The document summarizes Saravanan Gowrisankar's research on the applications of new phosphine ligands in metal-catalyzed reactions. Some key points include: 1) The development of a modified pyrazole-based phosphine ligand that enables efficient C-O cross-coupling reactions and Pd-catalyzed oxidative esterification. 2) The ligand and its oxide are effective for oxidizing primary and secondary alcohols. 3) Future work involves designing a new class of phosphomide ligands for use in catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and sodium bicarbonate.