Bio
Birth Place: Barga (LU), 13/12/1982
Education:
2004: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, University of Pisa.
2006: Master’s Degree in Chemistry, Inorganic curriculum, University of Pisa.
2006: Chemistry Diploma at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
2010: PhD Degree at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
Research Activity:
2006: Thesis internship at Unviersity of Pisa, group of Prof. Calderazzo, “CO/olefin exchange reactions on Cu(I), Fe(II) and Co(I) complexes”, under the supervision of Prof. Pampaloni.
2007: Fellowship at University of Florence, group of Prof. Gatteschi , “Synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications”, under the supervision of Dott. Sangregorio.
2007, September: Internship at University of Cagliari, “Coating of iron oxide nanoparticles for water transfer”, under the supervision of Dott. Casula.
2008, May: Internship at Daresbury’s Synchrotron for the XANES and EXAFS characterization of magnetic nanoparticles, under the supervision of Prof. Corrias and Prof. Mountjoy.
2008-2010: PhD Thesis at Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Pisa, group of Prof. Calderazzo, “Reactivity of homonuclear diiron and diruthenium complexes containing a bridging unsaturated ligand”, under the supervision of Prof. Pampaloni and Dott. Marchetti.
2011 : Fellowship at IIT@NEST, synthesis and characterization of contrast agents for MRI.
July 2011: Post-Doctoral Fellowship at IIT@NEST, synthesis and characterization of contrast agents for MRI.
Instrumental Skills
Magnetometric techniques based on iduction (SQUID magnetometry and AC susceptibility).
Synchrotron Spectroscopy (XANES e EXAFS).
Electronic Resonance Spectroscopy (EPR in X and W band).
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR).
UV-Vis and IR Spectroscopy.
Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, STM).
Electronic Microscopy (TEM, SEM).
X-ray Diffraction on single crystal and powders .
Inhert Atmosphere Synthesis.
Gas-Volumetric Techniques.
Liquid Chromatography on alumina and silica.
Knowledge on Synthesis and laboratory methodologies
Inorganic Synthesis od mono and dinuclear transition metal complexes.
Organic Synthesis of ligands.
Attack reactions on organometallic complexes ligands.
Colloidal synthesis of nanoparticles.
Functionalization of nanoparticles surface.
Other Publications
A.Boni, G. Pampaloni, R. Peloso, D. Belletti, C. Graiff, A. Tiripicchio: "Synthesis of Copper (I) bis(3,5-dimethylpyrasolyl)methane olefin complexes and their reactivity towards carbon monoxide", J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 5602 (2006)
A. Boni, M. Marinone, C. Innocenti, C. Sangregorio, M. Corti, A. Lascialfari, M. Mariani, F. Orsini, G. Poletti, and M. F. Casula: “Magnetic and relaxometric properties of Mn ferrites”, J. Appl. Phys., 41, 134021 (2008).
A. Boni, D. Carta, M. F. Casula, P. Floris, A. Falqui, G. Mountjoy, C. Sangregorio, A. Corrias: “Synthesis and Microstructure of Manganese Ferrite Colloidal Nanocrystals”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12 (19), 5074 (2010).
A. Boni, F. Marchetti, G. Pampaloni, S. Zacchini: “Cationic Diiron and Diruthenium t-Allenyl Complexes: Synthesis, X-Ray Structures and Cyclization Reactions with Ethyldiazoacetate/Amine Affording Unprecedented Butenolide- and Furaniminium-Substituted Bridging Carbene Ligands”, Dalton Trans., 39, 10866 (2010).
A. Boni, F. Marchetti, G. Pampaloni, S. Zacchini, T. Funaioli, C. Pinzino: “Reversible Reductive Dimerization of Diiron u-Vinyl Complex via C-C Coupling: Characterization and Reactivity of the Intermediate Radical Species", Organometallics, 30, 4115 (2011).
A. Boni, F. Marchetti, G. Pampaloni, S. Zacchini, T. Funaioli, C. Pinzino: “Electrochemical, EPR and computational results on Fe2Cp2(CO)2-based complexes with a bridging hydrocarbyl ligand", J. Organomet. Chem. 696 3551 (2011).
