Department of Chemistry, Rice University

We are a synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry group focused on using earth-abundant s- and p-block metals for the development of sustainable catalysts, synthetic methodologies, and new organic materials! The goal of the Yruegas group is to advance the synthesis of innovative pharmaceuticals, optoelectronic devices, and polymers.

Students and post-doctoral researchers in the group will acquire expertise in synthetic chemistry, particularly with air-sensitive manipulations, as well as spectroscopic and crystallographic techniques, method development, and mechanistic study.