Full List of Publications

Dennis K. P. Ng

 

(1)      “Synthesis of Bifluorenylidene-Hinged Crown Ethers by Intramolecular Desulfur-Dimerization Reactions,” D. K. P. Ng and T.-Y. Luh, Tetrahedron Lett., 29, 5131-5132 (1988).

 

(2)      “Cyclopropyl Anion as an Allyl Anion Synthon.  Novel Synthesis of Butadienes by Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling of Cyclopropyl Grignard Reagents with Dithioacetals,” D. K. P. Ng and T.-Y. Luh, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 9119-9121 (1989).

 

(3)     “(Z)-2,2’-Disubstituted Bifluorenylidenes by Intramolecular Desulfurdimerization Reactions,” Y. C. Yip, X.-J. Wang, D. K. P. Ng, T. C. W. Mak, P. Chiang and T.-Y. Luh, J. Org. Chem., 55, 1881-1889 (1990).

 

(4)      “Unified Synthesis of Vinylsilanes and Silylated Butadienes.  Nickel-Catalyzed Olefination and Silylolefination of Dithioacetals,” Z.-J. Ni, P.-F. Yang, D. K. P. Ng, Y.-L. Tzeng and T.-Y. Luh, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 9356-9364 (1990).

 

(5)      “New Synthetic Pathways in h-Cycloheptatrienyl Molybdenum Chemistry,” M. L. H. Green, D. K. P. Ng and R. C. Tovey, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 918-919 (1992).

 

(6)      “h-Cycloheptatrienyl Tungsten Chemistry,” M. L. H. Green and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1116-1117 (1992).

 

(7)      “Thiolato-Bridged h-Cycloheptatrienyl Molybdenum Complexes,” M. L. H. Green and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 11-15 (1993).

 

(8)      “h-1, 2, 4, 6-Tetramethylcycloheptatrienyl Molybdenum Chemistry,” M. L. H. Green and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 17-21 (1993).

 

(9)      “One-Dimensional Antiferromagnetic Cycloheptatrienyl Molybdenum and Tungsten Compounds,” M. L. H. Green, A. Harrison, P. Mountford and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2215-2221 (1993).

(10)   “Synthesis and Reactions of h-Cycloheptatrienyl Derivatives of Molybdenum,” M. L. H. Green, D. K. P. Ng, R. C. Tovey and A. N. Chernega, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 3203-3212 (1993).

 

(11)    “New h-Cycloheptatrienyl Tungsten Compounds and the Intercalation of [M(h-C₇H₇)(h-C₅H₄Me)] (M = Mo or W) into ZrS₂,” M. L. H. Green, D. K. P. Ng and H.-V. Wong, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 3213-3217 (1993).

 

(12)   “Synthesis of a Bridging-Imido h-Cycloheptatrienyl Molybdenum Complex,” M. L. H. Green, W.-H. Leung and D. K. P. Ng, J. Organomet. Chem., 460, C4-C5 (1993).

 

(13)       “Nickel-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Cyclopropyl Grignard Reagents with Benzylic Dithioacetals.  Regioselective Ring Opening of Cyclopropylcarbinyl Organometallic Intermediates.  Novel Synthesis of Substituted Dienes,” C. C. Yu, D. K. P. Ng, B.-L. Chen and T.-Y. Luh, Organometallics, 13, 1487-1497 (1994).

 

(14)    “Combined Photoelectron-Photoabsorption Study of (h-Cycloheptatrienyl)- (h-cyclopentadienyl)tungsten,” J. C. Green, M. L. H. Green, C. N. Field, D. K. P. Ng and S. Yu. Ketkov, J. Organomet. Chem., 501, 107-115 (1995).

 

(15)    “Organic Optical Limiter with a Strong Nonlinear Absorptive Response,” J. W. Perry, K. Mansour, I.-Y. S. Lee, X.-L. Wu, P. V. Bedworth, C.-T. Chen, D. Ng, S. R. Marder, P. Miles, T. Wade, M. Tian and H. Sasabe, Science, 273, 1533-1536 (1996).

 

(16)    “Cycloheptatriene and -enyl Complexes of the Early Transition Metals,” M. L. H. Green and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Rev., 95, 439-473 (1995).

