Low valent f-element chemistry: A theoretical journey

报告题目:Low valent f-element chemistry: A theoretical journey

报告人:Prof. Dr. Laurent Maron

(University of Toulouse, France)

报告时间:2015821日,上午10:00

报告地点:独墅湖校区701号楼B501

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报告人简历:

1999: PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Toulouse (France) (supervisor: Prof. C. Teichteil).

1999: PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University of Stockholm (Sweden) (supervisor: Prof. U. Walhgren).

1999-2000: Post-Doc at the University of Montpellier (France) in the group of Prof. O. Eisenstein (payed by Michelin Factory)

2000-2008: Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry, University of Toulouse, France.

2008-present: Full Professor in Physical Chemistry, University of Toulouse, France


Professional
functions

2006: Junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France

Member of the International Advisory Board “Dalton Transaction”

Member of the management committee of the European Network COST

Humboldt Fellow for Experienced Researchers

2009: ERC grant (Frontier in Chemistry) in collaboration with Pr. Geoff Cloke


List of the most important publications (290 publication in peer-reviewed journals, h= 38)

1. Uranium(III)-Mediated C-C-Coupling of Terminal Alkynes: Formation of Dinuclear Uranium(IV) Vinyl Complexes. B. Kosog, C. E. Kefalidis, F. W. Heinemann, L. Maron, K. Meyer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 12792 - 12797

2. Spontaneous reduction and C-H borylation of arenes mediated by uranium(III) disproportionation. P. L. Arnold, S. M. Mansell, L. Maron, D. McKay. Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 668 - 674

3. Carbon Monoxide Activation via O-Bound CO Using Decamethylscandocinium- Hydridoborate Ion Pairs. A. Berkefeld, W. E. Piers, M. Parvez, L. Castro, L. Maron, O. Eisenstein. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 10843 - 10851

4. Insights into the Mechanism of Reaction of [(C5Me5)2SmII(thf)2] with CO2 and COS by DFT Studies. L. Castro, S. Labouille, D. R. Kindra, J. W. Ziller, F. Nief, W. J. Evans, L. Maron. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 7886 - 7895

5. Uranyl Oxo activation and functionalization by metal cation coordination. P. L. Arnold, A.-F. Pécharman, E. Hollis, A. Yahia, L. Maron, S. J. Parsons, J. B. Love. Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 1056.