Equipe LC₃: Ligands Chiraux, Complexes et Catalyse

Intérêts de recherche

# Open-shell Organometallics and Reactivity on more than one Spin Surface.
# Paramagnetic Hydrides.
# High Oxidation State Aqueous Organometallic Chemistry.
# Mechanistic Features of Radical Polymerization Controlled by Transition Metals.

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Sélection de publications récentes

2008

N. V. Belkova, M. Besora, M. Baya, P. A. Dub, L. M. Epstein, A. Lledós, R. Poli, P. O. Revin, E. S. Shubina: “Effect of the metal atom nature on hydrogen bonding and proton transfer to [Cp*MH3(dppe)]: tungsten vs. Molybdenum”, Chem. Eur. J.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801003.

A. Debuigne, C. Michaux, C. Jérôme, R. Jérôme, R. Poli, C. Detrembleur: “Cobalt Mediated Radical Polymerization (CMRP) of Acrylonitrile : Kinetic Investigations and DFT Calculations”, Chem. Eur. J., 2008, 14, 7623-7637.

M. Baya, J. Houghton, D. Konya, J.-C. Daran, K. Almeida, L. Schoon, W. P. Mul, A. B. V. Oort, N. Meijboom, E. Drent, A. G. Orpen, R. Poli: “Pd(I) phosphine carbonyl and hydride complexes implicated in the palladium-catalyzed oxo process”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 10612–10624.

Y. Champouret, U. Baisch, R. Poli, L. Tang, J. L. Conway, K. M. Smith: “Homolytic bond strengths and formation rates in half-sandwich chrom¬ium-alkyl complexes: relevance for controlled radical polymerization” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 2008, 47, 6069-6072.

P. A. Dub, N. V. Belkova, K. A. Lyssenko, G. A. Silantyev, L. M. Epstein, E. S. Shubina, J.-C. Daran, R. Poli:  “Synthesis and Protonation Studies of Cp*Os(dppe)H: kinetic vs thermodynamic control” Organometallics 2008, 27, 3307-3311. 

J. Wolf, A. Labande, J.-C. Daran, R. Poli: “Reactivity of phosphine-imidazolium salts toward [Ir(COD)Cl]2: preparation of new hydrido iridium(III) complexes bearing abnormal carbenes”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 3024-3030.

M. Ciclosi, C. Dinoi, L. Gonsalvi, M. Peruzzini, E. Manoury, R. Poli: “Oxidation of thiophene derivatives with H2O2 in acetonitrile catalyzed by [Cp*2M2O5] (M = Mo, W): a kinetic study”, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 2281–2286.

A. Debuigne, Y. Champouret, R. Jérôme, R. Poli, C. Detrembleur: “Mechanistic Insights into Cobalt Mediated Radical Polymerization (CMRP) of Vinyl Acetate via Cobalt(III) Adducts as Initiators”, Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 4046–4059.

R. Poli: “High Oxidation State Organomolybdenum and Organotungsten Chemistry in Protic Environments”, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2008, 252, 1592-1612.

2007

W. A. Braunecker, W. C. Brown, B. Morelli, R. Poli, K. Matyjaszewski: “On the Origin of Activity in Cu, Ru, and Os Mediated Radical Polymerization” Macromolecules 2007, 40, 8576-8585.

J. Wolf, A. Labande, J.-C. Daran, R. Poli: “Nickel(II), Palladium(II) and Rhodium(I) Complexes of New NHC-Thioether Ligands: Efficient Ketone Hydrosilylation Catalysis by a Cationic Rh Complex”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 5069-5079.

C. Y. Lin, M. L. Coote, A. Petit, P. Richard, R. Poli, K. Matyjaszewski: “Ab Initio Study of the Penultimate Effect for the ATRP Activation Step Using Propylene, Methyl Acrylate, and Methyl Methacrylate Monomers”, Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 5985-5994.

C. Dinoi, P. Sözen, G. Taban, D. Demir, F. Demirhan, P. Prikhodchenko, J. Gun, O. Lev, J.-C. Daran, R. Poli: “Aqueous reduction of [Cp*2W2O5]: characterization of the triangular clusters [Cp*3W3O4(OH)2]2+ and [Cp*3W3O6]+. Comparison with molybdenum”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 4306-4316.

F. Stoffelbach, R. Poli, S. Maria, P. Richard: “How the interplay of different control mechanisms affects the initiator efficiency factor in controlled radical polymerization: an investigation using organometallic MoIII-based catalysts”, J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 3133-3143.

M. Baya, J. Houghton, J.-C. Daran, R. Poli, L. Male, A. Albinati, M. Guttman: “Synthesis, structure and electrochemical properties of sterically protected molybdenum trihydride redox pairs.  A paramagnetic "stretched" dihydrogen complex?”, Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 5347-5359.

J.-E. Jee, A. Comas-Vives, C. Dinoi, G. Ujaque, R. van Eldik, A. Lledós, R. Poli: “Nature of Cp*MoO2+ in water and intramolecular proton transfer mechanism by stopped-flow kinetics and DFT calculations”, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 4103-4113.

