(1) Supramolecular chemistry: Molecular recognition
using synthetic receptors; Synthesis and Applications of
topologically interesting molecules such as rotaxanes,
polyrotaxanes and molecular necklaces;
(2) Materials chemistry: Nonlinear optical materials
(NLO) materials; Liquid crystalline materials; micro- and
meso porous materials and open-framework .materials
(3) Bioinorganic chemistry: model study of the active
sites of metalloenymes
(4) Early transition metal porphyrin
chemistry/Organometallic chemistry and catalysis