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Prof LAU Tai Chu
劉大鑄教授
PhD(HK)

Emeritus Professor of Department of Chemistry

Contact Information
Office: YEUNG-P5103
Phone: +852 3442-7811
Fax: +852 3442-0522
Email: bhtclau@cityu.edu.hk
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0867-9746
Scopus Author ID: 7102222310

Prof. T C Lau received his BSc and PhD from the University of Hong Kong. He previously took up postdoctoral research work at Stanford University and the University of Houston, USA. His current research interests and specialism include reactivity of transition metal oxo, nitrido and imido complexes, photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction by transition metal complexes.

Publications
  • Wei, Y.; Chen, L.; Chen, H.; Cai, L.; Tan, G.; Qiu, Y.; Xiang, Q.; Chen, G,; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO by In Situ Formation of a Hybrid Catalytic System Based on Molecular Iron Quaterpyridine Covalently Linked to Carbon Nitride. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022 doi.org/10.1002/ange.202116832
  • Bai, Y.-N.; Zhang, F.; Yu, L.-P.; Zhang, Y.-L.; Wu, Y.; Lau. T.-C.; Zhao, H.-P.; Zeng, R.-J. Acetate and electricity generation from methane in conductive fiber membrane - microbial fuel cells. Science of the Total Environment 2022, 804, 150147.
  • Wu, H.; Li, Y.; Pan, Y.; Xie, J.; Li, B.; Guo, Z.; Lau, T. C. Poles of Co Dopants in Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by N-Rich Carbon Nanotubes Grafted on Carbon Layers. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4, 11830-11840.
  • Peng, M.; Wu, X.-F.; Wang, L.-X.; Chen, S.-H.; Xiang, J.; Jin, X.-X.; Yiu, S. M.; Wang, B. W.; Gao, S.; Lau, T. C. Slow magnetic relaxation in high-coordinate Co(II) and Fe(II) compounds bearing neutral tetradentate ligands. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 15327-15335.
  • Xiang, J.; Peng, M.; Pan, Y.; Luo, L.-J.; Cheng, S.-C.; Jin, X.-X.; Yiu, S.-M.; Man, W.-L.; Ko, C.-C.; Lau, K.-C.; Lau, T. C. Visible light-induced oxidative N-dealkylation of alkylamines by a luminescent osmium(VI) nitrido complex. Chem Sci. 2021, 12, 14494-14498.
  • Leung, C.-F.; Lau, T. C. Organic photosensitizers for catalytic solar fuel generation. Energy Fuels 2021, 35, 18888-18899.
  • Shi, H.; Lee, H. K.; Pan, Y., Lau, K.-C.; Yiu, S.-M.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W.-L.; Lau, T.-C. Structure and reactivity of a manganese(VI) nitrido complex bearing a tetraamido macrocyclic ligand. J. Am. Chem. Soc 2021, 143, 15863-15872.
  • Chen, Y.; Shi, H.; Lee, C.-S.; Yiu, S.-M.; Man, W.-L.; Lau, T. C. Room temperature aerobic peroxidation of organic substrates catalyzed by cobat(III) alkylperoxo complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14445-14450.
  • Chen, H.; Chen, L.; Chen, G.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide by earth-abundant bimetallic molecular catalysts. ChemPhysChem 2021, 22, 1835-1843.
  • Liu, Y.; Ng, S. M.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C. Catalytic water oxidation by an in-situ generated ruthenium nitrosyl complex bearing a bipyridine-bis(alkoxide) ligand. Dalton Trans 2021, 50, 12316-12323.
  • Wang, B.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z.; Srinvas, K.; Zhang, X.; Yu, B.; Yang, D.; Zhang, W,; Lau, T. C.; Chen, Y. Electronic modulation of NiS-PBA/CNT with boosted water oxidation performance realized by a rapid microwave-assisted in-situ partial sulfidation. Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 420, 130481.
