Organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, transition metal catalysis, organophosphorus chemistry, parallel synthesis, drug discovery.

Research interests are focussed on 1,3-dipolar cycloaditions and synthesis of neoglycoconjugates and glyco-cyclodextrins.

Asymmetric synthesis of biologically active, stereochemically complex, natural products.

Synthesis of Azaspiracid, Amphidinolide B1, Vacidin A and TMC-95A.

Stereoselective Synthesis.

Electrophilic pi-allyl palladium complexes and nucleophilic sigma-allyl indium complexes.

Synthesis of complex oligosaccharides. Chemistry of nucleotide C4' radicals. Green chemistry.

Development of new synthetic methodology and new synthetic strategies and their application to the total synthesis of biologically active and structurally novel natural products.

Organic chemistry, materials and catalysis.

Development of radical methodology, fluorous tagging systems, and total synthesis.