Dr. Géraud Dubois
 
 
PostDoctoral Fellow

Born in 1972, French

Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Montpellier (France)
Synthesis and study of organic-inorganic hybrid materials incorporating chelates. Application for dioxygen binding.
Advisor: R.J.P. Corriu

PostDoctoral Fellow in LIMSAG (University of Burgundy, Dijon, France)
Synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes for selective dioxygen and carbon monoxide binding.
Advisor: R. Guilard

 

Interests in the StackLab: Material chemistry / Supported and in solution catalysts.

 
Grafting of bio-inspired iron and copper compounds onto mesoporous materials using a template approach to create supported metal complexes. Application as heterogeneous catalysts for the selective epoxidation of alkenes.
 

Publications:

(8) Simple iron catalyst for terminal alkene epoxidation
Dubois G., Murphy A.J., Stack T.D.P.
Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 14, 2469-2472.

(7) Efficient epoxidation of electron-deficient olefins with a cationic manganese complex
Murphy A.J., Dubois G., Stack T.D.P.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.2003, 125, 18, 5250-5251.

(6) Silica gels containing cyclam complexes for dioxygen adsorption
Dubois G., Tripier R., Denat F., Brandes S., Guilard R.
J. Mater. Chem. 2002, 12, 2255-+.

(5) Coordination chemistry in the solid: Study of the incorporation of CuII into cyclam-containing hybrid materials
Dubois G., Reye C., Corriu R.J.P., Brandes S., Denat F., Guilard R.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 6, 1087-+.

(4) Silica gel bound cyclam. Synthesis and applications
Denat F., Dubois G., Tripier R., Brandes S., Guilard R.
Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 2001, 168, 151-156.

(3) Organic-inorganic hybrid materials. Preparation and properties of dibenzo-18-crown-6 ether-bridged polysilsesquioxanes
Dubois G., Reye C., Corriu R.J.P., Chuit C.
J. Mater. Chem. 2000, 10, 5, 1091-1098.

(2) Hybrid organic-inorganic materials. Preparation and properties of dibenzo-18-crown-6 ether-bridged polysilsesquioxanes
Chuit C., Corriu R.J.P., Dubois G., Reye C.
Chem. Commun. (Cambridge, U. K.) 1999, 8, 723-724.

(1) First organic-inorganic hybrid materials with controlled porosity incorporating cyclam units
Dubois G., Corriu R.J.P., Reye C., Brandes S., Denat F., Guilard R.
Chem. Commun. (Cambridge, U. K.) 1999, 22, 2283-2284.
 

Patents:

(2) Silica with polyazacycloalkane units containing more than six nitrogen atoms, process for their preparation and use
EP 1070722, January 24 2001.

(1) Silica gel incorporating polyazacycloalkane structural units
WO 99/37656, January 25 1999.