  • Chen, M.; Huang, X.; Shi, H.; Lai, J.; Ma, L.; Lau, T. C.; Chen, T. Cr(V)-Cr(III) in-situ transition promotes ROS generation to achieve efficient cancer therapy. Biomaterials 2021, 276, 120991.
  • Ma, B.; Blanco, M.; Calvillo, L.; Chen, L.; Chen, G.; Lau, T. C.; Drazic, G.; Bonin, J.; Robert, M.; Granozzi, G. Hybridization of Molecular and Graphene Materials for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction with Selectivity Control. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 8414-8425.
  • Li, Y.; Liu, H.; Li, B.; Yang, Z.; Guo, Z.; He, J-B.; Xie, J.; Lau, T. C. Ru single atoms and nanoclusters on highly porous N-doped carbon as a hydrogen evolution catalyst in alkaline solutions with ultrahigh mass activity and turnover frequency. J Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 12196-12202.
  • Su, Q. Q.; Yuen Q.; Wu, X. F.; Chen, S. H.; Xiang, J.; Jin, X. X.; Wang, L. X.; Wang, B. W.; Gao, S.; Lau, T. C. Slow magnetic relaxation in structurally similar 8-coordinate Fe(II) and Fe(III) compounds, ChemComm 2021, 57, 781-784.
  • Xie, J.; Li, B.; Liu, H.; Li, Y.; He, J. B.; Zheng, Y.; Lau, K.C.; Lau, T. C. Hydrogen atom transfer in the oxidation of alkylbenzenesulfonates by ferrate(VI) in aqueous solutions. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 715-721.
  • Min, D.; Wu, J.; Cheng, L.; Liu, D. F.; Lau, T. C.; Yu, H. Q. Dependence of arsenic resistance and reduction capacity of Aeromonas hydrophilia on carbon substrate. J. Hazard. Mater. 2021, 403, 123611.
  • Chen, G., Ma, L.; Lo, P. K.; Mak, C. K.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Cooperative activating effects of metal ion and Bronsted acid on a metal oxo species. Chem Sci. 2021, 12, 632-638.
  • Chen, L.; Chen, G.; Leung, C. F.; Cometto, C.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. Molecular quaterpyridine-based complexes for small molecular activation: water splitting and CO2 reduction. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 7271-7283.
  • Li, C. X.; Liu, Y.; Guo, Z.; Wang, Y. J.; Guo, Z. Y.; Lau, T. C.; Li, W. W. Efficient pollutant degradation via non-radical dominated pathway by self-regenerative Ru(bpy)32+/peroxydisulfate under visible light. Chem. Eng. J. 2020, 400, 125993.
  • Zheng, B.; Ma, L.; Li, B.; Chen, D.; Li, X.; He, J.; Xie, J.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. pH universal and Ru@N-doped carbon catalyst for efficient and fast hydrogen evolution. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10, 4405.
  • Qin, Y.; Chen, L.; Chen, G.; Guo, Z.; Wang, L.; Fan, H.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. A highly active and robust iron quinquepyridine complex for photocatalytic CO2 reduction in aqueous acetonitrile solution. Chem Commun. 2020, 56, 6249.
  • Deng, Z.; Wang, N.; Liu, Y.; Xu, Z.; Wang, Z.; Lau, T. C.; Zhu, G. A photocaged, water-oxidizing, and nucleolus-targeted Pt(IV) complex with a distinct anticancer mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7803-7812.
  • Ma, B.; Chen, G.; Fave, C.; Chen, L.; Kuriki, R.; Maeda, K.; Ishitani, O.; Lau, T. C.; Bonin, J.; Robert, M. Efficient visible-light-driven CO2 reduction by a cobalt molecular catalyst covalently linked to mesoporous carbon nitride. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6188-6195.
  • Luo, L. J.; Su, Q. Q.; Cheng, S. C.; Xiang, J.; Man, W. L.; Shu, W. M.; Zeng, M. H.; Yiu, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Lau, T. C. Tunable Luminescent Properties of Tricyanoosmium Nitrido Complexes Bearing a Chelating O^N Ligand. Inorg Chem. 2020, 59, 4406-4413.
