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Chunying Duan is affiliated with Dalian University of Technology in China and has a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work extensively covers subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Duan's research contributions include studies on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), focusing on their synthesis and diverse applications. Other main topics of work encompass:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Recent notable publications include:

  • Convenient C(sp3)-H bond functionalisation of light alkanes and other compounds by iron photocatalysis (2021, Green Chemistry)
  • Hierarchically Porous Metal-Organic Framework/MoS2 Interface for Selective Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 with H2O into CH3COOH (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Electron transfer in the confined environments of metal-organic coordination supramolecular systems (2020, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Band gap engineering of metal-organic frameworks for solar fuel productions (2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews)
  • Photocatalytic Generation of π-Allyltitanium Complexes via Radical Intermediates (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

The frequent publication venues for Duan include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Communications
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent collaborators in Duan's research are Cheng He, Xu Jing, Liang Zhao, Jianwei Wei, and Tiexin Zhang, indicating an active network of co-authorship within their field.

Best Publications

  • Homochiral Metal−Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis

    Dongbin Dang;Pengyan Wu;Cheng He;Zhong Xie

  • Metal–Organic Frameworks: Versatile Materials for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

    Le Zeng;Xiangyang Guo;Cheng He;Chunying Duan

  • Photoactive Chiral Metal–Organic Frameworks for Light-Driven Asymmetric α-Alkylation of Aldehydes

    Pengyan Wu;Cheng He;Jian Wang;Xiaojun Peng

  • Dye-Sensitized Core/Active Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for Optogenetics and Bioimaging Applications.

    Xiang Wu;Yuanwei Zhang;Kendra Takle;Osman Bilsel

  • 1D helix, 2D brick-wall and herringbone, and 3D interpenetration d10 metal-organic framework structures assembled from pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid N-oxide.

    Li-Li Wen;Dong-Bin Dang;Chun-Ying Duan;Yi-Zhi Li

  • Highly sensitive fluorescent probe for selective detection of Hg2+ in DMF aqueous media.

    Dayu Wu;Wei Huang;Chunying Duan;Zhihua Lin

  • Metal–Organic Polymers Containing Discrete Single-Walled Nanotube as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide to Epoxides

    Zhen Zhou;Cheng He;Jinghai Xiu;Lu Yang

  • Engineering Chiral Polyoxometalate Hybrid Metal–Organic Frameworks for Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of Olefins

    Qiuxia Han;Cheng He;Min Zhao;Bo Qi

  • A Color‐Tunable Europium Complex Emitting Three Primary Colors and White Light

    Guangjie He;Dong Guo;Cheng He;Xiaolin Zhang

  • Organized Aggregation Makes Insoluble Perylene Diimide Efficient for the Reduction of Aryl Halides via Consecutive Visible Light-Induced Electron-Transfer Processes

    Le Zeng;Tao Liu;Cheng He;Dongying Shi

  • The silica-like extended polymorphism of cobalt(II) imidazolate three-dimensional frameworks: X-ray single-crystal structures and magnetic properties.

    Yun-Qi Tian;Yun-Qi Tian;Chen-Xin Cai;Xiao-Ming Ren;Chun-Ying Duan

  • Syntheses and Structures of Four d10 Metal−Organic Frameworks Assembled with Aromatic Polycarboxylate and bix [bix = 1,4-Bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene]

    Lili Wen;Yizhi Li;Zhenda Lu;Jianguo Lin

  • An amide-containing metal-organic tetrahedron responding to a spin-trapping reaction in a fluorescent enhancement manner for biological imaging of NO in living cells.

    Jian Wang;Cheng He;Pengyan Wu;Jing Wang

  • Polyoxometalate-based homochiral metal-organic frameworks for tandem asymmetric transformation of cyclic carbonates from olefins

    Qiuxia Han;Bo Qi;Weimin Ren;Cheng He

  • Amplifying the Red-Emission of Upconverting Nanoparticles for Biocompatible Clinically Used Prodrug-Induced Photodynamic Therapy

    Amol Punjabi;Xiang Wu;Xiang Wu;Amira Tokatli-Apollon;Mahmoud El-Rifai

  • Luminescent Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Selectively Sensing Nitric Oxide in an Aqueous Solution and in Living Cells

    Pengyan Wu;Jian Wang;Cheng He;Xiaolin Zhang

  • A Metal–Organic Tetrahedron as a Redox Vehicle to Encapsulate Organic Dyes for Photocatalytic Proton Reduction

    Xu Jing;Cheng He;Yang Yang;Chunying Duan

  • A large protonated water cluster H+(H2O)27 in a 3D metal-organic framework.

    Meilin Wei;Cheng He;Weijie Hua;Chunying Duan

  • Synthesis of Au@ZIF-8 single- or multi-core-shell structures for photocatalysis.

    Liyong Chen;Yan Peng;Hong Wang;Zhizhi Gu

  • Luminescent Sensing and Catalytic Performances of a Multifunctional Lanthanide-Organic Framework Comprising a Triphenylamine Moiety

    Pengyan Wu;Jian Wang;Yaming Li;Cheng He

  • Crystal Structures and Properties of Large Protonated Water Clusters Encapsulated by Metal−Organic Frameworks

    Chunying Duan;Meilin Wei;Dong Guo;Cheng He

  • Deposition of chemically modified α-Al2O3 particles for high performance ZIF-8 membrane on a macroporous tube

    Zhong Xie;Jianhua Yang;Jinqu Wang;Ju Bai

  • A light-induced spin crossover actuated single-chain magnet

    Tao Liu;Hui Zheng;Soonchul Kang;Yoshihito Shiota

  • Highly sensitive multiresponsive chemosensor for selective detection of Hg2+ in natural water and different monitoring environments.

    Dayu Wu;Wei Huang;Zhihua Lin;Chunying Duan

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaojun Peng
Xiaojun Peng Dalian University of Technology
Gang Han
Gang Han University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Osamu Sato
Osamu Sato Kyushu University
Jing Liu
Jing Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianjun Zhang
Jianjun Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiang Liu
Qiang Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhen Zhou
Zhen Zhou Zhengzhou University
Joost N. H. Reek
Joost N. H. Reek University of Amsterdam
Shinya Hayami
Shinya Hayami Kumamoto University
Jingyang Niu
Jingyang Niu Henan University

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