The Latendresse Lab is rooted in synthetic inorganic chemistry and aims to address challenges related of energy conversion, catalysis, small-molecule activation, and quantum information storage/processing. Projects in the group take inspiration from biological systems and/or inorganic materials in the development of discrete transition metal/f-element molecules having unique electronic structures and fundamentally new modes of reactivity. While aiming to the impact the broader societal problems mentioned above, our work will challenge traditional paradigms of reactivity, structure, and bonding of the transition metal and f-element ions.