Publications

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[76] Fluorophosphoniums as Lewis acids in organometallic catalysis: application to the carbonylation of β-lactones.
M.-H. Pietraru, L. Ponsard, N. Lentz, P. Thuéry, E. Nicolas*, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Chem. Commun. 2024.

[75] CO2/13CO2 Dynamic Exchange in the Formate Complex [(2,9-(tBu)2-phen)Cu(O2CH)] and Its Catalytic Activity in the Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid.
K. Phung, P. Thuéry, J.-C. Berthet*, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Organometallics 2023.

[74] Metal-Free Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Chlorosilanes into Hydrosilanes with "Inverse" Frustrated Lewis Pairs.
G. Durin, J.-C. Berthet, P. Thuéry, E. Nicolas, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Chem. Eur. J. 2023.

[73] Catalyst-free depolymerization of polycaprolactone to silylated monoesters and iodide derivatives using iodosilanes.
X. Liu, M. Kobylarski, J.-C. Berthet*, T. Cantat*
Chem.Commun. 2023.

[72] Catalytic Carbonylation of Acrylic Acid to Succinic Anhydride.
M.-H. Pietraru, N. Lentz, L. Ponsard, E. Nicolas*, T. Cantat*
Preprint, ChemCatChem 2023.

[71] Activation of N−O σ Bonds with Transition Metals: A Versatile Platform for Organic Synthesis and C−N Bonds Formation.
U. Todorovic, R. M. Romero, L. Anthore-Dalion*
Preprint, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023.
Part of the Virtual Issue #NextGenOrgChem.

[70] Evaluation of acetophenone as a novel alcohol-cycloalkane bifunctional liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC).
F. D'Ambra, J. Levy, P. Hajiyev, T. Cantat, G. Gébel, V. Faucheux, E. Nicolas*
Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2023.

[69] Catalytic Methoxylation of Aryl Halides Using 13C- and 14C-Labeled CO2.
A. Ohleier, A. Sallustrau, B. Mouhsine, F. Caillé*, D. Audisio*, T.Cantat*
Chem. Commun. 2022.

[68] Zirconium-catalysed hydrosilylation of esters and depolymerisation of polyester plastic waste.
M. Kobylarski, L. J. Donnelly*, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Green Chem. 2022.

[67] Alkyl Formates as Transfer Hydroalkylation Reagents and Their Use in the Conversion of Imines to Alkylamines.
E. Crochet, L. Anthore-Dalion, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022.

[66] Selective Reduction of Secondary Amides to Imines Catalysed by Schwartz's Reagent.
L. J. Donnelly*, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022.
Angewandte Chemie introducing page on L. Donnelly related to this first article as corresponding author can be found here.

[65] Metal-free Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Silyl Triflates and Halides into Hydrosilanes.
G. Durin, A. Fontaine, J.-C. Berthet, E. Nicolas, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022.

[64] Reductive depolymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates with hydroboranes by using a lanthanum(iii) tris(amide) catalyst.
M. Kobylarski, J.-C. Berthet*, T. Cantat*
Chem. Commun. 2022.
Highlighted as a ChemComm HOT Article

[63] Silyl formates as hydrosilane surrogates for the transfer hydrosilylation of ketones.
R. M. Romero, N. Thyagarajan, N. Hellou, C. Chauvier, T. Godou, L. Anthore-Dalion, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Chem. Commun. 2022.

[62] Additive-free selective methylation of secondary amines with formic acid over a Pd/In2O3 catalyst.
C. Genre*, I. Benaissa, T. Godou, M. Pinault, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022.

[61] Uranyl(VI) Triflate as Catalyst for the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley Reaction.
M. Kobylarski, L. Monsigny, P. Thuéry, J.-C. Berthet*, T. Cantat*
Inorg. Chem. 2021.

[60] The Role of (tBuPOCOP)Ir(I) and iridium(III) Pincer Complexes in the Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Silyl Triflates into Hydrosilanes.
G. Durin, J.-C. Berthet, E. Nicolas, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Organometallics 2021.

[59] A copper(I)-catalyzed sulfonylative Hiyama cross-coupling.
A. Adenot, L. Anthore-Dalion, E. Nicolas, J.-C. Berthet, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Chem. Eur. J. 2021.