 

(17)    “Isolation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Heteroleptic, Anionic and Neutral (Phthalocyaninato)(tetra-4-pyridylporphyrinato)lanthanide(III) Double-Deckers,” J. Jiang, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Ber., 129, 933-936 (1996).

 

(18)    “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Heteroleptic Sandwich-Type (Phthalocyaninato)(porphyrinato)lanthanide(III) Complexes,” J. Jiang, R. L. C. Lau, T. W. D. Chan, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 255, 59-64 (1997).

 

(19)    “Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of Substituted Bis(phthalocyaninato)lanthanide(III) Complexes,” J. Jiang, R. C. W. Liu, T. C. W. Mak, T. W. D. Chan and D. K. P. Ng, Polyhedron, 16, 515-520 (1997).

(20)    “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Octasubstituted (Phthalocyaninato)- titanium(IV) Complexes,” W.-F. Law, R. C. W. Liu, J. Jiang and D. K. P. Ng, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 256, 147-150 (1997).

 

(21)    「不對稱二層及三層三明治金屬卟啉、酞菁配合物的研究進展」，姜建壯、劉偉、林吉荗和吳基培，化學通報，第7期，頁14-20﹝1997﹞。

 

(22)    “Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Studies of Lanthanide(III) Porphyrin-Phthalocyanine Heteroleptic Sandwich Complexes by Using Electrospray Ionization,” R. L. C. Lau, J. Jiang, D. K. P. Ng and T.-W. D. Chan, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 8, 161-169 (1997).

 

(23)    “Synthetic Studies of Substituted 2,3-Naphthalocyanines,” Y.-O. Yeung, R. C. W. Liu, W.-F. Law, P.-L. Lau, J. Jiang and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron, 53, 9087-9096 (1997).

 

(24)    “Preparation, Solution Behaviour and Electrical Properties of Octasubstituted Phthalocyaninato and 2,3-Naphthalocyaninato Oxotitanium(IV) Complexes,” W.-F. Law, K. M. Lui and D. K. P. Ng, J. Mater. Chem., 7, 2063-2067 (1997).

 

(25)    “Columnar Liquid Crystals Based on 2,3-Naphthalocyanine Core,” D. K. P. Ng, Y.-O. Yeung, W. K. Chan and S.-C. Yu, Tetrahedron Lett., 38, 6701-6704 (1997).

 

(26)    “Sandwich-Type Heteroleptic Phthalocyaninato and Porphyrinato Metal Complexes,” D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, Chem. Soc. Rev., 26, 433-442 (1997).

 

(27)    “Heteroleptic Triple-Decker (Phthalocyaninato)(porphyrinato)europium(III) Complexes: Synthesis and Electrochemical Study,” J. Jiang, W. Liu, W.-F. Law and D. K. P. Ng, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 268, 49-53 (1998).

 

(28)   “A New Synthetic Route to Unsymmetrical Bis(phthalocyaninato)europium(III) Complexes,” J. Jiang, W. Liu, W.-F. Law, J. Lin and D. K. P. Ng, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 268, 141-144 (1998).

 

(29)    “Synthesis of Mixed Aza, Oxa and Thia Crown Ethers,” R. C. W. Liu, P.-S. Fung, F. Xue, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Res. (S), 414-415 (1998).

 

 

(30)   “Facile Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Push-Pull 5,15-Diphenylporphyrins,” M. Yeung, A. C. H. Ng, M. G. B. Drew, E. Vorpagel, E. M. Breitung, R. J. McMahon and D. K. P. Ng, J. Org. Chem., 63, 7143-7150 (1998).

 

(31)           “cis-Dioxo-Tungsten(VI) and -Molybdenum(VI) Complexes with N₂O₂ Tetradentate Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry and Oxo-Transfer Properties,” Y.-L. Wong, Y. Yan, E. S. H. Chan, Q. Yang, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 3057-3064 (1998).

 

(32)           “A New Pathway to Heteroleptic Double-Decker (Phthalocyaninato)(porphyrinato)- europium(III) Complexes,” J. Jiang, M. T. M. Choi, W.-F. Law, J. Chen and D. K. P. Ng, Polyhedron, 17, 3903-3908 (1998).