P. A. Dub, M. Baya, J. Houghton, N. V. Belkova, J. C. Daran, R. Poli, L. M. Epstein, E. S. Shubina: “Solvent control in the protonation of Cp*Mo(dppe)H3 by CF3COOH”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 2813–2826. (special 10th anniversary volume)

A. Labande, J.-C. Daran, E. Manoury, R. Poli: “New 1,1’- and 1,2-Ferrocenyl Phosphine-Diaminocarbene Ligands: Synthesis, Rh(I) Complexes”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 1205-1209.

S. Maria, H. Kaneyoshi, K. Matyjaszewski, R. Poli: “Effect of Electron Donors on the Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate Mediated by Co(acac)2: degenerative transfer versus reversible homolytic cleavage of an organocobalt(III) complex”, Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 13, 2480-2492.

E. Le Roux, R. Malacea, E. Manoury, R. Poli, L. Gonsalvi, M. Peruzzini: “Highly efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of alkyl aryl ketones catalyzed by iridium complexes with chiral planar ferrocenyl phosphino-thioether ligands”, Adv. Synth. & Catal. 2007, 349, 309–313.

M. Baya, J. Houghton, J.-C. Daran, R. Poli: “Formation and structure of a sterically protected molybdenum hydride complex with a 15-electron configuration: [(1,2,4-C5H2tBu3)Mo(PMe3)2H]+”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 2007, 46, 429-432.

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

·        Date of Birth: August 17, 1956
·        Citizenships: U.S.A., Italian
·        Married with Bénédicte Leurent (French national), three children

Education

·        Laurea degree (magna cum laude), Chemistry, University of Pisa, Italy, April 19, 1981. Thesis Title: "Carbonyl Complexes of Manganese(I) and Rhenium(I) with Bridging Ligands"
·        Perfezionamento degree (Ph.D. equivalent, magna cum laude), Chemistry, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, September 30, 1985.  Thesis Title: "New Results on Oxidative Processes of Transition Metal Complexes by Molecules Containing a Single E-E Bond (E = Pnicogen, Chalcogen, Halogen)".  Supervisor: Prof. F. Calderazzo.
·        Dottore di Ricerca degree (Ph.D.), General and Inorganic Chemistry, Italian Ministry of Education, Rome, 1988.

Professional Experience

·        Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station, October 1985 - August 1987.
·        University of Maryland, College Park: Assistant Professor (1987 – 1992), Associate Professor (1992 – 1995), Professor (1995- 1996), Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies (1995- 1996).
·       Université de Bourgogne, Dijon: Professor (PR2 1996–1999, PR1 1999-2005), Department Chairman (2001-2003).
·       Directeur de Recherche (détachement), LCC, Toulouse (2003 –2005).
·       Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques (ENSIACET): Professor (PR1 2005 – 2007, PR0 2007 – present).
·       Adjunct Professor : University of Maryland (2008-present).
·       Visiting Professor: TU München (1993 – 1994), Tokyo Metropolitan University (1995), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Oxford (1998), Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001, 2002, 2006), Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, Turkey (2003), Uni-Heidelberg (2008).

 
Honors and Awards

·       Giuseppe Stampacchia Award (Rome, 1983)
·       Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Distinguished New Faculty (1987-92)
·       Presidential Young Investigator (1990-95)
·       Exxon Education Foundation Award (1991)
·       Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (1992-94)
·       Medaglia Nasini (1992)
·       Alexander von Humbolt Fellow (Forschungsstipendium, 1993)
·       Royal Society Travel Grant (1998)
·       Senior member of the “Institut Universitaire de France” (2007)
·       Alexander von Humbolt Fellow (Wiedereinladung, 2008)

Scientific production

·        >250 publications in peer-reviewed international journals
·       6 contributions to books and monographs
·       >30 invited talks at international conferences, symposia and schools
·       >150 invited extramural seminars in academic and industrial research institutions worldwide.

Editorial Service

•    Guest Editor: J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 593-594 (Fausto Calderazzo’s 70th birthday); J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692(15) (thematic volume: One-electron Organometallic Reactivity) 
•    Monograph: "Recent Advances in Hydride Chemistry".  Elsevier Science, 2001 (with M. Peruzzini).
•    Journal Boards: CHEMTRACTS Inorg. Chem.: Expert Analysts (1996-2005); Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.: International Advisory Board (2002-2004), Editorial Board (2005-2007), Chairman of the Editorial Board (2008-present).


Organisation of Professional Meetings

•    “Trends in Transition Metal Chemistry”, Pisa, Italy, 25-27 February 2000 (chairman).
•    "EURO-Hydrides 2000", Dijon, France, 6-9 September 2000 (chairman).
•    8th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 20 – 24, 2003 (convener of a Minisymposium entitled “Green Chemistry”).
•    232th ACS Meeting, San Francisco, 2006: “Metal Complex Radical Chemistry” symposium (Co-organiser with V. Gibson and K. Theopold).
•    “Catalysis in Aqueous Media”, Toulouse, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2007 (co-chair with A.M. Caminade).
•    2nd EuCheMS Conference, Torino, Italy, September 16-20, 2008 (convener of a Symposium entitled “Radical Reactivity in Transition Metal Chemistry”).