个人简历

Prof. T C Lau received his BSc and PhD from the University of Hong Kong. He previously took up postdoctoral research work at Stanford University and the University of Houstan, USA. His current research interests and specialism include reactivity of transition metal oxo, nitrido and imido complexes, photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction by transition metal complexes.

研究领域

"""""Inorganic Synthesis\r
Transition Metal Chemistry\r
Kinetics & Mechanisms\r
Catalysis"

近期论文

Guo, Z.; Cheng, S.; Cometto, C.; Anxolabéhére-Mallart, E.; Ng, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Liu, G.; Chen, L.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. Highly Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Iron and Cobalt Quaterpyridine Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9413−9416.\r
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Xie, J.; Man, W. L.; Wong, C. Y.; Chang, X.; Che, C. M.; Lau, T. C. Four-Electron Oxidation of Phenols to p-Benzoquinone by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitride Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5817-5820.\r
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Ma, L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Lo, P. K.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Ca2+-Induced Oxygen Generation by FeO42- at pH 9-10. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3012-3016.\r
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Liu, Y.; Ng, S. M.; Lam, W.W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C. A Highly Reactive Seven-Coordinate Osmium(V) Oxo Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 288-291.\r
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Chen, L.; Guo, Z.; Wei, X. G.; Gallenkamp, C.; Bonin, J.; Anxolabéhére-Mallart, E.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Molecular Catalysis of the Electrochemical and Photochemical Reduction of CO2 with Earth-Abundant Metal Complexes. Selective Production of CO vs HCOOH by Switching of the Metal Centre. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10918-10921.\r
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Ma, L.; Wang, Q.; Man, W. L.; Kwong, H. K.; Ko, C. C.; Lau, T. C. Cerium(IV)-Driven Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Manganese(V)-Nitrido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5246-5249.\r
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Liu, Y.; Ng, S. M.; Yiu, S. M.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Wei, X. G.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Catalytic Water Oxidation by Ruthenium(II) Quaterpyridine (qpy) Complexes: Evidence for Ruthenium(III) qpy-N,N’’’-dioxide Complexes as the Real Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14468-14471.\r
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Man, W. L.; Xie, J.; Lo, P. K.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Functionalization of Alkynes by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 8463-8466.\r
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Ma, L.; Pan, Y.; Man, W. L.; Kwong, H. K.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Chen, G.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Highly Efficient Alkane Oxidation Catalyzed by [MnV(N)(CN)4]2-. Evidence for [MnVII(N)(O)(CN)4]2- as an Active Intermediate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 7680-7687.\r
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Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Lau, T. C. Reactivity of Nitrido Complexes of Ruthenium(VI), Osmium(VI), and Manganese(V) Bearing Schiff Base and Simple Anionic Ligands. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 427-439.\r
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Man, W. L.; Xie, J.; Pan, Y.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Kwong, H. K.; Ip, K. W.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. C-N Bond Cleavage of Anilines by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5533-5536.\r
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Chen, G.; Chen, L.; Ng, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C. Chemical and Visible-Light-Driven Water Oxidation by Iron Complexes at pH 7-9: Evidence for Dual-Active Intermediates in Iron-Catalyzed Water Oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1789–1791.\r
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Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Kwong, H. K.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C. Ligand Accelerated Activation of Strong C-H Bonds of Alkanes by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 9101-9104.\r
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Leung, C. F.; Ng, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Man, W. L.; Wu, J.; Chen, L.; Lau, T. C. A cobalt(II) quaterpyridine complex as a visible light-driven catalyst for both water oxidation and reduction. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 7903-7907.\r
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Yiu, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C. Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Alkanes by Lewis Acid/[OsVI(N)Cl4]- Using Peroxides as Terminal Oxidants. Evidence for a Metal-Based Active Intermediate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 10821-10827.\r
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Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W. L.; Leung, C. F.; Wong, C. Y.; Lau, T. C. Solvent effects on the oxidation of RuIV=O to O=RuVI=O by MnO4-: hydrogen-atom versus oxygen-atom transfer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13646-13652.\r
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Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C. Mechanisms of oxidation by trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) complexes containing macrocyclic tertiary amine ligands. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2007, 251, 2238-2252.\r
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Yiu, S. M.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Ho, C. M.; Lau, T. C. Facile N•••N Coupling of Manganese(V) Imido Species. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 803-809.\r
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Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Wong, W. Y.; Lau, T. C. Oxidation of Nitrite by a trans-Dioxoruthenium(VI) Complex: Direct Evidence for Reversible Oxygen Atom Transfer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14669-14675.\r
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Lam, W. W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lee, J. M. N.; Yau, S. K. Y.; Kwong, H. K.; Lau, T. C.; Liu, D.; Lin, Z. BF3-Activated Oxidation of Alkanes by MnO4-. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2851-2858.\r
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Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C.; Peng, S. M. Direct Aziridination of Alkenes by a Cationic (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 15336-15337.\r
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Yiu, S. M.; Wu, Z. B.; Mak, C. K.; Lau, T. C. FeCl3-Activated Oxidation of Alkanes by [Os(N)O3]-. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 14921-14929.\r
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Man, W. L.; Tang, T. M.; Wong, T. W.; Lau, T. C.; Peng, S. M.; Wong, W. T. Highly Electrophilic (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 478-479.\r
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Chiu, S. M.; Wong, T. W.; Man, W. L.; Wong, W. T.; Peng, S. M.; Lau, T. C. Facile Nucleophilic Addition to Salophen Coordinated to Nitridoosmium(VI). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 12720-12721.\r
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Yeung, W. F.; Man, W. L.; Wong, W. T.; Lau, T. C.; Gao, S. Ferromagnetic ordering in a diamond-like cyano-bridged MnIIRuIII bimetallic coordination polymer. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 3031-3033.