Research

Our target is to unveil new sustainable methodologies in organic chemistry to access new powerful molecular structures with valuable properties.

Chemistry shapes the world around us — from medicines and advanced materials to surfactants and agrochemicals.
Our research explores uncharted chemical space to uncover molecules with new and useful properties.
By leveraging modern synthetic tools — including asymmetric catalysis, photoredox catalysis, and radical chemistry — we design and discover innovative reactivity that enables access to previously unreachable structures.

Visible light irradiation and electrochemical activation enable the generation of highly reactive radical species under exceptionally mild conditions. These intermediates unlock rich reactivity patterns, enabling functional-group-tolerant modification of complex molecules and the synthesis of potent new bioactive compounds.
Our recent research has focused on developing novel synthetic methodologies that exploit the reactivity of highly polarized radicals and radical traps. These species exhibit distinctive reactivity profiles that unlock new opportunities in organic synthesis.
Key advances from our group include coupling strategies applicable to complex molecular fragments, a solution to circumvent polarity mismatching in radical chemistry, innovative methods for accessing saturated strained heterocycles from abundant feedstocks, and practical homologation strategies for precise carbon-chain editing in complex molecules.

Overall, our goal is to reveal new synthetic opportunities and accelerate the discovery of next-generation molecules, particularly in medicinal chemistry.
Explore our Publications section for more details.