Research

Our research program spans several areas of organic chemistry, including photochemistry and photocatalysis, asymmetric catalysis, organosulfur and organoboron chemistry, natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry, as well as the chemistry of nitroxy compounds and nitrogen heterocycles. The unifying theme of our research is the development of simple and efficient synthetic methods that streamline access to complex organic molecules. We use a range of experimental and computational methods to gain mechanistic understanding and catalyze the discovery of new chemical reactivity. Recent examples of our work include:

New photocatalytic systems

Organosulfur and organoboron chemistry

Experimental and computational studies of reaction mechanisms

Transition metal catalysis