Main group element radical-based species hold incredible potential to engage in novel bond-forming and bond-breaking processes. We are particularly inspired by the reactivity of heavy group 14, 15, and 16 radicals for applications to chemical synthesis.

Our long-term vision is to develop platforms where predictable reactivity can be leveraged for applications ranging from complex molecule synthesis, polymer degredation/recycling, and chemical biology. 

Methods of catalytic activation of molecular functionality are exceptionally powerful tools in chemical synthesis with applications that range from the pharmaceutical to materials industries. The ability of catalysis to lower kinetic barriers to achieve chemical transformations is where its utility resides. In many cases this means that a sluggish or non-selective process can be made efficient by decreasing reaction time, temperature, or using sub-stoichiometric amounts of reagents. 

Our long-term vision is to develop catalysts using earth abundant elements to access novel reactivity and to provide fundamental design insights to how those and future catalysts function.