homogeneous catalysis, with emphasis on reactions of olefins catalyzed by transition metal complexes
chemistry of phosphorus, preparation, characterisationof P(III) compounds
organometallic chemistry of the d-elements
development of in-situ analytical methodology for reactions with pressurized gaseous substrates
Present main research activities
isomerization and hydroformylation of olefins
preparation of phosphorus ligands, evaluation in catalysis and study of the reactivity ofP-based cocatalysts within the coordination sphere of transition elements
application and further development of in-situ high pressure (HP)-NMR and in-situ HP-FTIR spectroscopy