Fields of Research

Organometallic chemistry
Physical organic chemistry
Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions
Inorganic chemistry
Organic chemical synthesis

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A theoretical study on the protodeauration step of the gold(I)-catalyzed organic reactions; Organometallics
Borane catalyzed selective diazo cross-coupling towards pyrazoles; Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis
Borane-catalyzed stereoselective C–H Insertion, cyclopropanation, and ring-opening reactions; Chem
Different selectivities in the insertions into C(sp²)-H bonds: Benzofulvenes by Dual Gold catalysis competition experiment; Chemistry
Dual gold‐catalyzed cycloaromatization of unconjugated (E)‐enediynes; Angewandte Chemie
Experimental and computational evidence for KOt-Bu-promoted synthesis of oxopyrazino[1,2-a] indoles; RSC Advances
Exploring cyclization strategies to access stemona alkaloids: subtle effects influencing reactivity in intramolecular Michael additions; Organic Letters
Gold-catalyzed regiospecific annulation of unsymmetrically substituted 1,5-diynes for the precise synthesis of bispentalenes; Chemistry: A European Journal
How a bismuth(III) catalyst achieves greatest activation of organic Lewis bases in a catalytic reaction: insights from DFT calculations; ChemCatChem
Metal-free C–C couplings untangled
Nazarov cyclisations initiated by DDQ-oxidised pentadienyl ether: a mechanistic investigation from the DFT perspective; Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Rationale for the reactivity differences between main group and d⁰ transition metal complexes toward olefin polymerisation; Dalton Transactions
Site-selective C_sp³–C_sp/C_sp³–C_sp² cross-coupling reactions using frustrated Lewis pairs; Journal of the American Chemical Society
Theoretical rationalisation for the mechanism of N-heterocyclic carbene-halide reductive elimination at Cu^III, Ag^III and Au^III; Chemical Communications
Theoretical study on the ring-opening reactions of cyclopropenes mediated by a Au^I complex; The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Triarylborane catalysed N-alkylation of amines with aryl esters; Catalysis Science & Technology
Triarylborane-catalyzed alkenylation reactions of aryl esters with diazo compounds; Angewandte Chemie
Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalyzed carbenium ion generation and autocatalytic pyrazole synthesis - a computational and experimental study; Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Understanding the influence of donor-acceptor diazo compounds on the catalyst efficiency of B(C₆F₅)₃ towards carbene formation; Chemistry - A European Journal

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision