The Todsapon lab is involved in the synthesis of novel organometallic compounds and their use as reactive catalysts in various organic reactions with the focus on the conversion of biomass and its derivatives.  With this approach, liquid biofuels and higher valued chemicals could potentially be synthesized.  We utilize a combination of air-sensitive techniques to prepare the catalysts and use various characterization techniques such as NMR, GC, and X-ray crystallography to determine the result of the reactions.

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