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Yves Gnanou is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering. Within these fields, their work covers several subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics, and Materials Chemistry.

Their research contributions span key topics such as:

  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced polymer synthesis and characterization
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Polymer foaming and composites
  • Chemical synthesis and reactions
  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts

Yves Gnanou has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent venues of publication include:

  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Progress in Polymer Science
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • ChemSusChem

Among recent papers, notable publications are:

  • "Alkyl borane-mediated metal-free ring-opening (co)polymerizations of oxygenated monomers," 2022, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "All-Polycarbonate Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Triblock Copolymers Derived from Triethylborane-Mediated Sequential Copolymerization of CO2 with Various Epoxides," 2020, Macromolecules
  • "Triethylborane-Assisted Synthesis of Random and Block Poly(ester-carbonate)s through One-Pot Terpolymerization of Epoxides, CO2, and Cyclic Anhydrides," 2021, Macromolecules
  • "Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based complex macromolecular architectures: From synthesis to properties and applications," 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Ionic H-bonding organocatalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters and cyclic carbonates," 2021, Progress in Polymer Science

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors including:

  • Xiaoshuang Feng
  • Nikos Hadjichristidis
  • Mingchen Jia
  • Vamshi K. Chidara
  • George Zapsas

Yves Gnanou's research contributions emphasize the synthesis and characterization of polymers, especially in relation to CO2 utilization as a raw material for sustainable materials. Their work also includes advances in organoboron chemistry and the development of biodegradable and thermoplastic polymers. Through continued publications and collaborations, the scientist remains active in advancing knowledge within organic and polymer chemistry disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Toward 'smart' nano-objects by self-assembly of block copolymers in solution

    Juan Rodriguez-Hernandez;Frédéric Chécot;Yves Gnanou;Sébastien Lecommandoux

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of Controlled Free-Radical Polymerization of Styrene and n-Butyl Acrylate in the Presence of an Acyclic β-Phosphonylated Nitroxide†

    Didier Benoit;Sandra Grimaldi;Sophie Robin;§ Jean-Pierre Finet

  • N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) as organocatalysts and structural components in metal-free polymer synthesis

    Maréva Fèvre;Maréva Fèvre;Julien Pinaud;Julien Pinaud;Yves Gnanou;Yves Gnanou;Joan Vignolle;Joan Vignolle

  • Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene using a novel octafunctional initiator : Synthesis of well-defined polystyrene stars

    Stéphanie Angot;K. Shanmugananda Murthy;Daniel Taton;Yves Gnanou

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymers with Complex Architectures

    George Polymeropoulos;Georgios Zapsas;Konstantinos Ntetsikas;Panagiotis Bilalis

  • Water‐Soluble Stimuli‐Responsive Vesicles from Peptide‐Based Diblock Copolymers

    Frédéric Chécot;Sébastien Lecommandoux;Yves Gnanou;Harm-Anton Klok

  • Macromolecular engineering : precise synthesis, materials properties, applications

    Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Yves Gnanou;Ludwik Leibler

  • Metal-Free Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 with Epoxides: Fulfilling "Green" Synthesis and Activity

    Dongyue Zhang;Senthil K. Boopathi;Nikos Hadjichristidis;Yves Gnanou

  • Acyclic β-Phosphonylated Nitroxides: A New Series of Counter-Radicals for “Living”/Controlled Free Radical Polymerization

    Sandra Grimaldi;Jean-Pierre Finet;François Le Moigne;Abdelhamid Zeghdaoui

  • Amphiphilic Stars and Dendrimer-Like Architectures Based on Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and Polystyrene

    Stéphanie Angot;Daniel Taton;Yves Gnanou

  • Synthesis by RAFT and Ionic Responsiveness of Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymers Based on Ionic Liquid Monomer Units

    Kari Vijayakrishna;Suresh K. Jewrajka;Alaitz Ruiz;Rebeca Marcilla

  • Imidazol(in)ium hydrogen carbonates as a genuine source of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs): applications to the facile preparation of NHC metal complexes and to NHC-organocatalyzed molecular and macromolecular syntheses.

    Maréva Fèvre;Maréva Fèvre;Julien Pinaud;Julien Pinaud;Alexandre Leteneur;Alexandre Leteneur;Yves Gnanou;Yves Gnanou

  • N-heterocyclic carbene-induced zwitterionic ring-opening polymerization of ethylene oxide and direct synthesis of alpha,omega-difunctionalized poly(ethylene oxide)s and poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymers.

    Jean Raynaud;Christelle Absalon;Yves Gnanou;Daniel Taton

  • Novel Amphiphilic Architectures by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Macromonomers

    Valérie Heroguez;Yves Gnanou;Michel Fontanille

  • Structure of Polypeptide Based Diblock Copolymers in Solution: Stimuli-responsive Vesicles and Micelles

    Frédéric Chécot;Annie Brûlet;Julian Oberdisse;Yves Gnanou

  • Polymerization in the presence of a beta-substituted nitroxide radical

    Jean-Pierre Finet;Yves Gnanou;Sandra Grimaldi;François Lemoigne

  • Poly(N-heterocyclic-carbene)s and their CO2 Adducts as Recyclable Polymer-Supported Organocatalysts for Benzoin Condensation and Transesterification Reactions

    Julien Pinaud;Julien Pinaud;Joan Vignolle;Joan Vignolle;Yves Gnanou;Yves Gnanou;Daniel Taton;Daniel Taton

  • From supramolecular polymersomes to stimuli-responsive nano-capsules based on poly(diene-b-peptide) diblock copolymers

    Frédéric Chécot;Sébastien Lecommandoux;H-A Klok;Yves Gnanou

  • Organic and physical chemistry of polymers

    Yves Gnanou;Michel Fontanille

  • Rheological Characterization of the Gel Point: A New Interpretation

    Rene Muller;Eric Gerard;Pascal Dugand;Paul Rempp

  • Synthesis of Water-Soluble Star-Block and Dendrimer-like Copolymers Based on Poly(ethylene oxide) and Poly(acrylic acid)

    Sijian Hou;Elliot L. Chaikof;Daniel Taton;Yves Gnanou

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Taton
Daniel Taton University of Bordeaux
Nikos Hadjichristidis
Nikos Hadjichristidis King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Eric Cloutet
Eric Cloutet University of Bordeaux
Mathias Destarac
Mathias Destarac Paul Sabatier University
Philippe Teyssie
Philippe Teyssie University of Liège
Anne-Marie Caminade
Anne-Marie Caminade Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Didier Astruc
Didier Astruc University of Bordeaux
Ludwik Leibler
Ludwik Leibler PSL University
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University

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