Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay

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Welcome to the ICMMO website. The Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay is one of the largest CNRS-labelled chemistry research laboratories in France. With a workforce of over 300, the areas of research covered by the 9 research teams include organic and inorganic chemistry, molecular and materials sciences, and feature strong interfaces with both life sciences and physics. Integrated in the Science Campus of Paris-Sud University, ICMMO contributes to the emergence of the new Paris-Saclay University.

Prof. David Aitken

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Electrochemical Synthesis of γ-Lactones from the Intermolecular Oxidative Coupling between Malonates and Styrenes. A. Lefevre, R. Guillot, C. Kouklovsky, G. Vincent, J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90

Influence of a 2nd Sphere Hydrogen-Bond Donor on the Reactivity of Non-heme Fe(II) Complexes in Alkane, Alkene and Aromatic Oxidation with H2O2. A. L. Robinson, E. Bannerman, M. Di Berto Mancini, W. R. Browne, R. Guillot, C. Herrero, T. Inceoglu, H. Maisonneuve, F. Banse, J.-N. Rebilly, Chemistry – A European Journal, 2025, n/a, e202404668

Large Manipulation of Competing Bonding Phases in Ultrathin Carbon Layer System. N. Dwivedi, S. V. Sunkara, C. Dhand, R. J. Yeo, A. K. Srivastava, S. K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan, D. Dragoe, V. A. Esaulov, C. S. Bhatia, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 136548

Diastereoselective Anomeric C(sp3)-H Cyclization Towards the Design of New Cyclophane-Braced Glycopeptides. S. Bazzi, A. Hadj Mohamed, D. Ryzhakov, J. Ghouilem, M. A. Beniddir, V. Gandon, S. Messaoudi, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2025, 64, e202418057

Divergent Reactivity of E/Z-Azobenzene-Based Phosphine-Gold Catalysts: Toward an ON-ON Catalytic Photoswitch Process. N. Goual, S. Maisonneuve, F. Medici, P. Retailleau, J.-F. Gallard, J. Xie, V. Gandon, A. Marinetti, A. Voituriez, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2025, 367, e202401105