Born :            

    May 3, 1942 in Tulle (France)

Education :

    M. Sc. University P. & M. Curie (1966)

    Ph D. University P. & M. Curie (1972) under the supervision of Pr. J. Ficini (Reactivity of Ynamines)

    Post Doctoral Fellow (1975-76) at Wisconsin University with Pr. B.M. Trost (Synthesis of Ibogamine)

Academic appointments :

    Assistant Professor  in University P. & M. Curie (1966-1980)

    Professor of Organic Chemistry University P. & M. Curie (1980-1988)

    Professor of Organic Chemistry Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris and University P. & M. Curie

    Director of the Department of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris 

Publications: 210 articles, 21 patents, 10 chapters of books.

Awards :

    Award of French Chemical Society (1988)

    Award of "Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France" (1998)

    Lecturer "Japan Society from the promotion of Science" (1998)

    Lady Davis lecturer - Israel (1999)

    Lecturer of GDCh - Germany (2003)
    Research and Innovation Award from University P. & M. Curie and ENSCP (2003)

    Novartis Lecturer (2003-2004)

Field of Research :

    Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous catalysis, Design and Use of water souble transition metal complexes in organic synthesis (protecting group  chemistry, cross coupling reactions). Catalytic methods for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure compounds of biological interest such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and fragrances.

    Asymmetric catalysis : hydrogenation and carbon-carbon bond forming reaction, Chemistry of Phosphorus : Synthesis of Chiral phosphines

    New reactions in organic synthesis : electrophilic amination

    Total asymmetric synthesis of biomolecules (Alkaloïds, Steroïds, a-amino b-hydroxyacids, Ambruticine Peptids, b-lactams, Macrolides)