 

(33)           「對稱的二層及三層三明治型金屬酞菁配合物的研究進展」，姜建壯、吳基培、劉偉、謝經雷和孫思修，化學通報，第2期，頁2-10﹝1998﹞。

 

(34) 「三明治型金屬卟啉、酞菁配合物分子材料」，姜建壯、吳基培和謝經雷，大學化學，第13卷，第4期，頁5-11﹝1998﹞。

 

(35) 「三明治型金屬卟啉、酞菁配合物功能材料」，姜建壯、吳基培、杜大明和孫思修，大學化學，第14卷，第2期，頁5-8﹝1999﹞。

 

(36)       “Double-Decker Yttrium(III) Complexes with Phthalocyaninato and Porphyrinato Ligands,” J. Jiang, J. Xie, M. T. M. Choi, Y. Yan, S. Sun and D. K. P. Ng, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 3, 322-328 (1999).

 

(37)    “Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Oxygen-Atom Transfer Reactions of Dioxo-Tungsten(VI) and -Molybdenum(VI) Complexes with N₂O₂ and N₂S₂ Tetradentate Ligands,” Y.-L. Wong, J.-F. Ma, W.-F. Law, Y. Yan, W.-T. Wong, Z.-Y. Zhang, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 313-321 (1999).

 

(38)    “Ring-Opening Polymerization of Norbornene by h-Cycloheptatrienyl Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes,” Y.-O. Yeung, A. C. H. Ng and D. K. P. Ng, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 288, 226-228 (1999).

 

 

(39)       “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Heteroleptic Europium(III) Double-Deckers Containing 2,3-Naphthalocyaninato and Tetra(4-pyridyl)porphy- rinato Ligands,” J. Jiang, D. Du, M. T. M. Choi, J. Xie and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Lett., 261-262 (1999).

 

(40)       “Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Nonaggregated Phthalocyanines Bearing Dendritic Substituents,” A. C. H. Ng, X.-y. Li and D. K. P. Ng, Macromolecules, 32, 5292-5298 (1999).

 

(41)       “Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Ferrocenylphthalocyanines,” K.-W. Poon, Y. Yan, X.-y. Li and D. K. P. Ng, Organometallics, 18, 3528-3533 (1999).

 

(42)       “Dioxotungsten(VI) Complexes with N₂O Tridentate Ligands.  Synthesis and Structure of the Chloro and Alkyl Derivatives,” Y.-L. Wong, J.-F. Ma, F. Xue, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Organometallics, 18, 5075-5079 (1999).

 

(43)       “Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Properties of Homoleptic Bis(Substituted-Phthalocyaninato) Cerium(IV) Complexes,” J. Jiang, J. Xie, D. K. P. Ng and Y. Yan, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 337, 385-388 (1999).

 

(44)       “Metal Tetrapyrrole Double- and Triple-Deckers with Special Emphasis on Porphyrin Systems,” J. W. Buchler and D. K. P. Ng, in The Porphyrin Handbook, K. M. Kadish, K. M. Smith and R. Guilard (eds.); Academic Press: San Diego, Vol. 3, Ch. 20 (2000).

 

(45)       “Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Properties of Rare Earth Double-Deckers with Tetra(tert-butyl)-2,3-naphthalocyaninato Ligands,” J. Jiang, W. Liu, K.-W. Poon, D. Du, D. P. Arnold and D. K. P. Ng, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 205-209 (2000).

 

(46)    “Synthesis and Structures of Dioxo-Mo(VI) and –W(VI) Amides,” H. K. Lee, Y.-L. Wong, Z.-Y. Zhou, Z.-Y. Zhang, D. K. P. Ng and T. C. W. Mak, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 539-544 (2000).

 

(47)    “Influence of Surfactants on the Aggregation Behavior of Water-Soluble Dendritic Phthalocyanines,” X.-y. Li, X. He, A. C. H. Ng, C. Wu and D. K. P. Ng, Macromolecules, 33, 2119-2123 (2000).

 

(48)    “Self-Assembly of meso-Pyridylporphyrins and Zinc Phthalocyanines Through Axial Coordination,” X.-y. Li and D. K. P. Ng, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 1845-1848 (2000).

 

(49)    “A Direct Comparison of the Aggregation Behavior of Phthalocyanines and 2,3-Naphthalocyanines,” M. T. M. Choi, P. P. S. Li and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron, 56, 3881-3887 (2000).

