Hu Research Group
Base on
rational molecular design strategy, our research addresses problems in applied
chemistry, particularly, in polymer chemistry and material science. Inspired by
the structural beauty of some nature products, we utilize well developed
methods in organic synthesis to provide bottom-up solutions to challenging
problems in novel functionalized materials.
Our research
work spreads in these area: a) new polymerization methods development; b)
synthesis of specially functionalized monomers; c) nanostructured carbon
materials for energy harvest and storage; d) polymeric materials for
optoelectronic applications; e) metallosurfactants for highly efficient MRI
contrast agents; f) designing new enediyne based antibiotics and application of
them in medicinal application, etc.
Currently, our work is focused on the following
three subjects:
1)
Bergman
cyclization in polymer chemistry, material science and medicinal chemistry.
2)
Controlled
synthesis of polymers through confined polymerization and exploration of the
application of the obtained polymers.
3)
Fabrication
of highly efficient MRI contrast agents with Gd(III)-complex containing
metallosurfactants.