The development of optimum chemical and electrochemical synthetic techniques for obtaining mono- and bimetallic transition metal alcoholates. The investigation of their physico-chemical and structural characteristics taking into the consideration possible inhomogeneity of molecular content of certain products, as well as micro-impurities of oxo-groups (formed as the result of spontaneous hydrolysis, oxidation, or ether elimination processes). Optimization of the preparation technique for multicomponent alcoholate solutions, utilized in sol-gel process of synthesis of complex oxide-based materials for the needs of modern technology.

Selected Publications for the Period 1998-2002.

• N.Ya.Turova, E.P.Turevskaya, M.I. Yanovskaya, A.I. Yanovsky et al. Physicochemical approach to the stusies of metal alkoxides, Polyhedron, 1998, 17, 899.
• V.G. Kessler, A.N. Panov, N.Ya Turova et al. Anodic oxidation of Mo and W in alcohols: isolation and X-ray single-crystal study of side products, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1998, 21.
• Z.A.Starikova, E.P.Turevskaya, N.I.Kozlova et.al. Structural of zirconium and hafnium oxoalkoxides. Polyhedron,1999, 18, 941
• E.P.Turevskaya, K.A.Vorotilov, V.B. Bergo et al. Sol-gel processing of bismuth stronitium tantalate thin films, J. Phys.IV France, 1998, 8, Pr 9-83.
• E.P.Turevskaya, A.I.Belokon', Z.A.Starikova et al. Scandium alkoxides: the first mixed ligand alkoxides containing the [M₅O(OR)₈] core, scandium alkoxoaluminates, Polyhedron, 2000, 19, 705.
• N.Ya.Turova, E.P.Turevskaya, V.G.Kessler, M.I.Yanovskaya The Chemistry of Metal Alkoxides. Kluwer Acad. Publishers, 2002.