Work at PKU
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Divergent Reactivity of U(III) and U(II) Complexes with Organoazides via Isolable Diazenylimido Intermediates.
Deng, C.; Yang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Huang, W.*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2024, Advanced Article.
Efficient Earth-Abundant Copper Photocatalysis Enabled by Metal–Arene Interaction.
Deng, C.; Huang, W.*
Chem 2024, Advanced Article (Invited Preview).
f-Block Metal-Arene Interactions
Deng, C.; Wang, Y.; Huang, W.*
Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 44, Advanced Article.
Reduction of Thorium Tris(amido)arene Complexes: Reversible Double and Single C–C Couplings
Deng, C.†; Liang, J.†; Wang, Y.; Huang, W.*
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 9676–9686.
Neutral Inverse-Sandwich Rare-Earth Metal Complexes of the Benzene Tetraanion
Wang, Y.†; Zhang, Y.†; Liang, J.; Tan, B.; Deng, C.; Huang, W.*
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 8740–8749.
Topology-dependent synthesis, structures, and bonding interactions of uranium polyarene complexes.
Deng, C.†; Xu, X.-C.†; Sun, R.; Wang, Y.; Wang, B.-W.; Hu, H.-S.; Huang, W.*
Organometallics 2024, 43, 174–190.
A Combined Synthetic, Magnetic, and Theoretical Study on Enhancing Ligand-Field Axiality for Dy(III) Single–Molecule Magnets Supported by Ferrocene Diamide Ligands
Yang, K.†; Sun, R.†; Zhao, J.; Deng, C.; Wang, B.; Gao, S.; Huang, W.*
Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 9892–9903.
Accessing Five Oxidation States of Uranium in a Retained Ligand Framework
Deng, C.; Liang, J.; Sun, R.; Wang, Y.; Fu, P.-X.; Wang, B.-W.; Gao, S.; Huang, W.*
Two-Electron Oxidations at a Single Cerium Center
Wang, Y.; Liang, J.; Deng, C.; Sun, R.; Fu, P.-X.; Wang, B.-W.; Gao, S.; Huang, W.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22466–22474.
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Multiply bound uranium–transition metal complexes featuring a cis-[M⇉U⇇M] core
Deng, C.; Huang, W.*
Chinese J. Org. Chem. (有机化学) 2023, 43, 3337–3338.
Trivalent Rare-Earth Metal Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene Complexes
Xiao, Y.†; Liu, Z.†; Liang, J.; Yang, K.; Huang, W.*
Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 15873-15882.
5d on the Rise.
Huang, W.* (Invited Spotlight).
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 7437–7438.
Chapter 6. Organometallic Chemistry of Lanthanides.
Liddle, Stephen T.; Mills, David P.; Natrajan, Louise S., Editor(s),
The Lanthanides and Actinides: Synthesis, Reactivity, Properties and Applications Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
World Scientific, New Jersey, 2022; pp 209–309, LCCN 2021009805, ISBN 9781800610156.
Rare earth metal complexes supported by a tripodal tris(amido) ligand system featuring an arene anchor.
Xin, T.†; Wang, X.†; Yang, K.; Liang, J.; Huang, W.*
Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 15321–15329.
Homoleptic tris(6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine) rare earth metal complexes.
Xiao, Y.†; Sun, R.†; Liang, J.; Fang, Y.-H.; Liu, Z.; Jiang, S.-D.; Wang, B.-W.*; Gao, S.; Huang, W.*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 2591–2602.
Chemistry of unusual oxidation states of actinides II. Molecular complexes.
Deng, C.; Su, Y.; Huang, W.*
Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry, 2021, 43, 1–20.
1.09 - Amide and Ketimide Metal Complexes.
In Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry III, Constable, E. C.; Parkin, G.; Que Jr, L., Editor(s).
Co, N. H.†; Davis, A. R.†; Deng, C.†; Chantranuwathana, V.; Himel Rubin, E. R.; Subhan, M.; Huang, W.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Elsevier: Oxford, 2021; pp 178–296.
Arene-bridged dithorium complexes: Inverse sandwiches supported by a δ bonding interaction.
Yu, C.; Liang, J.; Deng, C.; Lefèvre, G.; Cantat, T.; Diaconescu, P. L.*; Huang, W.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 21292–21297.
Distinct electronic structures and bonding interactions in inverse-sandwich Samarium and ytterbium biphenyl complexes.
Xiao, Y.†; Zhao, X.-K.†; Wu, T.; Miller, J. T.; Hu, H.-S.*; Li, J.; Huang, W.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Chemistry of unusual oxidation states of actinides I. Gas phase, solid state and aqueous solution.
Deng, C.; Su, Y.; Huang, W.*
Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry, 2020, 42, 443–464.
Chemistry of non-traditional oxidation states of rare earth metals.
Wang, Y.; Huang, W.* (Special issue in memory of the 100th birthday of Prof. Guangxian Xu).
