Research Interests
Current Areas of Study
We aim to solve long-standing challenges in organic synthesis and catalysis. Our interests focus on selective, catalytic transformations that can be applied to create new light-responsive small molecules and medicines.
Transition-Metal and Enantioselective Catalysis
Transition metals provide a powerful platform for reaction discovery.
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We are interested in developing base-metal catalysis. Specifically, we are interested in discovering new reactivity, enantioselective reactions, and reactions that can be applied to synthesize molecules of interest, such as therapeutics, with iron catalysts.
Synthesis
Challenges in target-oriented synthesis point out gaps in our current methodologies and, as a result, provide a strong foundation for chemical creativity. Molecules of interest include: materials, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and natural products. Of particular interest are photoswitchable molecules and small molecule therapeutics.