 

(50)    “Heteroleptic Rare Earth Double-Decker Complexes with Porphyrinato and 2,3-Naphthalocyaninato Ligands.  Preparation, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Electrochemical Studies,” J. Jiang, W. Liu, K.-L. Cheng, K.-W. Poon and D. K. P. Ng, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 413-417 (2001).

 

(51)         “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of the First Phthalocyanine-Nucleobase Conjugates,” X.-y. Li and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 305-309 (2001).

 

(52)         “Synthesis, Structure and Oxo-Transfer Properties of Dioxotungsten(VI) Complexes with Pyridine-Based NO and NS Bidentate Ligands,” Y.-L. Wong, Q. Yang, Z.-Y. Zhou, H. K. Lee, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, New J. Chem., 25, 353-357 (2001).

 

(53)         “Disstacking of Phthalocyanine in Water by Poly(ethylene oxide),” T. Ngai, G.-z. Zhang, X.-y. Li, D. K. P. Ng and C. Wu, Langmuir, 17, 1381-1383 (2001).

 

(54)         “Tetrapyrrole Derivatives Substituted with Ferrocenylethynyl Moieties.  Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies,” K.-W. Poon, W. Liu, P.-K. Chan, Q. Yang, T.-W. D. Chan, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, J. Org. Chem., 66, 1553-1559 (2001).

 

(55)         “Isolation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Protonated Mixed [Tetrakis(4-pyridyl)porphyrinato](phthalocyaninato) Rare Earth(III) Double-Decker Compounds,” J. Jiang, W. Liu, X. Sun, X. X. Zhang and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 17, 134-142 (2001).

 

(56)         “Half-Sandwich Tetrapyrrole Complexes of Rare Earths and Actinides,” D. K. P. Ng, J. Jiang, K. Kasuga and K. Machida, in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., L. Eyring and G. H. Lander (eds.); Elsevier Science B. V.: Amsterdam, Vol. 32, Ch. 210 (2001).

 

(57)         “Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Properties, and Electrochemistry of Rare Earth Sandwich Compounds with Mixed 2,3-Naphthalocyaninato and Octaethylporphyrinato Ligands,” J. Jiang, Y. Bian, F. Furuya, W. Liu, M. T. M. Choi, N. Kobayashi, H.-W. Li, Q. Yang, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Eur. J., 7, 5059-5069 (2001).

 

(58)         “Monomerization of Cationic Phthalocyanine in AOT Reversed Micelles,” Z. Chen, X.-y. Li, T. Ngai, C. Wu and D. K. P. Ng, Langmuir, 17, 7957-7959 (2001).

 

(59)    “Encapsulation of Phthalocyanines in Biodegradable Poly(sebacic anhydride) Nanoparticles,”  J. Fu, X.-y. Li, D. K. P. Ng and C. Wu, Langmuir, 18, 3843-3847 (2002).

 

(60)    “Transient Absorption and Fluorescence Studies of Disstacking Phthalocyanine by Poly(ethylene oxide),” Z. Sheng, X. Ye, Z. Zheng, S. Yu, D. K. P. Ng, T. Ngai and C. Wu, Macromolecules, 35, 3681-3685 (2002).

 

(61)    “Formation and Crystal Structure of an Unexpected Inclusion Complex of a Metal-Free Phthalocyanine and Oxalic Acid,” W. Liu, C.-H. Lee, H.-W. Li, C.-K. Lam, J. Wang, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Commun., 628-629 (2002).

 

(62)    “Cerium-Promoted Formation of Metal-Free Phthalocyanines,” C.-H. Lee and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 4211-4214 (2002).

 

(63)    “Synthesis and Molecular Structure of a Head-To-Tail [4+4] Dimer of a Hexa-Substituted Anthracene,” M. T. M. Choi, Q. Yang, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, J. Chem. Res. (S), 644-646 (2002).

 

(64)    “New Chloro, m-Oxo, and Alkyl Derivatives of Dioxo-Molybdenum(VI) and –Tungsten(VI) Complexes Chelated with N₂O Tridentate Ligands: Synthesis and Catalytic Activities Toward Olefin Epoxidation” Y.-L. Wong, D. K. P. Ng and H. K. Lee, Inorg. Chem., 41, 5276-5285 (2002).

