Science

Kinetic studies of carbocation-carbanion combinations.

Studies conjugated polymers, physisorbed monolayers and crystal polymorphism.

Syntheses of natural and unnatural products that are of biological or structural interest.

New reactions involving nickel catalysis.

Chemistry, bioorganic chemistry of marine natural products with novel structural and biological properties.

Research in the Magnus Lab at the University of Texas is focused on the total synthesis of natural products.