[58] Unlocking the Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Chlorosilanes into Hydrosilanes with Superbases.
G. Durin, J.-C. Berthet, E. Nicolas, T. Cantat*
Preprint, ACS Catal. 2021.

[57] Photocatalytic deoxygenation of N–O bonds with rhenium complexes: from the reduction of nitrous oxide to pyridine N-oxides.
M. Kjellberg, A. Ohleier, P. Thuéry, E. Nicolas, L. Anthore-Dalion*, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Chem. Sci. 2021.

[56] Copper–Ligand Cooperativity in H2 Activation Enables the Synthesis of Copper Hydride Complexes.
A. Aloisi, É. Crochet, E. Nicolas, J.-C. Berthet, C. Lescot, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat*
Preprint, Organometallics 2021.

[55] Additive-Free Formic Acid Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by a Cobalt Complex.
N. Lentz, A. Aloisi, P. Thuéry, E. Nicolas, T. Cantat
Preprint, Organometallics 2021.

[54] Direct Carbon Isotope Exchange of Pharmaceuticals via Reversible Decyanation.
M. Feng, J. De Oliveira, A. Sallustrau, G. Destro, P. Thuéry, S. Roy, T. Cantat, C. S. Elmore, J. Blankenstein, F. Taran, and D. Audisio*
Preprint, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021.

[53] Coupling Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Thermocatalysis Enables the Formation of a Lactone Monomer.
L. Ponsard, E. Nicolas, N. H. Tran, S. Lamaison, D. Wakerley, T. Cantat*, M. Fontecave
ChemSusChem 2021.

[52] Catalytic challenges and strategies for the carbonylation of σ-bonds .
T. Nasr Allah, L. Ponsard, E. Nicolas, T. Cantat*
Green Chem. 2021.

[51] Catalytic Disproportionation of Formic Acid to Methanol using Recyclable Silylformates.
C. Chauvier, A. Imberdis, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020.

[50] Transition‐Metal‐Free Carbon Isotope Exchange of Phenyl Acetic Acids.
G. Destro, K. Horkka, O. Loreau, D.‐A. Buisson, L. Kingston, A. Del Vecchio, M. Schou, C. S. Elmore, F. Taran, T. Cantat, D. Audisio*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020.

[49] Catalytic Metal-Free Deoxygenation of Nitrous Oxide with Disilanes.
L. Anthore-Dalion*, E. Nicolas, T. Cantat*
ACS Catalysis 2019.

[48] Transition-Metal-Free Acceptorless Decarbonylation of Formic Acid Enabled by a Liquid Chemical-Looping Strategy.
A. Imberdis, G. Lefèvre, T. Cantat*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019.

[47] SO2 conversion to sulfones: development and mechanistic insights of a sulfonylative Hiyama cross-coupling.
A. Adenot, J. Char, N. von Wolff, G. Lefèvre, L. Anthore-Dalion, T. Cantat*
Chem. Commun. 2019.

[46] Breaking C–O Bonds with Uranium: Uranyl Complexes as Selective Catalysts in the Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes.
L. Monsigny, P. Thuéry, J.-C. Berthet, T Cantat*
ACS Catal. 2019.

[45] Carbonylation of C−N Bonds in Tertiary Amines Catalyzed by Low‐Valent Iron Catalysts.
T. N. Allah, S. Savourey, J.-C. Berthet, E. Nicolas, T Cantat*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019.

[44] Activation of SO2 by N/Si+ and N/B Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Experimental and Theoretical Comparison with CO2 Activation.
A. Adenot, N. von Wolff, G. Lefèvre, J.-C. Berthet, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat*
Chem. Eur. J. 2019.

[43] Dynamic Carbon Isotope Exchange of Pharmaceuticals with Labeled CO2.
G. Destro, O. Loreau, E. Marcon, F. Taran, T.Cantat*, D. Audisio*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019.

[42] Depolymerization of Waste Plastics to Monomers and Chemicals Using a Hydrosilylation Strategy Facilitated by Brookhart’s Iridium(III) Catalyst.
L. Monsigny, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018.

[41] Efficient reductive depolymerization of hardwood and softwood lignins with Brookhart's iridium(III) catalyst and hydrosilanes.
L. Monsigny, E. Feghali, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat
Green Chem. 2018.

[40] Metal-Free and Alkali-Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of Isoureas from Alcohols and Carbodiimides.
A. Imberdis, G. Lefèvre, P. Thuery, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018.

