Shek-Man Yiu

TL;DR: The Zr-DMBD solid features a nearly white photoluminescence that is distinctly quenched after Hg uptake and illustrates the wider applicability of the hard-and-soft strategy for functional frameworks.

TL;DR: A binuclear Co complex bearing a bi-quaterpyridine ligand that can selectively reduce CO2 to HCOO− or CO under visible light irradiation and can selectively afford either carbon monoxide or formate by selection of the reaction medium acidity is reported.

TL;DR: A highly specific, distinct color change in the crystals of a metal-organic framework with pendant allyl thioether units in response to Pd species was discovered, pointing to the potential use of these crystals in colorimetric detection and quantification of Pd(II) ions.

TL;DR: The following evidence shows that no free alkyl radicals are produced in the catalytic oxidation of alkanes, suggesting that the mechanism does not involve alkoxy radicals derived from homolytic cleavage of MPPH but is consistent with heterolytic Cleavage ofMPPH to produce a metal-based active intermediate.

TL;DR: Four new luminescent cyclometallated iridium(III) bis(quinolylbenzaldehyde) diimine complexes have been synthesised and characterised, and their electronic absorption, emission and electrochemical properties investigated.