Prof. Minghua Zeng, Ph.D.

E-mail:zmh@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn

Research Interests:

1. Directional construction, assembly process, solid-liquid structure information, structure-effect relationship, structure transformation and physicochemical properties of magnet/porous molecular-based crystal materials

2. Coordination catalysis and organic synthesis of the solution coordination chemistry

    

Representative Publications:

1. M.-H. Zeng*, Q.-X. Wang, Y.-X. Tan, S. Hu, H.-X. Zhao, L.-S. Long，M. Kurmoo. Rigid Pillars and Double Walls in a Porous Metal-Organic Framework: Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal, Controlled Uptake and Release of Iodine and Electrical Conductivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2561.

2. Z. Yin, Q.-X. Wang, M.-H. Zeng*,  Iodine Release and Recovery, Influence of Polyiodide Anions on Electrical Conductivity and Nonlinear Optical Activity in an Interdigitated and Interpenetrated Bipillared Bilayer Metal-Organic Framework. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 4857.

3. M.-H. Zeng*, Z. Yin, Y.-X. Tan, W.-X. Zhang, Y.-P. He, M. Kurmoo. Nanoporous Cobalt(II) MOF Exhibiting Four Magnetic Ground States and Changes in Gas Sorption upon Post-Synthetic Modification. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 4680.

4. Y.-Q. Hu, M.-H. Zeng*, K. Zhang, S. Hu, F.-F. Zhou, M. Kurmoo.* Tracking the Formation of a Polynuclear Co16 Complex and its Elimination and Substitution Reactions by Mass Spectroscopy and Crystallography. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7901.

5. F. Sun, Z. Yin, Q.-Q. Wang, D. Sun, M.-H. Zeng*, M. Kurmoo.* A New Metal Organic Framework and its Tandem Post Synthetic Modifications by Thermal Elimination and Subsequent Bromination: Effects on Absorption Properties and Photoluminescence. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4538.

6. M.-H. Zeng*, M.-X. Yao, H. Liang,* W.-X. Zhang, X.-M. Chen. A single-molecule-magnetic cubane-based, triangular Co12 supercluster. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 1832.

7. M.-H. Zeng, W.-X. Zhang, X.-Z. Sun, X.-M. Chen.* Spin-canting and metamagnetism in a unique 3D homometallic molecular material constructed by interpenetration of different cobalt(II) coordination polymer sheets. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3079.

8. Y.-L. Zhou, M.-H. Zeng*, L.-Q. Wei, B.-W. Li, M. Kurmoo.* Traditional and Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis and Surface Modification of Co7 Brucite Disk Clusters and Their Magnetic Properties. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 4295.

9. Q. Chen, M.-H. Zeng*,  Y.-L. Zhou, H.-H. Zou, M. Kurmoo.* Hydrogen-Bonded Dicubane CoII7Single-Molecule-Magnet Coordinated by in Situ Solvothermally Generated 1,2-Bis(8-hydroxyquinolin-2-yl)-ethane-1,2-diol Arranged in a Trefoil. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 2114.

10. Q. Chen, M.-H. Zeng*, L.-Q. Wei, M. Kurmoo.* A Multifaceted Cage Cluster, [CoII6O12X]-(X=Cl- or F-): Halide Template Effect and Frustrated Magnetism. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 4328.

Review :

1. W.-X. Zhang,* P.-Q. Liao, R.-B. Lin, Y.-S. Wei, M.-H. Zeng*, X.-M. Chen.* Metal Cluster-based Functional Porous Coordination Polymers. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2015, 293–294, 263.

2. Z. Yin, Y.-L. Zhou, M.-H. Zeng*, M. Kurmoo. The Concept of Mixed Organic Ligands in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Tuning and Functions. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 5258-5275.

Published works :

1. Elsevier, Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II, Book, volume 7, Crystallographic (Engineered) Assemblies. Chapter 7, Network solids: mixed ligand molecular building blocks,  M.-H. Zeng*, X. M. Chen*; 2016.

2. Wiley-VCH, Molecular Magnetic Materials, Book, Chapter 10，Molecular magnetic sponges and microporous magnets,  W.-X. Zhang,* M.-H. Zeng*, Xiao Ming Chen*，2015.