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Christophe Darcel

Christophe Darcel

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7923
World Ranking
14900
National Ranking
628

Christophe Darcel publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christophe Darcel sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 135 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Christophe Darcel D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christophe Darcel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christophe Darcel is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research work intersects primarily with Materials Science and Chemistry, including significant contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry, and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis.

Darcel's recent published papers include:

  • Iron-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer Reduction of Nitroarenes with Alcohols: Synthesis of Imines and Aza Heterocycles, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Sustainable oxidative cleavage of catechols for the synthesis of muconic acid and muconolactones including lignin upgrading, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • A Concise Route to Cyclic Amines from Nitroarenes and Ketoacids under Iron-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation Conditions, 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Recent Developments in Manganese, Iron and Cobalt Homogeneous Catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Amines via Reduction of Nitroarenes, Nitriles and Carboxamides, 2023, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Organophosphorus and Iron Catalysis: Good Partners for Hydrometalation of Olefins and Alkynes, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Darcel include Antonin Jaillet, Jérôme Bayardon, Adrien Schlachter, Christine Salomon, and Yoann Rousselin.

Key publication venues for Darcel's work encompass The Cambridge Structural Database, ChemCatChem, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

Best Publications

  • Efficient and selective N-alkylation of amines with alcohols catalysed by manganese pincer complexes.

    Saravanakumar Elangovan;Jacob Neumann;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Kathrin Junge

  • Iron Catalysis in Reduction and Hydrometalation Reactions.

    Duo Wei;Christophe Darcel

  • Iron‐Catalyzed α‐Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols

    Saravanakumar Elangovan;Saravanakumar Elangovan;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Matthias Beller;Christophe Darcel

  • Mono-N-methylation of anilines with methanol catalyzed by a manganese pincer-complex

    Antoine Bruneau-Voisine;Ding Wang;Vincent Dorcet;Thierry Roisnel

  • N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands and Iron: An Effective Association for Catalysis

    David Bézier;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Christophe Darcel

  • Iron-catalyzed C-H borylation of arenes.

    Thomas Dombray;C. Gunnar Werncke;C. Gunnar Werncke;Shi Jiang;Mary Grellier;Mary Grellier

  • Transfer Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Derivatives Catalyzed by an Inexpensive Phosphine-Free Manganese Precatalyst.

    Antoine Bruneau-Voisine;Ding Wang;Vincent Dorcet;Thierry Roisnel

  • Iron-Catalyzed One-Pot Oxidative Esterification of Aldehydes

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Christophe Darcel

  • Selective Reduction of Esters to Aldehydes under the Catalysis of Well‐Defined NHC–Iron Complexes

    Haoquan Li;Luis C. Misal Castro;Jianxia Zheng;Thierry Roisnel

  • NHC-carbene cyclopentadienyl iron based catalyst for a general and efficient hydrosilylation of imines

    Luis C. Misal Castro;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Christophe Darcel

  • N-Heterocyclic Carbene Piano-Stool Iron Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl Derivatives

    Fan Jiang;David Bézier;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Christophe Darcel

  • Hydrogenation of ketones with a manganese PN3P pincer pre-catalyst

    Antoine Bruneau-Voisine;Ding Wang;Thierry Roisnel;Christophe Darcel

  • Selective reduction of carboxylic acids to aldehydes through manganese catalysed hydrosilylation

    Jianxia Zheng;Soizic Chevance;Christophe Darcel;Jean-Baptiste Sortais

  • Well-Defined Cyclopentadienyl NHC Iron Complex as the Catalyst for Efficient Hydrosilylation of Amides to Amines and Nitriles

    David Bézier;Gopaladasu T. Venkanna;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Christophe Darcel

  • Development of the First Iron Chloride-Catalyzed Hydration of Terminal Alkynes

    Xiao-Feng Wu;David Bezier;Christophe Darcel

  • Cyclopentadienyl–NHC Iron Complexes for Solvent-Free Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones

    David Bézier;Fan Jiang;Thierry Roisnel;Jean‐Baptiste Sortais

  • Amine synthesis via transition metal homogeneous catalysed hydrosilylation

    Bin Li;Bin Li;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Christophe Darcel

  • Iron Dihydride Complex as the Pre-catalyst for Efficient Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Under Visible Light Activation

    Luis C. Misal Castro;David Bézier;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Christophe Darcel

  • Iron-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Esters

    David Bézier;Gopaladasu T. Venkanna;Luis C. Misal Castro;Jianxia Zheng

  • Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Catalyzed by an N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Nickel Hydride Complex under Mild Conditions

    Linus P. Bheeter;Mickaël Henrion;Lydia Brelot;Christophe Darcel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Baptiste Sortais
Jean-Baptiste Sortais Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
Pierre H. Dixneuf
Pierre H. Dixneuf University of Rennes
Thierry Roisnel
Thierry Roisnel University of Rennes
Christian Bruneau
Christian Bruneau University of Rennes
Vincent Dorcet
Vincent Dorcet University of Rennes
Xiao-Feng Wu
Xiao-Feng Wu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Prasenjit Ghosh
Prasenjit Ghosh Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Laure Vendier
Laure Vendier Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Eric Clot
Eric Clot University of Montpellier
Jean-François Carpentier
Jean-François Carpentier University of Rennes

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