Organic chemistry, particularly stereoselective organic synthesis. Total synthesis of natural products. Organometallic chemistry and catalysis.
Supervisor or co-supervisor for 40 finalized Ph. D. projects, 20 postdoctoral fellows, and a large number of M. Sc. and B. Sc. theses.
Recent highlights
2019: paper published in Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 3927 (cross-disciplinary collaborative project between nanochemistry and organic chemistry groups); stereoselective synthesis project completed in collaboration with H. Lundbeck A/S (Org. Lett. in press).