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I was born the 7th July 1970 in Belfort
(France). In 1990 I started to study chemistry at Université
Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, after which I did my Ph.D. with Dr Jean-Pierre
Sauvage and Dr Christiane Dietrich-Buchecker on molecular knots
(1995-1998). I spent a year working on Fullerenes with Prof. François
Diederich at ETH Zürich (Switzerland) as a Lavoisier postdoctoral
fellow. In 1999, I joined the NanoSciences group at CEMES (CNRS)
led by Prof. Jean-Pierre Launay and Dr Christian Joachim as an Assistant
Professor. My research interests are in the field of machines and
motors in the nanometer range operating at the molecular level.
My skills range from multistep organic synthesis, fullerene functionalization
and coordination chemistry to the complete set of classical characterization
methods ofmolecular chemistry.
Links to my Current
Projects
Molecular Wheel
Barrow - Molecular
Rotary Motor – Molecular Morse Manipulator - Nanovehicles
Former Research Experience
1994
Downing College, University of
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, Dr
M.J. Mays
Synthesis of dinuclear complexes stabilized by bridging ligands
and study of their reactivity with organic molecules of industrial
interest. (ERASMUS fellowship)
1995-1998
Université Louis
Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
Laboratoire de Chimie Organo-Minérale, Dr
J.P. Sauvage
Synthesis and resolution of double helices and molecular knots,
application toenantioselective electron and energy quenching. (French
Ministry of Research fellowship)
1998-1999
E.T.H., Zürich,
Switzerland
Laboratory of fullerenes-based materials and molecular recognition,
Prof. F. Diederich
Regioselective syntheses of bis- and tris-adducts of C60. Incorporation
of Fullerenes in artificial photosynthetic centers. (Lavoisier
fellowship, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
University Education
Chemistry department, Université Louis
Pasteur, France (1990-1998).
1992
DEUG A in Chemistry, mention Bien.
1993
Licence (3rd year) in Chemistry, mention Bien.
1994
Maîtrise (4th year) in Chemistry, mention Très
Bien.
1995
DEA (5th year) in Transition Metal Chemistry and Molecular
Engineering, mention Bien.
1998
Ph.D in Chemistry, mention Très Honorable avec les Félicitations
du Jury.
Winner
of a Lavoisier fellowship from the French Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
2006
Habilitation à Diriger
les recherches, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse.
Teaching Activities
Lecture on “Molecular electronics and electron transfer”
(5th year)
Lessons and practicals of organic and organometallic chem, "Agregation
de Chimie" (5th year)
Tutorials and Practicals in “Molecular Constructions“,
(4th year)
Tutorials and practicals in organic chemistry (2nd year)
Tutorials in atomistics (1st year)
Lecture on NMR, Permanent training, CNAM, (2002-07)
Institutional Tasks
2001-2008 Elected member of the recruitment commission for chemistry
Since 2004 Member of the “International Relations Commission“
of the University.
Since 2004 Student Exchange Program Coordinator
Since 2007 Elected member of the National Center of the Universities
(CNU-Paris)
Since 2008 Elected member of the Scientific council of the Université
Paul Sabatier
Prices and distinctions
Laureate of a Lavoisier fellowship from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (1998)
Invited Professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
(June-july 2006)
Publications (h-index
15 - 657 citations)
[1] Resolution of a molecular trefoil knot
G. Rapenne, C. Dietrich-Buchecker, J.P. Sauvage, J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 1996, 118, 10932-10933. Download
[2] Efficient synthesis of molecular knots
G. Rapenne, C. Dietrich-Buchecker, J.P. Sauvage, Chem. Commun.
1997, 2053-2054. Download
[3] Resolution of topologically chiral molecular objects
J.C. Chambron, C. Dietrich-Buchecker, G. Rapenne, J.P. Sauvage,
Chirality 1998, 10, 125-133.
Download
[4] Copper(I)- or iron(II)-templated synthesis of molecular
knots containing two tetrahedral or octahedral coordination sites
G. Rapenne, C. Dietrich-Buchecker, J.-P. Sauvage, J. Am. Chem.
Soc., 1999 121, 994-1001. Download
[5] A dicopper(I) trefoil knot with m-phenylene bridges
between the ligand subunits: Synthesis, resolution and absolute
configuration
C. Dietrich-Buchecker, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Sauvage, A. De Cian, J.
Fischer, Chem. Eur. J. 1999, 5,
1432-1439. Download
[6] Synthesis of catenanes and molecular knots by copper(I)-induced
formation of the precursor followed by ruthenium(II)-catalysed ring
closing metathesis
C. Dietrich-Buchecker, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Sauvage, Coord. Chem.
Rev. 1999, 185, 167-176. Download
[7] Molecular knots: from early attempts to high-yield template
synthesis
C. Dietrich-Buchecker, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Sauvage, Molecular
Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Knots,
Wiley-VCH, New-York, 1999, 107-142.
