Jean-Pierre Genet#
| Membership Number: | 4476 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2008 - present Emeritus Professor Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University Paris
- 1990 - 2008 Professor (Exceptional Classs) Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris
- 1999 (05-07) Invited Professor Haifa (Israel) Lady Davis Lecturer
- 1998 (04-06 Visiting Professor Okayama (Japan) JSPS
- 1998 - 2006 Director of Research Units N° 1381 and 7573 associated to French National Center for Scientific Research
- 1988 - 1990 Professor Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris (ENSCP)
- 1980 - 1988 Professor University Pierre and Marie Curie Paris
- 1975 - 1976 Post Doctoral Position University of Madison Wisconsin USA (Professor Barry Trost)
- 1972 - 1980 Assistant Professor University Pierre and Marie Curie Paris
- 1966 - 1972 Teaching assistant Faculty of Science Paris
Fields of Scholarship
- Homogeneous catalysis using Fe, Pd, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pt, Au
- Design and Preparation of chiral Ruthenium/ Iridium Catalysts
- Systems connected to the development of sustainable (green) chemistry : Design/applications of Pd-water-soluble catalysts
- Green Chemistry : C-H activation, Cycloisomerizations reactions
- Asymmetric hydrogenation reactions, Synthesis of Fragrances, Dynamic Kinetic Resolution
- Applications in organic synthesis of Pd-water-soluble catalysts
- Electrophilic amination reactions
- Synthesis of biologically active compounds: alkaloids, ambruticine, β-lactams, sulfobacine,dolastatine
- Synthesis of chiral phosphine and applications, Asymmetric catalysis
- Chemistry of organo potassium trifluoroborates/ Cross-coupling reactions
Honours and Awards
- 2013 - present Emeritus Member of American Chemical Society
- 2007 High National Recognition of “Chevalier Légion d’Honneur”
- 2006 Boehringer-Ingelheim Lecturer ( Germany)
- 2006 Distinguished Merck Lecturer Symposium, Standford (USA) ,
- 2004 Award Novartis lectureship (Europe, USA, Japan)
- 2004 Le Bel Award of the French Chemical Society
- 2003 Innovation Award of University P. and M. Curie-ENSCP /ADFAC
- 2002 Award Lecturer German Chemical Society (GDCh).
- 1999 Elected Chairman for OMCOS 10 IUPAC-Symposium in Versailles
- 1999 Award Lady Davis Lecturer (Israël)
- 1999 - present Member of Scientific International Committee of OMCOS
- 1998 Award Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences"
- 1998 - 2000 Elected Vice President of the French Chemical Society
- 1998 Grammaticakis Award (Academy of Science)
- 1993 Elected member of IUPAC, OrganoMetallic Chemistry directed towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS)
- 1994 - 1998 Elected President of the French Chemical Society of the Organic Division
- 1988 Award French Chemical Society (Organic Division)
- 1975-1976: NATO Fellowship
