Publications
Steric Factors on Unsymmetrical O-Hydroxyaryl N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Prevailing the Stabilization of Single Stereoisomer of Bis-ligated Titanium Complexes
J. Organomet. Chem., 2018, 860, 106
C. C. Quadri, R. Lalrempuia, N. Å. Frøstein, K. W. Törnroos, E. Le Roux
Silica-Grafted Neodymium Catalysts for the Production of Ultra-High Molecular Weight 1,4-cis-Polyisoprene
ChemCatChem, 2018, 10, 1905
From special Issue on Supported Molecular Catalysts
Structural Characterization of Tridentate N-Heterocyclic Carbene Titanium(IV) Benzyloxide, Silyloxide, Acetate, and Azide Complexes and Assessment of Their Efficacies for Catalyzing the Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2
Organometallics, 2017, 36, 4477
C. C. Quadri, R. Lalrempuia, J. Hessevik, K. W. Törnroos, E. Le Roux
Coordination Behavior of Bis-phenolate Saturated and Unsaturated N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands to Zirconium: Reactivity and Activity in the Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2
Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 8065
R. Lalrempuia, F. Breivik, K. W. Törnroos, E. Le Roux
Sterically (un)Encumbered mer-tridentate N-heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Titanium(IV) for the Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2
Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 14734
From themed issue Small Molecule Activation
J. Hessevik, R. Lalrempuia, H. Nsiri, K. W. Törnroos, V. R. Jensen, E. Le Roux.
Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2 Catalyzed by Tridentate N-Heterocyclic Carbene Titanium(IV)
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 4242
From themed issue New Talent: Europe
C. C. Quadri, E. Le Roux
Incorporation of an Intact Dimeric Zr12 Oxo Cluster from a Molecular Precursor in a New Zirconium Metal–organic Framework
Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 2735
A. A. Bezrukov, K. W. Törnroos, Erwan Le Roux, P. D. C. Dietzel
New Synthetic Approach Towards Well-defined Silica Supported Tungsten Bis-oxo, Active Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis
Catal. Commun., 2018, 108, 51
C. Larabi, N. Merle, F. Lequemener, P. Rouge, E. Berrier, R. M. Gauvin, E. Le Roux, A. de Mallmann, K. C. Szeto, M. Taoufik
Di-µ-chlorido-bis{bis[N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)amido]-titanium(III)}
IUCrData, 2017, 2, x171488
Modification of Silica-supported Tungsten Neosilyl Oxo Precatalysts: Impact of Substituted Phenol on Activity and Stability in Olefin Metathesis
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 8532
Y. Bouhoute, I. del Rosal, K. Szeto, N. Merle, D. Grekov, A. De Mallmann, E. Le Roux, L. Delevoye, R. Gauvin, L. Maron, M. Taoufik
Immobilization of Heteroleptic Bis(oxazoline) Zinc Catalysts on SBA-15 for Asymmetric Hydrosilylation
Organometallics, 2015, 34, 5146
E. Le Roux, A. De Mallmann, N. Merles, M. Taoufik, R. Anwander
Preparation and Characterization of Metallacalixarenes Anchored to a Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 LP as Potential Catalysts
Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2014, 188, 77
J. Espinas , J. Pelletier, K. C. Szeto , N. Merle, E. Le Roux, C. Lucas, A. De Mallmann, J.-M. Basset, M. Taoufik, J. Thivolle-Caza
[(≡SiO)TaVCl2Me2]: A Well-Defined Silica-Supported Tantalum(V) Surface Complex Precursor for the Selective Cocatalyst-Free Trimerization of Ethylene
Angew. Chem. Int., Ed. Engl., 2012, 51, 11886
Y. Chen, E. Callens, E. Abou-Hamad, N. Merle, A. White, M. Taoufik, C. Copéret, E. Le Roux, J.-M. Basset
Shifting from Ziegler-Natta to Philips Catalyst? A Simple and Safe Access to Reduced Titanium Systems for Ethylene Polymerization
