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Hon Man Lee is affiliated with the National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan and has a research focus primarily in materials science and chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their recent research includes studies on catalytic cross-coupling reactions, N-heterocyclic carbenes in organic and inorganic chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, synthetic organic chemistry methods, and fuel cells and related materials. Key topics in their work are crystallization and solubility studies as well as X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Notable recent publications by Hon Man Lee include:

  • "Multidentate N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Nickel and Palladium: Structural Analysis and Catalytic Application in Mizoroki-Heck Coupling Reaction" (2020, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry)
  • "Direct arylation reaction catalyzed by a PEPPSI-type palladium complex with an amido-functionalized triazole-based mesoionic carbene ligand" (2022, Dalton Transactions)
  • "Nickel(ii) complexes containing tridentate ONCi ligands (i = abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene donors) and their catalytic application in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction" (2022, Dalton Transactions)
  • "Palladium Complexes with Phenoxy- and Amidate-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Based on 3-Phenylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine: Synthesis and Catalytic Application in Mizoroki-Heck Coupling Reactions with Ortho-Substituted Aryl Chlorides" (2021, Organometallics)
  • "Proton-Conducting Cobalt(II) 3D MOFs Incorporating Bis(imidazole) and Polycarboxylate Linkages: Framework Topology and Interpenetration" (2021, Crystal Growth & Design)

Frequent collaborators in Hon Man Lee's research include Hsiu-Yu Hung, Jhen-Yi Lee, Cheng-Hau Hung, Ching-Han Hu, and Wei-Yuan Zheng. These coauthors have contributed collectively to multiple scientific articles and projects over the years.

The scientist has published extensively in a number of academic journals, with a notable presence in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (17 publications)
  • Dalton Transactions (3 publications)
  • Organometallics (2 publications)
  • ACS Omega (2 publications)
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Catalytic cross-coupling reactions mediated by palladium/nucleophilic carbene systems

    Anna C Hillier;Gabriela A Grasa;Mihai S Viciu;Hon Man Lee

  • Highly efficient Heck reactions of aryl bromides with n-butyl acrylate mediated by a palladium/phosphine-imidazolium salt system.

    Chuluo Yang;Hon Man Lee;Steven P. Nolan

  • Efficient cross-coupling reactions of aryl chlorides and bromides with phenyl- or vinyltrimethoxysilane mediated by a palladium/imidazolium chloride system

    Hon Man Lee;Steven P. Nolan

  • Cationic Iridium Complexes Bearing Imidazol-2-ylidene Ligands as Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysts

    Anna C. Hillier;Hon Man Lee;Edwin D. Stevens;Steven P. Nolan

  • A New Tridentate Pincer Phosphine/N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand: Palladium Complexes, Their Structures, and Catalytic Activities

    Hon Man Lee;Jing Yao Zeng;Ching-Han Hu;Ming Tsung Lee

  • A cationic iridium complex bearing an imidazol-2-ylidene ligand as alkene hydrogenation catalyst

    Hon Man Lee;Tao Jiang;Edwin D. Stevens;Steven P. Nolan

  • Sc3N@C68: Folded Pentalene Coordination in an Endohedral Fullerene that Does Not Obey the Isolated Pentagon Rule

    Marilyn M. Olmstead;Hon Man Lee;James C. Duchamp;Steven Stevenson

  • A symmetric derivative of the trimetallic nitride endohedral metallofullerene, Sc3N@C80.

    Erick B. Iezzi;James C. Duchamp;Kim Harich;Tom E. Glass

  • Palladium complexes with ethylene-bridged bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) for C–C coupling reactions

    Hon Man Lee;Chi Ying Lu;Chih Yuan Chen;Wen Ling Chen

  • Nickel(II) complexes of bidentate N-heterocyclic carbene/phosphine ligands: efficient catalysts for Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides.

    Chun Chin Lee;Wei Chi Ke;Kai Ting Chan;Chun Liang Lai

  • Synthesis, structural characterization, computational study, and catalytic activity of metal complexes based on tetradentate pyridine/N-heterocyclic carbene ligand

    Pei Ling Chiu;Chun Liang Lai;Chiung Fang Chang;Ching Han Hu

  • Crystallographic characterization and structural analysis of the first organic functionalization product of the endohedral fullerene Sc3N@C80

    Hon Man Lee;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Erick Iezzi;James C. Duchamp

  • Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alkenes by the Ruthenium−Carbene Complex HRu(CO)Cl(PCy3)(IMes) (IMes = Bis(1,3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)

    Hon Man Lee;Dale C. Smith;Zhengjie He;Edwin D. Stevens

  • Preparation and Crystallographic Characterization of a New Endohedral, Lu3N@C80⋅5 (o-xylene), and Comparison with Sc3N@C80⋅5 (o-xylene)

    Steve Stevenson;Hon Man Lee;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Carrie Kozikowski

  • Recent development of functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: Coordination chemistry and catalytic applications

    Hon Man Lee;Chun Chin Lee;Pi Yun Cheng

  • Nonchelate and Chelate Complexes of Palladium(II) with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands of Amido Functionality

    Chuang Yi Liao;Kai Ting Chan;Jing Yao Zeng;Ching-Han Hu

  • Chemistry of the PCNHCP Ligand: Silver and Ruthenium Complexes, Facial/Meridional Coordination, and Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation

    Pei Ling Chiu;Hon Man Lee

  • Conformational Effect of 2,6-Bis(imidazol-1-yl)pyridine on the Self-Assembly of 1D Coordination Chains: Spontaneous Resolution, Supramolecular Isomerism, and Structural Transformation

    Chih-Yuan Chen;Pi-Yun Cheng;Hsin-Hsuan Wu;Hon Man Lee

  • A convenient synthesis of phosphine-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene ligand precursors, structural characterization of their palladium complexes and catalytic application in Suzuki coupling reaction

    Hon Man Lee;Pei Ling Chiu;Jing Yao Zeng

  • Argentophilic interaction and anionic control of supramolecular structures in simple silver pyridine complexes

    Chih Yuen Chen;Jing Yao Zeng;Hon Man Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven P. Nolan
Steven P. Nolan Ghent University
Alan L. Balch
Alan L. Balch University of California, Davis
Marilyn M. Olmstead
Marilyn M. Olmstead University of California, Davis
Claudio Bianchini
Claudio Bianchini University of Bologna
Francesco Vizza
Francesco Vizza National Research Council (CNR)
Guochen Jia
Guochen Jia Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Andrea Meli
Andrea Meli University of Milan
Enrique Colacio
Enrique Colacio University of Granada
Harry C. Dorn
Harry C. Dorn Virginia Tech
Ian D. Williams
Ian D. Williams Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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