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Refereed Publications (* for correspondence author)

WKU (WKU student co-authors underlined)

 

1.      Lee, N.-F.; Malone, J.; Jeddi, H.; Kwong, K.-W.; Zhang, R.* “Visible-light photolysis of corrole-managnese(IV) nitrites to generate corrole-manganese(V)-oxo complexes” Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2017, 82, 27-30.

2.      Kwong, K.-W.; Lee, N.-F.; Ranburger, D.; Malone, J.; Zhang, R.* “Visible light formation of corrole-managnese(V)-oxo complexes: Observation of multiple oxidation pathways” J. Inorg. Biochem. 2016, 163, 39-44.

3.      Kwong, K.-W.; Winchester, M.; Zhang, R.* Photochemical generation of manganese(IV)-oxo porphyrins by visible light photolysis of dimanganese(III) µ-oxo bis-porphyrins,  Inorg. Chim. Acta 2016, 451, 202-206.

4.      Chen, T.-H.; Kwong, K.-W.; Lee, N.-F.; Ranburger, D.; Zhang, R.* Highly efficient and chemoselective oxidation of sulfides catalyzed by iron(III) corroles with iodobenzene diacetate. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2016, 451, 65-72.

5.      Chen, T.-H.; Asiri, N; Kwong, K.-W.; Malone, J.; Zhang, R. Ligand control in photochemical generation of high-valent porphyrin-iron-oxo derivatives, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 9949-9952.

6.      Kwong, K.-W.; Chen, T.-H.; Luo, W.- L.; Jeddi, H.; Zhang, R., A biomimetic oxidation catalyzed by manganese(III) porphyrins and iodobenzene diacetate: Synthetic and mechanistic investigations. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2015, 430, 176-183.

7.      Chen, T.-H.; Kwong, K.-W.; Carver, A.; Luo, W. L.; Zhang, R., Enhanced iron(III) corrole-catalyzed oxidations with iodobenzene diacetate: Synthetic and mechanistic investigations. Appl. Catal. A 2015, 497, 121-126.

8.      Zhang, R.;* Vanover, E.; Luo, W.-L; Newcomb, M. Photochemical generation and kinetic studies of a putative porphyrin-ruthenium(V)-oxo species Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 8749-8756.

9.      Chen, T.-H.; Yuan, Z.; Carver, A.; Zhang, R.* “Visible light-promoted selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides catalyzed by ruthenium porphyrins with iodobenzene diacetate” Appl. Catal. A 2014, 478, 275-282.

10.  Zhang, R.;* Vanover, E.; Chen, T.-H.; Thompson, H. “Visible light-driven aerobic oxidation catalyzed by a diiron(IV) µ-oxo biscorrole complex” Appl. Catal. A 2013, 465, 95-100.

11.  Webb, C; Dahl, D.; Pesterfield, L.; Lovell, D.; Zhang, R.;* Ballard, S; Kellie, S. “Modeling Collaboration and Partnership in a Program Integrating NMR across the Chemistry Curriculum at a University and a Community and Technical College” J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90, 873-876.

12.  Abebrese, C.; Huang, Y.; Pan, A.; Yuan, Z.; Zhang, R.* “Kinetic studies of oxygen atom transfer reactions from trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins to sulfides” J. Inorg. Biochem. 2011, 105, 1555-1561.

13.  Zhang, R.*; Huang, Y.; Abebrese, C.; Thompson, H.; Vanover, E.; Webb, C.* “Generation of trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins: A photochemical approach” Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2011, 372, 152-157.

14.  Huang, Y.; Vanover, E.; and Zhang, R.* “A facile photosynthesis of trans-dioxoruthenium (VI) porphyrins”, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 3776-3778.

15.  Vanover, E.; Huang, Y.; Xu, L.; Newcomb, M.; Zhang, R.* “Photocatalytic aerobic oxidation by a bis-porphyrin-ruthenium(VI) µ-oxo dimer: observation of a putative porphyrin-ruthenium(V)-oxo intermediate”, Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 2246-2249.  

16.  Harischandra, D.; Lowery, G.; Zhang, R.*, Newcomb, M. “Production of a Putative Iron(V)-Oxo-corrole Species by Photo-Disproportionation of a Bis-Corrole-Diiron(IV)-μ-Oxo Dimer: Implication for a Green Oxidation Catalyst”, Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 2089-2092.

17.  Horner, J. H.; Sheng, X.; Chandrasena, R. E. P.; Zhang, R.; Wang, Q.; Newcomb, M..   Compounds I by photo-oxidation of compounds II. ECS Transactions 2009, 19, 71-80.

18.  Zhang, R.*, Newcomb, M. “Laser Flash Photolysis Generation of High-Valent Transition Metal-Oxo Species: Insights from Kinetic Studies in Real Time”, Acc. Chem. Res., 2008, 41, 468-477.