Sci. Sin. Chim. 2020, 50, 1504–1559.
Work Before PKU
Large increase in external quantum efficiency by dihedral angle tuning in a sky-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter.
Huang, W.†,*; Einzinger, M.†,*; Maurano, A.; Zhu, T.; Tiepelt, J.; Yu, C.; Chae, H.-S.; Van Voorhis, T.; Baldo, M. A.; Buchwald, S. L.
Adv. Optical Mater. 2019, 7, 1900476.
Molecular design of deep blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials employing a homoconjugative triptycene scaffold and dihedral angle engineering.
Huang, W.; Einzinger, M.; Zhu, T.; Chae, H.-S.; Jeon, S.; Lee, S.-Y.; Ihn, S.-G.; Sim, M.; Kim, S.; Su, M.; Teverovskiy, G.; Wu, T.; Van Voorhis, T.; Swager, T. M.; Baldo, M. A.; Buchwald, S. L.
Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 1462–1466.
Reduction of diphenylacetylene mediated by rare-earth ferrocene diamide complexes.
Brosmer, J. L.; Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Organometallics 2017, 36, 4643–4648.
Aromatic C–F bond activation by rare-earth metal complexes.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Organometallics 2017, 36, 89–96.
Reactivity and properties of metal complexes enabled by flexible and redox-active ligands with a ferrocene backbone.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 10013–10023.
Palladium catalyzed N-arylation of iminodibenzyls and iminostilbenes with aryl and hetero‐aryl halides.
Huang, W.; Buchwald, S. L.*
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 14186–14189.
Design of efficient molecular organic light-emitting diodes by a high-throughput virtual screening and experimental approach.
Gómez-Bombarelli, R.; Aguilera-Iparraguirre, J.; Hirzel, T.; Duvenaud, D.; Maclaurin, D.; Blood-Forsythe, M.; Chae, H.-S.; Einzinger, M.; Ha, D.-G.; Wu, T.; Markopoulos, G.; Jeon, S.; Kang, H.; Miyazaki, H.; Numata, M.; Kim, S.; Huang, W.; Hong, S.-I.; Baldo, M. A.*; Adams, R.*; Aspuru-Guzik, A.*
Nat. Mater. 2016, 15, 1120–1127.
Chapter Two: C–H Bond activation of hydrocarbons mediated by rare-earth metals and actinides: beyond σ-bond metathesis and 1,2-addition
In: Pérez, Pedro J., Editor(s), Advances in Organometallic Chemistry
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Academic Press 2015, 64, 41–75, ISSN 0065-3055, ISBN 9780128029404.
In situ synthesis of rare-earth metal complexes supported by ferrocene diamide ligand: extension to redox active lanthanide ions.
Huang, W.; Brosmer, J. L.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 7696–7702.
Rare-earth metal π-complexes of reduced arenes, alkenes, and alkynes: bonding, electronic structure and comparison with actinides and other highly electropositive metals.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 15360–15371.
Tetraanionic biphenyl lanthanide complexes as single-molecule magnets.
Huang, W. †; Le Roy, J. J. †; Khan, S. I.; Ungur, L.*; Murugesu, M.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 2374–2382.
Bimetallic cleavage of aromatic C–H bonds by rare-earth-metal complexes.
Huang, W.; Dulong, F.; Khan, S. I.; Cantat, T.*; Diaconescu, P. L.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17410–17413.
Rare earth arene-bridged complexes obtained by reduction of organometallic precursors.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths 2014, 45, 261–329.
Group 3 metal stilbene complexes: synthesis, reactivity, and electronic structure studies.
Huang, W.; Abukhalil, P. M.; Khan, S, I.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5221–5223.
P4 Activation by lanthanum and lutetium naphthalene complexes supported by a ferrocene diamide ligand.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, (22–23), 4090–4096.
Synthesis and characterization of paramagnetic lanthanide benzyl complexes.
Huang, W.; Upton, B. M.; Khan, S. I.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 1379–1386.
A six-carbon, 10π-electron aromatic system supported by group 3 metals.
Huang, W.; Dulong, F.; Wu, T.; Khan, S. I.; Miller, J. T.; Cantat, T.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
P4 activation by group 3 metal arene complexes.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 2216–2218.
Visible-light-induced reversible C–C bond formation of an imidazole-derived scandium complex.
Huang, W.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012, 380, 274–277.
Inverted sandwiches of scandium arene complexes supported by a ferrocene diamide ligand.
Huang, W.; Khan, S. I.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10410–10413.
Transmetalation reactions of a scandium complex supported by a ferrocene-diamide ligand.
Huang, W.; Carver, C. T.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 978–984.
Group 3 metal complexes of radical-anionic 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands.
Williams, B. N.; Huang, W.; Miller, K. L.; Diaconescu, P. L.*
Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 11493–11498.