Address

Southern Methodist University
Department of Chemistry
3215 Daniel Avenue
Fondren Science Building
Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Phone: 214-768-7879
Email: yborguet@smu.edu


Hometown

Saint-Remy, Liège, Belgium


Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, 2011
University of Liège
Liège, Belgium
Thesis: “Design and Synthesis of New Ruthenium Catalysts for the Formation of C—C bonds”

Master of Advanced Studies, 2007
University of Liège
Liège, Belgium
Thesis: “Microwave-Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Addition and Polymerization Catalyzed by Ruthenium Complexes”

Master Thesis, Chemistry, 2005
University of Liège
Liège, Belgium
Thesis: “Catalytic activity of Mono and Homo-Bimetallic Ruthenium complexes for the ATRP of Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate”


Affiliations

American Chemical Society
Société Royale de Chimie Belge
IUPAC

Professional Experience

2012-pres       Postdoctoral Fellow, Southern Methodist University.
2005-2011       Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège.
2004-2005       Student Instructor, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège.


Publications

Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)

  1. “Controlled Radical Polymerization of a Styrenic Sulfonium Monomer and Post-Polymerization Modifications,” Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, in press, Y. P. Borguet, N. V. Tsarevsky
  2. "Assessing the ligand properties of 1,3-dimesitylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene in ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis," Dalton Trans., 2012, in press, Y. Borguet, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  3. "Low-Catalyst Concentration Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of a Phosphonium Salt-Type Monomer," Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2487-2494, Y. Borguet, N.V. Tsarevsky
  4. "An Unexpected Synthesis of Dihydrophenazines en Route to Benzimidazolium Salts," Adv. Synth. Catal., 2012, 354, 1356-1362, Y. Borguet, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  5. "Olefin Metathesis as Key Step in the Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds: Challenges in the Total Synthesis of (–)-Kendomycin," Curr. Org. Synth., 2012, 9, 397-405, D. Bicchielli, Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau, I. Dragutan, V. Dragutan, M. Hans, C. Jossifov, F. Nicks, Q. Willem
  6. "Synthesis and Catalytic Evaluation in Olefin Metathesis of a Second-Generation Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Arene Complex Bearing a Vinylidene Ligand," Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2730-2738, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  7. "Tandem Catalysis of Ring-Closing Metathesis/Atom Transfer Radical Reactions with Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Arene Complexes," Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2010, 6, 1167-1173, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  8. "Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Arene Complexes Bearing Vinylidene Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application in Olefin Metathesis," Organometallics, 2010, 29, 6675-6686, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  9. "Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Ethylene, Vinylidene, Allenylidene, and Indenylidene Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis," Macromol. Symp., 2010, 293, 24-27, X. Sauvage, Y. Borguet, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  10. "Microwave-Assisted Ruthenium-Catalysed Reactions," Aust. J. Chem., 2009, 62, 184-207, F. Nicks, Y. Borguet, S. Delfosse, D. Bicchielli, L. Delaude, X. Sauvage, A. Demonceau
  11. "Homobimetallic Ruthenium Vinylidene, Allenylidene, and Indenylidene Complexes: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Catalytic Studies," Adv. Synth. Catal., 2009, 351, 441-455, X. Sauvage, Y. Borguet, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  12. "Microwave-Enhanced Ruthenium Catalysed Atom Transfer Radical Additions," Tetrahedron Lett., 2007, 48, 6334-6338, Y. Borguet, A. Richel, S. Delfosse, A. Leclerc, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  13. "Single Mode Microwave Assisted Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisation Catalysed by [RuCl2(p-cymene)(PCy3)]," Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2007, 28, 492-503, S. Delfosse, Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  14. "Homobimetallic Ruthenium-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Catalytic Applications," Adv. Synth. Catal., 2007, 349, 255-265, X. Sauvage, Y. Borguet, A.F. Noels, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau

Book Chapters (peer-reviewed)

  1. Homobimetallic Ethylene- and Vinylidene-Ruthenium Complexes for ATRP, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1100, K. Matyjaszewski, B.S. Sumerlin, N.V. Tsarevsky, Eds., Progress in Controlled Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms and Techniques, Washington DC, 2012, 115-132, Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  2. Microwave-Assisted Olefin Metathesis, Green Metathesis Chemistry, V. Dragutan, A. Demonceau, I. Dragutan, E.S. Finkelshtein, Eds., NATO Science for Peace and Security Series-A: Chemistry and Biology, Springer, Dordrecht, 2010, 327-358, F. Nicks, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, D. Bicchielli, S. Delfosse, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  3. Recent Applications of Alkene Metathesis in Fine Chemical Synthesis, Green Metathesis Chemistry, V. Dragutan, A. Demonceau, I. Dragutan, E.S. Finkelshtein, Eds., NATO Science for Peace and Security Series-A: Chemistry and Biology, Springer, Dordrecht, 2010, 207-274, D. Bicchielli, Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau, I. Dragutan, V. Dragutan, C. Jossifov, R. Kalinova, F. Nicks, X. Sauvage
  4. Mono- and Bimetallic Ruthenium—Arene Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis: A Survey, Green Metathesis Chemistry, V. Dragutan, A. Demonceau, I. Dragutan, E.S. Finkelshtein, Eds., NATO Science for Peace and Security Series-A: Chemistry and Biology, Springer, Dordrecht, 2010, 89-100, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  5. ATRP of Methacrylates Catalysed by Homo- and Heterobimetallic Ruthenium Complexes, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1023, K. Matyjaszewski, Ed., Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization: Progress in ATRP, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2009, 97-114, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, D. Bicchielli, S. Delfosse, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau, L. Bareille, P. Le Gendre, C. Moïse

