Simon PASCAL

Dr. S. Pascal is specialized in the synthesis of charged visible-to-NIR chromophores and possesses a wide expertise in their applications as materials for emerging fields (biophotonics, photosensitizers, molecular electronics...). He is the author of more than 60 publications at the frontiers between organic chemistry, spectroscopy and materials.

Selected publications:

"Insights into Extended Coupled Polymethines through the Investigation of Dual UV-to-NIR Acidochromic Switches Based on Heptamethine-Oxonol Dyes"
B. Mourot, V. Mazan, M. Elhabiri, R. Sarkar, D. Jacquemin, O. Siri, S. Pascal
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 1248–1259 (HOT article). DOI: 10.1039/D3SC06126D / HAL archive: hal-04345047

"Tris-benzo[cd]indole Cyanine Enables the NIR-photosensitized Radical and Thiol-ene Polymerizations at 940 nm"
C. Elian, B. Mourot, C. Benbouziyane, J.-P. Malval, S. Lajnef, F. Peyrot, F. Massuyeau, O. Siri, D. Jacquemin, S. Pascal, D.-L. Versace
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202305963.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305963 / HAL archive: hal-04183684

"A Strategy to Design Substituted Tetraamino-Phenazine Dyes and Access to an NIR-Absorbing Benzoquinonediimine-Fused Quinoxaline"
T. Munteanu, V. Mazan, M. Elhabiri, C. Benbouziyane, G. Canard, D. Jacquemin, O. Siri, S. Pascal
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3886–3891.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01251 / HAL archive: hal-04103261

"Near-Infrared Dyes for Two-Photon Absorption in the Short-Wavelength Infrared: Strategies Towards Optical Power Limiting"
S. Pascal, S. David, C. Andraud, O. Maury
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 6613–6658
DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01221a / HAL archive: hal-03197147

"Azacalixphyrins as NIR Photoacoustic Contrast Agents"
L. Lavaud, S. Pascal, K. Metwally, D. Gasteau, A. Da Silva, Z. Chen, M. Elhabiri, G. Canard, D. Jacquemin, O. Siri
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 12365–12368
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC05851B / HAL archive: hal-01957702
 

S. P. obtained his PhD in chemistry in 2014 (ENS Lyon), developing near-infrared (NIR) polymethine dyes for applications in the field of nonlinear optics for applications in defense, bio-imaging, and organic electronics. After two years of postdoc at the University of Geneva, working on the synthesis of cationic helicene dyes and the study of their (chir)optical properties, he was appointed Chargé de Recherche CNRS in the chemistry department at CINaM (Dec. 2016). There he explored the chemistry of quinone-based dyes and ligands, their use as molecular wires, acidochromic or vapochromic probes and the molecular engineering of visible-to-NIR macrocycles for photoacoustic imaging, cyanide detection or photopolymerization. In 2022, he obtained his Habilitation to direct researches (HDR) from Aix-Marseille Université and in 2023 he joined the CEISAM institute in Nantes to develop NIR dyes for energy production.

 

Researchgate – http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon_Pascal

ResearcherID – http://www.researcherid.com/rid/J-7140-2018

ORCID – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8387-494X