antoine Juneau
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Current Position: Postdoc
Education
Postdoc, Chemistry, McGill University, Canada, Jan.2023 – Present
Ph.D., Chemistry, UQAM, Canada, Sept.2018 – May.2022
M.Sc., Chemistry, UQAM, Canada, Sept.2016 – Sept.2018
B.Sc., Chemistry, UQAM, Canada, Sept.2012 – Sept.2016
Ph.D., Chemistry, UQAM, Canada, Sept.2018 – May.2022
M.Sc., Chemistry, UQAM, Canada, Sept.2016 – Sept.2018
B.Sc., Chemistry, UQAM, Canada, Sept.2012 – Sept.2016
Honors/Awards
Travel Grant (Visiting Researcher at Iowa State University, IA, USA), UQAM, 2021
Alexander Graham Bell Postgraduate Scholarship (CGS-D), NSERC, 2019
FRQNT Postgraduate Scholarship (B2X), FRQNT, 2019 (Declined)
PharmaQAM Scholarship, UQAM, 2019
PharmaQAM Travel Grant (Conference in Berlin, Germany), UQAM, 2019
Excellence Scholarship, UQAM, 2016 & 2017
Alexander Graham Bell Postgraduate Scholarship (CGS-D), NSERC, 2019
FRQNT Postgraduate Scholarship (B2X), FRQNT, 2019 (Declined)
PharmaQAM Scholarship, UQAM, 2019
PharmaQAM Travel Grant (Conference in Berlin, Germany), UQAM, 2019
Excellence Scholarship, UQAM, 2016 & 2017
Publications
Selva, J.; Li, Y.; Kaur, J.; Juneau, A.; Diraki, A.; Bendahmane, S.; Henderson, J.; Aloisio, M.; Messina, A.; Nezamzadeh, A.; Pérez, C.; Biesinger, M.; Levasseur, A.; Crudden, C.; Mauzeroll, J. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Deposition on a Copper Powder Surface Using Mechanochemistry. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2025. XXXX, XXX, XXX−XXX
Eisnor, M.; Juneau, A.; Adsetts, J.; Chhin, D.; Schougaard, S.; Mauzeroll, J. (In)stability of 10-Methylphenothiazine Cations in Common Electrolytes. ACS Electrochem. 2025. XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX
Laundry-Mottiar, L.; Suduwella, T.; Senanayake, W.; Turnbull, M.; Juneau, A.; Kaur E.; Aloisio, M.; Guimarães Selva, T.; Henderson, J.; Nie, H.-Y.; Biesinger, M.; Noel, J.; Hedberg, Y.; Crudden, C.; Mauzeroll, J. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Overlayers on Mild Steel. Chem. Mater. 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX
Juneau, A.; Lepage, I.; Sabbah, S. G.; Winter, A. H.; Frenette, M., Mechanistic Insight into Phenol Dearomatization by Hypervalent Iodine: Direct Detection of a Phenoxenium Cation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 87 (21), 14274-14283.
Juneau, A.; Hope, T. O.; Malenfant, J.; Mesko, M.; McNeill, J.; Frenette, M., Methods to Predict Potential Reagents in Iridium-Based Photoredox Catalysis Calibrated with Stern–Volmer Quenching Rate Constants. ACS Catalysis 2022, 12 (4), 2348-2356.
Juneau, A.; Frenette, M., Exploring Curious Covalent Bonding: Raman Identification and Thermodynamics of Perpendicular and Parallel Pancake Bonding (Pimers) of Ethyl Viologen Radical Cation Dimers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2021, 125 (38), 10805-10812.
Juneau, A.; Frenette, M., Raman Spectra of Persistent Radical Anions from Benzophenone, Fluorenone, 2, 2′-Bipyridyl, 4,4′-Di-tert-butyl-2, 2′-dipyridyl, and Anthracene: Excellent Agreement between DFT and Experiment for Highly Delocalized Radical Systems. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2021, 125 (6), 1595-1603.
Chambers, D. R.; Juneau, A.; Ludwig, C. T.; Frenette, M.; Martin, D. B., C–O Bond Cleavage of Alcohols via Visible Light Activation of Cobalt Alkoxycarbonyls. Organometallics 2019, 38 (24), 4570-4577.
Genovino, J.; Lian, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Hope, T.O.; Juneau, A.; Gagné, Y.; Ingle, G.; Frenette, M., Metal-free-visible light C–H alkylation of heteroaromatics via hypervalent iodine-promoted decarboxylation. Organic letters 2018, 20 (11), 3229-3232.