 

(65)    “Preparation and Photophysical Properties of Halogenated Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Substituted Axially with Poly(ethylene glycol) Chains,” P.-C. Lo, S. Wang, A. Zeug, M. Meyer, B. Röder and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron Lett., 44, 1967-1970 (2003).

 

(66)    “The Electronic Absorption Characteristics of Mixed Phthalocyaninato Porphyrinato Rare Earth(III) Triple-Deckers M₂(TPyP)₂(Pc),” X. Sun, X. Cui, D. P. Arnold, M. T. M. Choi, D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 1555-1561 (2003).

 

(67)    “Structural Studies of the Whole Series of Lanthanide Double-Decker Compounds with Mixed 2,3-Naphthalocyaninato and Octaethylporphyrinato Ligands,” Y. Bian, D. Wang, R. Wang, L. Weng, J. Dou, D. Zhao, D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, New J. Chem., 27, 844-849 (2003).

 

(68)    “Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterisation and Structure of the First Chiral Heteroleptic Bis(phthalocyaninato) Rare Earth Complexes,” Y. Bian, R. Wang, J. Jiang, C.-H. Lee, J. Wang and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Commun., 1194-1195 (2003).

 

(69)    “New Dimeric Supramolecular Structure of Mixed (Phthalocyaninato)- (porphyrinato)europium(III) Sandwiches: Preparation and Spectroscopic Characteristics,” M. Bai, M. Bao, C. Ma, D. P. Arnold, M. T. M. Choi, D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, J. Mater. Chem., 13, 1333-1339 (2003).

 

(70)    “Dendritic Phthalocyanines: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Aggregation Behavior,” D. K. P. Ng, C. R. Chimie, 6, 903-910 (2003).

 

(71)    “Photodynamic Activities of a Dicationic Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanine and its Bovine Serum Albumin Conjugates,” J.-D. Huang, W.-P. Fong, E. Y. M. Chan, M. T. M. Choi, W.-K. Chan, M.-C. Chan and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron Lett., 44, 8029-8032 (2003).

 

(72)    “Tuning the Valence of the Cerium Center in (Na)phthalocyaninato and Porphyrinato Cerium Double-Deckers by Changing the Nature of the Tetrapyrrole Ligands,” Y. Bian, J. Jiang, Y. Tao, M. T. M. Choi, R. Li, A. C. H. Ng, P. Zhu, N. Pan, X. Sun, D. P. Arnold, Z.-Y. Zhou, H.-W. Li, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 12257-12267 (2003).

 

(73)    “Synthesis, Characterization, Biodegradation, and in vitro Photodynamic Activities of Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Conjugated Axially with Poly(e-caprolactone),” P. P. S. Lee, T. Ngai, J.-D. Huang, C. Wu, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, Macromolecules, 36, 7527-7533 (2003).

 

 

(74)    “Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties, and Structure of Tetrakis(2,4-dimethyl-3- pentyloxy)phthalocyaninato Metal Complexes,” W. Liu, C.-H. Lee, T. C. W. Mak and D. K. P. Ng, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 286-292 (2004).

 

(75)    “Halogenated Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines with Axial Poly(ethylene glycol) Chains – Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties, Complexation with Bovine Serum Albumin, and in vitro Photodynamic Activities,” J.-D. Huang, S. Wang, P.-C. Lo, W.-P. Fong, W.-H. Ko and D. K. P. Ng, New J. Chem., 28, 348-354 (2004).

 

(76)    “Synthesis and Characterization of meso-Ferrocenylethynyl 5,15-Diphenyl- porphyrins,” K.-L. Cheng, H.-W. Li and D. K. P. Ng, J. Organomet. Chem., 689, 1593-1598 (2004).

 

(77)    “The First Slipped Pseudo-Quadruple-Decker Complex of Phthalocyanines,” H. Zhang, R. Wang, P. Zhu, Z. Lai, J. Han, C.-F. Choi, D. K. P. Ng, X. Cui, C. Ma and J. Jiang, Inorg. Chem., 43, 4740-4742 (2004).

 

(78)    “Assembling Tetrapyrrole Derivatives Through Axial Coordination,” M. T. M. Choi, C.-F. Choi and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron, 60, 6889-6894 (2004).

