Research Interests
It is nearly impossible to imagine human life without organic molecules such as drugs, life-science reagents, polymers, agrochemicals, energy materials, and cosmetics. Thus, the production of any target molecule without the formation of by-products is very demanding from the viewpoint of energy savings and reducing chemical waste. At the same time, it is very important to understand the principles that guide bond-breaking and bond-formation results. To make all these possible, the use of catalysts is very important in chemical reactions, which will turn raw materials into useful products. In this regard, our research program will be dedicated to the development and application of new catalytic methods in organic chemistry to synthesize organic molecules (with high selectivity, yield, and purity) useful in market-oriented consumer and household products. To tackle these challenges, the research will be driven by the following key areas.
Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products
Organofluorine Chemistry and Drug Discovery
Deuterium (D)-labeled chemistry in Drug Design
Isotope-Enabled Pharmaceutical Synthesis
Design, Synthesis, and Catalytic Applications of Nanocatalysts
Transition Metal-Catalyzed (Transfer) Hydrogenation Reactions
Utilization of CO2 and renewable substances in organic transformations
Chemical recycling and upcycling of commodity plastic waste
Photocatalysis and Electrochemistry in Organic Synthesis