19.  Pan, Z.; Zhang, R.*, L. W.-M. Fung, Newcomb, M.* “Photochemical Production of a Highly Reactive Porphyrin-Iron-Oxo Species”, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 1517-1519.

20.  Vanover, E.; Lowery, G.; and Zhang, R.* “Production of Highly Reactive Metal-Oxo Species with Molecular Oxygen and Visible Light for the Selective Oxidation Catalysis” 2010, Preprints - American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 55 (1).

 

Prior to WKU

 

21.  Newcomb, M.; Zhang, R.; Chandrasena, R. E. P.; Humgensen, J. A.; Horner, J. H. “Cytochrome P450 Compound I”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 4580-4581.  

22.  Zhang, R.; Nagraji, N.; Lansakara, D.; Hager, L. P.; Newcomb, M “Kinetics of Two-Electron Oxidations by the Compound I Derivative of Chloroperoxidase, a Model for Cytochrome P450 Oxidants”, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 2731-2734.

23.  Newcomb, M.; Zhang, R., Pan, Z.; Harischandra, D. N.; Chandrasena, R. E. P.; Horner, J. H.; Martinez, E. “Laser Flash Photolysis Production of Metal-Oxo Derivatives and Direct Kinetic Studies of Their Oxidation Reactions”, Catal. Today, 2006, 117, 98-104.

24.  Pan, Z.; Zhang, R.*, Newcomb, M.* “Kinetic Studies of Reactions of Iron(IV)-Oxo Porphyrin Radical Cations with Organic Reductants”, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2006, 100, 524-532.

25.  Harischandra, D. N.; Zhang, R.*; Newcomb, M.* “Photochemical Generation of a Highly Reactive Iron-Oxo Intermediate; A True Iron(V)-Oxo Species?”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 13776-13777.

26.  Zhang, R.; Harischandra, D. N.; Newcomb, M. “Laser Flash Photolysis Generation and Kinetic Studies of Corrole Manganese(V)-Oxo Complexes”, Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 5713-5720.

27.  Zhang, R.; Chandrasena, R. E. P.; Martinez, E.; Horner, J. H.; Newcomb, M. “Formation of Compound I by Photo-Oxidation of Compound II”, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 1193-1195.

28.  Zhang, R.; Horner, J. H.; Newcomb, M. "Laser Flash Photolysis Generation and Kinetic Studies of Porphyrin Manganese-Oxo Intermediates: Rate Constants for Fast Oxidations Effected by Porphyrin-ManganeseV-Oxo Species and Disproportionation Equilibrium Constants for Porphyrin-ManganeseIV-Oxo Species " J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 6573-6582.  

29.  Zhang R.; and Newcomb, M. “Laser Flash Photolysis Formation and Direct Kinetic Studies of Manganese(V)-Oxo Porphyrin Intermediates” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12418-12419.

30.  Nardello, V.; Aubry, J.-M, De Vos, D. E.; Neumann, R.; Adam, W.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Zhang, R.; ten Elshof, J. E.; Witte, P. T.; Alsters. P. L. “Inorganic Compounds and Materials as Catalysts for Oxidations with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide” J. Mol. Catal. A. Chem, 2006, 251, 183-191.

31.  Adam, W.; Alsters, P. L.; Neumann, R.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Seebach, D.; Beck, A. K.; Zhang, R* “Chiral Hydroperoxides as Oxygen Source in the Catalytic Stereoselective Epoxidation of Allylic Alcohols by Sandwich-Type Polyoxometalates: Control of Enantioselectivity through a Metal-Coordinated Template” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68. 8222-8231.

32.  Adam, W.; Beck, A. K.; Pichota, A.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Seebach, D.; Vogl, N.; Zhang, R. “Control of Enantioselectivity through a Hydrogen-Bonded Template in the Vanadium(V)-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Allylic Alcohols by Optically Active Hydroperoxides” Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2003, 14, 1355-1361.

33.  Adam, W.; Alsters, P.; Neumann, R.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Seebach, D.; Zhang, R* “Highly Efficient Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of Allylic Alcohols by an Oxovanadium-Substituted Polyoxometalate with a Regenerative TADDOL-Derived Hydroperoxide” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 725-728.

34.  Alsters, P. L.; Witte, P. T.; Neumann, R; Rozner, Dorit S.; Adam, W.; Zhang, R.; Reedijk, J.; Gamez, P.; ten Elshof, J. E.; Chowdhury, S. R. “Fine-tuning and recycling of homogeneous tungstate and polytungstate epoxidation catalysts” Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis (2008), 415-428.

