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Dr.
 
Yoann
 
COQUEREL

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Dr.
Yoann
COQUEREL
AMU iSm2 Service 531
Campus Scientifique de St Jérôme
13397
Marseille cedex 20
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Career path

Since 2015 : Research director 2nd class at CNRS, UMR 7313 - iSm2 (AMU)

2009 : Habilitation, UMR 7313 - iSm2 (AMU), with Prof. Jean Rodriguez

2003-2015 : Researcher at CNRS, UMR 7313 - iSm2 (AMU), with Prof. Jean Rodriguez

2002-2003 : Lecturer, Grenoble Alpes University, with Dr. Andrew E. Greene

2001-2002 : Post-doc research associate, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, USA, with Prof. Robert A. Holton

1997-2001 : MSc in molecular chemistry (honors) then Ph.D. in molecular chemistry with Prof. Jean-Pierre Deprés, Grenoble Alpes University.

1993-1997 : 2-year courses in general sciences, 2-year specialization in chemistry

Research themes

Development and applications of cascade reactions with stabilized carbanions: annulations, ring expansions, applications in target-oriented synthesis

Applications of homogeneous catalysis with transition metals: coupling, isomerization, olefin metathesis, C–H activation

Application of microwave activation in organic synthesis

Development and applications of enantioselective organocatalysis: aminocatalysis, bifunctional catalysis, N-heterocyclic carbenes, multicatalysis

Short-lived intermediates in organic synthesis: alpha-oxoketenes, arynes

Chiral polycyclic aromatic compounds: syntheses and properties

Physical organic chemistry: spectroscopy, modelization

Publications (84)
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A Stable N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalyst for Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Reactions between Pseudo-acids and Deuterated Chloroform

Fabien Perez, Yajun Ren, Thomas Boddaert, Jean Rodriguez, Yoann Coquerel, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 80, 1092-1097. <hal-01133529>

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Carba-, Sulfa- and Phospha-Michael Additions with NHC*CO2 Adducts as Precatalysts

Morgan Hans, Lionel Delaude, Jean Rodriguez, Yoann Coquerel, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014, 79, 2758-2764. <hal-00979231>

Divergent Chemo-, Regio-, and Diastereoselective Normal Electron-Demand Povarov-Type Reactions with alpha-Oxo-ketene Dienophiles

J. Galvez, Juan-Carlos Castillo, J. Quiroga, M. Rajzmann, Jean Rodriguez, Yoann Coquerel, Organic Letters, 2014, 16, 4126-4129. <hal-01133536>

Cascade Reactions Forming both C-C Bond and C-Heteroatom Bond

D. Bonne, T. Constantieux, Y. Coquerel, J. Rodriguez, dans 'Stereoselective Organocatalysis: Bond Formation Methodologies and Activation Modes', R. Rios Torres, Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2013, Chap. 16, p. 559-585.

Microwave-Assisted Stereoselective Synthesis

Y. Coquerel, E. Colacino, J. Rodriguez, J. Martinez, F. Lamaty, in Stereoselective Synthesis of Drugs and Natural Products, Eds: V. Andrushko, N. Andrushko, Wiley- Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ, 2013, Chap. 5, in press. 

Design, Synthesis, and Organocatalytic Activity of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Functionalized with Hydrogen-Bond Donors in Enantioselective Reactions of Homoenolates

Faisal Nawaz, Mehdi Zaghouani, Damien Bonne, Olivier Chuzel, Jean Rodriguez, Yoann Coquerel, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 8253-8264. <hal-00979187>

Temporary Intramolecular Generation of Pyridine Carbenes in Metal-Free Three-Component C-H Bond Functionalisation/Aryl-Transfer Reactions

Faisal Nawaz, Kishor Mohanan, Laurence Charles, Michel Rajzman, Damien Bonne, Olivier Chuzel, Jean Rodriguez, Yoann Coquerel, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013, 19, 17558-17583. <hal-00979202>

Michael Addition-Initiated Sequential Reactions from 1,3-Dicarbonyls for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Heterocycles

Xavier Bugaut, Damien Bonne, Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez, Thierry Constantieux, Current Organic Chemistry, 2013, 17, 1920-1928. <hal-00861704>

Practical and Efficient Organocatalytic Enantioselective α- Hydroxyamination Reactions of β-Ketoamides

Damien Mailhol, Juan-Carlos Castillo, Kishor Mohanan, Rodrigo Abonia, Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez, ChemCatChem, 2013, 5, 1192-1199. <hal-00861707>

Stereoselective Multiple Bond-Forming Transformations (MBFTs): The Power of 1,2- and 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds

Damien Bonne, Thierry Constantieux, Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013, 19, 2218-2231. <hal-00801902>

Pages

Chapters of books (8)
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Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez. The Wolff Rearrangement: Tactics, Strategies and Recent Applications in Organic Synthesis. Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis, Johne Wiley & Sons, pp.59-84, 2015, 978-1-118-34796-6. ⟨hal-01224316⟩

1,3-Dicarbonyls in Multicomponent Reactions

X. Bugaut, T. Constantieux, Y. Coquerel, J. Rodriguez, In Multicomponent Reactions in Organic Synthesis, Eds.: J. Zhu, Q. Wang, M.-X. Wang, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2014, Chap. 5, pp 109-158.

Xavier Bugaut, Thierry Constantieux, Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez. 1,3-Dicarbonyls in Multicomponent Reactions. J. Zhu, Q. Wang, M.-X. Wang. Multicomponent Reactions in Organic Synthesis, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, pp.109-158, 2014, 978-3-527-33237-3. ⟨hal-01133604⟩

Reactions Involving an alpha,beta-Unsaturated Compound as Electrophilic Component with the Michael Addition as the Key Step

J. Rodriguez, D. Bonne, Y. Coquerel, T. Constantieux, dans 'Multicomponent Reactions 2', 'Science of Synthesis Reference Library', T. J. J. Müller, Ed., Thieme, Stuttgart, 2013, Chap. 2.1.1, p. 1-36.

Stereoselective Multicomponent Reactions: from Simple 1,3-Dicarbonyls to Functionalized Chiral Heterocycles

D. Bonne, Y. Coquerel, T. Constantieux, J. Rodriguez in Targets in Heterocyclic Systems - Chemistry and Properties, Vol. 15, Eds.: O. A. Attanasi, D. Spinelli, Societa? Chimica Italiana, Roma, 2011, pp. 140-163. 

Utilisation des dérivés 1,3-dicarbonylés dans les réactions domino et multicomposé

Damien Bonne, Thierry Constantieux, Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez Techniques de l'Ingénieur 2010, CHV2210

Damien Bonne, Thierry Constantieux, Yoann Coquerel, Jean Rodriguez. Utilisation des dérivés 1,3-dicarbonylés dans les réactions domino et multicomposé. Ideas in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences: Advances in Synthetic Chemistry, pp.CHV2210, 2010. ⟨hal-00680619⟩

Yoann Coquerel, Thomas Boddaert, Marc Presset, Damien Mailhol, Jean Rodriguez. Multiple Bond-Forming Transformations: the Key Concept towards Eco-compatible Synthetic Organic Chemistry. Ideas in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Vol.1 Advances in synthetic chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, pp.187-202, 2010, 3527325395. ⟨hal-00681017⟩