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2011, 32, 1921
N. Popoff, J. Espinas, E. Gouré, O. Boyron, E. Le Roux, Gauvin R. M., J.-M. Basset, A. De Mallmann, M. Taoufik
A Well-Defined Silica-Supported Aluminium Alkyl Through an Unprecedented, Consecutive Two-Step Protonolysis–Alkyl Transfer Mechanism
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 2979
J. Pelletier, J. Espinas, N. Vu, S. Norsic, A. Baudouin, L. Delevoye, J. Trébosc, E. Le Roux, C. Santini, J.-M. Basset, R. M. Gauvin, M. Taoufik
Grafting of Peralkylated LnII-AlIII Heterobimetallic Complexes onto Periodic Mesoporous Silica KIT-6
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 8552
From themed issue Bridging the gap in catalysis via multidisciplinary approaches
E. Le Roux, O. Michel, H.-M. Sommerfeldt, Y. Liang, C. Maichle-Mössmer, K. W. Törnroos, R. Anwander
Selective and Unexpected Transformation of 2-Methylpropane to 2,3-Dimethylbutane and 2-Methylpropene to 2,3-Dimethylbutene Catalyzed by an Alumina-Supported Tungsten Hydride
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2523
N. Merle, F. Stoffelbach, M. Taoufik, E. Le Roux, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset
Development of a Well-Defined Silica-Supported Tungstenocarbyne Complex as Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Alkyne Metathesis
J. Organomet. Chem., 2008, 693, 1733
N. Merle, M. Taoufik, M. Nayer, E. Le Roux, R. M. Gauvin, F. Lefebvre, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset
Direct Transformation of Ethylene into Propylene Catalyzed by a Tungsten Hydride Supported on Alumina: An Example of Trifunctional Single-Site Catalysis
Angew. Chem. Int., Ed. Engl., 2007, 46, 7202
Selected as ”Very Important Paper” by the Editors of Angew. Chem.
M. Taoufik, E. Le Roux, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset
Silica-Alumina-Supported, Tungsten-Based Heterogeneous Alkane Metathesis Catalyst: Is it Closer to a Silica- or an Alumina-Supported System?
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2007, 349, 231
From special Issue on Olefin Metathesis
E. Le Roux, M. Taoufik, A. Baudouin, C. Copéret, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset, G. J. Sunley, B. M. Maunders
Molecular Understanding of Alumina Supported Single-Site Catalysts by a Combination of Experiment and Theory
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 9157
J. Joubert, F. Delbecq, P. Sautet, E. Le Roux, M. Taoufik, C. Thieuleux, F. Blanc, C. Copéret, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset
Tantalum Hydrides Supported on MCM-41 Mesoporous Silica: Activation of Methane and Thermal Evolution of the Tantalum-Methyl species
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 15697
S. Soigner, M. Taoufik, E. Le Roux, G. Saggio, F. Lefebvre, A. de Mallmann, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset, G. J. Sunley, B. M. Maunders
Detailed Structural Investigation of the Grafting of [Ta(=CHtBu)(CH2tBu)3] and [Cp*Ta(CH3)4] on Silica Partially Dehydroxylated at 700°C and the Activity of the Grafted Complexes toward Alkane Metathesis
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 13391
E. Le Roux, M. Chabanas, A. Baudouin, A. de Mallmann, C. Copéret, E. A. Quadrelli, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset, W. Lukens, A. Lesage, L. Emsley, G. J. Sunley
Heterogenization of Lanthanum and Neodymium Monophospha-cyclopentadienyl Bis(tetramethylaluminate) Complexes onto Periodic Mesoporous Silica SBA-15
Organometallics, 2012, 31, 6526
E. Le Roux, Y. Liang, K. W. Törnroos, F. Nief, R. Anwander
Influence of Multidentate N-Donor Ligands on Highly Electrophilic Zinc Initiator for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Epoxides
J. Organomet. Chem., 2011, 696, 1691
