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. |
C. T. To, K. S. Choi, K. S. Chan
“Catalytic Carbon-Carbon σ-Bond Hydrogenation with Water Catalyzed by Rhodium Porphyrins”
J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012, 134, 11388-11391. |
| 2. |
K. S. Choi, T. H. Lai, S. Y. Lee, K. S. Chan
“Reduction of Rhodium(III) Porphyrin Hydroxide to Rhodium(II) Porphyrin”
Organometallics 2011, 30, 2633-2635. |
| 3. |
S. Y. Lee, T. H. Lai, K. S. Choi, K. S. Chan
“Room Temperature Selective Aliphatic Carbon–Carbon Bond Activation and Functionalization of Ethers by Rhodium(II) Porphyrin”
Organometallics 2011, 30, 3691-3693. |
| 4. |
Y. W. Chan, K. S. Chan
“Metalloradical-Catalyzed Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Activation of Cyclooctane”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6920-6922. |
| 5. |
K. S. Chan, X. Z. 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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