  • Su, Q. Q.; Fan, K.; Huang, X. D.; Xiang, J.; Cheng, S. C.; Ko, C. C.; Zheng, L. M.; Kurmoo, M.; Lau, T. C. Field-induced slow magnetic relaxation in low-spin S = ½ mononuclear osmium(V) complexes. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 4084-4092.
  • Bai, Y. N.; Wang, X. N.; Zhang, F.; Wu, J.; Zhang, W.; Lu, Y. Z.; Fu, L.; Lau, T. C.; Zeng, R. J. High-rate anaerobic decolorization of methyl orange from synthetic azo dye wastewater in a methane-based hollow fiber membrane bioreactor. J. Hazard. Mater. 2020, 388, 121753.
  • Cometto, C.; Chen, L.; Mendoza, D.; Lassalle-Kaiser, B.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. An iron quaterpyridine complex as a precursor for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 into methane. ChemSusChem 2019, 12, 4500-4505.
  • Guo, Z.; Chen, G.; Cometto, C.; Ma, B.; Zhao, H.; Groizard, T.; Chen, L.; Fan, H.; Man, W. L.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Selectivity control of CO versus HCOO- production in the visible-light-driven catalytic reduction of CO2 with two cooperative metal sites. Nature Catalysis 2019, 2, 801-808.
  • Shi, H.; Xie, J.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Man,, W. L.; Mak, C. K.; Yiu, S. M.; Lee, H. K.; Lau, T. C. Generation and Reactivity of a One-electron Oxidized Manganese(V) Imido Complex bearing a Macrocyclic Tetraamido Ligand. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 12895-12899.
  • Bai, Y. N.; Wang, X. N.; Wu, J.; Lu, Y. Z.; Fu, L.; Zhang, F.; Lau, T. C.; Zeng, R. J. Humic substances as electron acceptors for anaerobic oxidation of methane driven by ANME-2d. Water Research 2019, 164, 114935.
  • Su, Q. Q.; Fan, K.; Jin, X. X.; Huang, X. D.; Cheng, S. C.; Luo, L. J.; Li, Y. J.; Xiang, J.; Ko, C. C.; Zheng, L. M.; Lau, T. C. Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of a series of luminescent lanthanide complexes containing neutral tetradentate phenanthroline-amide ligands. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 1442-1452.
  • Bai, Y. N.; Wang, X. N.; Lu, Y. Z.; Fu, L.; Zhang, F.; Lau, T. C.; Zeng, R. J. Microbial selenite reduction coupled to anaerobic oxidation of methane. Science of the Total Environment 2019, 669, 168-174.
  • Xiang, J.; Su, Q. Q.; Luo, L. J.; Lau, T. C. Synthesis and reactivity of an osmium(III) aminoguanidine complex. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 11404-11410.
  • Xiang, J.; Jin, X. X.; Su, Q. Q.; Cheng, S. C.; Ko, C. C.; Man, W. L.; Xue, M.; Wu, L.; Che, C. M.; Lau, T. C. Photochemical nitrogenation of alkanes and arenes by a strongly luminescent osmium(VI) nitrido complex. Communication Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0142-3.
  • Chen, L.; Qin, Y.; Chen, G.; Li, M.; Cai, L.; Qiu, Y.; Fan, H.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. A molecular noble metal-free system for efficient visible light-driven reduction of CO2 to CO. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 9596-9602.
  • Liu, Y.; Lau, T. C. Activation of Metal Oxo and Nitrido Complexes by Lewis Acids. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3755-3766.
  • Li, C. X.; Chen, C. B.; Wang, Y. J.; Fu, X. Z.; Cui, S.; Lu, J. Y.; Li, J.; Liu, H. Q.; Li, W. W.; Lau, T. C. Insights on the pH-dependent roles of peroxymonosulfate and chlorine ions in phenol oxidative transformation. Chemical Engineering Journal 2019, 362, 570-575.
