Research Themes

The stability, reactivity, and selectivity of catalytic systems are strongly governed by ligand design, particularly in terms of electronic donating ability and steric environment. While carbene-based ligands have enabled numerous advances in transition-metal catalysis, their application to p-block elements and first-row transition metals remains comparatively underdeveloped, where challenges such as lower intrinsic stability and distinct electronic structures must be addressed.

Our research focuses on the development of new classes of carbenes and carbene-like ligands with systematically tunable steric and electronic properties. These ligands are designed to stabilize reactive intermediates, modulate coordination number, and promote key elementary steps such as bond activation and reductive elimination.