Professor
Education |
| 1981 |
B.Sc. |
University of Hong Kong |
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1986 |
Ph.D. |
University of Chicago |
Position Held |
| Since 2002 |
Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1996-2002 |
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1990-1996 |
Lecturer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1989-1990 |
Associate Professor, National Taiwan University |
| 1986-1989 |
Research Associate, University of Chicago |
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Research Interest |
| 1. |
Carbon-carbon bond activation by transition metal complexes |
| 2. |
Carbon-hydrogen bond activation by transition metal complexes |
| 3. |
Green Chemistry |
Representative Publications |
| 1. |
L. Zhang, C. W. Fung, K. S. Chan
“Mechanistic Studies of Si-N and C-N Bond Activation of Silylnitriles and Alkyl Isonitriles by Rhodium Porphyrin Radical: Novel Cyanide Transfer”
Organometallics 2006, 25, 5381-5389. |
| 2. |
K. S. Chan, X. Z. Li, C. W. Fung, L. Zhang
“Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Activation of Nitriles by Rhodium(II) Porphyrin”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 20-21. |
| 3. |
L. Zhang, K. S. Chan
“Reactivity Studies of Rhodium Porphyrin Radical with Diazo Compounds”
Organometalllics 2007, 26, 679-684. |
| 4. |
X. Song, K. S. Chan
“Syntheses of Acyl Iridium Porphyrins by Aldehydic Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation with Ir(III) Porphyrin Chloride and Methyl”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 965-970. |
| 5. |
K. S. Chan, P. F. Chiu, K. S. Choi
“Base Promoted Selective Activation of Benzylic Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds of Toluenes by Rhodium(III) Porphyrins”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 1117-1119. |
| 6. |
L. Zhang, K. S. Chan
“Activation of Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Bonds of Esters and Amides by Rhodium(II) Porphyrin”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 2021–2027. |
| 7. |
K. S. Chan, C. M. Lau, S. K. Yeung, T. H. Lai
“Activation of Aldehydic Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds in Aerobic Conditions by Masked Rhodium(III) Porphyrin Cation”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 1981-1985. |
| 8. |
K. S. Chan, X. Z. Li, C. W. Fung, L. Zhang
“Metalloradical Activations of Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Bonds of Nitriles: Scope and Mechanism ”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 2679-2687. |
| 9 |
K. S. Chan, K. W. Mak, M. K. Tse, S. K. Yeung, B. Li, Y. W. Chan
“Reactions of nitroxides with metalloporphyrin alkyls bearing beta hydrogens: Aliphatic carbon–carbon bond activation by metal centered radicals”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2008, 693, 399–407. |
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K. S. Chan, L. X. Zhu Li, W. I. Dzik, B. de Bruin,
“Carbon-Carbon Bond Activation of TEMPO by a RhII Metallo-Radical: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2051-2061. |
Professional Activities |
| Member, American Chemical Society |
| Member, Royal Society of Chemistry |
Contact |
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