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Géraldine Masson is affiliated with the Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles in France. Their research contributions fall primarily within the broad field of Chemistry, with a specialization in Organic Chemistry.

Their work spans several subfields of study including:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Masson's research topics focus on several key areas, such as:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Their recent publications demonstrate contributions to both fundamental and applied organic chemistry, covering diverse synthetic methodologies and catalytic processes. Notable papers include:

  • "Electrochemical Intramolecular Oxytrifluoromethylation of N-Tethered Alkenyl Alcohols: Synthesis of Functionalized Morpholines," 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Recent Advances in C(sp3)-C(sp3) and C(sp3)-C(sp2) Bond Formation through Cathodic Reactions: Reductive and Convergent Paired Electrolyses," 2021, ACS Organic & Inorganic Au
  • "Progress in Photocatalysis for Organic Chemistry," 2023, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Enantioselective and Diastereodivergent Synthesis of Spiroindolenines via Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Cycloaddition," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Enantioselective Redox-Divergent Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Quinone Diels-Alder Reactions," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Masson frequently publishes in specific scientific venues, reflecting their areas of expertise and collaborative networks. These venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • ACS Organic & Inorganic Au
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

The scientist collaborates with various researchers, with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Luc Neuville
  • Pascal Retailleau
  • Shelley D. Minteer
  • Elsa Van Elslande
  • Aurélie Claraz

Best Publications

  • The Enantioselective Morita–Baylis–Hillman Reaction and Its Aza Counterpart

    Géraldine Masson;Christopher Housseman;Jieping Zhu

  • Chiral Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Three-Component Povarov Reaction

    Hua Liu;Guillaume Dagousset;Géraldine Masson;Pascal Retailleau

  • Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Three-Component Povarov Reaction Using Enecarbamates as Dienophiles: Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Substituted 4-Aminotetrahydroquinolines

    Guillaume Dagousset;Jieping Zhu;Géraldine Masson

  • Catalytic enantioselective [4 + 2]-cycloaddition: a strategy to access aza-hexacycles

    Géraldine Masson;Claudia Lalli;Meryem Benohoud;Guillaume Dagousset

  • Recent Progress in Visible-Light Photoredox-Catalyzed Intermolecular 1,2-Difunctionalization of Double Bonds via an ATRA-Type Mechanism

    Thibaut Courant;Géraldine Masson

  • Photoredox-induced three-component azido- and aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.

    Guillaume Dagousset;Aude Carboni;Emmanuel Magnier;Géraldine Masson

  • Photoredox-induced three-component oxy-, amino-, and carbotrifluoromethylation of enecarbamates.

    Aude Carboni;Guillaume Dagousset;Emmanuel Magnier;Géraldine Masson

  • Enamide Derivatives: Versatile Building Blocks for Total Synthesis

    Thibaut Courant;Guillaume Dagousset;Géraldine Masson

  • Enantioselective Brønsted Acid Catalysis as a Tool for the Synthesis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals

    Jérémy Merad;Claudia Lalli;Guillaume Bernadat;Julien Maury

  • Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Three‐Component Reaction Involving the α Addition of Isocyanides to Imines

    Tao Yue;Mei-Xiang Wang;Mei-Xiang Wang;De-Xian Wang;De-Xian Wang;Géraldine Masson

  • Highly enantioselective electrophilic α-bromination of enecarbamates: chiral phosphoric acid and calcium phosphate salt catalysts.

    Aurélien Alix;Claudia Lalli;Pascal Retailleau;Géraldine Masson

  • Cinchona Alkaloid Amide Catalyzed Enantioselective Formal [2+2] Cycloadditions of Allenoates and Imines: Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Azetidines†

    Jean-Baptiste Denis;Géraldine Masson;Pascal Retailleau;Jieping Zhu;Jieping Zhu

  • Photoredox-initiated α-alkylation of imines through a three-component radical/cationic reaction.

    Thibaut Courant;Géraldine Masson

  • Samarium Diiodide‐Induced Reductive Cross‐Coupling of Nitrones with Aldehydes and Ketones

    Géraldine Masson;Sandrine Py;Yannick Vallée

  • One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of alpha -Iminonitriles by IBX/TBAB-Mediated Oxidative Strecker Reaction

    Patrice Fontaine;Angèle Chiaroni;Géraldine Masson;Jieping Zhu

  • Chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed enantioselective multicomponent Mannich reaction: synthesis of anti-1,3-diamines using enecarbamates as nucleophiles.

    Guillaume Dagousset;Fleur Drouet;Géraldine Masson;Jieping Zhu

  • Catalytic asymmetric Passerini-type reaction: chiral aluminum-organophosphate-catalyzed enantioselective alpha-addition of isocyanides to aldehydes.

    Tao Yue;Mei-Xiang Wang;Mei-Xiang Wang;De-Xian Wang;De-Xian Wang;Géraldine Masson

  • SmI2-induced umpolung of the C=N bond: first reductive conjugate addition of nitrones to alpha,beta-unsaturated esters.

    Géraldine Masson;Pascale Cividino;Sandrine Py;Yannick Vallée

  • Synthesis of pyrroles by consecutive multicomponent reaction/[4 + 1] cycloaddition of alpha-iminonitriles with isocyanides.

    Patrice Fontaine;Géraldine Masson;Jieping Zhu

  • Highly Enantioselective Aza Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reaction Catalyzed by Bifunctional beta -Isocupreidine Derivatives

    Nacim Abermil;Géraldine Masson;Jieping Zhu

  • One pot and selective intermolecular aryl- and heteroaryl-trifluoromethylation of alkenes by photoredox catalysis

    Aude Carboni;Guillaume Dagousset;Emmanuel Magnier;Géraldine Masson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jieping Zhu
Jieping Zhu École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Pascal Retailleau
Pascal Retailleau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Vincent Gandon
Vincent Gandon University of Paris-Saclay
De-Xian Wang
De-Xian Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mei-Xiang Wang
Mei-Xiang Wang Tsinghua University
Pierre Audebert
Pierre Audebert École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Max Malacria
Max Malacria Sorbonne University
Eric N. Jacobsen
Eric N. Jacobsen Harvard University
Miguel Yus
Miguel Yus University of Alicante
Takeshi Ohkuma
Takeshi Ohkuma Hokkaido University

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