Research Interests
Our program is broadly grounded in synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry, with a focus on transition-metal systems containing multiply-bonded ligands. Of particular interest to us are organoimido transition metal complexes, of the form [LnMºN-R]. Like their isoelectronic oxo counterparts, organoimido ligands are excellent pi-donors capable of stabilizing high oxidation state metals in a variety of coordination environments.
Research:
- Imido derivatives of polyoxometalate clusters.
- Organoimido ligands incorporating remote functionality.
- Organic - Inorganic Hybrid Materials: Imido Complexes as Polymer Pendants.
- Homogeneous modeling of ammoxidation catalysis.