N. Merle, K. W. Törnroos, V. R. Jensen, E. Le Roux
Synthesis and Characterisation of Trigonal C2-Chiral Di- and Tetra-Substituted Bis(Oxazoline) Alkyl Zinc Complexes and Their Reactivity Towards Protic Reagents
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 1768
E. Le Roux, N. Merle, K. W. Törnroos
Intramolecular Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes Catalyzed by Ln[N(SiMe3)2]3 Grafted onto Periodic Mesoporous Silicas
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132,16368
E. Le Roux, Y. Liang, M. P. Storz, R. Anwander
Non-Oxidative Coupling of Methane Catalysed by Supported Tungsten Hydride onto Alumina and Silica–Alumina in Classical and H2 Permeable Membrane Fixed-Bed Reactors
Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 3985
K. C. Szeto, S. Norsic, L. Hardou, A. Baudoin, J. Thivolle-Cazat, E. Le Roux, S. Chakka, C. Papaioannou, J.-M. Basset, M. Taoufik
Elusive Trimethyllanthanum: Snapshots of Extensive Methyl Group Degradation in La–Al Heterobimetallic Complexes
Chem. Eur. J., 2008,14, 9555
C. H. Gerber, E. Le Roux, K. W. Törnroos, R. Anwander
Mono-Phosphacyclopentadienyl Bis(tetramethylaluminate) Lanthanide Complexes
Dalton Trans., 2007, 4866
E. Le Roux, F. Nief,F. Jaroschik, K. W. Törnroos, R. Anwander
Highly Efficient Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Alkyl Aryl Ketones Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes with Chiral Planar Ferrocenyl Phosphino-Thioether Ligands
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2007, 349, 309
E. Le Roux, R. Malacea, E. Manoury, R. Poli, L. Gonsalvi, M. Peruzzini
Alumina Supported Tungsten Hydrides, New Efficient Catalysts for Alkane Metathesis
Top. Catal., 2006, 40, 65
M. Taoufik, E. Le Roux, C. Copéret, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset, B. M. Maunders, G. J. Sunley
Development of Tungsten-Based Heterogeneous Alkane Metathesis Catalysts Through a Structure-Activity Relationship
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 6755
E. Le Roux, M. Taoufik, C. Copéret, A. de Mallmann, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset, B. M. Maunders, G. J. Sunley
Primary Products and Mechanistic Considerations in Alkane Metathesis
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 8604
J.-M. Basset, C. Copéret, L. Lefort, B. M. Maunders, O. Maury, E. Le Roux, G. Saggio, S. Soignier, D. Soulivong, G. J. Sunley, M. Taoufik, J. Thivolle-Cazat
Well-Defined Surface Tungstenocarbyne Complexes through the Reaction of [W(≡CtBu)(CH2tBu)3] with Silica
Organometallics, 2005, 24, 4274
E. Le Roux, M. Taoufik, M. Chabanas, D. Alcor, A. Beaudoin, C. Copéret, J. Thivolle-Cazat, J.-M. Basset, A. Lesage, S. Hediger, L. Emsley
Review
Recent Advances on Tailor-made Titanium Catalysts for Biopolymer Synthesis
Coord. Chem. Rev., 2016, 306, 65
E. Le Roux
Patents
Catalytic Process for Converting Ethylene into Propylene
FR 2872510, WO2006013251, 2004
J.-M. Basset, M. Taoufik, E. Le Roux, J. Thivolle-Cazat, C. Copéret
Process for the Metathesis of Alkenes Using a Catalyst Comprising Alumina which has been Surface Grafted with Tungsten Hydride Moieties
FR 2872509, WO2006013263, 2004
J.-M. Basset, J. Thivolle-Cazat, M. Taoufik, E. Le Roux, C. Copéret
Book Chapters
Titanium-based Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis
in Sustainable Catalysis : With Non-endangered Metals, Part 1
Ed. M. North
The Royal Society of Chemistry. Cambridge, 2015, P 116-139
E. Le Roux
Surface Organolanthanide and -Actinide Chemistry
in Modern Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Eds. J.-M. Basset, R. Pasro, D. Roberto, R. Ugo
VCH Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH. Weinheim, 2009,
P 455-512
E. Le Roux, R. Anwander