Didier Astruc (born 9 June 1946 in

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) carried out his studies in chemistry in

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. After a Ph. D. with professor R. Dabard in organometallic chemistry, he did post-doctoral studies with professor R. R. Schrock (2005

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) at the

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the U.S. and later a sabbatical year with professor K. P. C. Vollhardt at the University of California at Berkeley. He became a

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Director of research in Rennes, then in 1983 full Professor of Chemistry at the University Bordeaux 1. He is known for his work on “Electron-Reservoir” complexes and

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catalytic Catalysis () is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed in the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycl ...

processes (

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, C-C coupling, catalysis in water) using nanoreactors and molecular recognition using gold nanoparticles and metallodendrimers. He is the author of three books, scientific publications and the editor of five books or special issues. He has been a member of the National

committee from 2000 to 2008 and the President of the Coordination Chemistry Division of the

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from 2000 to 2004. Didier Astruc is on the Thompson-Reuters list of the top 100 chemists who have achieved the highest citation impact scores for their chemistry papers published between 2000 and 2010. and on the list of the Highest Cited Researchers 2015 and 2016 (Thomson-Reuters). and 2017 (Clarivate Analytics)

Distinctions

* Member of the French Academy of Science (2019) * Fellow of the ChemPubSoc Europe (2018) * Prize of the Teaching Division of the French Chemical Society (2016) * Distinguished Member of the French Chemical Society (2015) * Member of the National Committee for

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(2012). * Member of the

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(2010). * Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Italian Chemical Societies and joint Prize of the Italian and French Chemical Societies (2009). *

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Professor of the

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(2008). * Member of the

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(2007). * Member of the

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(2006). * Member of the Leopoldina Academy, German Academy of Sciences (2006). * Fellow of the

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(2005). * Grand Prix

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of the French Chemical Society (2001). *

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Prize (1995). * Senior Member of the

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(1995–2005). * German-French Humboldt Award (Fondation Alexander von Humboldt) (1989). * Prize of the Coordination Chemistry Division of the French Chemical Society (1981).

References

External links

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Homepage of Profesor Didier Astruc

Nanoparticles and Catalysis edited by Didier Astruc

The 100 most cited chemists for articles published between 2000 and 2010
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