Highlighting the DCO‐SCF 2020 Award Winners – A Valuable Collaboration with EurJOC

For the first time, Division de Chimie Organique (DCO) of Société Chimique France (SCF) and European Journal Organic Chemistry join forces to celebrate awardees Prix la 2020. This collaboration is in fact very natural as one Europe journals owned by chemical societies, including SCF. It also became obvious both entities that tightening our bonds would be mutually beneficial. rapprochement has been underway for some time now, but it had not yet translated into concrete action. The pandemic spurred us take this step! We organized joined virtual meeting: “EurJOC-Journée DCO” on September 30, 2020, with an exceptional line up speakers: Frances Arnold, Thomas Carell, Jean-François Nierengarten, Xavier Bugaut, Ludovic Favereau. event was followed over 800 viewers discussion after each talk proved they were actually listening! In addition organizing scientific meetings, mission DCO-SCF promote its members at every stage their career: from end PhD achievement renowned researchers. To end, DCO awards eight prizes year. Two called Dina Surdin Henri Kagan Prizes are awarded students having defended thesis previous 2020 Yannick Geiger (currently University Groningen) received Kagan. Dr. performed his work under guidance Stéphane Bellemin-Laponnaz Strasbourg use chiral metallopolymers materials nonlinear optics, well effects asymmetric catalysis, a topic dear to…Henri Kagan! Clément Ghiazza Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung) supervision Thierry Billard Anis Tlili Lyon. His focused development new synthetic methodologies preparation fluoroalkylselenated compounds using copper photochemistry photoredox electrochemistry. next step carreer Emergence Marc Julia, which devoted researchers who obtained six years. Angélique Ferry (Université Cergy-Pontoise) prize. did her Prof. David Crich Guinchard ICSN Gif-sur-Yvette, synthesis phostone hydroxylamine-type glycomimetics. She then group Franck Glorius Münster (Germany) postdoc C−H activation carbenes generation metallic nanoparticles. now Maître Conférences (Assistant professor) team Nadège Lubin-Germain CY Cergy-Paris, where she develops metallo-catalyzed accesses nonnatural glycosides. Jean-Pierre Sauvage prize non-teaching career less than years, attributed Soulé Rennes). Jean-Marie Beau Stéphanie Norsikian Gif-sur-Yvette multicomponent reactions biologically active molecules. He appointed Chargé Recherche CNRS Univesity Rennes Doucet, he works regioselective activation. Jean Normant, rewards professor years Julie Oble Sorbonne University. conducted Ecole Polytechnique Drs. Laurence Grimaud Laurent El Kaim reactions. After Postdoctoral stay André Charette Montréal (Canada), worked University, Giovanni Poli. Her research focuses transition-metal-catalyzed domino applied heterocycle synthesis, homogeneous quasi-homogeneous biomass valorization. 8 15 experience, Lehn Prize blossoming career. two equally deserving researchers: Julien Leclaire (University Lyon) Arnaud Voituriez (ICSN, Gif-sur-Yvette). Paul Sabatier Toulouse Majoral phosphorous-based dendrimers. Jeremy K. M. Sanders Cambridge study dynamic combinatorial chemistry sulfur-containing Maitre Centrale Marseille, studied molecular supramolecular interactions involved enzymatic lipolysis before getting full professorship uses recognition extraction high value-added molecules complex mixtures, biological extracts or industrial waste. particular design reversible systems architectures derived CO2 capture valorization circular economy. Paris-Sud, Orsay Emmanuelle Schulz sulfur ligands catalysis. moved Montreal (Canada) B. postdoctoral stay, during Simmons–Smith cyclopropanation reaction. A second brought him back Paris Fabrice Chemla acetylenic 2-amino-1,3-diols. Eventually, hired Institut des Substances Naturelles Gif-sur-Yvette) Angela Marinetti. since promoted Directeur (Research Professor). series projects phosphorous chirality: enantiopure phosphines, planar helical chirality, organocatalysis, organometallic P(III)/P(V) redox recognizes contribution area Yves Chauvin Prize, Finally, most prestigious Jeanne Crassous absolute configuration bromochlorofluoromethane (HCFClBr) ENS Lyon, Collet. went across border conduct chirality fullerenes ETH Zürich (Switzerland) François Diederich. 1998, recruited Research Associate Lyon collaborated Dutasta Laure Guy. 2005, Régis Réau's Rennes. 2010, Director leads working π-conjugate systems. Since beginning career, fascinated chirality. investigated stereochemical problems wide range structures, such heterohalogenomethanes, fullerenes, cryptophanes hemicryptophanes, helicenes complexes. With physicists Villetaneuse, interested fundamental phenomena: parity violation studies pure enantiomers chiroptical spectroscopic techniques (electronic vibrational dichroism, circularly polarized luminescence). Rennes, heteroatomic helices, thus creates original structures innovative properties, applications chiroptic switches emitters OLEDs. As part between EurJOC, all invited contribute article review offered opportunity highlight front cover EurJOC free charge (Figure 1). Very satisfyingly, I thank awardees, them replied positively contributed four reviews articles! Front Covers designed awardees. have fine collection articles highlighting beautiful done members, hope readers will appreciate cite them! like emphasize how rewarding positive is, encourage colleagues other societies emulate it. taking towards society truly unite chemists.