  • Cometto, C.; Chen, L.; Anxolabehere-Mallart, E.; Fave, C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Molecular Electrochemical Catalysis of the CO2-to-CO Conversion with a Co complex: A Cyclic Voltammetry Mechanistic Investigation. Organometallics 2019, 38, 1280-1285.
  • Cometto, C.; Kuriki, R.; Chen, L.; Maeda, K.; Lau, T. C.; Ishitani, O.; Robert, M. A Carbon Nitride/Fe Quaterpyridine Catalytic System for Photostimulated CO2-to-CO Conversion with Visible Light. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7437-7440.
  • Wang, M.; Chen, L.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Hybrid Co Quaterpyridine Complex / Carbon Nanotube Catalytic Material for CO2 Reduction in Water. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7769-7773.
  • Cometto, C.; Chen, L.; Lo, P. K.; Guo Z.; Lau, K. C.; Anxolabehere-Mallart, E.; Fave, C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Highly Selective Molecular Catalysts for the CO2-to-CO Electrochemical Conversion at Very Low Overpotential. Contrasting Fe vs Co Quaterpyridine Complexes upon Mechanistic Studies. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3411-3417.
  • Guo, Z.; Yu, F.; Yang, Y.; Leung, C. F.; Ng, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Cometto, C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CO by a Copper(II) Quaterpyridine Complex. ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 4009-4013.
  • Kwong, H. K.; Lo, P. K.; Yiu, S. M.; Hirao, H.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Highly Selective and Efficient Ring Hydroxylation of Alkylbenzenes with Hydrogen Peroxide and an Osmium(VI) Nitrido Catalyst. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12260-12263.
  • Li, C.; Ip, K. W.; Man, W. L.; Song, D.; He, M. L.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C.; Zhu, G. Cytotoxic (Salen)ruthenium(III) Anticancer Complexes Exhibit Different Modes of Cell Death Directed by Axial Ligands. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 6865-6870.
  • Guo, Z.; Cheng, S.; Cometto, C.; Anxolabéhére-Mallart, E.; Ng, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Liu, G.; Chen, L.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. Highly Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Iron and Cobalt Quaterpyridine Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9413−9416.
  • Xie, J.; Man, W. L.; Wong, C. Y.; Chang, X.; Che, C. M.; Lau, T. C. Four-Electron Oxidation of Phenols to p-Benzoquinone by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitride Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5817-5820.
  • Ma, L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Lo, P. K.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Ca2+-Induced Oxygen Generation by FeO42- at pH 9-10. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3012-3016.
  • Liu, Y.; Ng, S. M.; Lam, W.W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C. A Highly Reactive Seven-Coordinate Osmium(V) Oxo Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 288-291.
  • Chen, L.; Guo, Z.; Wei, X. G.; Gallenkamp, C.; Bonin, J.; Anxolabéhére-Mallart, E.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C.; Robert, M. Molecular Catalysis of the Electrochemical and Photochemical Reduction of CO2 with Earth-Abundant Metal Complexes. Selective Production of CO vs HCOOH by Switching of the Metal Centre. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10918-10921.
  • Ma, L.; Wang, Q.; Man, W. L.; Kwong, H. K.; Ko, C. C.; Lau, T. C. Cerium(IV)-Driven Water Oxidation Catalyzed by a Manganese(V)-Nitrido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5246-5249.
  • Chen, L.; Chen, G.; Leung, C. F.; Yiu, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Anxolabéhère-Mallart, E.; Robert, M.; Lau, T. C. Dual Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Pathways in Photo- and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Nickel(II) Catalysts Bearing Tetradentate Macrocyclic Ligands. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 356-364.
  • Liu, Y.; Ng, S. M.; Yiu, S. M.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Wei, X. G.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Catalytic Water Oxidation by Ruthenium(II) Quaterpyridine (qpy) Complexes: Evidence for Ruthenium(III) qpy-N,N’’’-dioxide Complexes as the Real Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14468-14471.
  • Man, W. L.; Xie, J.; Lo, P. K.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Functionalization of Alkynes by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 8463-8466.
