Presentation and News of the Group

 

Group picture in front of ICN - January 2025

Group picture in the laboratory -  Novembre 2023 - @franzchavaroche

News from the group

 

March 13th, 2025

Accepted Article

Abstract Image
Congratulations to Keyu on her paper finaly accepted in Organic letters, titled "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enyne Metathesis: An Entry to Functionalized Azaborine Heterocycles" Well done!
 

March 11th, 2025

PhD Thesis

Émilie has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, marking a significant milestone in her academic journey. We sincerely wish her all the best in her future endeavors, both professionally and personally. Congratulations, Émilie!

March 6th, 2025

Award

Congratulations to Alexis for being awarded the 2025 Ph.D. Prize of the SCF-SUD-PACA! As part of this honor, he will have the opportunity to present his work during the SCF-SUD-PACA Chemistry Day, which will take place at the Château de Valrose on March 28th.

 

February 19th, 2025

Accepted Article


 
Congratulations to our six women chemists, Keyu, Kristiná, Xi, Laura, Sophie, and Véronique, who have been recognized for their outstanding work on a long-running project involving silver-, gold-, and platinum-catalyzed [4+2] cyclizations for the synthesis of 2,3,3a,4-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[f]isoindol-1-one derivatives. Their research has been published in the Comptes Rendus de Chimie de l'Académie des Sciences as part of a special issue dedicated to women chemists in France in 2025. Wonderful story!
 

January 14th, 2025

Group Lunch for Our 3rd (and Now Traditional) Secret Santa

The whole group was delighted to enjoy a convivial lunch at La Villa d'Este for our Secret Santa gift exchange. It was a wonderful moment to unwind, share laughs, and enjoy some lighthearted time together!

December 2nd, 2024

New group member

We are delighted to welcome Gustave Villard, who joins us as a new PhD student following the successful completion of his master’s studies. We wish him all the best for an enriching and enjoyable PhD experience with us!

Novembre 22th, 2024

Awards

A big congratulations to Émilie and Rowan, who both received an Oral Communication Award during the 12th edition of the "Journées Méditerranéennes des Jeunes Chercheurs (JMJC)" in Marseille.
Fantastic work - well done!

November 8th, 2024

PhD Thesis

Alexis successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis. We wish him all the best for the future!

 

October 31th, 2024

Accepted Article


 
Congratulations to Kristiná on her paper published in Communications Chemistry, titled "Small Gold Nanoparticles for Tandem Cyclization/Reduction and Cyclization/Hydroalkoxylation Reactions." Great work!
 

October 1st, 2024

New group member

We are happy to welcome back Anne Clisson, who joins us as a new PhD student following the success of her master’s studies. We wish her great results and an enjoyable experience with us!

 

July 30th, 2024

Accepted Article


 
Congratulations to Alexis and Mila for their paper published in Organic Letters entitled Gold(I)-Catalyzed Functionalization of Pyrrole Derivatives: Stereoselective Synthesis of 7,8-Disubstituted 7,8-Dihydroindolizin-6(5H)-ones. Awesome!
 

June 17th, 2024

Award

Congratulations to Émilie, who was awarded the Best Presentation Prize during the Seedpods Day at Servier.

June 3rd, 2024

Oral communication

Romain presented his collaborative work with Véronique and Keyu during the wonderful 19th Meeting of the French-American Chemical Society (FACS 2024) in Paris.

May 30th, 2024

Accepted Article

Graphical abstract: Au- and Pd-catalyzed cyclization processes: synthesis of polyfunctionalized cyclopropanes
 

Congratulations to Alexis and Aurélien for their paper published in Organic Chemistry Frontiers entitled Au- and Pd-catalyzed cyclization processes: synthesis of polyfunctionalized cyclopropanes. Great job!

May 28th, 2024

Poster presentation

Keyu successfully presented her poster on silver- and ruthenium-catalyzed transformations of tethered enynes during the "Journée des doctorants de l'ED SFA".

April 23th, 2024

Group lunch

The whole group was really happy to enjoy a sunny lunch at the "Brasserie de l'Union." It was a great moment to relax and share some casual time together!

April 8th, 2024

Awards

Congratulations to Émilie who received a poster prize during the 11th "Giornate Italo-Francesi di Chimica" in Turin. Moreover, congratulations to Emma, Mila for their posters and Alexis and Keyu for their oral presentations.

March 16th, 2024

PhD Thesis

Iryna successfully defended her Ph.D. Thesis. We wish her all the best for the future!

December 7th, 2023

Awards

Congratulations to Émilie and Alexis who received the "prix d'excellence 2023" from the Université Côte d'Azur for their scientific contributions at the highest national level.

October 17th, 2023

Awards

Congratulations to Véronique who received the Grammaticakis-Neuman award from the Académie des Sciences 2023 for her contributions to both fundamental and applied aspects of catalysis for the development of new synthesis methodologies for the formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds.

March 31th, 2023

Awards

Congratulations to Émilie and Alexis who both received a medal from the French Chemical Society Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur.