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Research interests
Chemistry - Coordination Chemistry
Chemistry - Organometallic chemistry
Chemistry - Reaction Mechanism
Chemistry - Structure and Bonding
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Chemistry, PhD, University of Oxford
1990
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding the Reaction Chemistry and Catalysis of Cobalt Metal Complexes through DFT Calculations
LIN, Z. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Understanding Reactions Involving Alumanyl Anions and Their Transition-Metal Complexes
LIN, Z. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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DFT Studies on the Reactions of Borylgold and Related Organometallic Complexes
LIN, Z. (PI)
1/01/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Development of a New Generation of Privileged Chiral Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis
LIN, Z. (CoPI), CHIU, P. (CoPI) & SUN, J. (PI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
30/06/22 → 29/06/25
Project: Research
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Diazulenopentalene: Facile Synthesis of Linear Non-Alternant Molecular Carbons through Pt-Mediated Rearrangement
Lin, Z., Wang, C., Shiri, F., Lin, Z. & Liu, J., 11 Feb 2026, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148, 5, p. 4844-4850 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Divergent mechanisms in the addition of (NHC)Au(I)–H and (NHC)Cu(I)–H across alkynes
Chan, W. C. & Lin, Z., 12 Jan 2026, In: Organometallics. 45, 1, p. 72-80 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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From delocalized orbitals to Lewis structures: Trade-offs in the imperfect art of chemical bonding analysis
Sheong, F. K., Zhang, J. X. & Lin, Z., 7 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 164, 5, 054306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Ligand-Promoted Site-Selective Regiodivergent Lactamization of Activated δ- versus Inert γ-Methylene C(sp3)–H Bonds via Open-Shell Copper(II) Nitrenoid Catalysis
Au, C. M., Wong, K. W., Lin, M. K., Zhang, T., Chan, K. L., Lin, Z. & Yu, W. Y., 2026, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 65, 4, p. 1-12 12 p., e18342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of S(IV)-stereogenic sulfinamides enabled by an air-stable chiral phosphine
Qian, C., Chen, Y., Wang, B., Wang, T., Zhang, C., Lin, Z. & Sun, J., 10 Mar 2026, In: Nature Chemistry. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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“Fragment Aligned Molecular Orbital (FAMO) Analysis: An Innovative Tool for Analyzing Chemical Bonding”
LIN, Z. (Invited speaker)
24 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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3rd International Symposium on New Molecules and Clusters
LIN, Z. (Speaker)
23 Aug 2024 → 26 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Chinese Journal of Chemistry (Journal)
LIN, Z. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Jan 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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ACS Organometallics (Journal)
LIN, Z. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Jan 2016 → 1 Dec 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
LIN, Z. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Sept 2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work