Most of our current work concentrates on hydrocarbon-oxidizing systems. Two major systems under investigation are iron-containing.gif-type reagents and assemblies relying on trinuclear copper core structures. This work has also been extended to include trinuclear ruthenium and rhenium clusters. Current effort is concentrated on providing detailed kinetic analysis of metal-dioxygen and metal-hydrogen peroxide interactions, including spectroscopic characterization of active intermediates. Reaction of these active oxidants with suitable hydrocarbons is also investigated under stoichiometric and catalytic conditions.

Group: In my research group, each student uses a dedicated hood carrying a gas/vacuum manifold for anaerobic manipulations. All students share an inert-atmosphere Dry Box.