RESEARCH
Visible-light photocatalysis offers a promising synthetic technology which replaces traditional methods due to its mildness and high compatibility with functional groups. Visible light is considered clean energy because of its high abundance, greenness, benign environmental impact, and sustainability. We are interested in utilizing visible light photocatalysis for C-H functionalization and polymer degradation.
Synthetic Methodology Development
Our research group is especially interested in invention of novel synthetic methodologies which display improved efficiencies and highlight atom economy, green catalysis, and energy sustainability. We have been focusing on the development of alkene/alkyne di-functionalization , synthesis of heterocycles, and C-H fictionalizations. We have also been using these methods to prepare natural products, pharmaceutical agents, and their analogs, and then study their biological activities
Electro-Organic Chemistry
Electrochemistry has made major contributions to organic synthesis through its “green” methodology, higher atom economy, and minimal waste. Organic electrosynthesis utilizes electrical current to drive the activation of organic molecules via the removal or addition of electrons. Due to its selective redox of organic molecules, organic electrosynthesis can perform reaction transformations that have not been generated traditionally through the use of conventional chemical reagents. Electrochemistry is a beneficial asset for chemists providing clean transformations, mild reaction conditions, simple scalability, high functional group tolerance, low energy consumption, and a step away from the use of toxic redox reagents.
