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We seek to use milling materials made of various metals to perform catalytic organic reactions! This approach should lead us to methods that reduce the need for designer ligands and complex reaction mixtures.
By printing milling equipment or modified laboratory equipment, we aim to make chemistry more accessible. Turning traditional lab equipment into tools for synthetic chemistry through creative approaches and low cost alternatives.
Imagine being able to build huge structures and vast architectural feats at the microscopic level! Our group's work in metal organic frameworks focuses on exploring fundamental structure and function of these coordination complexes, but with unique metals, like mercury!
Ever wished for an easier way to set up your reactions rather than adding each reagent one by one or having to measure everything each time? Well, we're working on that. In collaboration with AbbVie, we're working on methods to expand on their previous studies in capsule reagents and bring them to aqueous systems. Just imagine, no more mess, no more weighing things!
Continuing the trend of mechanocatalysis, we propose the use of various mineral deposits to perform metal catalyzed reactions. Imagine doing advanced reactions from rocks in your backyard!