Christian Amatore - Publications#

23 most significant publications (presented in chronological order for each main topic, the number of citations were taken from Google Scholar)
(June 2023)#

Fundamentals studies in molecular electrochemistry

1) Mechanism and Kinetic Characteristics of the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide in Media of Low Proton Availability. C. Amatore, J.-M. Savéant. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 103, 1981, 5021-5023. (DOI: 10.1021/ja00407a008). (cited 457 times).

2) Charge Transfer at Partially Blocked Surfaces. A Model for the Case of Microscopic Active and Inactive Sites. C. Amatore, J.-M. Savéant, D. Tessier. J. Electroanal. Chem., 147, 1983, 39-51. (DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0728(83)80055-2). (cited 956 times).

3) Electron Transfer from Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their xxxx-Complexes with Metals. Comparison of the Standard Oxidation Potentials and Vertical Ionization Potentials. J.O. Howell, J. Goncalves, C. Amatore, L. Klasinc, R.M. Wightman, J.K. Kochi. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 106, 1984, 3968-3976. (DOI: 10.1021/ja00326a014). (cited 344 times).

4) Electrochemical Kinetics at Microelectrodes. Part 5. Migrational Effects on Steady or Quasi-Steady State Voltammograms. C. Amatore, B. Fosset, J.E. Bartelt, M.R. Deakin, R.M. Wightman. J. Electroanal. Chem., 256, 1988, 255-268. (DOI: 10.1016/0022-0728(88)87002-5). (cited 195 times).

5) Precise Adjustment of Nanometric-Scale Diffusion Layers Within a Redox Dendrimer Molecule by Ultrafast Cyclic Voltammetry: an Electrochemical Nanometric Microtome. C. Amatore, Y. Bouret, E. Maisonhaute, J.I. Goldsmith, and H.D. Abruna. Chemistry Eur. J., 7, 2001, 2206-2226. (DOI: 10. 1002/1521-3765(20010518)7:10<2206::aid-chem2206>3.0.co;2-y). (cited 156 times).

6) Zeptomole Voltammetric Detection and Electron-Transfer Rate Measurements Using Platinum Electrodes of Nanometer Dimensions. J.J. Watkins, J. Chen, H.S. White, H.D. Abruna, E. Maisonhaute, C. Amatore. Anal. Chem., 75, 2003, 3962-3971. (DOI: 10.1021/ac0342931). (cited 190 times).

7) Ferrocene-mediated Proton-coupled Electron Transfer in a Series of Ferrocifen-type Breast Cancer Drug Candidates. E. Hillard, A. Vessières, L. Thouin, G. Jaouen, C. Amatore. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 45, 2006, 285-290. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502925). (cited 432 times).

8) Electrochemical Storage of Atomic Hydrogen on Single Layer Graphene. Q. He, L. Zeng, L. Han, M.M. Sartin, J. Peng, J.F. Li, A. Oleinick, I. Svir, C. Amatore, Z.Q. Tian, D. Zhan. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 2021, 18419–18425. (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05253).

Art and archeology

9) Finding Out Egyptian Gods' Secret Using Analytical Chemistry: Biomedical Properties of Egyptian Black Make-up Revealed by Amperometry at Single Cells. I Tapsoba, S. Arbault, P. Walter, C. Amatore. Anal. Chem., 82, 2010, 457-460. (DOI: 10.1021/ac902348g). [Invited Letter]. (cited “only” 62 times in peer-reviewed scientific journals, but more than a few thousand times in top and popular newspapers and in TV-media all around the world).

Mechanism of palladium-catalysed aromatic substitution reactions

10) Mechanism of Oxidative Addition of Palladium(0) with Aromatic Iodides in Toluene, Monitored at Ultramicroelectrodes. C. Amatore, F. Pflüger. Organometallics, 9, 1990, 2276-2282. (DOI: 10.1021/om00158a026). (cited 272 times).

11) Role and Effects of Halide Ions on the Rates and Mechanisms of Oxidative Addition of Iodobenzene to Low-Ligated Zerovalent Palladium Complexes "Pd0(PPh3)2". C. Amatore, M. Azzabi, A. Jutand. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 113, 1991, 8375-8384. (DOI: 10.1021/ja00022a026). (cited 361 times).

