Prof. Dr. Zhongfang Chen

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPhysical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry,Organic Molecular Chemistry
Keywordsheterofullerenes, higher fullerenes, regioisomerism, regioselectivity

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySan Juan
InstitutionUniversity of Puerto Rico
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Andreas HirschLehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
Start of initial sponsorship01/12/1999

Programme(s)

1999Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2003Zhongfang Chen, Walter Thiel: Performance of semiempirical methods in computational fullerene chemistry - relative energies and endohedral chemical shifts. In: Chem. Phys. Lett., 2003, 15
2003Zhongfang Chen, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: Reactivity of the Convex and Concave Surfaces of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) towards Addition Reactions: Dependence on the C-Atom Pyramidalization. In: ChemPhysChem, 2003, 93
2002Zhongfang Chen, Guichang Wang, Xuezhuang Zhao, Auchin Tang Isomerism and aromaticity of heterofullerenes C70-nPn (n=2-10). In: J. Mol. Mod. , 2002, 223
2002Haijun Jiao, Zhongfang Chen, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel : Oxa- and Thia-Fullerenes (C59O, C59S): Closed or Opened Cages?. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2002, 4916
2002Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Andreas Hirsch: Sperical aromaticity - an overview. In: Dirk M. Guldi, Nazario Martin, From Synthesis to Optoelectronic Applications. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. 121-135
2002Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Andreas Hirsch, Paul von Rague Schleyer: Three-dimensional homoaromaticity. In: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 4309
2001Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: BN-Doped Fullerenes: An NICS Characterization. In: J. Org. Chem., 2001, 3380-3383
2001Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: BN-doped fullerenes: A NICS Characterization. In: J. Org. Chem, 2001, 3902
2001Zhongfang Chen, Jerzy Cioslowski, Niny Rao, David Moncrieff, Michael Bühl, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: Endohedral chemical shifts in higher fullerenes with 72-86 carbon atoms. In: Ther Chem Acc , 2001, 364-368
2001Zhongfang Chen, Andreas Hirsch, Haijun Jiao: Spherical Aromaticity of Inorganic Cage Molecules. In: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2001, 2834-2838
2001Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: The 2(N+1)2 rule for spherical aromaticity: further validation. In: J. Mol. Model, 2001, 161-163
2001Zhongfang Chen, Uwe Reuther, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: Theoretical Studies on the Substitution Patterns in Heterofullerenes C70-xNx and C70-xBx (x=2-10). In: J. Phys. Chem. A, 2001, 8105-8110
2001Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Michael Bühl, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: Theoretical investigation into structures and magnetic properties of smaller fullerenes and their heteroanalogues. In: Ther Chem Acc, 2001, 352-363
2000Zhongfang Chen, Haijun Jiao, Andreas Hirsch, Walter Thiel: Fullerenes Cn36 (n=0,2+2,2-) and their B- and N-doped analogues. In: Chemical Physics Letters , 2000, 47-51
2000Zhongfang Chen, Andreas Hirsch, Haijun Jiao: Spherical Aromaticity in Ih Symmetrical Fullerenes: The 2(N+1)2 Rule. In: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2000, 3915-3917