Coordination chemistry and supramolecular chemistry: design and synthesis of supramolecular architectures with specific properties and specific topologies; Bioinorganic chemistry: design and synthesis novel organic ligands and their metal complexes.
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Design and synthesize new organic ligands and corresponding metal complexes to study their structure and functionalities;
Illustrate the relations between the coordination environment of metal ions in the active cites of metalloenzyme or metalloprotein and functionalities.
Coordination Chemistry
Design and synthesize coordination compounds with various topologies and functionalities, such as catalysis, gas adsorption and separation, molecular/ionic recognition, ion exchange, and so on, to explore their applications in organic synthesis, storage of energy resources, molecular/ion sensors, and molecular devices.
