The advent of the 21st century has witnessed enormous attention in developing compounds with low-valent main-group elements due to their interesting electronic features and unusual reactivities. Theoretical studies have revealed that the compounds with the low valent main group centers, such as heavier carbene homologues, homo/heteroatomic multiple bonded compounds, and radicals possessing smaller HOMO-LUMO gap are able to activate small molecules (e.g., H2, NH3, CO2, etc.). Thus, utilizing these molecules as a catalytic alternative to the expensive transition metal compounds is one of the major goals of the organometallic chemist. However, the isolation of these compounds under the ambient temperature is a challenging task due to their inherent reactivities and their tendency to undergo oligomerization. Therefore, coherent steric and electronic stabilization factors are required to stabilize these molecules. In our research group, we will explore the chemical tricks for taming the transient group 13 and group 14 low-valent and radical compounds. Additionally, our group will work on the rational designing, synthesis, structure, bonding, and unusual reactions of the carbon-free π-aromatic molecular systems. Moreover, we will explore the synthesis, photo-physical properties, and applications of boron-doped conjugated molecules. The following areas will be explored in detail. 

(1) Synthesize p-block heteroatomic multiple bonded compounds and study their applications for small molecule activation.
(2) Stabilizing and isolating low-valent p-block fluorescent materials and studying their applications as photo-catalysts.
(3) Organic/Inorganic persistent and stable radicals, radical ions, diradicals, and diradicaloids and their applications in catalysis.
(4) Design and synthesize carbon-free aromatic and Homo-aromatic molecules and their reactivities.
(5) Möbius aromaticity, Double aromaticity, and anti-aromaticity in small rings.
(6) Design and synthesize of Heteroatom-doped Nanographenes and study their applications in material chemistry.
(7) Chiral Fluorescent Conjugated Möbius Aromatic Strips and Nanohoops.
(8) Hetero-atom doped nano-belt and molecular wheels and study their photo-physical and electric properties.