Amadeu was born in 1985 in Reus (Catalonia, Spain).

He received his bachelor degree in chemistry in 2008, followed by the Master degree in Catalysis in 2009 in the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona.

He subsequently pursued his PhD studies in the same university developing new catalytic and nucleophilic boron addition reactions with Dr. Elena Fernandez and Dr. Henrik Gulyas.

In 2012, he moved to Bristol University (UK) as a Marie Curie Fellow with Prof Varinder K. Aggarwal, where he worked on the enantiospecific coupling of secondary and tertiary boronic. In 2014, he was awarded with the prestigious Young Boron Research Award.

In 2015, he join the University of Hull as a Lecturer, starting his own independent career. His current research interests are based on the synthesis of new ligand and the development of new catalytic methodologies for the generation of synthetically useful products using green metals. Career

2015 Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Hull 2012 - 2015 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with Varinder K. Aggarwal, University of Bristol 2008 - 2012 PhD Elena Fernández, Universitat Rovira i Virgili 2008 Master's degree, Universitat Rovira i Virgili 2003 - 2007 Bachelor's degree, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Biological Chemistry

Our current research interests are based on the synthesis of new ligand and the development of new catalytic methodologies for the generation of synthetically useful products using green metals. Research Interests

Homogenous catalysis Boron chemistry Activation of small molecules Green chemistry Synthesis of new ligands Nanoparticles

18. Enantiospecific sp2-sp3 coupling of secondary and tertiari boronic estersA. Bonet, M. Odachowski, D. Leonori, S. Essafi,. Aggarwal*Nature Chemistry., 2014, 6, 584. DOIHighlighted in:Chemical and Engineering News linkChemistry world linkSynfact DOI 17. Metal-Free Borylative Ring-Opening of Vinyl Epoxides and AziridinesX. Sanz, G.M. Lee, C. Pubill-Ulldemolins, A. Bonet, H. Gulyás, S. A. Westcott, C. Bo,* E. Fernández*Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry., 2013, 11 , 7004. DOI 16. Essential role of phosphines in organocatalytic β-boration reactionC. Pubill-Ulldemolins, A. Bonet, C. Bo*, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2012,10, 9677. DOI 15. Asymmetric organocatalytic diboration of alkenesA. Bonet , C. Sole, H. Gulyas*, E. Fernandez*Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2012,10, 6621. DOI 14. Nucleophilic boron strikes backH. Gulyás, A. Bonet, C. Pubill-Ulldemolins, C. Solé, J. Cid, E. Fernandez*Pure and applied Chemistry 2012, 84, 2219. DOI 13. Influence of phosphoramidites in copper-catalyzed conjugate borylation reactionC. Sole, A. Bonet, A. H. M. de Vries, J. G. de Vries, L. Lefort, Henrik Gulyás, E. FernándezOrganometallics, 2012, 31, 7855. DOI 12. Activation of diboron reagents with Brönsted bases and alcohols: an experimental and theoretical perspective of the organocatalytic boron conjugate addition reactionC. Pubill-Ulldemolins, A. Bonet, C. Bo*, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Chemistry: an European Journal, 2012, 18, 1121. DOI 11. The Boron Age: Catalytic b-borationA. Bonet,* M. Soriano, C. Pubill-Ulldemolins, C. Solé, J. Cid, H. Gulyás and E. FernandezRevista de la Societat Catalana de la Química; Catalan Chemical Society Journal, 2011, 10, 11. DOI 10. The boron imprint on consecutive catalytic organic reactionsA. Bonet, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Current Organic Chemistry, 2011, 15, 3908 (Special Issue). DOI 9. Transition metal-free diboration reaction by activation of diborons with simple Lewis-basesA. Bonet, C. Pubill-Ulldemolins, C. Bo*, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Angewandte Chemie International Edition., 2011, 50, 7158 (VIP). DOI 8. Organocatalytic versus iron assisted b-boration of electron deficient olefinsA. Bonet, C. Sole, H. Gulyás* and E. Fernández*Chemistry: an Asian Journal, 2011, 6, 1011. DOI 7. Metal-Free Catalytic Boration at the b-Position of a,b-Unsaturated Compounds: A Challenging Asymmetric Induction; A. Bonet, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010, 49, 5130. DOIHighlighted in:Synfacts DOI 6. Boron conjugate additions on electron deficient olefins towards selective 1,3-difunctionalization;A. Bonet, C. Solé, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Current Organic Chemistry, 2010, 14, 2531 (Review by invitation). DOI 5. A new context for palladium mediated b-addition reaction: an open door to consecutive functionalization;C. Pubill-Ulldemolins, A. Bonet, C. Bo, H. Gulyás,* E. Fernández*Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2010, 8, 2667. (Perspective by invitation). DOI 4. Two consecutive catalytic performances, b-boration/arylation of a,b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, but only one palladium complex as catalytic systemA. Bonet, H. Gulyás, I. O. Koshevoy, F. Estevan, M. Sanaú, M. A. Ubeda,* E. Fernández*Chemistry: an European Journal, 2010, 16, 6382. DOI 2009 3. Asymmetric induction on b-boration of a,b-unsaturated compounds: a cheap approachV. Lillo, A. Bonet, E. Fernandez.*Dalton Transaction, 2009, 2899. (Perspective by invitation). DOI 2. (NHC)CuOR favours catalytic 1,4-versus 1,2-boron addition to a,b-unsaturated aldehydes: a base free approachA. Bonet, V. Lillo, J. Ramírez, M. M. Díaz-Requejo, E. Fernandez.*Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2009, 7, 1533. DOI 1. Asymmetric b-boration of a,b-unsaturated esters with chiral (NHC)Cu catalysts;V. Lillo, A. Prieto, A. Bonet, M.M. Díaz Requejo, J. Ramírez, P. J. Pérez*, E. Fernandez*Organometallics, 2009, 28, 659. DOI