Educational Background

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

Current Research Interests

  • C–H Activation; transition metal complexes; catalysis; anti-cancer molecular drugs.

Selected Publications

  1. Chen, Y. Z.; Chen, G.; Man, W. L., “Effect of Alkyl Groups on the Aerobic Peroxidation of Hydrocarbons Catalyzed by Cobalt(III) Alkylperoxo Complexes”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (2022, in press) (Very Important Paper, Front Cover).
  2. 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).
  3. Pan, Y.; Cheng, L.; Pan, Y.; Man, W. L.; Yiu, S. M.; Xie, J.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C., “Facile C–N Bond Cleavage of Primary Aliphatic Amines by (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complexes”, Dalton Trans., 51, 5404–5408 (2022).
  4. 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).
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. 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).
  8. Huang, W. Q.; Wang, C. X.; Liu, T.; Li, Z. X.; Pan, C.; Chen, Y. Z.; Lian, X.; Man, W. L.; Ni, W. X., “A Cytotoxic Nitrido-osmium(VI) Complex Induces Caspase-mediated Apoptosis in HepG2 Cancer Cells”, Dalton Trans., 49, 17173‒17182 (2020) (Hot Articles, Inside Cover).
  9. Kwok, C. L.; Cheng, S. C.; Ho, P. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Au, V. K. M.; Tsang, P. K.; Leung, C. F.; Ko, C. C.; Robert, M., “Precious-Metal Free Photocatalytic Production of an NADH Analogue Using Cobalt Diimine-Dioxime Catalysts Under both Aqueous and Organic Conditions”, Chem. Commun., 56, 7491-7494 (2020).
  10. Luo, L. J.; Su, Q. Q.; Cheng, S. C.; Xiang, J.; Man, W. L.; Shu, W. M.; Zeng, M. H.; Yiu, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Lau, T. C., “Tunable Luminescent Properties of Tricyanoosmium Nitrido Complexes Bearing a Chelating O^N Ligand”, Inorg. Chem., 59, 4406-4413 (2020).
  11. Shi, H.; Xie, J.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W. L.; Mak, C. K.; Yiu, S. M.; Lee, H. K.; Lau, T. C., “Generation and Reactivity of a One-Electron-Oxidized Manganese(V) Imido Complex with a Tetraamido Macrocyclic Ligand”, Chem. Eur. J., 25, 12895-12899 (2019).
  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”, Chem. Sci., 2, 801-808 (2019).