 

(79)    “Synthesis, Spectroscopic Properties, and Electrochemistry of Heteroleptic Rare Earth Double-Decker Complexes with Phthalocyaninato and meso-Tetrakis(4-chlorophenyl)porphyrinato Ligands,” F. Lu, X. Sun, R. Li, D. Liang, P. Zhu, C.-F. Choi, D. K. P. Ng, T. Fukuda, N. Kobayashi, M. Bai, C. Ma and J. Jiang, New J. Chem., 28, 1116-1122 (2004).

 

(80)    “Formation and Degradation of Poly(D,L-lactide) Nanoparticles and their Potential Application as Controllable Releasing Devices,” Y. Zhao, J. Fu, D. K. P. Ng and C. Wu, Macromol. Biosci., 4, 901-906 (2004).

 

(81)    “Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Phthalocyaninato and meso-Tetrakis(4-chlorophenyl)porphyrinato Triple-Decker Complexes.  Revealing the Origin of their Electronic Absorptions,” X. Sun, R. Li, D. Wang, J. Dou, P. Zhu, F. Lu, C. Ma, C.-F. Choi, D. Y. Y. Cheng, D. K. P. Ng, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 3806-3813 (2004).

 

(82)   “New Amphiphilic Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines as Efficient Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy:  Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and in vitro Photodynamic Activities,” P.-C. Lo, J.-D. Huang, D. Y. Y. Cheng, E. Y. M. Chan, W.-P. Fong, W.-H. Ko and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Eur. J., 10, 4831-4838 (2004).

                                                                                             

(83)    “Synthesis and in vitro Photodynamic Activity of New Hexadeca-Carboxy Phthalocyanines,” C.-F. Choi, P.-T. Tsang, J.-D. Huang, E. Y. M. Chan, W.-H. Ko, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, Chem. Commun., 2236-2237 (2004).

 

(84)    “Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of Heteroleptic Bis(phthalocyaninato) Rare Earth Complexes with a C₄ Symmetry,” Y. Bian, R. Wang, D. Wang, P. Zhu, R. Li, J. Dou, W. Liu, C.-F. Choi, H.-S. Chan, C. Ma, D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, Helv. Chim. Acta, 87, 2581-2596 (2004).

 

(85)    “Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Properties, and Electrochemistry of (1,8,15,22-Tetrasubstituted phthalocyaninato)lead Complexes,” Y. Bian, L. Li, J. Dou, D. Y. Y. Cheng, R. Li, C. Ma, D. K. P. Ng, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Inorg. Chem., 43, 7539-7544 (2004).

 

(86)    “Synthesis, Characterization, and Degradation of Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Conjugated Axially with Poly(sebacic anhydride),” P. P. S. Lee, T. Ngai, C. Yang, C. Wu and D. K. P. Ng, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 43, 837-843 (2005).

 

(87)    “Electron-Donating Alkoxy-Group-Driven Synthesis of Heteroleptic Tris(phthalocyaninato) Lanthanide(III) Triple-Deckers with Symmetrical Molecular Structure,” P. Zhu, N. Pan, R. Li, J. Dou, Y. Zhang, D. Y. Y. Cheng, D. Wang, D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, Chem. Eur. J., 11, 1425-1432 (2005).

 

(88)    “Synthesis and in vitro Photodynamic Activity of Novel Galactose-Containing Phthalocyanines,” P. P. S. Lee, P.-C. Lo, E. Y. M. Chan, W.-P. Fong, W.-H. Ko and D. K. P. Ng, Tetrahedron Lett., 46, 1551-1554 (2005).

 

(89)    “Heteroleptic Rare Earth Double-Decker Complexes with Naphthalocyaninato and Phthalocyaninato Ligands.  General Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Characteristics,” R. Wang, Y. Li, R. Li, D. Y. Y. Cheng, P. Zhu, D. K. P. Ng, M. Bao, X. Cui, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Inorg. Chem., 44, 2114-2120 (2005).

 

 

(90)    “Phthalocyanine Synthesis in Ionic Liquids.  Preparation of Differently Substituted Phthalocyanines in Tetrabutylammonium Bromide,” P.-C. Lo, D. Y. Y. Cheng and D. K. P. Ng, Synthesis, 1141-1147 (2005).

 

(91)    “Synthetic, Structural, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Studies of Heteroleptic Tris(phthalocyaninato) Rare Earth Complexes,” Y. Bian, L. Li, D. Wang, C.-F. Choi, D. Y. Y. Cheng, P. Zhu, R. Li, J. Dou, R. Wang, N. Pan, D. K. P. Ng, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2612-2618 (2005).

