Research Themes
Ligands
Our Toolbox: Carbene, carbene-like molecules and Carbene Imino Ligand
The stability, reactivity and selectivity of Metal complexes in catalysis often relied on the design of (ancillary) ligands based on donating ability and steric hindrance of substituents. Numerous success have been done to utilization of carbenes as ligand for the transition metal catalysis with high catalytic activity and  the good robustness.Â
In this project, we aims at development of new types of carbenes and carbene-like molecules (e.g. silylenes, germylenes and stannylenes) with varied bulkness and electronic properities.
Earth-Abundant Metals in Catalysis
With the help of ligands toolbox, carbene and carbene-like molecules earth-abundant metal complexes will be trageted for the use as catalyst on hydroelementation reactions of unsaturated organic molecules (e.g. olefins, alkynes, aldehydes, ketones and nitriles)
Toward environmentally friendly catalysis