1. To perform and develop synthetic methodologies in "Green Chemistry" and to apply such methodologies in devising new synthetic routes for some biologically active natural products,
2. To study and develop the coupling reaction of Caryl-Y (Y = O, N) bond formation of benzopyranones and phenanthridinones using the copper(I)-mediated and microwave-assisted reaction base on "Green Chemistry" conditions,
3. To study the intramolecular and intermolecular cyclizations of azlactone for C-O and C-N bond formation in the synthesis of 3-substituted coumarin derivatives,
4. Develop our method to synthesize complex molecules such as azalamellarin, benzoindoloquinolizine, and benzoisoquinolinonapthyridinone derivatives, and
5. To prepare azalamellarin, benzoindoloquinolizine, and benzoisoquinolino- napthyridinone analogs which possess other desirable pharmacological properties