Preprints and other non-peer-reviewed articles

  1. "ATRP of Methyl methacrylate and Styrene Catalysed by Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Vinylidene Complexes," Polym. Prepr., 2011, 52, 540-541, Y. Borguet, M.Z. Aldin, D. Bicchielli, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  2. "ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene Catalysed by Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Vinylidene Complexes," Polym. Prepr., 2008, 49 (2), 22-23, D. Bichielli, Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  3. "ATRP Catalysed by Novel Homo- and Heterobimetallic Ruthenium Complexes," Polym. Prepr., 2008, 49 (2), 24-25, Y. Borguet, S. Delfosse, X. Sauvage, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude, L. Bareille, P. Le Gendre, C. Moïse
  4. "Controlled Radical Polymerisation of Vinyl Monomers Catalysed by Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes," Polym. Prepr., 2005, 46 (2), 191-192, S. Delfosse, A. Richel, Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau, A.F. Noels

Research Presentations

Seminars

  1. An Unexpected Synthesis of Dihydrophenazines en Route to Second-Generation Olefin Metathesis Catalysts, 14th Sigma-Aldrich Organic Synthesis Meeting (December 2-3, 2010, Spa, Belgium), Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  2. The First Synthesis of 1,3-Dimesitylbenzimidazolium Salts. Synthesis of the Corresponding Grubbs Complex and Application in Olefin Metathesis, ASMOS-VI (November 3-5, 2010, Corcelles-les-Monts, France), Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  3. The First Synthesis of 1,3-Dimesitylbenzimidazolium Salts. Synthesis of the Corresponding Grubbs Complex and Application in Olefin Metathesis, Réunion du Département de Chimie (September 7, 2010, Liège, Belgium), Y. Borguet, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  4. Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Arene Complexes Bearing Vinylidene Ligands: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application in Olefin Metathesis, NATO Advanced Study Institute (July 20-29, 2008, Bucharest, Romania), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau

Posters

  1. Synthesis and Catalytic Evaluation of Second-Generation Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Benzimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands, 19th International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis (July 10-15, 2011, Rennes, France), Y. Borguet, G. Zaragoza, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  2. The First Synthesis of 1,3-Dimesitylbenzimidazolium Salts. Synthesis of the Corresponding Grubbs Complex and Application in Olefin Metathesis, 17th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (July 4-9, 2010, Poznan, Poland), Y. Borguet, G. Zaragoza, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  3. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Tandem Ring Closing Metathesis (RCM) – Atom Transfer Radical Cyclisation (ATRC) Sequences, 13th Sigma-Aldrich Organic Synthesis Meeting (December 3-4, 2009, Spa, Belgium), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  4. Homobimetallic Ruthenium Vinylidene, Allenylidene, and Indenylidene Complexes: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Catalytic Activity, 12th Sigma-Aldrich Organic Synthesis Meeting (December 4-5, 2008, Spa, Belgium), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, A. Demonceau, L. Delaude
  5. Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Arene Complexes Bearing Vinylidene Ligands: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application in Olefin Metathesis, Journée de l’EDT CHIM, (April 11, 2008, Liège, Belgium), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  6. Homobimetallic Ruthenium-Arene Complexes Bearing Vinylidene Ligands: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application in Olefin Metathesis, 11th Sigma-Aldrich Organic Synthesis Meeting (December 6-7, 2007, Spa, Belgium), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  7. Homobimetallic Ruthenium-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes : Synthesis, Characterisation, and Application in Catalysis, Polymers : Last Achievements and Prospects (August 31, 2007, Liège, Belgium), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A.F. Noels, A. Demonceau
  8. Complexes Homobimétalliques de Ruthénium Porteurs de Ligands Carbéniques N-Hétérocyclique, Synthèse, Caractérisation et Applications Catalytiques, GECOM-CONCOORD 2007 (May 20-25, 2007, Plancoët, France), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  9. Application of New Homobimetallic Ruthenium-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in Atom Transfer Radical Reactions, 10th Sigma-Aldrich Organic Synthesis Meeting (December 7-8, 2006, Spa, Belgium), Y. Borguet, X. Sauvage, L. Delaude, A. Demonceau
  10. Olefin Cyclopropanation and Kharasch Addition Reactions Catalysed by Copper Diiminophosphorane Complexes, 9th Sigma-Aldrich Organic Synthesis Meeting (December 1-2, 2005, Spa, Belgium), Y. Borguet, S. Delfosse, L. Beaufort, A. Demonceau, A.F. Noels

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