Boutin did her graduate studies at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) and at the University of Paris-XI in Orsay, France.
She obtained her doctorate in physical chemistry at Sorbonne Paris South, the University of Paris-XI in 1992, for her thesis under the supervision of chemist Alain Fuchs entitled, The fusion of a molecular crystal.
[2] The specific chemistry fields that interest her include: metal-organic framework, adsorption, topology, chemical physics and molecular dynamics.
[2] Since 2009, she has been working in the PASTEUR laboratory (Selective activation process by uni-electronic or radiative energy transfer) of the ENS.
She is a member of the board of directors of AFDESRI (Association for women leaders in higher education, research and innovation), which has the objective of fighting against the glass ceiling that affects women in academic fields.