Educational Background

  • B.Sc (Hons.), City University of Hong Kong
  • Ph.D., City University of Hong Kong

Current Research Interests

  • Small molecule activation; coordination chemistry; catalysis; anti-cancer molecular drugs; reaction mechanism.

Selected Publications

  1. Chen, Y.; Song, H.; Hao, Y.; Lui, M. Y.; Wong, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Chan, B.; Shi, H.; Man, W. L., “Selective Aerobic Peroxidation of Styrene Catalyzed by a Cobalt tert-Butylperoxo Complex”, JACS Au, 5, 1090–1095 (2025).
  2. Xiang, J.; Shi, H.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C., “Design of Highly Electrophilic and Stable Nitrido Complexes”, Acc. Chem. Res., 57, 2700–2716 (2024).
  3. Wei, Y.; Chen, L.; Shi, H.; Man, W. L.; Chen, G.; Li, C.; Lau, T. C., “A Cobalt Biphenanthroline Complex/Carbon Nanotubes Hybrid as Robust and Efficient Electrocatalyst for Nitrite Reduction to Ammonia”, ACS Catalysis, 14, 14012–14020 (2024).
  4. Wang, C.; Chen, Y.; Su, D.; Man, W. L.; Lau, K. C.; Han, L.; Zhao, L.; Zhan, D.; Zhu, X., “In Situ Electropolymerized 3D Microporous Cobalt-Porphyrin Nanofilm for Highly Effective Molecular Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide”, Adv. Mater., 35, 2303179 (2023).
  5. Liu, T.; Pan, C. Shi, H.; Huang, T.; Huang, Y. L.; Deng, Y. Y.; Ni, W. X.; Man, W. L., “Cytotoxic Cis-ruthenium(III) Bis(amidine) Complexes”, Dalton Trans., 52, 8540–8548. (Front cover) (2023).
  6. Huang, W.; Pan, C.; Huang, Y.; Huang, T.; Dong, X.; Chen, Y.; Shi, H.; Lau, T. C.; Man, W. L.; Ni, W. X., “(Salen)osmium(VI) Nitrides Catalyzed Glutathione Depletion in Chemotherapy”, Chin. Chem. Lett., 34, 108153 (2023).
  7. Ye, M.; Huang, W. Q.; Li, Z. X.; Wang, C. X.; Liu, T.; Chen, Y. Z.; Hor, C. H. H.; Man, W. L.; Ni, W. X., “Osmium(VI) Nitride Triggers Mitochondria-induced Oncosis and Apoptosis”, Chem. Commun., 58, 2468–2471 (2022) (Front Cover).
  8. Shi, H.; Liang, R.; Philips, D. L.; Lee, H. K.; Man, W. L.; Lau, K. C.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C., “Structure and Reactivity of One- and Two-Electron Oxidized Manganese(V) Nitrido Complex Bearing a Bulky Corrole Ligand”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 7588–7593 (2022).
  9. Xiang, J.; Peng, M.; Pan, Y.; Luo, L. J.; Cheng, S. C.; Jin, X. X.; Yiu, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Ko, C. C.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C., “Visible Light-induced Oxidative N-dealkylation of Alkylamines by a Luminescent Osmium(VI) Nitrido Complex”, Chem. Sci., 12, 14494–14498 (2021).
  10. Shi, H.; Lee, H. K.; Pan, Y.; Lau, K. C.; Yiu, S. M.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C., “Structure and Reactivity of a Manganese(VI) Nitrido Complex Bearing a Tetraamido Macrocyclic Ligand”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 15863–15872 (2021).
  11. Chen, Y. Z.; Shi, H.; Lee, C. S.; Yiu, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C., “Room Temperature Aerobic Peroxidation of Organic Substrates by Cobalt(III) Alkylperoxo Complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 14445–14450 (2021).
  12. Guo, Z.; Chen, G.; Cometto, C.; Ma, B.; Zhao, H.; Groizard, T.; Chen, L.; Fan, H.; Man, W. L.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M., “Selectivity Control of CO Versus HCOO‒ Production in the Visible-Light-Driven Catalytic Reduction of CO2 with Two Cooperative Metal Sites”, Nat. Catal., 2, 801-808 (2019).