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Research interests

Aminocyclopropane Chemistry
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Recent publications:
- A. Wolan, J. A. Kowalska-Six, H. Rajerison, M. Césario, M. Cordier, Y. Six, Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 5248−5257.
   (“Barton Centennial Symposium in Print” special issue)
- C. Chen, P. Kattanguru, O. A. Tomashenko, R. Karpowicz, G. Siemiaszko, A. Bhattacharya, V. Calasans, Y. Six,
   Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 5364–5372.
Reviews:
- "2,3-Methanopyrrolidines: Synthesis and Ring-opening Transformations".
   Y. Six in Targets in Heterocyclic Systems, O. A. Attanasi, P. Merino, D. Spinelli, Eds.;
   Società Chimica Italiana: Roma (2017); Vol. 21, pp. 277−307.
- "Ring-opening, cycloaddition and rearrangement reactions of nitrogen-substituted cyclopropane derivatives".

   V. A. Rassadin, Y. Six, Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 4701–4757.

Organotitanium Chemistry
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Recent publications:
- G. Siemiaszko, Y. Six, New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 20219−20226.
- F. Hermant, E. Urbańska, S. Seizilles de Mazancourt, T. Maubert, E. Nicolas, Y. Six, Organometallics 2014, 33, 5643–5653.
   (“Catalytic and Organometallic Chemistry of Earth-Abundant Metals” special issue)
Reviews:
- "Synthetic Transformations Mediated by the Combination of Titanium(IV) Alkoxides and Grignard Reagents:
   Selectivity Issues and Recent Applications. Part 1: Reactions of Carbonyl Derivatives and Nitriles".

   A. Wolan, Y. Six, Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 15–61.

- "Synthetic Transformations Mediated by the Combination of Titanium(IV) Alkoxides and Grignard Reagents:
   Selectivity Issues and Recent Applications. Part 2: Reactions of Alkenes, Allenes and Alkynes".
   A. Wolan, Y. Six, Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 3097–3133.
Synthesis of endoperoxides
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Selected publications:
- C. Madelaine, Y. Six, O. Buriez, Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 8192–8195; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 8046–8049.
- C. Madelaine, O. Buriez, B. Crousse, I. Florent, P. Grellier, P. Retailleau, Y. Six, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 8, 5591–5601.
- F. Nuter, A. K. D. Dimé, C. Chen, L. Bounaadja, E. Mouray, I. Florent, Y. Six, O. Buriez, A. Marinetti, A. Voituriez,
   Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 5584–5593.
Collaboration with Dr Olivier Buriez (ENS, Paris, France)
Collaboration with Prof. Isabelle Florent (MNHN, Paris, France)
Collaboration with Dr Angela Marinetti and Dr Arnaud Voituriez (ICSN, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Natural Product Synthesis
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Collaboration with Dr Marc Litaudon (ICSN, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Collaboration with Prof. Khalijah Awang (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Collaboration with Dr Mohamad Nurul Azmi (USM, Penang, Malaysia)
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