Research

The research focus of the Coates Group is the development of new synthetic strategies for producing polymers of defined structure. The control of polymer composition, architecture, stereochemistry, and molecular weight allows the indirect control of polymer properties via polymer morphology. Our research projects are interdisciplinary, addressing problems at the interface of organic, inorganic, organometallic, and polymer chemistry. Described in the links in the drop-down menu of the Research tab are a selected compilation of research topics that are being investigated in the group.