BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260605T143628EDT-6760GF8VxW@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260605T183628Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract | \n\nActivation of small molecules by donor-acceptor systems is conceptually important as many catalytic processes rely on the synergistic action of electron-rich and -poor sites to cooperatively activ ate and cleave bonds. This pertains to both the biological and industrial chemistry contexts. In this presentation\, I will describe hybrid main-gro up/transition metal dyads initially developed for N2 activation\, taking i nspiration from the frustrated Lewis pair chemistry[1] and based on low-va lent group 6 complexes and highly electron-deficient group 13 Lewis acids. [2–4] Their application to other small molecules will be discussed. Finall y\, I will introduce some of our recent work on “Frustrated Redox Triads” incorporating Lewis “superacids” and discuss the concept of Lewis Acid-Cou pled Electron Transfer (LACET).[5\,6]\n\n \n\nBio |\n\nAfter studying at C himie ParisTech and Sorbonne University\, Antoine completed his PhD under the supervision of Profs. M. Malacria and L. Fensterbank. He continued his training at the Technical University of Berlin under the direction of Pro f. M. Oestreich\, as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow. In 2015\, he joined the group of Prof. M. Etienne at LCC as a CNRS researcher to work on the transformation of N2. In 2017\, he obtained an ERC Starting Grant. Since 2 019\, he has been co-managing the team “Small Molecules Activation” with D r. S. Bontemps. In 2022\, the Institute of Chemistry of Toulouse awarded h im the “Young Researcher” prize and in 2024\, he was the recipient of the Junior Prize of the Coordination Chemistry Division of the French Chemical Society. He was member of the Early Career Advisory Boards of JACS Au and Inorg. Chem. Front.\n DTSTART:20260605T140000Z DTEND:20260605T160000Z LOCATION:Ruttan Room- OM 321 SUMMARY:VRƵ Seminar-Dr. Antoine Simonneau: Reductive Chemistry of Small Molecule Through Interplay of Electron-Rich Metal Species and Main Group L ewis acids URL:/chemistry/channels/event/mcgill-seminar-dr-antoin e-simonneau-reductive-chemistry-small-molecule-through-interplay-electron- 373219 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR