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Christian Bruneau

Christian Bruneau

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Chemistry
France
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
23431
World Ranking
3587
National Ranking
102

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Christian Bruneau is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France and has an extensive research portfolio in the field of Chemistry, with a focus on Organic Chemistry and related subfields.

Their research spans several main topics including:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

Bruneau's published work appears in various journals with multiple papers in Applied Catalysis A General, Synthesis, and Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, alongside publications in Coordination Chemistry Reviews and ChemCatChem.

Recent papers include:

  • "Ruthenium-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization in cascade and one-pot transformations," 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Transformations of bio-sourced 4-hydroxyphenylpropanoids based on olefin metathesis," 2020, ChemCatChem
  • "Tandem hydroformylation/isomerization/hydrogenation of bio-derived 1-arylbutadienes for the regioselective synthesis of branched aldehydes," 2020, Applied Catalysis A General
  • "Acceptorless and Base-Free Dehydrogenation of Alcohols Mediated by a Dipyridylamine-Iridium(III) Catalyst," 2020, European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "New derivatives from dehydrodieugenol B and its methyl ether displayed high anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity and cause depolarization of the plasma membrane and collapse the mitochondrial membrane potential," 2022, Chemico-Biological Interactions

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Bruneau are:

  • Cédric Fischmeister
  • Rafael Gramage-Doria
  • Wagner A. Carvalho
  • Dalmo Mandelli
  • Apurba Ranjan Sahoo

Their research involves extensive exploration in Organic Chemistry methods such as catalytic cross-coupling and C-H functionalization, aiming at developing synthetic strategies and catalytic systems. The work also intersects with Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Pharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation and Functionalization

    Percia Beatrice Arockiam;Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Metal Vinylidenes in Catalysis

    Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Metal vinylidenes and allenylidenes in catalysis: applications in anti-Markovnikov additions to terminal alkynes and alkene metathesis.

    Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Autocatalysis for C–H Bond Activation by Ruthenium(II) Complexes in Catalytic Arylation of Functional Arenes

    Emmanuel Ferrer Flegeau;Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf;Anny Jutand

  • Transition metal catalyzed nucleophilic allylic substitution: activation of allylic alcohols via π-allylic species

    Basker Sundararaju;Mathieu Achard;Christian Bruneau

  • Electrophilic activation and cycloisomerization of enynes: a new route to functional cyclopropanes.

    Christian Bruneau

  • Direct Arylation of Arene C−H Bonds by Cooperative Action of NHCarbene−Ruthenium(II) Catalyst and Carbonate via Proton Abstraction Mechanism

    Ismail Ozdemir;Serpil Demir;Bekir Cetinkaya;Christophe Gourlaouen

  • Cationic Ruthenium Allenylidene Complexes as Catalysts for Ring Closing Olefin Metathesis

    Alois Fürstner;Monika Liebl;Christian W. Lehmann;Michel Picquet

  • C ? H Bond Functionalization in Water Catalyzed by Carboxylato Ruthenium(II) Systems

    Percia B. Arockiam;Cédric Fischmeister;Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Cationic ruthenium allenylidene complexes as a new class of performing catalysts for ring closing metathesis

    Alois Fürstner;M. Picquet;C. Bruneau;P. H. Dixneuf

  • Chiral monodentate phosphorus ligands for rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

    Thomas Jerphagnon;Jean-Luc Renaud;Christian Bruneau

  • General Synthesis of (Z)-Alk-1-en-1-yl Esters via Ruthenium-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov trans-Addition of Carboxylic Acids to Terminal Alkynes

    Henri Doucet;Blanca Martin-Vaca;Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Activation and functionalization of benzylic derivatives by palladium catalysts

    Benoît Liégault;Jean-Luc Renaud;Christian Bruneau

  • η6‐Mesityl,η1‐Imidazolinylidene–Carbene–Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Catalytic Activity of their Allenylidene Derivatives in Alkene Metathesis and Cycloisomerisation Reactions

    Bekir Çetinkaya;Serpil Demir;Ismail Özdemir;Loïc Toupet

  • sp3 C-H bond activation with ruthenium(II) catalysts and C(3)-alkylation of cyclic amines.

    Basker Sundararaju;Mathieu Achard;Gangavaram V. M. Sharma;Christian Bruneau

  • Metal Vinylidenes and Allenylidenes in Catalysis.

    Christian Bruneau;Pierre Dixneuf

  • Catalytic synthesis of vinyl carbamates from carbon dioxide and alkynes with ruthenium complexes

    Roger Mahe;Yoshiyuki Sasaki;Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

  • Iridium-catalyzed oxidant-free dehydrogenative C-H bond functionalization: selective preparation of N-arylpiperidines through tandem hydrogen transfers.

    Kedong Yuan;Fan Jiang;Zeyneb Sahli;Mathieu Achard

  • First ring-opening metathesis polymerization in an ionic liquid. Efficient recycling of a catalyst generated from a cationic ruthenium allenylidene complex

    Szilárd Csihony;Cédric Fischmeister;Christian Bruneau;István T. Horváth

  • Metallvinylidene und ‐allenylidene in der Katalyse

    Christian Bruneau;Pierre H. Dixneuf

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre H. Dixneuf
Pierre H. Dixneuf University of Rennes
Cédric Fischmeister
Cédric Fischmeister University of Rennes
Jean-Luc Renaud
Jean-Luc Renaud Université de Caen Normandie
Henri Doucet
Henri Doucet University of Rennes
Thierry Roisnel
Thierry Roisnel University of Rennes
İsmail Özdemir
İsmail Özdemir Inonu University
Loïc Toupet
Loïc Toupet University of Rennes
Bekir Çetinkaya
Bekir Çetinkaya Ege University
Christophe Darcel
Christophe Darcel University of Rennes
Vincent Dorcet
Vincent Dorcet University of Rennes

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