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Documents and teaching materials provided by CEISAM members
Inspired by the “5 Minutes with Lebesgue” series at the Henri Lebesgue Center (link <https://www.lebesgue.fr/en/5min>), members of the CEISAM laboratory are taking up the challenge of making a topic of their choice accessible to everyone in about 8 minutes. Held monthly and open to the entire lab, these presentations are followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
Some of these presentations have been recorded and can be viewed below:
«O’Tablo: Chemistry and Vectorology—a Perfect Match!»
Conceived and designed by: Mathieu Mével, David Deniaud, Mohammed Bouzelha, Sébastien Gouin, Karine Pavageau, Dimitri Alvarez-Dorta, Roxane Peumery, Mathieu Scalabrini, Denis Loquet, Héloïse Delépée, and Sarah Renault"
With support from the Scientific Culture Outreach Initiative at the University of Nantes, members of the TarGET and CEISAM laboratories presented their innovative research project in layman’s terms on a large blackboard.
Link to the video: O'Tablo
The FUTURE through CHEMISTRY: 4 Research Projects from the CEISAM Laboratory
In June 2022, science videographer Gauthier Delplace—the winner of the call for projects launched by the University of Nantes as part of the second edition of VidéoLabo—visited the CEISAM laboratory to immerse himself in the research being conducted there.
From photochromic dyes to NMR spectroscopy, bio-asphalt, and astatine for radiation therapy, this video highlights four of the lab’s flagship projects and explains them in a way that is accessible to the general public.
Introduction to NMR
By Serge AKOKA
Check out all the introductory videos on NMR on Serge AKOKA's YouTube channel
"“An Illustrated Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance”"
"Exploring the Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance"
Smartcat: Algorithms for Continuous-Flow Chemistry
An educational short film created by François-Xavier Felpin and the Audiovisual and Multimedia Department at the University of Nantes as part of the SmartCat project, funded by the Pays de la Loire Region. This short film is intended for a broad audience and does not require extensive prior knowledge of chemistry.
UED L2: From Anticancer Drugs to Nonstick Coatings
The Fruit of Observation: “Does chance favor only the prepared mind?” How were penicillin, taxol, aspirin, Teflon, sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame, nylon, and more recently Kevlar—and even Viagra—discovered? Beyond chance observations and their exploitation lies a scientific process, the formulation of a project, and the development of a product. And behind all of this are issues such as industrial protection and patents…
- Serendipity (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, January 2020.
- Is Fluoride an Element That's Good for You? (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, January 2020.
- Medicines: From Their Origins to the Present Day (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, January 2020.
- From Yew Leaves to Taxotere®, a Drug Used in Chemotherapy (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, January 2020.
- In medicinal chemistry, nicotine is all the rage! (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, January 2020.
Organic Synthesis / Gold, Palladium, and Fluorine Chemistry / And More!
- New Advances in Organic Synthesis: Gold Chemistry (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, December 2010.
- New Advances in Organic Synthesis: Fluorine Chemistry 1 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, October 2013.
- Amide Formation (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, April 2013.
- New Reactions (Literature Update): Pd and Heterocycles (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, October 2012.
- Multicomponent Reactions (MCRs) (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, October 2013.
- Synthesis of Cold-Labeled Molecules (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, April 2013.
- Asymmetric Synthesis (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, December 2020.
- Heterocyclic Chemistry-1 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2020.
- Protecting Groups-1 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2021.
- Heterocyclic Chemistry-2 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2021.
- Heterocyclic Chemistry-3 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2022.
- Fluorine Chemistry 2 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2022.
- Protective Groups-2 (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2022.
- Hydrides as Reducing Agents (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, July 2023.
- Reductions (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2023.
- Oxidations (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2023.
- Palladium Chemistry (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, November 2023.
- Metathesis Reactions (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, July 2024.
- Azide Chemistry (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, July 2025.
- Heteroaromatic Chemistry (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, December 2025.
- Palladium and Copper Chemistry (PDF). Jacques Lebreton, December 2025.
"Permanent University: The History of Medicines"
- Medicines from Antiquity to the Present Day (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2025.
- A Brief History of “Major” Drugs: Taxol (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2025.
- A Brief History of “Major” Medications: Acetaminophen (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2025.
- A Brief History of “Major” Drugs: Aspirin (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2025.
- A Brief History of “Major” Drugs: Altinicline(PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2024.
- A Brief History of “Major” Drugs: Quinine (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2025.
- A Brief History of “Major” Drugs: Morphine (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2025.
« Microreviews »
- Most recent advances in the preparation of labeled substances with D, 13C, 15N, 18O and 34S atoms (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2019.
- Synthesis of modified nucleosides: a “walk” around the sugar ring (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2020.
- Nucleoside analogues for the treatment of coronavirus infections: an overview of their chemistry (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2020.
- Traditional methods for synthesis of quinolines (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2021.
- About O-Benzyl protecting groups (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2021.
- An overview of the key routes to polysubstituted oxazoles (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2022.
- Some Examples of Azaindole Synthesis and Functionalization (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2022.
- About Silyl Ether Protecting Groups (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2023.
- Reduction with Hydride Reagents: an Overview (Part I) (PDF). Jacques Lebreton 2023.
- Reduction with Hydride Reagents: an Overview (Part II) (PDF).Jacques Lebreton 2024.