State Key Laboratories
State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry
The State Key Laboratory (SKL) of Synthetic Chemistry, established in partnership with the University of Hong Kong and the State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry located in the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences aims to create and identify novel chemical compounds with important structural and bonding features or with notable potential for practical applications. The SKL also plans to develop new environmentally-friendly methods for synthesizing useful chemical compounds.