Group Members

PERMANENT MEMBERS


Pr. Véronique Michelet
Group Leader

General Information


Office 410
+33 4 92 07 61 31

veronique.michelet@univ-cotedazur.fr
Curriculum


1990-1993 :
Undergraduate studies at Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, France.
1993-1996 :
Doctoral studies under the supervision of Pr. J.-P. Genet, University P. & M. Curie (PARIS VI), Paris, France.
1996-1997 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. J.D. Winkler, Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia, USA.
1997-1998 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. A.G.M. Barrett, Imperial College, London, UK.
1998-2006 :
CNRS “Chargé de Recherche”, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Chimie ParisTech, Paris, France.
HDR in 2003
2007-2017 :
CNRS “Directeur de Recherche”, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Chimie ParisTech, Paris, France.
2000-2016 :
Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, Master of science. ENSCP, Ecole Nationale de Chimie, Physique et Biologie.
Courses: Organic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Catalysis, Green chemistry (non-usual media, microwave and ultrasonic technologies)
Since 2017 :
Full Professor, Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

Awards
 
  • Dufour award (Innovation in Organic Chemistry), E.N.S.C.P. 2004
  • CNRS Bronze Medal, 2006.
  • ACROS prize, French Chemical Society, Molecular Organic Division, 2010
  • DCO prize from the French Chemical Society, Organic Chemistry Division, 2022
  • Grammaticakis Neuman prize from the French Academy of Science, 2023
 


Dr. Sandra Olivero
Maître de Conférences

General Information


Office 425
+33 4 89 15 01 55

sandra.olivero@univ-cotedazur.fr
Curriculum


1995-1998 :
Doctoral studies under the supervision of Dr. E. Duñach, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France.
1998-1999 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. J. Augustynski, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
1999-2000 :
ATER, ASI Laboratory, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France.
Since 2000 :
"Maître de Conférences", ASI Laboratory then Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

 


Dr. Sophie Martini
Maître de Conférences

General Information


Office 421
+33 4 89 15 01 53

sophie.martini@univ-cotedazur.fr
Curriculum


1994-1997 :
Doctoral studies under the supervision of Pr. H. Patin, Université de Rennes I, Renne, France.
1998-1999 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Prof. H. Pfander, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Since 1999 :
"Maître de Conférences", Arome Synthèse Interaction Laboratory then Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

 


Dr. Romain Melot
Chargé de Recherche CNRS

General Information


Office 425 - Lab 416
+33 4 89 15 01 56

romain.melot@univ-cotedazur.fr
Curriculum


2015-2019 :
Doctoral studies under the supervision of Pr. O. Baudoin, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
2020 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. A. Fürstner, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
2021-2023 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. V. Michelet, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.
Since 2023 :
CNRS “Chargé de Recherche”, Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

 


Dr. Elisabet Duñach
Directeur de Recherche
CNRS Émérite

General Information


Office 421
+33 4 89 15 01 52

elisabet.dunach-clinet@univ-cotedazur.fr
Curriculum


1978-1981 :
Doctoral studies under the supervision of Pr. J. Castells, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
1981-1983 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. K. Vollhardt, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
1983-1985 :
Post-doctoral position under the supervision of Pr. H. Kagan, University Paris XI, Orsay, France.
1985-1992 :
CNRS “Chargé de Recherche”, Laboratoire d’Électrochimie, Catalyse et Synthèse Organique, Thiais, France.
1992-1996 :
CNRS “Chargé de Recherche”, Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France.
1996-2018 :
CNRS “Directeur de Recherche”, Laboratoire Arômes, Synthèses, Interactions then Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France.
Since 2018 :
CNRS “Directeur de Recherche Émérite”, Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

Last update: 03.11.2026

POSTDOC

Last update: 03.11.2026

PH.D. STUDENTS


Chenxi Zhang
2nd year Ph.D. student

General Information


Office 409 - Lab 416

chenxi.zhang@univ-cotedazur.fr
Studies


M.Sc., Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Publications

1. Sustainable Self-Healing Thermosetting Polymers from Renewable Carvone-Derived Diepoxides
C. Zhang, Y. Zhao, S. Olivero, A. Mija, V. Michelet ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2026, 14, 2224–2232

2. White-Light-Mediated Imidazole Catalysis Toward Terpene-Based Thermosets
C. Zhang, S. Olivero, A. Mija, V. Michelet Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e3667594

3. Synthesis of triacetylferulic resveratrol ester and its assessment on the oxidative stability of fish oil during accelerated oxidative storage
Z. Xue, C. Zhang, J. Liu, Q. Li, Y. Yao, Y. Yang, C. Ran, Z. Zhang, Z. Zhou, LWT 2023, 184, 115004
 


Anne Clisson
1st year Ph.D. student

General Information


Office 425 - Lab 412

anne.clisson@univ-cotedazur.fr
Studies


ENS Ulm, Université Paris sciences et lettres, Paris, France.