[39] Silylation of O-H bonds by catalytic dehydrogenative and decarboxylative coupling of alcohols with silyl formates.
C. Chauvier, T. Godou, T. Cantat
Chem. Commun. 2017.

[38] Iron-Catalyzed Silylation of Alcohols by Transfer Hydrosilylation with Silyl Formates.
T. Godou, C. Chauvier, P. Thuery, T. Cantat
Synlett 2017.

[37] Synthesis of Aromatic Sulfones from SO2 and Organosilanes, Under Metal-free Conditions.
N. von Wolff, J. Char, X. Frogneux, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017.

[36] A Viewpoint on Chemical Reductions of Carbon–Oxygen Bonds in Renewable Feedstocks Including CO2 and Biomass .
C. Chauvier, T. Cantat
ACS Catal. 2017.

[35] Structural insights into the nature of Fe0 and FeI low-valent species obtained upon reduction of Iron salts by Aryl Grignard reagents.
M. Clémancey, T. Cantat, G. Blondin, J.-M. Latour*, P. Dorlet*, G. Lefèvre*
Inorg. Chem. 2017.

[34] Reactivity and Structural Diversity in the Reaction of Guanidine 1,5,7-Triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene with CO2, CS2, and Other Heterocumulenes.
N. von Wolff, C. Villiers, P. Thuéry, G. Lefèvre, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017.

[33] Silyl Formates as Surrogates of Hydrosilanes and Their Application in the Transfer Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes.
C. Chauvier, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016.

[32] Complexes of the tripodal phosphine ligands PhSi(XPPh2)3 (X = CH2, O): synthesis, structure and catalytic activity in the hydroboration of CO2.
A. Aloisi, J.-C. Berthet, C. Genre, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Dalton Trans. 2016.

[31] Implications of CO2 Activation by Frustrated Lewis Pairs in the Catalytic Hydroboration of CO2: A View Using N/Si+ Frustrated Lewis Pairs.
N. von Wolff, G. Lefèvre, J.-C. Berthet, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
ACS Catal. 2016.

[30] Synergistic effects in ambiphilic phosphino-borane catalysts for the hydroboration of CO2.
A. Tlili, A. Voituriez, A. Marinetti, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Chem. Commun. 2016.

[29] Metal-free disproportionation of formic acid mediated by organoboranes.
C. Chauvier, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Chem. Sci. 2016.

[28] Synthesis, structure and electrochemical behavior of new RPONOP (R = tBu, iPr) pincer complexes of Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ ions.
C. Lescot, S. Savourey, P. Thuéry, G. Lefèvre, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat
C. R. Chimie 2016.

[27] CO2 Conversion into Esters by Fluoride-Mediated Carboxylation of Organosilanes and Halide Derivatives.
X. Frogneux, N. von Wolff, P. Thuéry, G. Lefèvre, T. Cantat
Chem. Eur. J. 2016.

[26] Bridging Amines with CO2: Organocatalyzed Reduction of CO2 to Aminals.
X. Frogneux, E. Blondiaux, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
ACS Catal. 2015.

[25] Room Temperature Organocatalyzed Reductive Depolymerization of Waste Polyethers, Polyesters, and Polycarbonates.
E. Feghali, T. Cantat
ChemSusChem 2015.

[24] Convergent reductive depolymerization of wood lignin to isolated phenol derivatives by metal-free catalytic hydrosilylation.
E. Feghali, G. Carrot, P. Thuéry, C. Genre, T. Cantat
Energy Environ. Sci. 2015.

[23] Metal-free dehydrogenation of formic acid to H2 and CO2 using boron-based catalysts.
C. Chauvier, A. Tlili, C. das Neves Gomes, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Chem. Sci. 2015.

[22] Reductive functionalization of CO2 with amines: an entry to formamide, formamidine and methylamine derivatives.
A. Tlili, E. Blondiaux, X. Frogneux, T. Cantat
Green Chem. 2015.
Highly Cited PaperHighly cited paper in Web of ScienceTM

[21] Catalytic methylation of aromatic amines with formic acid as the unique carbon and hydrogen source.
S. Savourey, G. Lefèvre, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat
Chem. Commun. 2014.

[20] Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Methylamines under Metal-Free Conditions.
E. Blondiaux, J. Pouessel, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014.

