RESEARCH TOPICS

• heterocyclic chemistry (aziridines, azetidines, ß-lactams, pyrrolidines, pyrroles, piperidines, pyridines, quinolines, isoquinolines,…)

• cyclopropanes

• cyclobutanones

• heteroallylic halides (haloketones, haloimines, allyl halides)

• agrochemicals (pesticides, repellents, anti-feedants, pheromones, plant growth regulators, alkaloids)

• flavour and food chemistry (Maillard flavour compounds, bread and rice flavour, melanoidins)

• biotransformation of terpenes

• fungal metabolites

• molecular modeling

• non-proteinogenic amino acids (e.g. ACC, beta-ACC,...)

• medicinal and agricultural natural products

• quinone antibiotics

• chemistry of natural products