Research Interests
Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
(a) mononuclear transition metal complexes bearing redox-active ligands
(b) dinuclear transition metal complexes featuring multiple metal-metal bonds
(c) metal oxides and carbides on porous substrates
Homogeneous Catalysis
(a) selective oxidation of organic substrates
(b) atom-transfer reactions
(c) controlled radical polymerization of olefins
(d) metathesis polymerization of alkynes and ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cycloolefins
Electrochemistry
(a) redox chemistry of metal complexes
(b) mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions
Nanoporous materials
(a) inorganic and hybrid inorganic/organic nanostructured materials (aerogels)
(b) polyurea-crosslinked biopolymer aerogels
(c) metal-, metal oxide- and nitrogen-doped carbon aerogels
(d) applications of aerogels to environmental remediation, biomedicine and energy
(a) mononuclear transition metal complexes bearing redox-active ligands
(b) dinuclear transition metal complexes featuring multiple metal-metal bonds
(c) metal oxides and carbides on porous substrates
Homogeneous Catalysis
(a) selective oxidation of organic substrates
(b) atom-transfer reactions
(c) controlled radical polymerization of olefins
(d) metathesis polymerization of alkynes and ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cycloolefins
Electrochemistry
(a) redox chemistry of metal complexes
(b) mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions
Nanoporous materials
(a) inorganic and hybrid inorganic/organic nanostructured materials (aerogels)
(b) polyurea-crosslinked biopolymer aerogels
(c) metal-, metal oxide- and nitrogen-doped carbon aerogels
(d) applications of aerogels to environmental remediation, biomedicine and energy