Publications

1. Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cycloisomerization of 1,6-Oxygenated Enynes: An Entry to Hedonic Derivatives
A. Clisson, V. Michelet Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, e6243917

2. Thermally Stable Redox Noninnocent Bathocuproine-Iron Complex for Cycloaddition Reactions
M. Féo, N. J. Bakas, A. Radović, W. Parisot, A. Clisson, L.-M. Chamoreau, M. Haddad, V. Ratovelomanana-Vidal, M. L. Neidig, G. Lefèvre ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7, 4882-4893


Gustave Villard
1st year Ph.D. student

General Information


Office 409 - Lab 416

gustave.villard@univ-cotedazur.fr
Studies


M. Sc., Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Publications

1. Access to Unnatural Enantioenriched Amino Acids Derived from Phenylglycine through Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Involving Carbon–Oxygen Bond Insertion
J. Yang, M. Doucoure, Y. Charifi, G. Villard, Y. Xu, J. Perard-Viret, M.-I. Lannou J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 10927–10933


Nguyen Huy Hoang Vo
2nd year Ph.D. student

General Information


Office 409 - Lab 408

nguyen-huy-hoang.vo@univ-cotedazur.fr
Studies


M. Sc., Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

Publications


1. Au(III)-Catalyzed Domino Cyclization/Functionalization Reactions: an Entry to Heterocycles
A. Versini, Q. Arias, N. H. H. Vo, J. Boyer, A. Dupeux, S. Olivero, E. Brachet, P. Belmont, V. Michelet J. Org. Chem. 2026, 91, 7928–7937

2. An Electrochemical Study of Key Catalytically Active Gold Complexes
E. Baubiat, N. H. H. Vo, S. Olivero, V. Michelet, R. Melot Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202509683

3. Precise cuts for tailoring chromene-phenyl COX inhibitors with Ligand Designer
H. H. N. Vo, T. H. T. Phung, K. L. Chung, T. Y. Vu J. Mol. Graph. Model. 2024, 129, 108747

4. Diarylether-Amino Acid Conjugates as New Class of Anticancer Agents
T. T. Le, T. T. H. Le, H. H. N. Vo, T. Y. Vu, P. H. Nguyen, D. D. Vo, T. T. Le ChemistrySelect 2023, 8, e202301203

5. N-Aryl iminochromenes inhibit cyclooxygenase enzymes via π-π stacking interactions and present a novel class of anti-inflammatory drugs
H. T. Nguyen, T. Y. Vu, A. Vijay Kumar, H. H. N. Vo, P. T. N. My, P. S. Mandal, V. B. Tatipamula RSC Adv. 2021, 11, 29385–29393


Xiao-Fang Wang
2nd year Ph.D. student

General Information


Office 409 - Lab 408

xiaofang.wang@univ-cotedazur.fr
Studies


M. Sc., Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Publications

1. Cu-catalyzed regioselective borylative cyclization of silicon-bridged allenyl bromides: toward 4-silacyclohexenyl boronates
F. Ye, X.-F. Wang, A.-J. Wen, C.-L. Jin, W.-H. Shi, J. Cao, Z. Xu, L.-W. Xu J. Catal. 2026, 456, 116727

2. Regio- and Chemoselective Access to Borylmethyl-Substituted Silacyclobutanes via Copper-Catalyzed Borylative Cyclization
J.-R. Liu, C.-L. Jin, A.-J. Wen, C.-J. Lu, X.-F. Wang, Z.-Y. Yu, Z. Xu, F. Ye, L.-W. Xu Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 9049–9054


Mila Gorodnichy
1st year Ph.D. student

General Information


Office 409 - Lab 412

mila.gorodnichy@univ-cotedazur.fr
Studies


M. Sc., Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.

Publications

1. Gold(I)-Catalyzed Functionalization of Pyrrole Derivatives: Stereoselective Synthesis of 7,8-Disubstituted 7,8-Dihydroindolizin-6(5H)-ones
A. Truchon, M. Gorodnichy, S. Olivero, V. Michelet Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 6698-6702

2. Copper and Silver Catalysis in the (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of Neutral Three-Atom Components with Terminal Alkynes
D. Campeau, A. Pommainville, M. Gorodnichy,  F. Gagosz J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 19018-19029

Last update: 03.11.2026

TRAINEE STUDENTS


Sonia Bouneb
BTS trainee student

General Information


Office 409 - Lab 408

Studies

Advanced technician's certificate "BTS Métiers de la chimie", Lycée Thierry Maulnier, Nice, France.

Last update: 03.11.2026

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