The Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis (LMC) of the Institute of Chemistry UFRGS was inaugurated in 1994 is engaged in research in the field of organometallic catalysis for the purpose of furthering fundamental knowledge and industrial applications of bond-making and bond-breaking catalytic reactions promoted by transition-metal complexes. The LMC is an interdepartmental Laboratory that encourages participation and collaboration among researchers in various disciplines of science and engineering. The international nature of catalysis research at LMC is illustrated by extensive collaboration with foreign research groups (USA, France, Spain, Germany, etc.) and by exchange programs involving under-graduate and graduate students. Extensive industrial collaboration is also evident, research contracts covering about two thirds of our running costs and supporting master and doctorate students during their thesis work. more details