[8] Regioselective one-step synthesis of trans-3,trans-3,trans-3
and e,e,e [60]fullerene tris-adducts directed by a cyclotriveratrylene
tether
G. Rapenne, J. Crassous, A. Collet, L. Echegoyen, F. Diederich,
Chem. Commun. 1999, 1121-1122. Download
[9] Resolution, X-ray structure and absolute configuration
of a double-stranded helical diiron(II) bis(terpyridine) complex
G. Rapenne, B.T. Patterson, J.-P. Sauvage, F.R. Keene, Chem.
Commun. 1999, 1853-1854. Download
[10] A new synthon for the incorporation of [60]fullerene
in macrocycles
G. Rapenne, F. Diederich, New J. Chem., 1999,
23, 1125-1127. Download
[11] Chiroptical properties of an optically pure dicopper(I)
trefoil knot and its
enantioselectivity in luminescence
S.C.J Meskers, H.P.J.M. Dekkers, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Sauvage, Chem.
Eur. J. 2000, 6, 2129-2134. Download
[12] Regioselective one-step synthesis and topological chirality
of e,e,e and trans-3, trans-3,trans-3 [60]fullerene-cyclotriveratrylene
tris-adducts. Discussion on a topological meso form.
G. Rapenne, J. Crassous, L.E. Echegoyen, L. Echegoyen, E. Flapan,
F. Diederich, Helv. Chim. Acta
2000, 83, 1209-1223. Download
[13] The design of a nanoscale molecular barrow
C. Joachim, H. Tang, F. Moresco, G. Rapenne, G. Meyer, Nanotechnology
2002, 13, 330-335. Download
[14] Technomimetic molecules : Synthesis of a molecular
wheelbarrow
G. Jimenez-Bueno, G. Rapenne, Tetrahedron Lett. 2003,
44, 6261-6263. Download
[15] Le mouvement de rotation à l’échelle
moléculaire : Synthèse de moteurs moléculaires
A. Carella, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Launay, BUP Phys. Chim. 2003,
858, 23-32. Download
[16] Machines moléculaires : Mécanique des
molécules
G. Rapenne, J. Electron. Electrotech. Automat. 2003,
2, 1-4.
Download.
[17] Technomimetic molecules : Synthesis of ruthenium(II)
1,2,3,4,5-penta(p-bromophenyl) cyclopentadienyl hydrotris(indazolyl)borate,
an organometallic molecular turnstile
A. Carella, J. Jaud, G. Rapenne, J.P. Launay, Chem. Commun.
2003, 2434-2435. Download
[18] Progress towards a rotary molecular motor
G. Rapenne, A. Carella, R. Poteau, J. Jaud, J.-P. Launay,
in Electronic properties of synthetic nanostructures edited
by H. Kuzmahy, S. Roth, M. Mehring and J. Fink, AIP Conference Proceedings,
New York: American Institute of Physics, 2004,
723, 503-507.
[19] Design and synthesis of the active part of a potential
molecular rotary motor
A. Carella, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Launay, New J. Chem.
2005, 29, 288-290. Download
[20] Molécules “technomimétiques”
à commande électrique
J.-P. Launay , C. Coudret, G. Rapenne, Act. Chim.
2005, 287, 51-54. Download
[21] Imaging of a molecular wheelbarrow by scanning tunneling
microscopy
L. Grill, K. H. Rieder, F. Moresco, G. Jimenez-Bueno,
C. Wang, G. Rapenne, C. Joachim,
Surf. Science, 2005, 584, 153-158.
