Dr. Andreu Tortajada Navarro teaches Advanced Organic Chemistry I at the University of Fribourg, with a focus on how organometallic chemistry can be used as a practical tool in modern synthesis. The course introduces students to the key concepts that govern the reactivity of both main-group and transition-metal reagents, and how these can be leveraged to form C–C and C–heteroatom bonds efficiently.
Lectures cover fundamental mechanisms such as oxidative addition, transmetalation, and reductive elimination, alongside the behavior of widely used reagents like organolithium and Grignard compounds. The course also explores more recent developments, including base-mediated transformations and single-electron processes, highlighting their relevance to current research and sustainable synthesis.
The teaching style aims to balance theory with real-world examples from the literature, helping students build confidence in interpreting mechanisms, planning syntheses, and thinking critically about reactivity and selectivity in organic chemistry.
University of Fribourg
Lecture covering organometallic chemistry for synthesis.