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 Exploring New Ideas in Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis

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Along the borders of traditional research areas there exists a great deal of room for new and exciting research. The Goal of the Gorden Group is to develop broad-ranging, state-of-the-art programs based on organic synthetic chemistry and inorganic coordination chemistry. This idea of interwoven research areas has been fundamental to our program since the beginning in 2005.  We seek to apply these to problems of fundamental interest and practical importance. This leads us to three main research areas: the development of new selective actinide coordination ligands for use in sensors or waste remediation, lanthanide coordination complexes for extended structures to explore their unique emissions properties, and the development of transition metal catalysts supported with heterocyclic ligands for improved reaction mechanisms, and "green" more sustainable chemistry.