Synthesis and Catalysis
Selective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transformation of Carbon Dioxide to Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is an important precursor to numerous industrial processes and is produced in multi-million ton scale every year by catalytic oxidation of methanol in an energetically unfavorable and atom inefficient industrial process. In this research project, we focus on the design and optimization of catalysts for a highly selective one-step synthesis of a formaldehyde derivative starting from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas utilizing a homogeneous ruthenium catalyst.
Design and synthesis of six-membered NHC ligands:
Modular Palladium bipyrazoles for the isomerization of double bonds:
