Institut de Chimie Moléculaire
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Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay
Bâtiment 670, Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 8182
17 Avenue des Sciences
91400 Orsay – France

Pour venir à l’ICMMO

Situé sur le plateau de Saclay, l’ICMMO fait partie de la faculté des sciences d’Orsay. Vous pouvez venir à l’ICMMO en transports en commun ou en voiture. Voyez le plan du campus .

Par la route

En venant de Paris, deux possibilités :

  • Paris-Ouest : à la porte de Saint-Cloud prendre la N118, direction Chartres-Orléans, sortie 9, Centre Universitaire-Grandes Ecoles – Orsay-Le Guichet. Puis au rond-point, prendre la 2nde sortie Rue Louis de Broglie et tourner à droite sur l’Avenue des Sciences.
  • Paris-Sud : à partir de la Porte d’Orléans prendre l’autoroute A10 direction Bordeaux-Nantes, puis Chartres-Orléans, sortie Orsay-Bures. Emprunter la N118 jusqu’à la sortie 9, Centre Universitaire-Grandes Ecoles – Gif sur Yvette. Puis au rond-point, 1ère sortie Centre universitaire et au second rond-point, prendre la 3eme sortie Rue Louis de Broglie et tourner à droite sur l’Avenue des Sciences.

Pour le stationnement voir ici .

Par les transports en commun

Prendre le RER ligne B en direction de Saint-Rémy-les-Chevreuse, descendre à la station Le Guichet puis prendre le bus 4609 ou descendre à la station Orsay puis prendre le bus 4607 à Gare d’Orsay – l’Yvette.

Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d Orsay
Bat 670
17 Av. des Sciences
91190 Orsay

Frédéric Avenier

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0169154723, room 1311

Journal articles

2025

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Monica de Souza, Christiane Fernandes, Sreerag Moorkkannur, Rajeev Prabhakar, Régis Guillot, et al.. Experimental and theoretical investigation of cyclohexane halogenation catalysed by mono- and trinuclear Cu(II) complexes. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1321, pp.139958. ⟨10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139958⟩. ⟨hal-04833782⟩
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Léa Tesson, Jean‐pierre Mahy, Frédéric Avenier. NH‐Sulfilimine Synthesis Catalyzed by Nonheme Iron(II) Complex. ChemistryEurope, 2025, 4 (2), ⟨10.1002/ceur.202500395⟩. ⟨hal-05521149⟩
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2024

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Gean Dal Forno, Eloah Latocheski, Claudio Navo, Brunno Albuquerque, Albert St John, et al.. Interplay of chloride levels and palladium( ii )-catalyzed O -deallenylation bioorthogonal uncaging reactions. Chemical Science, 2024, 15 (12), pp.4458-4465. ⟨10.1039/d3sc06408e⟩. ⟨hal-05521191⟩
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2023

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Alizée Boullé, Aminata Doumbia, Jean-Pierre Mahy, Frédéric Avenier. Unprotected amine transfer performed by non-heme iron( ii ) complexes. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59 (1), pp.79-81. ⟨10.1039/d2cc04992a⟩. ⟨hal-05521197⟩
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2021

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Guillaume Coin, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Frédéric Avenier, Ranjan Patra, Ludovic Castro, et al.. Experiments and DFT Computations Combine to Decipher Fe-Catalyzed Amidine Synthesis through Nitrene Transfer and Nitrile Insertion. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11 (4), pp.2253-2266. ⟨10.1021/acscatal.0c03791⟩. ⟨hal-03176777⟩
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Guillaume Coin, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Frédéric Avenier, Ranjan Patra, Ludovic Castro, et al.. Experiments and DFT Computations Combine to Decipher Fe-Catalyzed Amidine Synthesis through Nitrene Transfer and Nitrile Insertion. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11 (4), pp.2253-2266. ⟨10.1021/acscatal.0c03791⟩. ⟨hal-05523017⟩
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2020

