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Didier Bourissou

Didier Bourissou

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Overview

Didier Bourissou is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France. Their research broadly encompasses materials science and chemistry, with a particular concentration in materials chemistry and organic chemistry. The scope of their work also spans inorganic chemistry, pharmaceutical science, and biomaterials.

Their research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Bourissou's publication record features multiple recent papers notable for their focus on catalytic processes involving gold complexes and phosphorus-directed reactions. These include:

  • Gold(I)/Gold(III) Catalysis that Merges Oxidative Addition and π-Alkene Activation (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Oxidative additions of alkynyl/vinyl iodides to gold and gold-catalyzed vinylation reactions triggered by the MeDalphos ligand (2021), published in Chemical Science
  • Au(I)/Au(III) Catalytic Allylation Involving π-Allyl Au(III) Complexes (2022), published in ACS Catalysis
  • Versatility and adaptative behaviour of the PN chelating ligand MeDalphos within gold(i) π complexes (2020), published in Chemical Science
  • Metal-Free Phosphorus-Directed Borylation of C(sp2)−H Bonds (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Bourissou collaborates regularly with several coauthors, with whom they have produced numerous publications. These frequent coauthors include:

  • Karinne Miqueu
  • Sonia Mallet-Ladeira
  • Yago García-Rodeja
  • Ghenwa Bouhadir
  • Arnaud Le Gac

Best Publications

  • Controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycolide.

    Odile Dechy-Cabaret;Blanca Martin-Vaca;Didier Bourissou

  • Stable Carbenes.

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  • σ-Acceptor, Z-type ligands for transition metals

    Abderrahmane Amgoune;Abderrahmane Amgoune;Didier Bourissou;Didier Bourissou

  • Stable Noncyclic Singlet Carbenes

    Joan Vignolle;Xavier Cattoën;Didier Bourissou

  • Complexes of ambiphilic ligands: reactivity and catalytic applications

    Ghenwa Bouhadir;Ghenwa Bouhadir;Didier Bourissou;Didier Bourissou

  • Singlet diradicals: from transition states to crystalline compounds.

    David Scheschkewitz;Hideki Amii;Heinz Gornitzka;Wolfgang W. Schoeller

  • Reactivity of Gold Complexes towards Elementary Organometallic Reactions

    Maximilian Joost;Abderrahmane Amgoune;Didier Bourissou

  • On the versatile and unusual coordination behavior of ambiphilic ligands o-R2P(Ph)BR'2.

    Sébastien Bontemps;Ghenwa Bouhadir;Karinne Miqueu;Didier Bourissou

  • Rational development of catalytic Au(I)/Au(III) arylation involving mild oxidative addition of aryl halides

    Abdallah Zeineddine;Laura Estévez;Laura Estévez;Sonia Mallet-Ladeira;Karinne Miqueu

  • Facile oxidative addition of aryl iodides to Gold(I) by ligand design: Bending turns on reactivity

    Maximilian Joost;Abdallah Zeineddine;Laura Estévez;Laura Estévez;Sonia Mallet−Ladeira

  • Rhodium(I) Complexes of a PBP Ambiphilic Ligand: Evidence for a Metal→Borane Interaction

    Sébastien Bontemps;Heinz Gornitzka;Ghenwa Bouhadir;Karinne Miqueu

  • Controlled Cationic Polymerization of Lactide

    Didier Bourissou;Blanca Martin-Vaca;Anca Dumitrescu;Magalie Graullier

  • Recent advances in the controlled preparation of poly(α-hydroxy acids): Metal-free catalysts and new monomers

    Didier Bourissou;Sylvie Moebs-Sanchez;Blanca Martín-Vaca

  • Group 10 and 11 Metal Boratranes (Ni, Pd, Pt, CuCl, AgCl, AuCl, and Au+) Derived from a Triphosphine−Borane

    Marie Sircoglou;Sébastien Bontemps;Ghenwa Bouhadir;Nathalie Saffon

  • Transition‐Metal Complexes Featuring Z‐Type Ligands: Agreement or Discrepancy between Geometry and dn Configuration?

    Marie Sircoglou;Sébastien Bontemps;Maxime Mercy;Nathalie Saffon

  • Fluoride ion chelation by a bidentate phosphonium/borane Lewis acid.

    Todd W Hudnall;Young-Min Kim;Magnus William Paul Bebbington;Didier Bourissou

  • A Significant but Constrained Geometry Pt→Al Interaction: Fixation of CO2 and CS2, Activation of H2 and PhCONH2.

    Marc Devillard;Richard Declercq;Emmanuel Nicolas;Andreas W. Ehlers

  • Ring-Opening Polymerization with Zn(C6F5)2-Based Lewis Pairs: Original and Efficient Approach to Cyclic Polyesters

    Estefanía Piedra-Arroni;Catherine Ladavière;Abderrahmane Amgoune;Didier Bourissou

  • (Amino)(Aryl)Carbenes: Stable Singlet Carbenes Featuring a Spectator Substituent

    Stéphane Solé;Heinz Gornitzka;Wolfgang W. Schoeller;Didier Bourissou

  • Ambiphilic diphosphine-borane ligands: metal-->borane interactions within isoelectronic complexes of rhodium, platinum and palladium.

    Sébastien Bontemps;Marie Sircoglou;Ghenwa Bouhadir;Horst Puschmann

  • Organo-Catalyzed ROP of ϵ-Caprolactone: Methanesulfonic Acid Competes with Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid

    Stéphanie Gazeau-Bureau;Damien Delcroix;Blanca Martín-Vaca;Didier Bourissou

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Bertrand
Guy Bertrand University of California, San Diego
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Heinz Gornitzka
Heinz Gornitzka Paul Sabatier University
Wolfgang W. Schoeller
Wolfgang W. Schoeller University of California, Riverside
David Scheschkewitz
David Scheschkewitz Saarland University
Shigeyoshi Sakaki
Shigeyoshi Sakaki Kyoto University
Antoine Baceiredo
Antoine Baceiredo Paul Sabatier University
Werner Uhl
Werner Uhl University of Münster
Andreas W. Ehlers
Andreas W. Ehlers University of Amsterdam
Nicolas Mézailles
Nicolas Mézailles Paul Sabatier University

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