Our research is mainly focused on organofluorine chemistry and photocatalysis. Fluorine atoms can have a profound effect on the biological properties of small molecules. Of greatest interest is the chemistry of fluorine-containing carbanionic reagents, radical intermediates, as well as reactions involving difluorocarbene. Using these reactions, it is possible to obtain compounds containing a fluorine atom, a difluoromethylene fragment or a trifluoromethyl group.

The reactions that occur when exposed to visible light represent one of the most dynamically developing areas of organic chemistry. Visible light does not affect the majority of organic compounds, while absorption of light by a catalyst can initiate a variety of free radical transformations. Such reactions are characterized by high chemoselectivity with respect to functional groups, and this makes it possible to efficiently obtain complex compounds. In our laboratory, we are studying the processes in which the activation of the carbon-heteroatom bond and the carbon-hydrogen bond is realized as a way of generating radical intermediates.