Research in the Buchanan Group focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of organo-metal complexes for catalysis, energy, and medical applications.

The group is a highly collaborative and interested in 'non-innocent' ligands that participate in oxidation-reduction events, ligand modification/functionalization, and ligand-centered catalysis. The group regularly interacts and publishes with other research groups in chemistry, engineering, and medicine.

Our research uses a variety of techniques including ligand design and synthesis, inorganic synthesis including air-free techniques, spectroscopy (UV-vis, FT-IR, NMR, EPR), electrochemistry, x-ray crystallography, mechanistic investigations, and DFT computations.

Undergraduate and graduate students in the Buchanan Group develop a broad based and interdisciplinary approach to research and problem solving.