Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis Research Group

 

Research Area(s)

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A) Organometallic low valent and high valent copper catalysts in organic synthesis and metal complexes in numerous synthetically useful catalytic transformations.

B) Organometallics (Main Group and Transition Metal Organometallics)

C) Frustrated Lewis Acid-Base Chemistry

D) Design of new catalysts ( & Water-soluble organometallic complexes)

E) Unraveling structure bonding relationships in organometallic species

F) Design of novel PINCER ligands

G) Exploration of different reactivity aspects of N-heterocyclic carbenes, and related carbon atom donors

H) Homogeneous Catalysis

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Specific Topics

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  • Synthetic Main-Group and Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry and Their Applications in the Homogeneous Catalysis and Materials Sciences. Design of unusual Low valent Species for the Main Purpose of their use as new Precursors for Materials Science.

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  • Design and Isolation of Novel Group 14 Element (C, Si, Ge, Sn and Pb) Based Ligands

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  • Rational Design of New Ligands for the Isolation of Bimetallic (Main-Group and Transition Metal Complexes) and their use in Cooperative Catalysis

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  • Novel Reactivity aspects of N-heterocyclic Carbenes

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  • Design of Water Soluble Organometallic Complexes and Their Relevance to Green Catalysis

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  • Rational design and understanding of structure and bonding relation of (main group)metal- transition metal bonded species

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  • Design of various main group (Group 13/Group 15, i e.,Boron/Phosphorus) based single source frustrated Lewis acid base pairs  (FLPs) and their use in the hydrogenation of simple to complex  ketones  

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  • Main Group polymers and their technological applications