Françoise Chardac

Bio: Françoise Chardac is an academic researcher from University of Bordeaux. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Metallodendrimer. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 979 citations. Previous affiliations of Françoise Chardac include Centre national de la recherche scientifique.

Dendritic Catalysts and Dendrimers in Catalysis

Abstract: 2. Thiol Oxidation to Disulfides 3007 3. Epoxidation of Alkenes 3007 4. Oxidation of Bromide 3008 5. Oxidation of Mercaptoethanol by Dioxygen 3008 V. Particle−Dendrimer Assemblies 3008 1. Hydrogenation 3008 2. Heck Reaction 3010 3. Anodic Oxidation of Ethanol 3010 VI. Redox Catalysis 3010 1. Anodic Oxygen Reduction 3010 2. Cathodic Reduction of CO2 to CO 3010 3. Ferrocenes as Redox Mediators for Glucose Oxidation 3010

Synthesis of di-µ-oxo manganese(III/IV) complexes as functional models of L. Plantarum pseudo-catalase: influence of electronic and steric factors; catalysis and kinetics of hydrogen peroxide disproportionation

Abstract: Di-µ-oxo dimanganese(III/IV) complexes are efficient catalysts for H2O2 disproportionation in neutral aqueous medium; the activity can be correlated to the electron density on the metal and the accessibility of the catalytic site.

Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications to Catalysis

Abstract: This Account reports the synthesis and characterization of dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles and their applications to catalysis. These materials are prepared by sequestering metal ions within dendrimers followed by chemical reduction to yield the corresponding zerovalent metal nanoparticle. The size of such particles depends on the number of metal ions initially loaded into the dendrimer. Intradendrimer hydrogenation and carbon−carbon coupling reactions in water, organic solvents, biphasic fluorous/organic solvents, and supercritical CO2 are also described.

Dendron-Mediated Self-Assembly, Disassembly, and Self-Organization of Complex Systems

Abstract: Dendron-mediated self-assembly, disassembly, and self-organization of complex systems have been investigated. The most ideal building blocks would need to display shape persistence in solution and in the solid state, since only this feature provides access to the use of complementary methods of structural analysis. Most supramolecular dendrimers are chiral even when they are constructed from nonchiral building blocks and are equipped with mechanisms that amplify chirality. This poses additional challenges associated with the understanding of the structural origin of chirality in different supramolecular structures through combinations of structural analysis methods. While many supramolecular structures assembled from dendrimers and dendrons resemble some of the related morphologies generated from block-copolymers, they are much more complex and are not determined by the volume ratio between the dissimilar parts of the molecule.

Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy

Abstract: Energy is the most important issue of the 21st century. About 85 % of our energy comes from fossil fuels, a finite resource unevenly distributed beneath the Earth’s surface. Reserves of fossil fuels are progressively decreasing, and their continued use produces harmful effects such as pollution that threatens human health and greenhouse gases associated with global warming. Prompt global action to solve the energy crisis is therefore needed. To pursue such an action, we are urged to save energy and to use energy in more efficient ways, but we are also forced to find alternative energy sources, the most convenient of which is solar energy for several reasons. The sun continuously provides the Earth with a huge amount of energy, fairly distributed all over the world. Its enormous potential as a clean, abundant, and economical energy source, however, cannot be exploited unless it is converted into useful forms of energy. This Review starts with a brief description of the mechanism at the basis of the natural photosynthesis and, then, reports the results obtained so far in the field of photochemical conversion of solar energy. The “grand challenge” for chemists is to find a convenient means for artificial conversion of solar energy into fuels. If chemists succeed to create an artificial photosynthetic process, “… life and civilization will continue as long as the sun shines!”, as the Italian scientist Giacomo Ciamician forecast almost one hundred years ago.

Functional soft materials from metallopolymers and metallosupramolecular polymers

Abstract: Synthetic polymers containing metal centres are emerging as an interesting and broad class of easily processable materials with properties and functions that complement those of state-of-the-art organic macromolecular materials. A diverse range of different metal centres can be harnessed to tune macromolecular properties, from transition- and main-group metals to lanthanides. Moreover, the linkages that bind the metal centres can vary almost continuously from strong, essentially covalent bonds that lead to irreversible or 'static' binding of the metal to weak and labile, non-covalent coordination interactions that allow for reversible, 'dynamic' or 'metallosupramolecular', binding. Here we review recent advances and challenges in the field and illustrate developments towards applications as emissive and photovoltaic materials; as optical limiters; in nanoelectronics, information storage, nanopatterning and sensing; as macromolecular catalysts and artificial enzymes; and as stimuli-responsive materials. We focus on materials in which the metal centres provide function; although they can also play a structural role, systems where this is solely their purpose have not been discussed.