12) Mechanistic and Kinetic Studies of Palladium Catalytic Systems. C. Amatore, A. Jutand. J. Organomet. Chem., 576, 1999, 254-278. [Invited paper; Special Issue in Honor of Profs. Tsuji and Heck]. (DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(98)01063-8). (cited 594 times).

13) Anionic Pd(0) and Pd(II) Intermediates in Palladium-Catalyzed Heck and Cross-Coupling Reactions. C. Amatore, A. Jutand. Acc. Chem. Res., 33, 2000, 314-321. (DOI: 10.1021/ar980063a). (cited 1298 times).

14) What Makes a Good Catalytic Cycle? A Theoretical Study of the Role of Anionic Pd(0) Complexes in the Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Anionic Nucleophiles. S. Kozuch, C. Amatore, A. Jutand, S. Shaik. Organometallics, 24, 2005, 2319-2330. (DOI: 10.1021/om050160p). (cited 214 times).

Monitoring vesicular exocytosis of neurotransmitters at the single cell level

15) Nanoelectrode for Amperometric Monitoring of Individual Vesicular Exocytosis inside Single Synapses. Y.T. Li, S.H. Zhang, L. Wang, R.R. Xiao, W. Liu, X.W. Zhang, Z. Zhou, C. Amatore, W.H. Huang. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 2014, 12456-12460. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404744). (cited 115 times).

16) “Full Fusion” is not Ineluctable during Vesicular Exocytosis of Neurotransmitters by Endocrine Cells. A. Oleinick, I. Svir, C. Amatore. Proc. Royal Soc. A, 473, 2017, 20160684 (12 p.). (DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0684). [Invited research paper]. (cited 17 times).

17) Nanoelectrochemistry reveals how soluble Aβ42 oligomers alter vesicular storage and release of glutamate. X.K. Yang, F.L. Zhang, X-K Jin, Y.T. Jiao, X.W. Zhang, Y.L Liu, C. Amatore, W.H. Huang. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 120, 2023, e2219994120. (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2219994120).

Monitoring of oxidative stress at the single cell level

18) Nanoelectrodes for Determination of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species inside Biological Cells. Y. Wang, J.-M. Noel, J. Velmurugan, W. Nogala, M. V. Mirkin, C. Lu, M. Guille Collignon, F. Lemaitre, C. Amatore. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109, 2012, 11534-11539. (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201552109). (cited 163 times).

19) Direct Electrochemical Measurements of Intracellular Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Non-Transformed and Metastatic Human Breast Cells. Y. Li, K. Hu, Y. Yu, S.A. Rotenberg, C. Amatore, M.V. Mirkin. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 2017, 13055-13062. (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06476). (cited 92 times).

20) Homeostasis Inside Single Activated Phagolysosomes: Quantitative and Selective Measurements of sub-Millisecond Dynamics of ROS/RNS Production with a Nanoelectrochemical Sensor. Y.T. Qi, H. Jiang, W.T. Wu, F.L. Zhang, S.Y. Tian, W.T. Fan, Y.L. Liu, C. Amatore, W.H. Huang. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 2022, 9723-9733. (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01857).

Importance of oxidative stress for brain welfare and its role in neurodegenerative processes

21) Detection of Nitric Oxide Release During Neuronal Activity with Platinized Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes. C. Amatore, S. Arbault, Y. Bouret, B. Cauli, M. Guille, A. Rancillac, J. Rossier. ChemPhysChem, 7, 2006, 181-187. (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200500202). (cited 65 times).

22) Copper-Amyloid-β Complex May Catalyze Peroxynitrite Production in Brain: Evidence from Molecular Modeling. R. Giacovazzi, I. Ciofini, L. Rao, C. Adamo, C. Amatore, Phys. Chem. Phys. Chem. (PCCP), 16, 2014, 10169-10174. (DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54839B). [Invited research paper]. (cited 22 times).

23) Harpagide, a natural product, promotes synaptic vesicle release as measured by nanoelectrode amperometry. Y. Tang, X.K. Yang, X.W. Zhang, W.T. Wu, F.L. Zhang, H. Jiang, Y.L. Liu, C. Amatore, W.H. Huang. Chem. Sci., 11, 2020, 778-785 (DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05538J). [Classified as ‘Edge article’]. (cited 14 times).

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