Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
BSc, MSc(HK); PhD(Nott.)
| Current Position |
| Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Research Interest |
| Synthesis of natural products with the dibenzocyclooctadiene skeleton; iron carbonyl complexes in organic synthesis. |
Representative Publications |
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T.-W.D. Chan and S.W. Tam:
"Mass Spectra of Hydrazo, Azo and Azoxy Compound", The Chemistry of Hydrazo, Azo and Azoxy Groups, Vol. 2, ed. by S. Patai, Wiley, Chichester, in press. |
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C.K. Chung, M.S. Ho, K.S. Lun, M.O. Wong, H.N.C. Wong and S.W. Tam:
"Zinc-Silver Couple: A Mild and Convenient Reagent for Reductive Dehalogenation and Aryl Halides", Syn. Commun., Vol. 18, pp. 507-510 (1988). |
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T.Y. Luh, W.H. So, K.S. Cheung and S.W. Tam:
"Mechanistic Studies on the Addition Reactions of Benzeneselenenyl Bromide to Substituted Styrenes", J. Org. Chem., Vol. 50, pp. 3051-3053 (1985). |
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T.-Y. Luh, H.F. Chow, W.Y. Leung and S.W. Tam:
"On the Regioselectivity of the Beckmann Rearrangement of Cyclobutanones with O-Mesitylene-Sulfonylhydroxylamine. A Convenient Synthesis of Substituted Octahydrocyclopenta[b]pyrroles", Tetrahedron, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 519-525 (1985). |
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T.-Y. Luh, K.S. Lee and S.W. Tam:
"Transition Metal-promoted Reaction X. Pentacarbonyliron-promoted Reductive Coupling of Benzoyl Chloride in Halobenzenes", J. Organometal. Chem., Vol. 248, pp. 221 (1983). |
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T.-Y. Luh, K.S. Lee and S.W. Tam:
"Transition Metal-promoted Reactions. VII. Novel Reactions of Acid Chlorides with Pentacarbonyliron in Aromatic Solvents", J. Organometal. Chem. Vol. 219, pp. 345 (1981). |
Contact |
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Level 11, 30 Good Shepherd Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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(852) 2768-6089 |
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(852) 2789-1515 |
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swtam@oliv1.oli.hk |
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