Carlos Saá Rodríguez

Carlos Saá, born in Lugo (Spain), studied chemistry at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain) where he received his PhD in 1985 under the supervision of Profs. L. Castedo, R. Suau and J. M. Saá for research on synthesis of isoquinoline alkaloids. Since 2004 he is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain).

He spent two-year (1987-1988) as a NATO postdoctoral research associate at the University of California, Berkeley, working in the group of Prof. K. P. C. Vollhardt on Co(I)-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition of alkynes to nitriles.

His research interest centers on the discovery of new metal-catalyzed cyclizations and cycloadditions and its applications in synthesis of bioactive heterocycles and valuable organic materials.