Simon Rondeau-Gagné

Simon Rondeau-Gagné

Project

Research subject : Organic syntheses and characterization of new electron-withdrawing and electron-donnors derivatives of fullerene (C60). Fonctionalization of fullerene via an alkynyl bond.

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Business Address

Université Laval, Département de Chimie, Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon,
1045 Av. de la médecine, Bureau 1407, Québec, Qc, Canada G1V 0A6

T : (418) 656-2131 # 4137  |  E : simon.rondeau-gagne.1@ulaval.ca

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Education

M. Sc. Chemistry Université Laval
2008-
B. Sc. Chemistry Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
2005-2008

Bilingual: French (native language) and English (fluent).

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Scientific Knowledge

Characterization Techniques

  • Spectroscopy : NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis
  • Chromatography : GPC, HPLC-MS, HPLC semi-préparatif, GC-MS, HPFC

General Knowledge

Organic syntheses of natural pentacyclic lupan-type triterpenoïds glycosides and glucuronides (betulin, betulinic acid and bev irimat). Synthese, isolation and characterization of natural triterpenoïds. Synthese et characterization of new electron-withdrawing derivatives of fullerene (C60)

Softwares

Microsoft Office, ChemDraw, Adobe photoshop, Acrobat reader.
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Positions Held

Research assistant
Laboratoire LASÈVE, UQAC | 2006 – 2008

  • Separation of natural products by HPLC
  • Determination of boron content in the wood leachate
  • Organic syntheses of glycosides and saponins of natural triterpernoïds
  • Organic syntheses of glucuronids of natural pentacyclic lupan-type triterpenoïds

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Publications

1. Charles Gauthier, Jean Legault, Serge Lavoie, Simon Rondeau, Samuel Tremblay and André Pichette. Synthesis of two natural betulinic acid saponins containing α-l-rhamnopyranosyl l-arabinopyranose and their analogues, Tetrahedron, 2008
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Conferences

1. Simon Rondeau, avril 2008, Glucuronidation de triterpènes pentacycliques de type lupane, Séminaire de baccalauréat, UQAC, Chicoutimi, Qc
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