1996: Bordeaux I University (France). Ph.D in Organic Chemistry. Distinction.
1993: Bordeaux I University (France). DEA in Organic Molecules and Materials (MS). Distinction.
1992: Bordeaux I University (France). Maîtrise de Chimie (BS). Distinction.
1991: Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (Germany). Licence de Chimie. Distinction.
1990: Bordeaux I University (France). Deug A (Degree for first two years in University; Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry).
1988: Guéret (France). Baccalauréat D. Distinction.Languages: French, English & German.
Training Courses: (1) Laboratory Hygiene & Safety Course, (2) Computerized Bibliographic Research (STN)
1999-present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, SUNY at Stony Brook.
Director. Pr. Iwao Ojima.
Synthesis of polyols via rhodium catalyzed intramolecular silylformylation.1997-1998: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sussex (England).
Directors. Pr. Colin Eaborn. and Dr. John David Smith.
Synthesis of silylated triphosphine ligands – Preparation of new organometallic compounds with potential applications in catalysis.1996-1997: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bordeaux I University (France).
Director. Dr. Bernard Maillard
Synthesis and radical decomposition of peroxyketals : fonctionnal transformation of ketones.1993-1996 : Ph.D, Bordeaux I University. (France).
Advisor. Pr. Jacques Dunoguès.
Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of enoxysilanes and regioselective monoalkylation of ketones – Electrogenerated bases.1993 (3 months): Graduate Research, Bordeaux I University (France).
Advisor. Pr. Jacques Dunoguès and Pr. Michel Bordeau.
Selective electrochemical mono- and polysilylation of the thiophene and bromothiophenes.1993 (6 months): Graduate Research, Bordeaux I University (France).
Advisor. Dr. Réne Lapouyade.
New molecules for non-linear optics: synthesis and photophysic properties.
Member of the American Chemical Scociety.
Synthesis : organic synthesis, organometallic synthesis and electrosynthesis.
Physical technics : NMR spectrometry : 1H, 13C, 29 Si, 31P, Infrared spectrometry, Mass spectrometry, Chromatography (GC, LC), Electronic absorption, Fluorescence emission, Cyclic Voltammetry.Computational technics : molecular modeling (Mac-Spartan).
Teaching experience to 1st, 3rdyear and Deaf & Dumb undergraduates, in Organic Chemistry. (Bordeaux I University, France 1994-1997).
Management of undergraduates 3rd, 4th & 5th years in their Research Work in Laboratory.
(1) D. Bonafoux, M. Bordeau, C. Biran and J. Dunoguès. Stereoselective electrochemical
synthesis of silyl enol ethers using a sacrificial magnesium anode. J. Organomet. Chem., 493,
27, 1995
(2) D. Deffieux, D. Bonafoux, M. Bordeau, C. Biran and J. Dunoguès. Selective electrochemical
mono-and polysilylation of halothiophenes. Organometallics, 15, 2041, 1996
(3) C. Biran, M. Bordeau, D. Bonafoux, D. Deffieux, C. Duprat, V. Jouikov, MP léger-Lambert,
C. Moreau, F. Serein-Spirau. L’électrosynthèse à anode consommable: quel apport pour la
chimie organique du silicium?. J. Chim. Phys., 93, 591, 1996
(4) D. Bonafoux, M. Bordeau, C. Biran, P. Cazeau and J. Dunoguès. Regio- and stereoselective
synthesis of silyl enol ethers using a new base electrogenerated from hexamethyldisilazane. J.
Org. Chem., 61, 5532, 1996
(5) D. Bonafoux, M. Bordeau, C. Biran and J. Dunoguès. Regioselective synthesis of the 2,2-
dimethylcyclopentanone using 2-pyrrolidone magnesium salt as electrogenerated base. Synth.
Commun ,28, 93, 1998
(6) L. Moutet, D. Bonafoux, M. Degueil-Castain and B. Maillard. Functional Transformation of
aldehydes and ketones via homolitic induced decomposition of unsaturated peroxy acetals and
peroxy ketals. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 139, 1999
(7) A. G. Avent, D.Bonafoux, C. Eaborn, S. K. Gupta, P. B. Hitchcock and J. D. Smith. Reaction
of tris[(diphenylphosphino)dimethylsilyl]methane with molybdenum hexacarbonyl and
deprotonation to give a salt with a planar carbanion. Crystal structures of (Ph2PMe2Si)3CH
and [Li(tmen)][C(Ph2PMe2Si)3], tmen = N,N,N’,N’-tetramathylethane-1,2-diamine. J. Chem.
Soc., Dalton Trans.,831, 1999
(8) M. Maus, W. Rettig, D. Bonafoux, R. Lapouyade. Photoinduced Intramolecular Charge
Transfert in a Series of Differently Twisted Donor_Acceptor Biphenyls As Revealed by
Fluorescence. J. Phys. Chem., 103, 3388, 1999
(9) I. Ojima, C-Y Tsai, M. Tzamarioudaki and D. Bonafoux, “The Hydroformylation Reaction”
in Organic Reactions, L. A. Paquette (Ed), John Wiley and Sons, Inc., in press.
(10) I. Ojima, A. T. Vu and D. Bonafoux, “Organometallic Complexes of Rhodium” in Science of
Synthesis, M. Lautens (Ed), Georg Thieme Verlag, in press.
1996 : Confrence, CRIT Rhône-Poulenc Industrialisation (Lyon, France). Use of Electrogenerated Bases prepared in the presence of a sacrificial anode.
1998 : Lecture, University of Sussex (England). Selective bases for the preparation of enoxysilanes and a-methylated ketones.
Pr. Iwao Ojima
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400. Iojima@notes.cc.sunysb.eduPr. C. EABORN and Dr. John D. Smith
School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer,
Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK. C.Eaborn@sussex.ac.uk and J.D.Smith@sussex.ac.uk.Pr. Jacques DUNOGUES & Dr. Bernard MAILLARD
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Organométallique, UMR 8502, Université Bordeaux I
351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. J.dunoguès@lcoo.u-bordeaux.Fr
and B.maillard@lcoo.u-bordeaux.Fr .
Department of Chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400
(631) 632-7939 (work), Fax: (631) 632-7942,
E-mail:dbonafoux@yahoo.com
Back to Ojima Group HomePage
Back to Current Student Page