[19] Efficient Disproportionation of Formic Acid to Methanol Using Molecular Ruthenium Catalysts.
S. Savourey, G. Lefèvre, J.-C. Berthet, P. Thuéry, C. Genre, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014.

[18] Efficient metal-free hydrositylation of tertiary, secondary and primary amides to amines.
E. Blondiaux, T. Cantat
Chem. Commun. 2014.

[17] Metal-Free Reduction of CO2 with Hydroboranes: Two Efficient Pathways at Play for the Reduction of CO2 to Methanol.
C. das Neves Gomes, E. Blondiaux, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Chem. Eur. J. 2014.

[16] Catalytic hydrosilylation of oxalic acid: chemoselective formation of functionalized C-2-products.
E. Feghali, O. Jacquet, P. Thuéry, T. Cantat
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014.

[15] Iron–catalyzed hydrosilylation of CO2: CO2 conversion to formamides and methylamines.
X. Frogneux, T. Cantat
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014.

[14] Creating Added Value with a Waste: Methylation of Amines with CO2 and H2.
A. Tlili, X. Frogneux, E. Blondiaux, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014.

[13] Unprecedented organocatalytic reduction of lignin model compounds to phenols and primary alcohols using hydrosilanes.
E. Feghali, T.Cantat
Chem. Commun. 2013.

[12] Nitrite complexes of the rare earth elements.
J. Pouessel, P. Thuéry, J.-C. Berthet, T. Cantat
Dalton Trans. 2013.

[11] Pushing Back the Limits of Hydrosilylation: Unprecedented Catalytic Reduction of Organic Ureas to Formamidines.
J. Pouessel, O. Jacquet, T. Cantat
ChemCatChem 2013.

[10] Revisiting the Chemistry of the Actinocenes [(η8-C8H8)2An] (An = U, Th) with Neutral Lewis Bases. Access to the Bent Sandwich Complexes [(η8-C8H8)2An(L)] with Thorium (L = py, 4,4′-bipy, tBuNC, R4phen).
J.-C. Berthet, P. Thuéry, N. Garin, J.-P. Dognon, T. Cantat, M. Ephritikhine
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013.

[9] CO2 as a C1-building block for the catalytic methylation of amines.
O. Jacquet, X. Frogneux, C. Das Neves Gomes, T. Cantat
Chem. Sci. 2013.
Highly Cited PaperHighly cited paper in Web of ScienceTM

[8] Nitrite complexes of uranium and thorium.
F. Dulong, J. Pouessel, P. Thuéry, J.-C. Berthet, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat
Chem. Commun. 2013.

[7] Synthesis of N-Aryloxy-β-diketiminate Ligands and Coordination to Zirconium, Ytterbium, Thorium, and Uranium.
F. Dulong, P. Thuéry, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat
Organometallics 2013.

[6] Complete Catalytic Deoxygenation of CO2 into Formamidine Derivatives.
O. Jacquet, C. Das Neves Gomes, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat
ChemCatChem 2013.

[5] Recycling of Carbon and Silicon Wastes: Room Temperature Formylation of N–H Bonds Using Carbon Dioxide and Polymethylhydrosiloxane.
O. Jacquet, C. Das Neves Gomes, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012.

[4] A Diagonal Approach to Chemical Recycling of Carbon Dioxide: Organocatalytic Transformation for the Reductive Functionalization of CO2.
C. Das Neves Gomes, O. Jacquet, C. Villiers, P. Thuéry, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012.
Highly Cited PaperHighly cited paper in Web of ScienceTM

[3] A N-aryloxy-beta-diketiminate ligand in 4d, 4f and 5f-metals complexes.
F. Dulong, O. Bathily, P. Thuery, M. Ephritikhine, T. Cantat,
Dalton Trans. 2012.

[2] Uranium(IV) Nucleophilic Carbene Complexes.
J. C. Tourneux, J. C. Berthet, T. Cantat, P. Thuéry, N. Mézailles, P. Le Floch, M. Ephritikhine
Organometallics 2011.

[1] Exploring the Uranyl Organometallic Chemistry: From Single to Double Uranium−Carbon Bonds.
J. C. Tourneux, J. C. Berthet, T. Cantat, P. Thuéry, N. Mézailles, M.Ephritikhine
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011.


: the authors contributed equally to the work.
All publications, PhD manuscripts, conferences abstracts... can be found in open access through the HAL platform.