Thomas Boddaert

Thomas Boddaert is an Assistant Professor at the Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO), Université Paris-Saclay. His research focuses on organic photochemistry, synthesis of constrained β-amino acids, and conformational studies of peptide-based foldamers. He leads the photochemistry theme and instrumental platform in the CP3A Organic Synthesis group and manages collaborations with industry partners like Diverchim.

• PhD in Organocatalysis (Aix-Marseille University, 2009)
• Postdoctoral research: Manchester University (2010), Rouen University (2010-2012)
• HDR (2021) for PhD supervision qualification

His research includes:

• Photochemical domino reactions for sulfur heterocycles
• Peptide foldamer design with cyclobutane motifs
• Asymmetric synthesis using N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs)
• Visible-light photocatalysis

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Light-initiated cascade synthesis of alkylidenecyclobutanes (2024)
• Thia-Paternò-Büchi reaction applications (2024, 2022)
• Conformational analysis of oxetin oligomers (2018)
• Fluorinated β-peptide folding studies (2015)

Awards:

• Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2019)
• Emergence@international scholarship (INC/CNRS, 2020)

Teaching and administrative roles:

• Co-responsible for L3 Organic Photochemistry
• Head of L2 Organic Chemistry courses
• Manager of the Villebon – Georges Charpak Institute chemistry program
• Member of Paris-Saclay University advisory commission (2021–)

He supervises 6 Paris-Saclay PhD students, 2 foreign PhD students, and 2 postdoctoral researchers, with notable projects on:

• Photochemical post-functionalization of thietanes (2024–)
• Domino reactions for sulfur heterocycles (2023–)
• Light-controlled kinase inhibitors (2021)