Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, 2007
University of Idaho

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, 2001
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2007-2008
Université de Montre

University of Idaho Presidential Doctoral Fellowship, 2006-2007

Perrotin, P.; El-Zoghbi, I.; Oguadinma, P. O; Schaper, F. Replacing chloride by alkoxide: Cp2Zr(H)OR, searching for alternatives to Schwartz’ reagent.  Organometallics 2009, 28, 4912.

Perrotin, P.; Shapiro, P. J.; Williams, M.; Twamley, B. In Search of a Versatile Pathway to ansa-Chromocene Complexes. Synthesis and Characterization of the Highly Unstable ansa-Chromocene Carbonyl Complex Me2C(C5H4)2CrCO. Organometallics 2007, 26, 1823.

Shapiro, P. J.; Sinnema, P.J.; Perrotin, P.; Budzelaar, P. H. M.; Weihe, H.;Twamley Twamley, B.; Zehnder, R.; Nairn J. Borylated ansa-Chromocene Complexes with CrIII and CrIV Centers. Reaction of the Zwitterionic complex [C5H4(CMe2)2C5H3(C6F5)3]Cr with substrates. Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 6212.

Perrotin, P; Twamley, B.; Shapiro, P. J. Si-bridged Magnesocene, Me2Si(η5-C5H4)2Mg(THF)2. Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, m1277.

Cantrell, T.; Perrotin, P.; Twamley, B.; Shapiro, P. J. Tris-(1-inden-1-yl)-phosphane. Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, o2044.

Foo, D. M.; Zehnder, R.; Perrotin, P.; Leitch, S.; Shapiro, P. J.; Twamley, B.; Budzelaar, P. M. H. ansa-Chromocene complexes. 2. Isocyanide derivates of Cr(II) and Cr(III), their syntheses, X-ray crystal structures, and physical properties. Organometallics, 2006, 25, 719.

Perrotin, P.; Sinnema, P.-J.; Shapiro, P. J. A new, convenient method for labeling cyclopentadienyl ligands with deuterium. Organometallics 2006, 25, 2104.

Shapiro, P. J.; Lee, S.J.; Perrotin, P.; Cantrell, T.; Blumenfeld, A.; Twamley, B. The first example of an ansa-bis(cyclopentadienyl)aluminum compound. X-ray crystallographic characterization of [Me4C2(C5H4)2Al-µ-Cl]2 and its monomeric THF and t-BuNC adducts. NMR spectroscopic characterization of the structures and fluxional behavior of these compounds in solution” Polyhedron 2005, 24,1366.

Perrotin, P.; Shapiro, P. J.; Twamley, B. “Preparation and X-ray Characterization of Cyclopentadienyl Gallium Azo Compounds.” Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boise, ID, United States, June 2007

Perrotin, P.; Shapiro, P. J.; Twamley, B. “Cyclopentadienylgallium Azo Derivatives: Potential GaN Precursors?” American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sept. 2006.

Perrotin, P.; Shapiro, P. J.; Twamley, B. “Cyclopentadienyl Gallium Compounds as Potential Precursors to Gallium Nitride Materials.” American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington D.C., United States, August 2005.

Perrotin, P.; Shapiro, P. J.; Twamley, B. “New Synthetic Approach to Ansa-Calcocenes Compounds.” American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington D.C., United States, August 2005.

Perrotin, P.; Shapiro, P. J. “Deuterium Labeling of Bridged and Unbridged Calcocenes” International Conference of Coordination Chemistry 36th, Merida, Mexico, July 2004.