Research projects
The total synthesis of natural products and analogues proved over the years to be a very reliable method for the discovery of new drugs. Due the structural complexity of many natural products, efficient synthetic methods are required to synthesize them in order to make them (as well as analogues) available to scientists involved in drug discovery. Our research program aims at finding methods and strategies that can be applied for efficient synthesis of different classes of products possessing an interesting biological profile. Development of processes involving radical chemistry, organometallic chemistry and enantioselective catalysis are investigated. Our research focus on increasing the efficiency of target molecule synthesis by minimizing the number of synthetic steps, by opening new synthetic pathways, and by developing environmentally friendly reagents.