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Fréderic Avenier, Wadih Ghattas, Rémy Ricoux, Jean-Pierre Mahy. Recent progress in the development of new artificial metalloenzymes as biocatalysts for selective oxidations and Diels‐Alder reaction ‐ Mini‐Review. Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 58 (4), pp.423-433. ⟨10.1002/vjch.202000033⟩. ⟨hal-05549679⟩
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Fréderic Avenier, Wadih Ghattas, Rémy Ricoux, Jean-Pierre Mahy. Recent progress in the development of new artificial metalloenzymes as biocatalysts for selective oxidations and Diels-Alder reaction -Mini-Review. Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 58 (4), pp.423-433. ⟨10.1002/vjch.202000033⟩. ⟨hal-03099261⟩
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Yoan Chevalier, Yvette Lock Toy Ki, Christian Herrero, Didier Le Nouën, Jean-Pierre Mahy, et al.. Characterization in aqueous medium of an FMN semiquinone radical stabilized by the enzyme-like microenvironment of a modified polyethyleneimine. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020, 18 (23), pp.4386-4389. ⟨10.1039/d0ob00864h⟩. ⟨hal-05523035⟩
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Kalani Kariyawasam, Wadih Ghattas, Yossef López de los Santos, Nicolas Doucet, Sylvain Gaillard, et al.. Artificial iron hydrogenase made by covalent grafting of Knölker’s complex into xylanase: Application in asymmetric hydrogenation of an aryl ketone in water. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 2020, 67 (4), pp.563-573. ⟨10.1002/bab.1906⟩. ⟨hal-05523324⟩
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Kalani Kariyawasam, Wadih Ghattas, Yossef López de Los Santos, Nicolas Doucet, Sylvain Gaillard, et al.. Artificial iron hydrogenase made by covalent grafting of Knölker’s complex into xylanase: Application in asymmetric hydrogenation of an aryl ketone in water. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 2020, Synthetic and Engineered Enzymes for Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 67, pp.563-573. ⟨10.1002/bab.1906⟩. ⟨hal-03098292⟩
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Yvette Lock Toy Ki, Yoan Chevalier, Christian Herrero, Didier Le Nouën, Jean-Pierre Mahy, et al.. Characterization in aqueous medium of an FMN semiquinone radical stabilized by the enzyme-like microenvironment of a modified polyethyleneimine. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020, 18 (23), pp.4386-4389. ⟨10.1039/D0OB00864H⟩. ⟨hal-03131320⟩
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Ahmad Naïm, Yoan Chevalier, Younes Bouzidi, Priyanka Gairola, Pierre Mialane, et al.. Aerobic oxidation catalyzed by polyoxometalates associated to an artificial reductase at room temperature and in water. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2020, 7 (12), pp.2362-2369. ⟨10.1039/d0qi00442a⟩. ⟨hal-02945308⟩
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Ahmad Naim, Yoan Chevalier, Younes Bouzidi, Priyanka Gairola, Pierre Mialane, et al.. Aerobic oxidation catalyzed by polyoxometalates associated to an artificial reductase at room temperature and in water. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2020, 7 (12), pp.2362-2369. ⟨10.1039/d0qi00442a⟩. ⟨hal-05549636⟩
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Alexandre Trehoux, Régis Guillot, Martin Clémancey, Geneviève Blondin, Jean-Marc Latour, et al.. Bioinspired symmetrical and unsymmetrical diiron complexes for selective oxidation catalysis with hydrogen peroxide. Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49 (46), pp.16657-16661. ⟨10.1039/d0dt03308a⟩. ⟨hal-03087311⟩
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2019

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Khaled Cheaib, M. Qadri E. Mubarak, Katell Sénéchal-David, Christian Herrero, Régis Guillot,, et al.. Selective Formation of an FeIV O or an FeIII OOH Intermediate From Iron(II) and H2 O2 : Controlled Heterolytic versus Homolytic Oxygen-Oxygen Bond Cleavage by the Second Coordination Sphere.. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58 (3), pp.854-858. ⟨10.1002/anie.201812724⟩. ⟨hal-02121700⟩
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2018

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Khaled Cheaib, M. Qadri E. Mubarak, Katell Sénéchal-David, Christian Herrero, Régis Guillot, et al.. Selective Formation of an Fe IV O or an Fe III OOH Intermediate From Iron(II) and H 2 O 2 : Controlled Heterolytic versus Homolytic Oxygen–Oxygen Bond Cleavage by the Second Coordination Sphere. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 58 (3), pp.854-858. ⟨10.1002/anie.201812724⟩. ⟨hal-05549665⟩
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Yoan Chevalier, Yvette Lock Toy Ki, Didier Le Nouen, Jean-Pierre Mahy, Jean‐philippe Goddard, et al.. Aerobic Baeyer–Villiger Oxidation Catalyzed by a Flavin‐Containing Enzyme Mimic in Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57 (50), pp.16412-16415. ⟨10.1002/anie.201810124⟩. ⟨hal-05549676⟩
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Yoan Chevalier, Yvette Lock Toy Ki, Didier Le Nouën, Jean‐pierre Mahy, Jean-Philippe Goddard, et al.. Aerobic Baeyer–Villiger Oxidation Catalyzed by a Flavin-Containing Enzyme Mimic in Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57 (50), pp.16412-16415. ⟨10.1002/anie.201810124⟩. ⟨hal-02154720⟩
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2017