 

(92)    “Fluorescence Anisotropy and Transient Absorption of Halogenated Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines with Axial Poly(ethylene glycol) Substituents,” A. Zeug, M. Meyer, P.-C. Lo, D. K. P. Ng and B. Röder, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 9, 298-302 (2005).

 

(93)    “Studies of “Pinwheel-Like” Bis[1,8,15,22-tetrakis(3-pentyloxy)-phthalocyaninato] Rare Earth(III) Double-Decker Complexes,” R. Wang, R. Li, Y. Bian, C.-F. Choi, D. K. P. Ng, J. Dou, D. Wang, P. Zhu, C. Ma, R. D. Hartnell, D. P. Arnold and J. Jiang, Chem. Eur. J., 11, 7351-7357 (2005).

 

(94)    “Controlling the Nature of Mixed (Phthalocyaninato)(porphyrinato) Rare Earth(III) Double-Decker Complexes: The Effects of Nonperipheral Alkoxy Substitution of the Phthalocyanine Ligand,” R. Wang, R. Li, Y. Li, X. Zhang, P. Zhu, P.-C. Lo, D. K. P. Ng, N. Pan, C. Ma, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Chem. Eur. J., 12, 1475-1485 (2006).

 

(95)    “Electron-Donating or -Withdrawing Nature of Substituents Revealed by the Electrochemistry of Metal-Free Phthalocyanines,” R. Li, X. Zhang. P. Zhu, D. K. P. Ng, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Inorg. Chem., 45, 2327-2334 (2006).

 

(96)    “BAM-SiPc, A Novel Agent for Photodynamic Therapy, Induces Apoptosis in Human Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells by a Direct Mitochondrial Action,” J. C. Lai, P.-C. Lo, D. K. P. Ng, W.-H. Ko, S. C. H. Leung, K.-P. Fung and W.-P. Fong, Cancer Biol. Ther., 5, 413-418 (2006).

 

(97)    “Preparation and in vitro Photodynamic Activities of Novel Axially Substituted Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines and their Bovine Serum Albumin Conjugates,” X.-J. Jiang, J.-D. Huang, Y.-J. Zhu, F.-X. Tang, D. K. P. Ng and J.-C. Sun, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 16, 2450-2453 (2006).

 

(98)    “Heteroleptic Bis(phthalocyaninato) Europium(III) Complexes Fused with Different Numbers of 15-Crown-5 Moieties.  Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Supramolecular Structure,” N. Sheng, R. Li, C.-F. Choi, W. Su, D. K. P. Ng, X. Cui, K. Yoshida, N. Kobayashi and J. Jiang, Inorg. Chem., 45, 3794-3802 (2006).

 

(99)    “Preparation and in vitro Photodynamic Activity of Novel Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Conjugated to Serum Albumins,” J.-D. Huang, P.-C. Lo, Y.-M. Chen, J. C. Lai, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, J. Inorg. Biochem., 100, 946-951 (2006).

 

(100)    「十六羧酸基酞菁鋅光敏劑與白蛋白相互作用的光譜研究及複合物的製備」，陳燕梅、 黃劍東、 劉豐冉、孫瑞卿、吳基培，光譜學與光譜分析，第26卷，第8期，頁1387-1391﹝2006﹞。

 

(101)    “Lanthanide(III) Double-Decker Complexes with Octaphenoxy- or Octathiophenoxyphthalocyaninato Ligands – Revealing the Electron-Withdrawing Nature of the Phenoxy and Thiophenoxy Groups in the Double-Decker Complexes,” G. Lu, M. Bai, R. Li, X. Zhang, C. Ma, P.-C. Lo, D. K. P. Ng and J. Jiang, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 3703-3709 (2006).

 

(102) “Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer in a New Porphyrin-Phthalocyanine Triad,” E. A. Ermilov, S. Tannert, T. Werncke, M. T. M. Choi, D. K. P. Ng and B. Röder, Chem. Phys., 328, 428-437 (2006).

 

(103) “Assembling a Mixed Phthalocyanine-Porphyrin Array in Aqueous Media through Host-Guest Interactions,” X. Leng, C.-F. Choi, P.-C. Lo and D. K. P. Ng, Org. Lett., 9, 231-234 (2007).