  • Ma, L.; Pan, Y.; Man, W. L.; Kwong, H. K.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Chen, G.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. Highly Efficient Alkane Oxidation Catalyzed by [MnV(N)(CN)4]2-. Evidence for [MnVII(N)(O)(CN)4]2- as an Active Intermediate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 7680-7687.
  • Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Lau, T. C. Reactivity of Nitrido Complexes of Ruthenium(VI), Osmium(VI), and Manganese(V) Bearing Schiff Base and Simple Anionic Ligands. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 427-439.
  • Man, W. L.; Xie, J.; Pan, Y.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Kwong, H. K.; Ip, K. W.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, K. C.; Lau, T. C. C-N Bond Cleavage of Anilines by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5533-5536.
  • Chen, G.; Chen, L.; Ng, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C. Chemical and Visible-Light-Driven Water Oxidation by Iron Complexes at pH 7-9: Evidence for Dual-Active Intermediates in Iron-Catalyzed Water Oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1789–1791.
  • Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Kwong, H. K.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C. Ligand Accelerated Activation of Strong C-H Bonds of Alkanes by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 9101-9104.
  • Leung, C. F.; Ng, S. M.; Ko, C. C.; Man, W. L.; Wu, J.; Chen, L.; Lau, T. C. A cobalt(II) quaterpyridine complex as a visible light-driven catalyst for both water oxidation and reduction. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 7903-7907.
  • Ni, W. X.; Man, W. L.; Yiu, S. M.; Ho, M.; Cheung, M. T. W.; Ko, C. C.; Che, C. M.; Lam, Y. W.; Lau, T. C. Osmium(VI) nitrido complexes bearing azole heterocycles: a new class of antitumor agents. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1582-1588.
  • Yiu, S. M.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C. Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Alkanes by Lewis Acid/[OsVI(N)Cl4]- Using Peroxides as Terminal Oxidants. Evidence for a Metal-Based Active Intermediate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 10821-10827.
  • Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W. L.; Leung, C. F.; Wong, C. Y.; Lau, T. C. Solvent effects on the oxidation of RuIV=O to O=RuVI=O by MnO4-: hydrogen-atom versus oxygen-atom transfer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13646-13652.
  • Lam, W. W. Y.; Man, W. L.; Lau, T. C. Mechanisms of oxidation by trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) complexes containing macrocyclic tertiary amine ligands. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2007, 251, 2238-2252.
  • Yiu, S. M.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Ho, C. M.; Lau, T. C. Facile N···N Coupling of Manganese(V) Imido Species. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 803-809.
  • Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Wong, W. Y.; Lau, T. C. Oxidation of Nitrite by a trans-Dioxoruthenium(VI) Complex: Direct Evidence for Reversible Oxygen Atom Transfer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14669-14675.
  • Lam, W. W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lee, J. M. N.; Yau, S. K. Y.; Kwong, H. K.; Lau, T. C.; Liu, D.; Lin, Z. BF3-Activated Oxidation of Alkanes by MnO4-. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2851-2858.
  • Man, W. L.; Lam, W. W. Y.; Yiu, S. M.; Lau, T. C.; Peng, S. M. Direct Aziridination of Alkenes by a Cationic (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 15336-15337.
  • Yiu, S. M.; Wu, Z. B.; Mak, C. K.; Lau, T. C. FeCl3-Activated Oxidation of Alkanes by [Os(N)O3]-. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 14921-14929.
  • Man, W. L.; Tang, T. M.; Wong, T. W.; Lau, T. C.; Peng, S. M.; Wong, W. T. Highly Electrophilic (Salen)ruthenium(VI) Nitrido Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 478-479.
  • Chiu, S. M.; Wong, T. W.; Man, W. L.; Wong, W. T.; Peng, S. M.; Lau, T. C. Facile Nucleophilic Addition to Salophen Coordinated to Nitridoosmium(VI). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 12720-12721.
  • Yeung, W. F.; Man, W. L.; Wong, W. T.; Lau, T. C.; Gao, S. Ferromagnetic ordering in a diamond-like cyano-bridged MnIIRuIII bimetallic coordination polymer. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 3031-3033.

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