Mo­ti­va­ti­on, Re­se­arch & Group Life

Synopsis

We are a synthetic group interested in molecular inorganic and coordination chemistry, energy conversion and organic materials. We focus on methodology and mechanisms including the isolation of reactive  intermediates, their bond-activation chemistry (targeting eventually catalysis), and their spectroscopic properties.  We use computational chemistry to guide our synthetic efforts. We are passionate about any type of inorganic and organic chemistry, because we believe that all elements are made equal.  Typically, our research involves carbenes and molecules with small frontier orbital energy gaps such as radicals, diradicals and zwitterions.  We aim at creative and innovative approaches for long-standing challenges.