Dr. Maxime Tricoire did his studies at École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris and obtained a master in molecular chemistry from Sorbonne University in 2017. He then did his PhD at École Polytechnique, under the supervision of Dr. Greg Nocton on the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of heterobimetallic complexes combining a divalent lanthanide, a redox-active ligand, and a transition metal center. After obtaining his diploma in 2022, he moved to Switzerland to join the group of Prof. Marinella Mazzanti at EPFL and extended his stay by being awarded a SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowship. There, he worked on the synthesis of lanthanide and actinide complexes in unusual oxidation states for their application in small molecule activation. In 2025, he was recruited by the CEA in the LCMCE to be in charge of the crystallography service as well as the maintenance and development of the analytical instruments of the team.
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Publications
[20] Light-Induced Palladium(IV)-Carbon Bond Homolysis , L. De Marchi, M. Tricoire, L. Demonti, O. Stetsiuk, A. C. G. Shephard, L. Khrouz, S. R. Kiraev, O. Maury, T. Rajeshkumar, L. Maron, G. Danoun*, G. Nocton*, Preprint, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025.
[19] Multielectron Redox Chemistry of Ytterbium Complexes Reaching the +1 and Zero Formal Oxidation States , M. Tricoire, W. Sroka, T. Rajeshkumar, R. Scopelliti, A. Sienkiewicz, L. Maron*, M. Mazzanti*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025.
[18] The photo-isomerization of the cyclononatetraenyl ligand and related rare earth complexes , L. Pedussaut, N. Mahieu, C. Chartier, T. Rajeshkumar, M. Tricoire, I. Douair, N. Casaretto, L. Maron, G. Danoun*, G. Nocton*, Preprint, Chem. Sci. 2024.
[17] Preparation and Ground-state Electronic Structure of Heterobimetallic Yb-PtIV-alkyl complexes , M. Tricoire, G. Danoun*, G. Nocton*, Preprint, Inorg. Chem. 2024.
[16] Siloxide tripodal ligands as a scaffold for stabilizing lanthanides in the +4 oxidation state , M. Tricoire, F-C. Hsueh, M. Keener, T. Rajeshkumar, R. Scopelliti, I. Zivković, L. Maron, M. Mazzanti*, Chem. Sci. 2024.
[15] A trinuclear metallasilsesquioxane of uranium(III). , M. Tricoire, N. Jori, F. Fadaei Tirani, R. Scopelliti, I. Zivković, L. S. Natrajan, M. Mazzanti*, Chem. Commun. 2024.
[14] Multielectron Redox Chemistry of Uranium by Accessing the +II Oxidation State and Enabling Reduction to a U(I) Synthon , M. Keener, R. A. K. Shivaraam, T. Rajeshkumar, M. Tricoire, R. Scopelliti, I. Zivkovic, A.-S. Chauvin, L. Maron*, M. Mazzanti*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023.
[13] Molecular Lanthanide Switches for Magnetism and Photoluminescence , L. Münzfeld, M. Dahlen, A. Hauser, N. Mahieu, S. Kumar Kuppusamy, J. Moutet, M. Tricoire, R. Köppe, L. La Droitte, O. Cador, B. Le Guennic, G. Nocton, E. Moreno-Pineda*, M. Ruben*, P. W. Roesky*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023.
[12] Electron Shuttle in N-heteroaromatic-Ni Catalysts for Alkene Isomerization , M. Tricoire, D. Wang, T. Rajeshkumar, L. Maron*, G. Danoun*, G. Nocton*, JACS Au 2022.
[11] Size Controlled Hapticity Switching in [Ln(C9H9)(C8H8)] Sandwiches , M. Tricoire, L. Münzfeld, J. Moutet, N. Mahieu, L. La Droitte, E. Moreno-Pineda, F. Gendron, J. D. Hilgar, J. D. Rinehart, M. Ruben, O. Cador, B. Le Guennic, P. W. Roesky*, G. Nocton*, Chem. Eur. J. 2021.
[10] Intermediate valence states in lanthanide compounds , M. Tricoire, N. Mahieu, T. Simler*, G. Nocton*, Chem. Eur. J. 2021.
[9] Bis-Cyclooctatetraenyl Thulium(II): Highly Reducing Lanthanide Sandwich Single-Molecule Magnets , J. Moutet, J. Schleinitz, L. La Droitte, M. Tricoire, F. Pointillart, F. Gendron, T. Simler, C. Clavaguéra, B. Le Guennic, O. Cador*, G. Nocton*, Preprint, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021.
[8] Redox activity of a dissymmetric ligand bridging divalent ytterbium and reactive nickel fragments , D. Wang, M. Tricoire, V. Cemortan, J. Moutet, G. Nocton*, Inorg. Chem. Front. 2020.
[7] Cobalt-Catalyzed C(sp2)–CN Bond Activation: Cross-Electrophile Coupling for Biaryl Formation and Mechanistic Insight , C. Dorval, M. Tricoire, J.-M. Begouin, V. Gandon*, C. Gosmini*, ACS Catal. 2020.
[6] Tridentate NNN Ligand Associating Amidoquinoline and Iminophosphorane: Synthesis and Coordination to Pd and Ni Centers , L. Mazaud, M. Tricoire, S. Bourcier, M. Cordier, V. Gandon*, A. Auffrant, Organometallics 2020.
[5] Reversible electron transfer in organolanthanide chemistry , A. Jaoul, M. Tricoire, J. Moutet, M. Cordier, C. Clavaguéra*, G. Nocton*, Chem Sq. 2019.
[4] Reactive Heterobimetallic Complex Combining Divalent Ytterbium and Dimethyl Nickel Fragments , D. Wang, J. Moutet, M. Tricoire, M. Cordier, G. Nocton*, Inorganics 2019.
[3] A new {Fe4Co4} soluble switchable nanomagnet encapsulating Cs+: enhancing the stability and redox flexibility and tuning the photomagnetic effect. , J.-R. Jiménez, M. Tricoire, D. Garnier, L.-M. Chamoreau, J. von Bardeleben, Y. Journaux, Y. Li, R. Lescouëzec*, Dalton Trans. 2017.
[2] Reductive Disproportionation of CO2 with Bulky Divalent Samarium Complexes , M. Xémard, V. Goudy, A. Braun, M. Tricoire, M. Cordier, L. Ricard, L. Castro, E. Louyriac, C. E. Kefalidis, C. Clavaguéra, L. Maron, G. Nocton*, Organometallics 2017.
[1] Magnetism and variable temperature and pressure crystal structures of a linear oligonuclear cobalt bis-semiquinonate , J. Overgaard*, L. H. Møller, M. A. Borup, M. Tricoire, J. P. S. Walsh, M. Diehl, E. Rentschler*, Dalton Trans. 2016.