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Khaled Cheaib, Christian Herrero, Régis Guillot, Frédéric Banse, Jean-Pierre Mahy, et al.. Imidazolidine Ring Cleavage upon Complexation with First‐Row Transition Metals. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 2017 (33), pp.3884-3891. ⟨10.1002/ejic.201700605⟩. ⟨hal-05549683⟩
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Eric Gouré, Dhurairajan Senthilnathan, Guillaume Coin, Florian Albrieux, Frédéric Avenier, et al.. Redox Self-Adaptation of a Nitrene Transfer Catalyst to the Substrate Needs.. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56 (15), pp.4305-4309. ⟨10.1002/anie.201612472⟩. ⟨hal-01517520⟩
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Eric Gouré, Dhurairajan Senthilnathan, Guillaume Coin, Florian Albrieux, Frédéric Avenier, et al.. Redox Self‐Adaptation of a Nitrene Transfer Catalyst to the Substrate Needs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56 (15), pp.4305-4309. ⟨10.1002/anie.201612472⟩. ⟨hal-05549687⟩
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Dooshaye Moonshiram, Antonio Picón, Alvaro Vazquez-Mayagoitia, Xiaoyi Zhang, Ming-Feng Tu, et al.. Elucidating light-induced charge accumulation in an artificial analogue of methane monooxygenase enzymes using time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Chemical Communications, 2017, 53 (18), pp.2725-2728. ⟨10.1039/c6cc08748e⟩. ⟨hal-05549694⟩
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Dooshaye Moonshiram, Antonio Picón, Alvaro Vazquez-Mayagoitia, Xiaoyi Zhang, Ming-Feng Tu, et al.. Elucidating light-induced charge accumulation in an artificial analogue of methane monooxygenase enzymes using time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Chemical Communications, 2017, 53 (18), pp.2725–2728. ⟨10.1039/c6cc08748e⟩. ⟨hal-02390040⟩
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2016

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K. Cheaib, Y. Roux, C. Herrero, A. Trehoux, F. Avenier, et al.. Reduction of a tris(picolyl)amine copper( ii ) complex by a polymeric flavo-reductase model in water. Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45 (45), pp.18098-18101. ⟨10.1039/c6dt03710k⟩. ⟨hal-05549710⟩
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Alexandre Trehoux, Jean-Pierre Mahy, Frédéric Avenier. A growing family of O2 activating dinuclear iron enzymes with key catalytic diiron(III)-peroxo intermediates: Biological systems and chemical models. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016, 322, pp.142-158. ⟨10.1016/j.ccr.2016.05.014⟩. ⟨hal-05549716⟩
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2015

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Y Roux, Wadih Ghattas, Frédéric Avenier, Regis Guillot, Ariane Jalila Simaan, et al.. Synthesis and characterization of [Fe(BPMEN)-ACC]SbF 6 : a structural and functional mimic of ACC-oxidase †. Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44 (13), pp.5966-5968. ⟨10.1039/c5dt00347d⟩. ⟨hal-01258299⟩
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Y. Roux, Wadih Ghattas, F. Avenier, R. Guillot, A. Simaan, et al.. Synthesis and characterization of [Fe(BPMEN)ACC]SbF 6 : a structural and functional mimic of ACC-oxidase. Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44 (13), pp.5966-5968. ⟨10.1039/c5dt00347d⟩. ⟨hal-05549722⟩
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Yoann Roux, Rémy Ricoux, Frédéric Avenier, Jean-Pierre Mahy. Bio-inspired electron-delivering system for reductive activation of dioxygen at metal centres towards artificial flavoenzymes. Nature Communications, 2015, 6 (1), pp.8509. ⟨10.1038/ncomms9509⟩. ⟨hal-05549717⟩
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Alexandre Trehoux, Yoann Roux, Régis Guillot, Jean-Pierre Mahy, Frédéric Avenier. Catalytic oxidation of dibenzothiophene and thioanisole by a diiron(III) complex and hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2015, 396, pp.40-46. ⟨10.1016/j.molcata.2014.09.030⟩. ⟨hal-05549726⟩
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2014

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Eric Gouré, Frédéric Avenier, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Olivier Sénèque, Florian Albrieux, et al.. A diiron(III,IV) imido species very active in nitrene-transfer reactions.. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53 (6), pp.1580-4. ⟨10.1002/anie.201307429⟩. ⟨hal-01069605⟩
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Eric Gouré, Frédéric Avenier, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Olivier Sénèque, Florian Albrieux, et al.. A Diiron(III,IV) Imido Species Very Active in Nitrene‐Transfer Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53 (6), pp.1580-1584. ⟨10.1002/anie.201307429⟩. ⟨hal-05549734⟩
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Agathe Urvoas, Wadih Ghattas, Jean-Didier Maréchal, Frédéric Avenier, Felix Bellande, et al.. Neocarzinostatin-based hybrid biocatalysts with a RNase like activity. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2014, 22 (20), pp.5678-5686. ⟨10.1016/j.bmc.2014.05.063⟩. ⟨hal-05549728⟩
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2013