Nuhant P.; Oderinde M.S.; Genovino J.; Juneau A.; Gagné Y.; Allais C.; Chinigo G.M.; Choi C.; Sach N.W.; Bernier L.; Fobian Y.M., Visible‐Light‐Initiated Manganese Catalysis for C− H Alkylation of Heteroarenes: Applications and Mechanistic Studies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56 (48), 15309-15313.
Beaugrand, M.; Arnold, A. A.; Juneau, A.; Gambaro, A. B.; Warschawski, D. E.; Williamson, P. T. F.; Marcotte, I., Magnetically-oriented MAPCHO bicelles-versatile membrane mimetics for NMR applications. Langmuir 2016, 32, 13244-13251.
Oderinde, M.S.; Jones, N.H.; Juneau, A.; Frenette, M.; Aquila, B.; Tentarelli, S.; Robbins, D.W.; Johannes, J.W., Highly Chemoselective Iridium Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis for the Cross‐Coupling of Primary Aryl Amines with Aryl Halides. Angewandte Chemie 2016, 128 (42), 13413-13417.
Eisnor, M.; Juneau, A.; Adsetts, J.; Chhin, D.; Schougaard, S.; Mauzeroll, J. (In)stability of 10-Methylphenothiazine Cations in Common Electrolytes. ACS Electrochem. 2025. XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX
Laundry-Mottiar, L.; Suduwella, T.; Senanayake, W.; Turnbull, M.; Juneau, A.; Kaur E.; Aloisio, M.; Guimarães Selva, T.; Henderson, J.; Nie, H.-Y.; Biesinger, M.; Noel, J.; Hedberg, Y.; Crudden, C.; Mauzeroll, J. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Overlayers on Mild Steel. Chem. Mater. 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX
Juneau, A.; Lepage, I.; Sabbah, S. G.; Winter, A. H.; Frenette, M., Mechanistic Insight into Phenol Dearomatization by Hypervalent Iodine: Direct Detection of a Phenoxenium Cation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 87 (21), 14274-14283.
Juneau, A.; Hope, T. O.; Malenfant, J.; Mesko, M.; McNeill, J.; Frenette, M., Methods to Predict Potential Reagents in Iridium-Based Photoredox Catalysis Calibrated with Stern–Volmer Quenching Rate Constants. ACS Catalysis 2022, 12 (4), 2348-2356.
Juneau, A.; Frenette, M., Exploring Curious Covalent Bonding: Raman Identification and Thermodynamics of Perpendicular and Parallel Pancake Bonding (Pimers) of Ethyl Viologen Radical Cation Dimers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2021, 125 (38), 10805-10812.
Juneau, A.; Frenette, M., Raman Spectra of Persistent Radical Anions from Benzophenone, Fluorenone, 2, 2′-Bipyridyl, 4,4′-Di-tert-butyl-2, 2′-dipyridyl, and Anthracene: Excellent Agreement between DFT and Experiment for Highly Delocalized Radical Systems. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2021, 125 (6), 1595-1603.
Chambers, D. R.; Juneau, A.; Ludwig, C. T.; Frenette, M.; Martin, D. B., C–O Bond Cleavage of Alcohols via Visible Light Activation of Cobalt Alkoxycarbonyls. Organometallics 2019, 38 (24), 4570-4577.
Genovino, J.; Lian, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Hope, T.O.; Juneau, A.; Gagné, Y.; Ingle, G.; Frenette, M., Metal-free-visible light C–H alkylation of heteroaromatics via hypervalent iodine-promoted decarboxylation. Organic letters 2018, 20 (11), 3229-3232.
Nuhant P.; Oderinde M.S.; Genovino J.; Juneau A.; Gagné Y.; Allais C.; Chinigo G.M.; Choi C.; Sach N.W.; Bernier L.; Fobian Y.M., Visible‐Light‐Initiated Manganese Catalysis for C− H Alkylation of Heteroarenes: Applications and Mechanistic Studies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56 (48), 15309-15313.
Beaugrand, M.; Arnold, A. A.; Juneau, A.; Gambaro, A. B.; Warschawski, D. E.; Williamson, P. T. F.; Marcotte, I., Magnetically-oriented MAPCHO bicelles-versatile membrane mimetics for NMR applications. Langmuir 2016, 32, 13244-13251.
Oderinde, M.S.; Jones, N.H.; Juneau, A.; Frenette, M.; Aquila, B.; Tentarelli, S.; Robbins, D.W.; Johannes, J.W., Highly Chemoselective Iridium Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis for the Cross‐Coupling of Primary Aryl Amines with Aryl Halides. Angewandte Chemie 2016, 128 (42), 13413-13417.
