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Jean-François Carpentier

Jean-François Carpentier

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Chemistry
France
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
21418
World Ranking
2868
National Ranking
72

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Jean-François Carpentier is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inorganic/Organometallic Compounds

Jean-François Carpentier has co-authored extensively with several researchers, notably:

  • Thierry Roisnel
  • Yann Sarazin
  • Vincent Dorcet
  • Marie Cordier
  • Peter M. Chapple

Frequently publishing in journals and venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • European Polymer Journal
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Lewis Acid/Hexafluoroisopropanol: A Promoter System for Selective ortho-C-Alkylation of Anilines with Deactivated Styrene Derivatives and Unactivated Alkenes," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Tacticity Control of Cyclic Poly(3-Thiobutyrate) Prepared by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Racemic β-Thiobutyrolactone," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Recent advances in polyhydroxyalkanoates degradation and chemical recycling," 2023, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Polythioesters Prepared by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Thioesters and Related Monomers," 2022, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • "Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of β-Ketoesters via C-N Bond Cleavage of N-Allyl-N-methylaniline Derivatives Catalyzed by a Nickel-Diphosphine System," 2020, ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Metal-catalyzed immortal ring-opening polymerization of lactones, lactides and cyclic carbonates.

    Noureddine Ajellal;Jean-François Carpentier;Clémence Guillaume;Sophie M. Guillaume

  • Ring-opening polymerization of lactide with group 3 metal complexes supported by dianionic alkoxy-amino-bisphenolate ligands: combining high activity, productivity, and selectivity.

    Abderramane Amgoune;Christophe M. Thomas;Thierry Roisnel;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds with 2-Propanol and Ephedrine-Type Ligands

    Kathelyne Everaere;André Mortreux;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Group 3 metal catalysts for ethylene and α-olefin polymerization

    Jérôme Gromada;Jean-François Carpentier;André Mortreux

  • Highly active, productive, and syndiospecific yttrium initiators for the polymerization of racemic Β butyrolactone

    Abderramane Amgoune;Christophe M. Thomas;Simona Ilinca;Thierry Roisnel

  • Discrete Cationic Complexes for Ring-Opening Polymerization Catalysis of Cyclic Esters and Epoxides

    Yann Sarazin;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Versatile catalytic systems based on complexes of zinc, magnesium and calcium supported by a bulky bis(morpholinomethyl)phenoxy ligand for the large-scale immortal ring-opening polymerisation of cyclic esters.

    Valentin Poirier;Thierry Roisnel;Jean-François Carpentier;Yann Sarazin

  • Beyond Stereoselectivity, Switchable Catalysis: Some of the Last Frontier Challenges in Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Sophie M. Guillaume;Evgueni Kirillov;Yann Sarazin;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic lactide using alkoxy-amino-bis(phenolate) group 3 metal complexes.

    Chen-Xin Cai;Abderramane Amgoune;Christian W. Lehmann;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Discrete, Solvent-Free Alkaline-Earth Metal Cations: Metal···Fluorine Interactions and ROP Catalytic Activity

    Yann Sarazin;Bo Liu;Thierry Roisnel;Laurent Maron

  • Exploring Electronic versus Steric Effects in Stereoselective Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Lactide and β‐Butyrolactone with Amino‐alkoxy‐bis(phenolate)–Yttrium Complexes

    Miloud Bouyahyi;Noureddine Ajellal;Evgueni Kirillov;Christophe M. Thomas;Christophe M. Thomas

  • Syndiotactic-Enriched Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)s via Stereoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of Racemic β-Butyrolactone with Discrete Yttrium Catalysts

    Noureddine Ajellal;Miloud Bouyahyi;Abderramane Amgoune;Christophe M. Thomas

  • Yttrium Complexes as Catalysts for Living and Immortal Polymerization of Lactide to Highly Heterotactic PLA

    Abderramane Amgoune;Christophe M. Thomas;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Rare-Earth Complexes Supported by Tripodal Tetradentate Bis(phenolate) Ligands: A Privileged Class of Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Jean-François Carpentier

  • Gallium and indium complexes for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ethers, esters and carbonates

    Samuel Dagorne;Mickael Normand;Evgeny Kirillov;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Discrete Metal Catalysts for Stereoselective Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Chiral Racemic β‐Lactones

    Jean-François Carpentier

  • Highly syndiospecific polymerization of styrene catalyzed by allyl lanthanide complexes

    Evgueni Kirillov;Christian W. Lehmann;and Abbas Razavi;† Jean-François Carpentier

  • {Phenoxy-imine}aluminum versus -indium Complexes for the Immortal ROP of Lactide: Different Stereocontrol, Different Mechanisms

    Mickael Normand;Vincent Dorcet;Evgeny Kirillov;Jean-François Carpentier

  • Bis(guanidinate) Alkoxide Complexes of Lanthanides: Synthesis, Structures and Use in Immortal and Stereoselective Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Noureddine Ajellal;Dmitrii M. Lyubov;Mikhail A. Sinenkov;Georgii K. Fukin

  • Nickel Complexes Based on Tridentate Pyrazolyl Ligands for Highly Efficient Dimerization of Ethylene to 1-Butene

    Noureddine Ajellal;Maria C. A. Kuhn;Andressa D. G. Boff;Manfredo Hörner

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie M. Guillaume
Sophie M. Guillaume University of Rennes
Thierry Roisnel
Thierry Roisnel University of Rennes
André Mortreux
André Mortreux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christophe M. Thomas
Christophe M. Thomas Chimie ParisTech
Vincent Dorcet
Vincent Dorcet University of Rennes
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Christian W. Lehmann
Christian W. Lehmann Max Planck Society
Jean-Luc Dubois
Jean-Luc Dubois Trinseo (France)
Alexander A. Trifonov
Alexander A. Trifonov Russian Academy of Sciences
Loïc Toupet
Loïc Toupet University of Rennes

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