RESEARCH  INTEREST 

CHEMISTRY  OF  FULLERENES

            1. Chlorination and bromination of C₆₀ .
            2. Nucleophylic substitution of the halogenated derivatives of  C₆₀ .
3. Separation of fullerenes and C₆₀ derivatives.
            4. Lewis-acid catalyzed reaction of  C₆₀ with aromatic compounds (arylation reactions).
            5. Aromatic electrophilic reaction of the aryl derivatives of C₆₀.
6. Catalytic hydrogenation of C₆₀ .
7. Reaction of C₆₀ with acetilides, alkyl-metal derivatives etc.

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ORGANIC CATALYSIS

            1. Electrophilic transformation of diols catalyzed with zeolites, Nafion-H, heteropoly acids.

            2. Reactions of organosilicon compounds on metals.

            3. Electrophilic transformation of oxiranes.

            4. Electrophilic chlorination of methane.

            5. Electrophilic transformation of aldehydes.

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