CONFERENCES/presentations
ORAL
Juneau, A.; Frenette M. (2022) A Photochemist’s Realisation that Visible Light can Reveal Fingerprints: Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in the Detection of Reactive Intermediates. CERMM Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May
Juneau A.; Sabbah, S.; Winter, A.; Frenette, M. (2021) Spectroscopic Identification of Phenyl Oxenium Intermediates in Hypervalent Iodine-Based Phenol Oxidation. 49th Physical Organic Mini-Symposium (POMS), Online, November
Juneau A.; Frenette, M. (2021) Exploring Strange Covalent Bonding: Raman Identification and Thermodynamic of Perpendicular and Parallel Pancake Bonding (Pimers) of Viologen Radical Cation Dimers. 104nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Online, August
Juneau, A.; Hope, T.O.; Frenette, M. (2019) Mechanistic Insight on Visible-Light Mediated Minisci Reaction. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June, (Winner of 2nd Best Presentation 200$)
Juneau, A.; Nuhant, P.; Oderinde, M.S.; Genovino, J.; Gagné, Y.; Lian, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Hope T.O. (2018) New Photochemical Approaches to the Minisci Reaction. 46th Physical Organic Mini-Symposium (POMS), UQAM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November
Juneau, A.; Mesko M.; McNeill, J.A.; Gagné, Y.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette, M. (2017) Pushing the Boundaries of Iridium-Based and Metal-Free Photoredox Catalysis. 45th Physical Organic Mini-Symposium (POMS), Wilfrid-Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, November
Juneau, A.; Mesko, M.; McNeill, J.A.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette, M. (2017) Mechanistic Insights in Iridium/Nickel Co-Catalyzed Photoredox Cross-Coupling Reactions. 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference (CSC) Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June
Juneau, A.; Mesko, M.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette M. (2017) Mechanistic Insights in Iridium/Nickel Co-Catalyzed Photoredox Cross-Coupling Reactions. Electrochemical Society Conference 2017 (ECS), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, May, (Winner of 2nd Best Presentation 100$)
POSTER
Juneau, A.; Mesko, M.; McNeill, J.A.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette, M. (2018) Focus on Organic and Iridium-Based Catalytic Photoredox Mechanisms, 3rd Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, Berlin, Germany, May
Juneau, A.; Frenette M. (2022) A Photochemist’s Realisation that Visible Light can Reveal Fingerprints: Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in the Detection of Reactive Intermediates. CERMM Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May
Juneau A.; Sabbah, S.; Winter, A.; Frenette, M. (2021) Spectroscopic Identification of Phenyl Oxenium Intermediates in Hypervalent Iodine-Based Phenol Oxidation. 49th Physical Organic Mini-Symposium (POMS), Online, November
Juneau A.; Frenette, M. (2021) Exploring Strange Covalent Bonding: Raman Identification and Thermodynamic of Perpendicular and Parallel Pancake Bonding (Pimers) of Viologen Radical Cation Dimers. 104nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Online, August
Juneau, A.; Hope, T.O.; Frenette, M. (2019) Mechanistic Insight on Visible-Light Mediated Minisci Reaction. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June, (Winner of 2nd Best Presentation 200$)
Juneau, A.; Nuhant, P.; Oderinde, M.S.; Genovino, J.; Gagné, Y.; Lian, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Hope T.O. (2018) New Photochemical Approaches to the Minisci Reaction. 46th Physical Organic Mini-Symposium (POMS), UQAM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November
Juneau, A.; Mesko M.; McNeill, J.A.; Gagné, Y.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette, M. (2017) Pushing the Boundaries of Iridium-Based and Metal-Free Photoredox Catalysis. 45th Physical Organic Mini-Symposium (POMS), Wilfrid-Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, November
Juneau, A.; Mesko, M.; McNeill, J.A.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette, M. (2017) Mechanistic Insights in Iridium/Nickel Co-Catalyzed Photoredox Cross-Coupling Reactions. 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference (CSC) Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June
Juneau, A.; Mesko, M.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette M. (2017) Mechanistic Insights in Iridium/Nickel Co-Catalyzed Photoredox Cross-Coupling Reactions. Electrochemical Society Conference 2017 (ECS), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, May, (Winner of 2nd Best Presentation 100$)
POSTER
Juneau, A.; Mesko, M.; McNeill, J.A.; Oderinde, M.S.; Frenette, M. (2018) Focus on Organic and Iridium-Based Catalytic Photoredox Mechanisms, 3rd Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, Berlin, Germany, May