Science: Chemistry: Research Groups: Page 6

Organometallic chemistry of f- and d-block transition metal complexes, chemistry of boron clusters, carboranes and metallacarboranes, homogenous catalysis and coordinative unsaturation, small molecule activation and polymer synthesis .

Molecular events initiated by light in photoreceptor cells.

Petroleum refining and fluorine chemistry.

Catalytic peptide dendrimers. Enzyme assays and fingerprints. Small molecule enzyme inhibitors.

Design and synthesis of novel structures for application in catalysis and nanotechnology.

Signal transduction pathways. PIK-related kinases and the histone deactylases (HDACs).

Synthetic and mechanistic organotransition metal. Inorganic chemistry. Catalysis. Polymers.

Interface chemistry: surface modification of inorganic conductor or semiconductor surface and development of strong interfaces between metallic surfaces and biomolecules.

Synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of solid state supramolecular and cluster compounds.

X-ray diffraction of cobalt/iron-dioxygen complexes and copper (II) Jahn-Teller complexes.