Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts

• Design and synthesis of novel ruthenium catalysts
• Development of latent thermo- and photoactivated catalysts
• Investigation of catalyst activation mechanisms and ligand effects
• Tuning catalytic activity through ligand modification and exchange

Photochemistry and Light-Controlled Catalysis

• Photoactivated olefin metathesis
• Wavelength selective catalysis and chromatic orthogonality
• Photoswitchable monomers and controlled polymerization

Advances in Olefin Metathesis

• Development of new metathesis methodologies
• Selective transformations of renewable feedstocks
• New monomers and applications in ROMP
• Sustainable and recyclable polymeric materials