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The focus of my research is on the synthesis of new pincer-type ligands and their transition metal complexes, with particular interest in using the noble metals from Groups 7 – 9. We are developing highly efficient and practical catalysts for hydrogenation, dehydrogenation and coupling reactions involving aldehydes, alcohols, amines, esters, and amides as the reagents or products. A significant amount of my research is aimed at establishing good understanding of the catalytic reactions on the molecular level with the help of DFT calculations.

Funded Research

Our recent research has been funded through the NSERC Discovery and the LOF CFI programs.

Graduate and undergraduate students interested in experimental organometallic chemistry research are welcome in my laboratory.

• "Rethinking the Claisen-Tishchenko reaction." Morris, S. A.; Gusev, D. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10.1002/anie.201611186.
• "Dehydrogenative coupling of ethanol and ester hydrogenation catalyzed by pincer-type YNP complexes." Gusev, D. G. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 6967-6981.
• "ESI-MS Insights into Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols." Vicent, C.; Gusev, D. G. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 3301-3309.
• "Chemoselective hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds and acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols." Spasyuk, D.; Vicent, C.; Gusev D. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3743-3746.
• "Assessing the Accuracy of M06-L Thermochemistry." Gusev, D. G. Organometallics 2013, 32, 4239 - 4243.
• "Replacing Phosphorus with Sulfur for the Efficient Hydrogenation of Esters." Spasyuk, D.; Smith, S.; Gusev, D. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2538 - 2542.
• "Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Ethanol and Hydrogenation of Esters and Imines." Spasyuk, D.; Gusev, D. G. Organometallics 2012, 31, 5239-5242.
• "From Esters to Alcohols and Back with Ruthenium and Osmium Catalysts." Spasyuk, D.; Smith, S.; Gusev, D. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2772-2775.
• "Osmium and Ruthenium Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Alcohols." Bertoli, M.; Choualeb, A.; Lough, A. J.; Moore, B.; Spasyuk, D.; Gusev, D. G. Organometallics 2011, 30, 3479-3482.