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Mohand Melaimi is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Their work also touches on renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, as well as physical and theoretical chemistry.

The scientist's research spans various topics related to crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and the chemistry of N-heterocyclic carbenes in both organic and inorganic contexts. They have also explored catalytic cross-coupling reactions, synthetic organic chemistry methods, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, and organoboron and organosilicon chemistry.

Mohand Melaimi has published frequently in several scientific venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chem Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Their recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests. Notable papers include:

  • "Mesoionic carbene-Breslow intermediates as super electron donors: Application to the metal-free arylacylation of alkenes," 2021, Chem Catalysis
  • "A crystalline doubly oxidized carbene," 2023, Nature
  • "An Air-Stable "Masked" Bis(imino)carbene: A Carbon-Based Dual Ambiphile," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene (CAAC) Gold(I) Complexes as Chemotherapeutic Agents," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "1H-1,2,3-Triazol-5-ylidenes as Catalytic Organic Single-Electron Reductants," 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their scientific production. Frequent co-authors include Guy Bertrand, Ying Kai Loh, Dominik Munz, Milan Gembický, and Melinda R. Serrato. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary efforts and joint contributions within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Stable Cyclic Carbenes and Related Species beyond Diaminocarbenes

    Mohand Melaimi;Michèle Soleilhavoup;Guy Bertrand

  • Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs): Recent Developments

    Mohand Melaimi;Rodolphe Jazzar;Michèle Soleilhavoup;Guy Bertrand

  • A Brief Survey of Our Contribution to Stable Carbene Chemistry

    David Martin;Mohand Melaimi;Michele Soleilhavoup;Guy Bertrand

  • Stabile cyclische Carbene und verwandte Spezies jenseits der Diaminocarbene

    Mohand Melaimi;Michèle Soleilhavoup;Guy Bertrand

  • A Heteronuclear Bidentate Lewis Acid as a Phosphorescent Fluoride Sensor

    Mohand Melaimi;Francois P. Gabbaï

  • Isolation of bis(copper) key intermediates in Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne "click reaction".

    Liqun Jin;Daniel R. Tolentino;Mohand Melaimi;Guy Bertrand

  • Cyclic alkyl amino carbene (CAAC) ruthenium complexes as remarkably active catalysts for ethenolysis

    Vanessa M. Marx;Alexandra H. Sullivan;Mohand Melaimi;Scott C. Virgil

  • A Crystalline Phosphinyl Radical Cation

    Olivier Back;Mehmet Ali Celik;Gernot Frenking;Mohand Melaimi

  • An efficient synthetic route to stable bis(carbene)borylenes [(L1)(L2)BH]

    David A. Ruiz;Mohand Melaimi;Guy Bertrand

  • Cyclische Alkylaminocarbene (CAACs): Neues von guten Bekannten

    Mohand Melaimi;Rodolphe Jazzar;Michèle Soleilhavoup;Guy Bertrand

  • Deprotonation of a borohydride: synthesis of a carbene-stabilized boryl anion.

    David A. Ruiz;Gaël Ung;Mohand Melaimi;Guy Bertrand

  • Synthesis of Hemilabile Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs) and Applications in Organometallic Chemistry.

    Jiaxiang Chu;Dominik Munz;Rodolphe Jazzar;Mohand Melaimi

  • Cyclic (Amino)(aryl)carbenes (CAArCs) as Strong σ-Donating and π-Accepting Ligands for Transition Metals

    Bin Rao;Huarong Tang;Xiaoming Zeng;Xiaoming Zeng;Liu Leo Liu

  • Structural and Electrochemical Investigations of the High Fluoride Affinity of Sterically Hindered 1,8-Bis(boryl)naphthalenes

    Mohand Melaïmi;Stéphane Solé;Ching-Wen Chiu;Huadong Wang

  • Gold-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkenes with dialkylanilines.

    Xingbang Hu;Xingbang Hu;David Martin;Mohand Melaimi;Guy Bertrand

  • Bicyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes (BICAACs): Stable Carbenes More Ambiphilic than CAACs

    Eder Tomás-Mendivil;Max M. Hansmann;Cory M. Weinstein;Rodolphe Jazzar

  • Highly Ambiphilic Room Temperature Stable Six-Membered Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes.

    Cory M. Weinstein;Glen P. Junor;Daniel R. Tolentino;Rodolphe Jazzar

  • Isolation of neutral mono- and dinuclear gold complexes of cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes.

    David S. Weinberger;Mohand Melaimi;Curtis E. Moore;Arnold L. Rheingold

  • Synthesis and Ligand Properties of a Persistent, All‐Carbon Four‐Membered‐Ring Allene

    Mohand Melaimi;Pattiyil Parameswaran;Bruno Donnadieu;Gernot Frenking

  • A Cationic 1-(2-Methylpyridine)Phosphole Cymene Ruthenium Chloride Complex as an Efficient Catalyst in the Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

    Claire Thoumazet;Mohand Melaimi;Louis Ricard;Francois Mathey

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Bertrand
Guy Bertrand University of California, San Diego
Pascal Le Floch
Pascal Le Floch École Polytechnique
Louis Ricard
Louis Ricard École Polytechnique
François Mathey
François Mathey Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Curtis E. Moore
Curtis E. Moore The Ohio State University
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
François P. Gabbaï
François P. Gabbaï Texas A&M University
Xingbang Hu
Xingbang Hu Nanjing University
Rodolphe Jazzar
Rodolphe Jazzar University of California, San Diego
David C. Martin
David C. Martin University of Delaware

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