35.  Adam, W.; Alsters, P.; Neumann, R.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Sloboda-Rozner, D.; Zhang, R*  “A Highly Chemoselective, Diastereoselective and Regioselective Epoxidation of Chiral Allylic Alcohols with Hydrogen Peroxide, Catalyzed by Sandwich-Type Polyoxometalates: Enhancement of Reactivity and Control of Selectivity by the Hydroxy Group through Metal-Alcoholate Bonding” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68,1721-1728.

36.  Adam, W.; Alsters, P L.; Neumann, R.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Sloboda-Rozner, D.; Zhang, R*, “A New Highly Selective Method for the Catalytic Epoxidation of Chiral Allylic Alcohols by Sandwich-Type Polyoxometalates with Hydrogen Peroxide ” Synlett, 2002, 2011-2014.

37.  Zhang, R; Yu, W.-Y; Che, C.-M. “Catalytic Enantioselective Oxidation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons with D4-Symmetric Chiral Ruthenium Porphyrin Catalysts”. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2005, 16, 3520-3526.

38.  Che, C.-M.; Zhang, J.-L.; Zhang, R.; Huang, J.-S.; Lai, T.-S.; Tsui, W.-M.; Zhou, X.-G.; Zhou, Z.-Y.; Chang, C.-K. “Hydrocarbon Oxidation by -Halogenated Dioxoruthenium(VI) Porphyrin Complexes: Effect of Reduction Potential (RuVI/V) and C-H Bond-Dissociation Energy on Rate Constants” Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 7040-7053.

39.  Zhang, R.; Yu, W.-Y.; Sun, H.-Z.; Liu, W.-S.; Che, C. -M. "Stereo- and Enantioselective Alkene Epoxidations. A Comparative Study of the D4- and D2-Symmetric Homochiral trans-Dioxoruthenium(VI) Porphyrins", Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 2495-2507.

40.  Chen, J.; Zhang, R.; Hu, J.; Li, X. “Selective catalytic oxidation of mixed xylene by hydroxamic acid cobalt complex Co(BPHA)2”. Huaxue Yanjiu Yu Yingyong, 2002, 14, 178-181.

41.  Zhang, R.; Yu, W.-Y.; Wong, K.-Y.; Che, C.-M. : “Highly Efficient Asymmetric Epoxidation of Alkenes with a D4-symmetric Chiral Dichlororuthenium(IV) Porphyrin Catalyst” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 8145-8153.

42.  Liu, W.-S.; Zhang, R.; Huang, J.-S.; Che, C.-M.; Peng, S.-M. : "Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a chiral molybdenum porphyrin and its catalytic behavior toward asymmetric epoxidation of aromatic alkenes", J. Organomet. Chem. 2001, 634, 34-38.

43.  Zhang, R.; Yu, W.-Y.; Lai, T.-S.; Che, C. -M. : “Enantioselective hydroxylation of benzylic C-H bonds by D4-symmetric chiral oxoruthenium porphyrins” Chem. Commun., 1999, 1791-1792.

44.  Zhang, R.; Yu, W.-Y.; Lai, T.-S.; Che, C.-M. “Enantioselective epoxidation of trans-disubstituted alkenes by D2-symmetric chiral dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins” Chem. Commun. 1999, 409-410.

45.  Lai, T.-S.; Kwong, H.-L.; Zhang, R.; Che, C.-M. “Stoichiometric enantioselective alkene epoxidation with a chiral dioxoruthenium (VI) D4-porphyrinato complex.” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1998, 3559-3564.

46.  Lai, 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.” Chem. Commun. 1998, 1583-1584.

47.  Alsters, P. L.; Witte, P. T.; Neumann, R.; Rozner, Dorit S.; Adam, W.; Zhang, R.; Reedijk, J.; Gamez, P.; ten Elshof, J. E.; Chowdhury, S. R..”Fine-tuning and recycling of homogeneous tungstate and polytungstate epoxidation catalysts” 2007, Preprints - American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 52(2), 208-212.

48.  Newcomb,M.; Zhang, R.; Chandrasena, R. E. P.; Pan, Z.; Harischandra, D.; Kim, H.-Y.; Horner, J. H. “Photochemical generation of high-valent porphyrin-metal-oxo derivatives” J. Porph. Phthal. 2006, 10, 356.

49.  Newcomb, M.; Zhang, R.; Chandrasena, R. E. P.; Horner, J. H.; Martinez, E., II; Harischandra, D. N.; Pan, Z.   Laser flash photolysis production of compound I and its relatives.    International Conference on Cytochromes P450: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Proceedings, 14th, Dallas, TX, United States, 2005, 41-47.

50.  Zhang, R.; Horner, J. H.; Newcomb, M.: Laser Flash Photolysis (LFP) Generation and Kinetic Studies of High-Valent Porphyrin Metal-Oxo Intermediates. J. Porph. Phthal. 2004, 8, 911.

 
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