Francisco was born and raised in Cieza, a small town located in the south east of Spain. He studied Chemistry at the University of Murcia (Spain) and obtained his BSc in 2007 and his MSc in 2008. 

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PhD Studies

In 2012, Francisco obtained his PhD degree under the supervision of Prof Vicente and Prof Arcas in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Murcia. In Murcia, he worked in the synthesis of high-valent organometallic palladium complexes.

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Postdoctoral Studies

After receiving his PhD degree, Francisco moved to the UK to join the group of Prof Igor Larrosa at Queen Mary University of London. In London, Francisco worked in the development of novel catalytic methods for the direct arylation of aromatic compounds. 

In 2014, Francisco was awarded a COFUND postdoctoral fellowship and joined the group of Prof Ruben Martin at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) in Spain. His work focused on catalytic organic synthesis including C-H and C-C functionalization, carboxylation with carbon dioxide and photocatalysis.

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Independent Career

In November 2018, Francisco was appointed Assistant Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry in the Department of Organic Chemistry at Stockholm University (Sweden).

Later, Francisco received a "Ramon y Cajal" position and joined the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Murcia (Spain) in June 2020.