Research interests

Chirality, organometallic chemistry and coordination, luminescent coordination networks, luminescent carbene complexes, nanocages and coordination polymers.

Current research

• Chirality: from mononuclear to polynuclear systems.
• Luminescent coordination networks: networks built with organometallic ligands.
• Coordination complexes with luminescent carbene ligands.
• Organometallic chemistry of Cp*M fragments (M=Ru, Rh, Ir): Stabilization of reactive intermediates and asymmetric catalysis.
• Nanocages and confined environment chemistry.

Selected recent results

• Chiral and luminescent Pt(II) complexes
• Ir(III) and Pt(II) complexes with luminescent carbene ligands
• Self-assembly of Pd(II) and Pt(II) nanocapsules.
• Chiral octahedral assemblies with organometallic ligands.

Scientific career

• Ph.D. in chemistry 1987, subject: Homogeneous catalysis (hydrogenation), Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) Thesis director: Professor John A. Osborn.
• Post-doctoral training 1988, subject : Activation of C-H bonding by transtion metal hydride complexes, ICSN Gif sur Yvette, under the supervision of Dr Hugh Felkin.
• Post-doctoral fellowship 1992, subject : Oligocyclopentadienyl metal complexes as electron transfer reagents, UC-Berkeley (USA), under the supervision of Prof. K. Peter, C. Vollhardt, and M. M. B. K. Peter, C. Vollhardt.
• Head of the ARC group ” ARChitectures Moléculaires : Auto-Assemblage, Reconnaissance et Chiralité ” in the IPCM UMR 7201. Since 01/2009.

Selected publications

1. H. Sesolis, J. Dubarle-Offner, C. K. M. Chan, E. Puig, G. Gontard, P. Winter, A. L. Cooksy, V. W.W. Yam*, and H. Amouri*. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 8032. Cover Picture. Highlighted on CNRS website Oct. 2016. Highly Phosphorescent Crystals of Square Planar Pt (R-terpy) Complexes with Chiral Organometallic Linkers : Homochiral versus Heterochiral Arrangements, Induced Circular Dichroism and TD-DFT Calculations.
2. P.-H. Lanoë, J. Chan, G. Gontard, F. Monti, N. Armaroli, A. Barbieri*, and H. Amouri*. Eur J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 1631. Cover picture. Deep-red phosphorescent Iridium(III) complexes with chromophoric N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands : Design, photophysical properties and TD-DFT calculations.
3. J. Moussa, A. Loch, L.-M. Chamoreau, A. Degli Esposti, E. Bandini, A. Barbieri*, and H. Amouri*. Inorg Chem. 2017, 56, 2050. Luminescent cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes with π-bonded catecholate organometallic ligands.
4. J. Moussa,* K. Haddouche, L.-M. Chamoreau, H. Amouri* and J. A. G. Williams Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 12644. New N^C^N-coordinated Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes of a tridentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligand featuring a 6-membered central ring : synthesis, structures and luminescence.
5. J.-P. Tranchier, J. Dubarle-Offner, L. Peyroux, G. Gontard, T. Riedel, P. J. Dyson, and H. Amouri* Synlett 2015, 26, 1563. Iridium-stabilized π-Selenocyclohexadienyls : Synthesis, Molecular Structure and Cytotoxicity.
6. C. Desmarets*, G. Gontard, A. L. Cooksy, M. N. Rager and H. Amouri* Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 4287. Encapsulation of a Metal Complex within a Self-Assembled Nanocage : Synergy Effects, Molecular Structures and DFT Calculations.
7. A. Damas, M. Pia Gullo, M. N. Rager, A. Jutand, A. Barbieri, H. Amouri* Chem. Comm. 2013, 49, 3796. Near-infrared room temperature emission from a novel class of Ru(II) heteroleptic complexes with quinonoid organometallic linker.
8. H. Amouri*, C. Desmarets and J. Moussa. Chem. Rev. 2012, 112, 2015. Confined Nanospaces in Metallo-Cages : Guest Molecules, Weakly Encapsulated Anions and Catalyst Sequestration.

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