I. Stage. 28.07.2010-31.12.2010 Design of new water soluble mono- and polytopic achiral and chiral ligands.  1. Evaluation of sterical and electronical properties of some new ligands by molecular modelling.  2. Synthesis of some new mono and ditopic ligands (the activity continues in 2011).   II. Stage 01.01.2011-31.12.2011 The synthesis of new organometallic catalysts soluble in water  3. Synthesis, separation and structural characterization by high resolution spectroscopic methods of new water soluble ligands: aromatic  or heteroaroamatic mono- and polyphosphines, ditopic ligands with N/P. 4. Study concerning the chemical behaviour, in solution of the synthesized ligands (stability, molecular association). 5. Synthesis and structural characterization of some new transition metal (Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh) complexes.  6. A study concerning the catalitical activity of the new transition metal complexes in aqueous – phase hydrogenation reactions. III. Stage 01.01. 2012-15.07.2012  Study of the catalitical activity of the new transition metal complexes.  7. Study concerning the chemical behaviour, in solution of the new transition metal complexes (stability, molecular association).  8. Design, synthesis and structural characterization of new surfactant ligands and their complexes with transition metals.  9. Studies concerning the catalytical activities and selectivities (chemo- and stereoselectivity) of the new oragnometallic compounds in  aqueous phase hydrogenation and carbonylation reactions. 10. A study of the co-solvent effect related to catalytical activity and selectivity. Proiect de cercetare postdoctorală PNII-RU-PD-2009