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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Micro-Arc Oxidation of Aluminum Alloys: Mechanism, Defects, and Corrosion Resistance. X. Liu, C. Wang, J. Lei, P. Song, T. Huang, X. Zhang, T. Yang, V. Ji, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2025, n/a, 2402748

Total Synthesis of Dactyloquinone A and Spiroetherone A via a Metal-Hydride Hydrogen Atom Transfer (MHAT) Process and a Quinol–Enedione Rearrangement. G. Schoenn, C. Kouklovsky, R. Guillot, T. Magauer, G. Vincent, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202505270

Stereochemical matching determines both helix type and handedness in α/γ-peptides with a cyclic-constrained γ-amino acid. D. Liu, A. T. Mansour, O. Yazbeck, D. Naoufal, S. Robin, E. Gloaguen, V. Brenner, M. Mons, D. J. Aitken, Chemical Communications, 2025, 61, Accepted Article

Mechanical Properties and Strengthening Mechanisms of FCC-Based and Refractory High-Entropy Alloys: A Review. S. She, C. Wang, M. Chen, V. Ji, Metals, 2025, 15, 247

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, 4450-4457