfer from N2O onto sp3‑Hybridized Carbons Ni, S.; Le Vaillant, F.; Mateos,-Calbet, A.; Martin, R.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18223. Mechanism of the Aryl‒F Bond-Forming Step from Bi(V) Fluorides Planas, O.; Peciukenas, V.; Leutzsch, M.; Nöthling, N.; Pantazis, D.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 14489. Radical Activation of Ammonia and Water at Bismuth(II)Yang, X.; Reijerse, E.; Bhattacharyya, K.; Leutzsch, M.; Kochius, M.; Nöthling, N.; Busch, J.; Schnegg, A.; Auer, A.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16535. Constitutional isomerism in heterocycles: A structural revision of benzofused isothiazoles Ghiazza, C.; Fernandez, S.; Leutzsch, M.; Cornella, J. Tetrahedron 2022, 120, 132888. Synthesis and Structure of Mono-, Di-, and Trinuclear Fluorotriarylbismuthonium Cations Kuziola, J.; Magre, M.; Nöthling, N.; Cornella, J. Organometallics 2022, 41, 1754–1762 Catalytic synthesis of phenols with nitrous oxide Le Vaillant, F.; Mateos Calbet, A.; Rodriguez-Pelayo, S.; Reijerse, E. J.; Ni, S.; Busch, J.; Cornella, J. Nature, 2022, 604, 677-683. (Hetero)aryl-S(VI)-Fluorides: Synthetic Development and Opportunities Magre, M.; Ni, S.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, Early View Deaminative Chlorination of Aminoheterocycles Ghiazza, C.; Faber, T.; Gómez-Palomino, A.; Cornella, J. Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 78-84. Bismuth Redox Catalysis: An Emerging Main-Group Platform for Organic Synthesis Moon, H. -W.; Cornella, J. ACS. Catal. 2022, 12, 1382-1393. Redox-Neutral Organometallic Elementary Steps at Bismuth: Catalytic Synthesis of Aryl Sulfonyl Fluorides Magre, M.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21497−21502. Tris[1,1′-[η2-(1E)-1,2-Ethenediyl]bis[4-(Trifluoromethyl)Benzene]]Nickel Saeb, R.; Cornella, J. Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, (EROS) online asap. Organometallic Compounds of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth Pang, Y.; Cornella, J. Organometallic Compounds of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth, Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, 2021 (book chapter) Air-Stable tris-(stilbene)Ni(0) Complexes Saeb, R.; Cornella, J. STREM Chemiker. 2021, vol. XXXII, No 1, 1-14. High-valent bismuth redox catalysis Planas, O.; Cornella, J. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2021, 69, 79-83 (Perspective) Catalytic Hydrodefluorination via Oxidative Addition, Ligand Metathesis, and Reductive Elimination at Bi(I)/Bi(III) Centers Pang, Y.; Leutzsch, M.; Nöthling, N.; Katzenburg, F.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 12487 Validation of Arylphosphorothiolates as Convergent Substrates for Ar-SF4Cl and Ar-SF5 Synthesis Wang, L.; Ni, S.; Cornella, J. Synthesis, 2021, 53, 4308–4312 Dibismuthanes in Catalysis: from Synthesis and Characterization to Redox Behavior Towards Oxidative Cleavage of 1,2-diols Magre, M.; Kuziola, J.; Nöthling, N.; Cornella, J. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 4922-4929 16-Electron Nickel(0)-Olefin Complexes in Low-Temperature C(sp2)–C(sp3) Kumada Cross-Couplings Lutz, S.; Nattmann, L.; Nöthling, N.; Cornella, J. Organometallics 2021, 40, 2220–2230 Catalytic Activation of N2O at a Low-Valent Bismuth Redox Platform Pang, Y.; Leutzsch, M.; Nöthling, N.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19473. Dialkyl Ether Formation at High-Valent Nickel Le Vaillant, F.; Reijerse, E.; Leutzsch, M.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19540 A Unified Strategy for Arylsulfur(VI) Fluorides from Aryl Halides: Access to Ar-SOF3 Compounds TOC website.png Wang, L.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. 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