Investigation of Fluorinated Synthon Transfer Reactions

Artūrs Sperga was born in 1997 in Riga, Latvia. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry Technology (2020) and a Master’s degree in Chemistry Technology (2022) from Riga Technical University. Since 2018, A. Sperga has been working at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis. He is currently a Scientific Assistant in the Organic Synthesis Laboratory, and his research interests are focused on the study of fluorocarbene reactions. He is a co-author of the study “Discovery of a New Organic Synthesis Reagent with High Application Potential in Medicinal Chemistry,” which is included in the list of the Latvian Academy of Sciences’ most significant scientific achievements of 2019. In 2023, he received the Latvian Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Award for his Master’s Thesis “Iron-Catalysed Transfer of the Fluoromethylene Group from Sulfonium Salts”. He is a co-author of eight publications and one review article.