 

(104) “Synthesis and in vitro Photodynamic Activity of Mono-substituted Amphiphilic Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines,” P.-C. Lo, B. Zhao, W. Duan, W.-P. Fong, W.-H. Ko and D. K. P. Ng, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 17, 1073-1077 (2007).

 

(105) “Highly Photocytotoxic Glucosylated Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines.  Effects of Peripheral Chloro Substitution on the Photophysical and Photodynamic Properties,” P.-C. Lo, C. M. H. Chan, J.-Y. Liu, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, J. Med. Chem., 50, 2100-2107 (2007).

 

 

(106) “Porphyrin-Appended Europium(III) Bis(phthalocyaninato) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties,” Y. Bian, X. Chen, D. Wang, C.-F. Choi, Y. Zhou, P. Zhu, D. K. P. Ng, J. Jiang, Y. Weng and X. Li, Chem. Eur. J., 13, 4169-4177 (2007).

 

(107) “Photodynamic Effects of a Novel Series of Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines Against Human Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells,” P.-C. Lo, S. C. H. Leung, E. Y. M. Chan, W.-P. Fong, W.-H. Ko and D. K. P. Ng, Photodiag. Photodyn. Ther., 4, 117-123 (2007).

 

(108) “Host-Guest Interactions of 4-Carboxyphenoxy Phthalocyanines and b-Cyclodextrins in Aqueous Media,” X. Leng, C.-F. Choi, H.-B. Luo, Y.-K. Cheng and D. K. P. Ng, Org. Lett., 9, 2497-2500 (2007).

 

(109) “The Influence of Solvent Polarity and Metalation on Energy and Electron Transfer in Porphyrin-Phthalocyanine Heterotrimers,” S. Tannert, E. A. Ermilov, J. O. Vogel, M. T. M. Choi, D. K. P. Ng and B. Röder, J. Phys. Chem. B, 111, 8053-8062 (2007).

 

(110) “Hetero-Arrays of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines,” P.-C. Lo, X. Leng and D. K. P. Ng, Coord. Chem. Rev., 251, 2334-2353 (2007).

 

(111) “Axial Coordination of Cobalt(II) Porphyrins with Bis(pyridinolato) Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines,” X. Leng and D. K. P. Ng, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 4615-4620 (2007).

 

(112) “Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and in vitro Photodynamic Activity of Axially Substituted Subphthalocyanines,” H. Xu, X.-J. Jiang, E. Y. M. Chan, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, Org. Biomol. Chem., 5, 3987-3992 (2007).

 

(113) “Synthesis, Characterization, and in vitro Photodynamic Activity of Novel Amphiphilic Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines Bearing Oxyethylene-Rich Substituents,” J.-Y. Liu, X.-J. Jiang, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, Metal Based Drugs, 2008, Article ID 284691 (2008).

 

(114) “Photodynamic Activity of BAM-SiPc, an Unsymmetrical Bisamino Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanine, in Tumour-Bearing Nude Mice,” S. C. H. Leung, P.-C. Lo, D. K. P. Ng, W.-K. Liu, K.-P. Fung and W.-P. Fong, Br. J. Pharm. 154, 4-12 (2008).

 

(115) “Glycosylated Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines as Efficient Photosensitisers for Photodynamic Therapy. Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and in vitro Photodynamic Activity,” C.-F. Choi, J.-D. Huang, P.-C. Lo, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, Org. Biomol. Chem., 6, 2173-2181 (2008).

 

(116) “Effects of Peripheral Chloro Substitution on the Photophysical Properties and in vitro Photodynamic Activities of Galactose-Conjugated Silicon(IV) Phthalocyanines,” P.-C. Lo, W.-P. Fong and D. K. P. Ng, ChemMedChem, in press.

 

(117) “Construction of Subphthalocyanine-Porphyrin and Subphthalocyanine- Phthalocyanine Hetero-Dyads through Axial Coordination,” H. Xu and D. K. P. Ng, Inorg. Chem., in press.

 

(118) “A Decade Journey in the Chemistry of Sandwich-Type Tetrapyrrolato Rare Earth Complexes,” J. Jiang and D. K. P. Ng, Acc. Chem. Res., in press.