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Frédéric Avenier, Christian Herrero, Winfried Leibl, Alain Desbois, Régis Guillot, et al.. Photoassisted Generation of a Dinuclear Iron(III) Peroxo Species and Oxygen‐Atom Transfer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013, 52 (13), pp.3634-3637. ⟨10.1002/anie.201210020⟩. ⟨hal-05549738⟩
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2010

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Faycal Touti, Frédéric Avenier, Quentin Lefebvre, Jens Hasserodt, Philippe Maurin. A Synthon for the Convenient and Efficient Introduction of Tetrazolylmethyl Groups into Nucleophile-Bearing Compounds. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010, 2010 (10), pp.1928-1933. ⟨10.1002/ejoc.200901335⟩. ⟨hal-01121313⟩
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2009

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Frédéric Avenier, Florian Hollfelder. Combining Medium Effects and Cofactor Catalysis: Metal‐Coordinated Synzymes Accelerate Phosphate Transfer by 10 8. Chemistry – A European Journal, 2009, 15 (45), pp.12371-12380. ⟨10.1002/chem.200802616⟩. ⟨hal-05549750⟩
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2008

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Frédéric Avenier, Eric Gouré, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Olivier Sénèque, Jean-Louis Oddou, et al.. Multiple aromatic amination mediated by a diiron complex.. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2008, 47 (4), pp.715-7. ⟨10.1002/anie.200703580⟩. ⟨hal-01069800⟩
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Frédéric Avenier, Eric Gouré, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Olivier Sénèque, Jean‐louis Oddou, et al.. Multiple Aromatic Amination Mediated by a Diiron Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2008, 47 (4), pp.715-717. ⟨10.1002/anie.200703580⟩. ⟨hal-05549755⟩
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Liisa van Vliet, Michael Chapman, Frédéric Avenier, Chris Kitson, Florian Hollfelder. Relating Chemical and Biological Diversity Space: A Tunable System for Efficient Gene Transfection. ChemBioChem, 2008, 9 (12), pp.1960-1967. ⟨10.1002/cbic.200800003⟩. ⟨hal-05451130⟩
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2007

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Frédéric Avenier, Josiel Domingos, Liisa van Vliet, Florian Hollfelder. Polyethylene Imine Derivatives (‘Synzymes’) Accelerate Phosphate Transfer in the Absence of Metal. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007, 129 (24), pp.7611-7619. ⟨10.1021/ja069095g⟩. ⟨hal-05451041⟩
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2005

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Frédéric Avenier, Lionel Dubois, Patrick Dubourdeaux, Jean-Marc Latour. A diiron complex mediates an intramolecular aliphatic hydroxylation by various oxygen donors. Chemical Communications, 2005, pp.480-482. ⟨hal-00473925⟩
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2004

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Frédéric Avenier, Lionel Dubois, Jean-Marc Latour. Intramolecular aromatic hydroxylation mediated by a dinuclear iron complex. New Journal of Chemistry, 2004, 28 (7), pp.782. ⟨10.1039/b402403f⟩. ⟨hal-05549768⟩
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Frédéric Avenier, Jean-Marc Latour. Catalytic aziridination of olefins and amidation of thioanisole by a non-heme iron complexElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Fig. S1 illustrates the theoretical isotopic patterns for the respective formulae. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b404561k/. Chemical Communications, 2004, 13, pp.1544. ⟨10.1039/b404561k⟩. ⟨hal-05549760⟩
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Sylvie Chardon-Noblat, Olivier Horner, Barbara Chabut, Frédéric Avenier, Noëlle Debaecker, et al.. Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Characterizations of an Aqua Ligand Exchange and Oxidatively-Induced Deprotonation in Diiron Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 43, pp.1638-1648. ⟨hal-00169629⟩
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Book sections

2023

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Frédéric Avenier, Wadih Ghattas, Rémy Ricoux, Jean-Pierre Mahy. Chemistry for a Better Life: Elaborating Artificial Metalloenzymes for Eco-compatible Chemical Synthesis Procedures and Therapeutic Applications. Peptide and Protein Engineering for Biotechnological and Therapeutic Applications, WORLD SCIENTIFIC, pp.469-504, 2023, ⟨10.1142/9789811261664_0012⟩. ⟨hal-04782310⟩
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2020

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Jean-Pierre Mahy, Frédéric Avenier, Wadih Ghattas, Rémy Ricoux, Michele Salmain. Current Applications of Artificial Metalloenzymes and Future Developments. Enzymes for Solving Humankind’s Problems, pp.363 – 411, 2020, ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-58315-6_12⟩. ⟨hal-03100142⟩
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