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成人VR视频 Seminar-Dr. Antoine Simonneau: Reductive Chemistry of Small Molecule Through Interplay of Electron-Rich Metal Species and Main Group Lewis acids

Friday, June 5, 2026 10:00to12:00
Ruttan Room- OM 321

Abstract |

Activation of small molecules by donor-acceptor systems is conceptually important as many catalytic processes rely on the synergistic action of electron-rich and -poor sites to cooperatively activate and cleave bonds. This pertains to both the biological and industrial chemistry contexts. In this presentation, I will describe hybrid main-group/transition metal dyads initially developed for N2 activation, taking inspiration from the frustrated Lewis pair chemistry[1] and based on low-valent group 6 complexes and highly electron-deficient group 13 Lewis acids.[2鈥4] Their application to other small molecules will be discussed. Finally, I will introduce some of our recent work on 鈥淔rustrated Redox Triads鈥 incorporating Lewis 鈥渟uperacids鈥 and discuss the concept of Lewis Acid-Coupled Electron Transfer (LACET).[5,6]

Bio |

After studying at Chimie ParisTech and Sorbonne University, Antoine completed his PhD under the supervision of Profs. M. Malacria and L. Fensterbank. He continued his training at the Technical University of Berlin under the direction of Prof. M. Oestreich, as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow. In 2015, he joined the group of Prof. M. Etienne at LCC as a CNRS researcher to work on the transformation of N2. In 2017, he obtained an ERC Starting Grant. Since 2019, he has been co-managing the team 鈥淪mall Molecules Activation鈥 with Dr. S. Bontemps. In 2022, the Institute of Chemistry of Toulouse awarded him the 鈥淵oung Researcher鈥 prize and in 2024, he was the recipient of the Junior Prize of the Coordination Chemistry Division of the French Chemical Society. He was member of the Early Career Advisory Boards of JACS Au and Inorg. Chem. Front.

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