Our main focus is on Organic Synthesis, developing new approaches to molecular skeletons, and building complexity rapidly yet selectively. In our laboratory, we develop such transformations catalyzed by metal salts and organocatalysts to achieve the above goals. Our interests include element-element coupling/addition reactions (element being -B, -Si, -F, -C, -N, -X, etc.), Redox chemistry involving radicals, and so on.
The approach to complex molecular skeletons has transformed with a growing arsenal of efficient synthetic methodologies. Metals play an important role in this due to their diverse reactivity at their various oxidation states. Our group will focus on developing new, interesting multifunctionalization reactions utilizing this diversity. Some of the major areas that we currently focus on are:
1. Nickel(0)-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions
2. Metal-Catalyzed Introduction of Main Group Functionalities & Their Reactivity
3. 1,n-Zwitterion Generation and Reactivity
4. Aromaticity and Soft Materials with Optoelectronic Properties
Area of Research: Metal Mediated Difunctionalization of Unsaturated Systems
Area of Research: Tranistion Metal Catalysis
Area of Research: Transition Metal Catalysis, Boron Chemistry
Area of Research: Transition Metal Catalysis, Boron Chemistry
Area of Research: Tranistion Metal Catalysis
Area of Research: Metal Mediated Difunctionalization of Unsaturated Systems
Area of Research: Metal Mediated Difunctionalization of Unsaturated Systems