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. |
Y. W. Chan and K. S. Chan
“Metalloradical-Catalyzed Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Activation of Cyclooctane”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6920-6922. |
| 2. |
B. Li, X. Song, H.S. Fung, K. S. Chan
“Cleavage of Carbonyl Carbon and α-Carbon Bond of Acetophenones by Iridium(III) Porphyrin Complexes”
Organometallics 2010, 29, 2001–2003. |
| 3. |
T. H. Lai, K. S. Chan
“Base-Promoted, Selective Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage of Ethers by Rhodium(III) Porphyrin Complexes”
Organometallics 2009, 28, 6845-6846. |
| 4. |
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. |
| 5. |
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. |
Professional Activities |
| Member, American Chemical Society |
| Member, Royal Society of Chemistry |
Contact |
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