(Letter) Download
[22] Synthesis of technomimetic molecules : Towards rotation
control in single
molecular machines and motors
G. Rapenne, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005,
3, 1165-1169. Selected for the cover. Download
+ Cover
[23] Synthesis of new tripodal tri-functionalized hydrotris(indazol-1-yl)borate
ligands and X-ray structure of their ruthenium cyclopentadiene complexes
A. Carella, G. Vives, T. Cox, J. Jaud, G. Rapenne, J.-P. Launay,
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 980-987. Download
[24] Design and synthesis of mono-molecular machines
G. Rapenne, J.P. Launay, C. Joachim, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter
2006, 18, S1797-S1808. Download
[25] A star-shaped ruthenium complex with five ferrocenyl-terminated
arms bridged by trans-platinum fragments
G. Vives, A. Carella, J.P. Launay, G. Rapenne, Chem. Commun.
2006, 2283-2285. Download
[26] Synthesis of triester-functionalized molecular motors
incorporating bis-acetylide trans-platinum insulating fragments
G. Vives, S. Sistach, A. Carella, J.P. Launay, G. Rapenne, New
J. Chem. 2006, 1429-1438. Download
[27] Launching and landing single molecular wheelbarrows
on a Cu (100)surface
G. Rapenne, L. Grill, T. Zambelli, S. Stojkovic, F. Ample, F. Moresco,
C. Joachim, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2006, 431,
219-222. Download
[28] Breaking the symetry in the molecular motor family
: Synthesis of a dissymetrized pentaphenyl cyclopentadienyl ligand
and its ruthenium trisindazolylborate complexe
G. Vives, G. Rapenne, Tetrahedron Lett. 2006,
47, 8741-8744. Download
[29] A Morse manipulator molecule for the modulation of
metallic Shockley surface states
F. Ample, S. Ami, C. Joachim, F. Thiemann, G. Rapenne, Chem.
Phys. Lett. 2007, 434, 280-285. Download
[30] Electron-triggered motions in technomimetic molecules
A. Carella, C. Coudret, G. Guirado, C. Hortholary, G. Rapenne, G.
Vives, J.P. Launay, Dalton Trans. 2007,
177-186. Download
[31] Molecular Machines : Synthesis and characterization
of two prototypes of molecular weelbarrows
G. Rapenne, G. Jimenez-Bueno, Tetrahedron 2007,
63, 7018-7026. Selected for the cover.
Download
[32] HPLC separation and VCD spectroscopy of chiral pyrazoles
from dihydrocarvone
E. Tur, G. Vives, G. Rapenne, J. Crassous, N. Vanthuyne, C. Roussel,
T. Lombardi, T. Freedman, L. Nafie, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry
2007, 18, 1911-1917. Download
[33] Synthesis of substituted indazoles and their trisindazolyl
borate tripodal derivatives as building blocks for the preparation
of molecular rotary motors
G. Rapenne, A. Carella, G. Vives, in Targets in heterocyclic
systems, chemistry and properties Volume 11, édité
par O. Attanasi and D. Spinelli, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge,
2007, 244-257. Download
[34] Synthesis of molecular motors incorporating bicyclo
[2-2-2] insulating fragments
G. Vives, A. Gonzalez, J. Jaud, J.-P. Launay, G. Rapenne, Chem.
Eur. J. 2007, 13, 5622-5631. Download
[35] Rolling single “nano-wheels” with the
STM tip
L. Grill, X. Bouju, G. Rapenne, S. Stojkovic, C. Joachim, K.-H.
Rieder, F. Moresco, Nature Nanotech. 2007,
2, 95-98. Sélectionné pour la couverture.
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[36] Study and manipulation of single functionalized
molecules by low temperature STM
L. Grill, M. Alemani,
K.-H. Rieder, F. Moresco, G. Rapenne, S. Stojkovic, C. Joachim,
C. Joachim, M.V. Peters, S. Hecht, J. Scan. Probe Microsc.
2007, 2, 19-23. Download
[37] The chemistry of 1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl
hydrotris(indazolyl)borate ruthenium(II) complexes, building blocks
for the construction of potential organometallic molecular motors
G. Vives, A. Carella, J.P. Launay, G. Rapenne, Coord. Chem.
Rev. 2008, 252, 1451-1459. Download
[38] A family of electron-triggered molecular motors based
on aromatic building blocks
H.P. Jacquot de Rouville, G. Vives, G. Rapenne, Pure Appl. Chem.
2008, 80, 659-667. Download
[39] Self-alignment of organic molecular lines at room temperature
by template effect of pre-structured Sm/Si(111)-8x2 interface
F. Palmino, Y. Makoudi, E. Duverger, M. Arab, F. Chérioux,
G. Rapenne, F. Ample, X. Bouju, Chem. Phys. Chem. 2008,
9, 1437-1441. Download
[40] Directed synthesis of symmetric and dissymetric molecular
motors built around a ruthenium cyclopentadienyl tris(indazolyl)borate
complex
G. Vives, G. Rapenne, Tetrahedron 2008,
64, 11462-11468. Download
[41] Synthesis and reactivity of penta(4-halogenophenyl)cyclopentadienyl
hydrotris (indazolyl)borate ruthenium(II) complexes : Rotation-induced
Fosbury flop in an organometallic molecular turnstile
A. Carella, J.P. Launay, R. Poteau, G. Rapenne, Chem. Eur. J.
2008, 14, 8147-8156 .Download
[42] Synthesis and analytical resolution of chiral pyrazoles
derived from dihydrocarvone
H.P. Jacquot de Rouville, G. Vives, E. Tur, J. Crassous, G. Rapenne,
New J. Chem. 2009, 33, 293-299. Download
[43] Prototypes of molecular motors based
on star-shaped organometallic ruthenium complexes
G. Vives, H.P. Jacquot de Rouville, A. Carella, J.P. Launay, G.
Rapenne, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, doi: 10.1039/b804684k published as
advanced article on the web. Download
[44] Synthesis of substituted indazoles
and their corresponding tris(indazolyl)borate tripodal ligands as
key building blocks for molecular motors
G. Rapenne, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2009, 10.1016/j.ica.2009.02.017 published
as advanced article on the web. Download
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