Dr. Rui Zhang

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsChemoselectivity, Polyoxometalate, Regioselectivity, Selective Catalytic Oxidation, Stereoselectivity

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityBowling Green
InstitutionWestern Kentucky University
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry
Homepagehttp://www.wku.edu/chemistry/faculty.php

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Waldemar AdamInstitut für Organische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2001

Program(s)

2001Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2003Rui Zhang and Martin Newcomb: Laser Flash Photolysis Formation and Direct Kinetic Studies of Manganese(V)-Oxo Porphyrin Intermediates. In: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 12418-12419
1999Zhang, R.; Yu, W.-Y.; Lai, T.-S.; Che, C.-M. Enantioselective epoxidation of trans-disubstituted alkenes by D2-symmetric chiral dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins. In: Chem. Commun., 1999, 409-410
1998Lai, T.-S.; Zhang, R.; Cheung, K.-K.; Kwong, H.-L.; Che, C.-M. Aerobic enantioselective alkene epoxidation by a chiral trans-dioxo(D4-porphyrinato)ruthenium (VI) complex. In: Chem. Commun., 1998, 1583-1584
1998Lai, T.-S.; Kwong, H.-L.; Zhang, R.; Che, C.-M. Stoichiometric enantioselective alkene epoxidation with a chiral dioxoruthenium (VI) D4-porphyrinato complex. In: J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. , 1998, 3559-3563