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Kwong Fuk-yee (Chinese: 鄺福兒) is the chairman of the Department of Chemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include synthetic chemistry and catalytic chemistry, with emphasis on novel catalysts.[1]

Biography

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Kwong earned his BSc from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996 and his PhD in Chemistry from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000.[1] From 2001 to 2003, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a Croucher Foundation postdoctoral fellow supervised by Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald, an international expert in coupling reactions.[2][3]

After returning to Hong Kong in 2003 during the SARS pandemic, Kwong faced difficulties finding employment.[4] The following year, he joined the Department of Applied Biological and Chemical Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2004 and was later promoted to professor in 2014.

In 2020, he was elected to the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences as one of the 27 members.[5]

In 2023, he secured NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme funding for project 'The Development of Palladium Catalyst Systems for Catalytic Construction of Quaternary Carbon/Silicon-Stereogenic Centers'.[6]

On 14 December 2024, Kwong was invited by RTHK to share his views on ‘Application Scenarios of Catalytic Chemistry’ in the programme ‘Future–Limitless’.[7]

He is currently the chairman of the Department of Chemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[1]

Scientific Achievements

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Prof. Kwong specializes in developing catalysts for cross-coupling reactions involving organic synthesis. He has advanced methodologies for catalyst design and created a comprehensive library of catalysts, serving as a valuable resource for both academia and industry. Notably, his research on phosphine-based catalysts has demonstrated high catalytic efficiency.[8] He also developed ligands for catalysis.[9][10]

His research have explored new possibilities in organic synthesis, particulary involving C-H bonds. C-H bond offer an attractive alternative to traditional catalysts. His team uncovered an innovative approach to biaryl syntheses, utilizing DMEDA as a catalyst to facilitate direct C−H arylation of unactivated benzene.[11]

Awards

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In March 2013, he was awarded Senior Research Fellowship by the Croucher Foundation. The award was precented by Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.[12]

Patents

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Kwong holds 2 US patents:

  • Ligands for transition-metals and methods of use, 2008. US8212056B2[13]
  • Phosphines, synthesis thereof and their use in catalysis, 2014. US10093692B2[14]

Reference

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  1. ^ a b c "Professor KWONG Fuk Yee, Michael". Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  2. ^ "邝福儿". 香港中文大学化学系邝福儿课题组 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  3. ^ "Fuk Yee Kwong". The Buchwald Research Group. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. ^ "科學家的故事：科研路上的高低起跌". Ming Pao (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. ^ "Our Members". The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  6. ^ "NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects for 2023/24". University Grants Commitee. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  7. ^ "未來·無限 - 催化化學的應用場景". 香港電台 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  8. ^ So, Chau Ming; Kwong, Fuk Yee (2011-09-20). "Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl mesylates". Chemical Society Reviews. 40 (10): 4963–4972. doi:10.1039/C1CS15114B. ISSN 1460-4744. PMID 21858311.
  9. ^ Tse, Man Ho; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee (2022-12-20). "Facile Assembly of Modular-Type Phosphines for Tackling Modern Arylation Processes". Accounts of Chemical Research. 55 (24): 3688–3705. doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00587. ISSN 0001-4842. PMID 36472355.
  10. ^ Wong, Shun Man; Yuen, On Ying; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee (2015-06-15). "When cross-coupling partners meet indolylphosphines". Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 41st International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Singapore, July 2014. 293–294: 158–186. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2015.01.017. ISSN 0010-8545.
  11. ^ Liu, Wei; Cao, Hao; Zhang, Hua; Zhang, Heng; Chung, Kin Ho; He, Chuan; Wang, Haibo; Kwong, Fuk Yee; Lei, Aiwen (2010-12-01). "Organocatalysis in Cross-Coupling: DMEDA-Catalyzed Direct C−H Arylation of Unactivated Benzene". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132 (47): 16737–16740. Bibcode:2010JAChS.13216737L. doi:10.1021/ja103050x. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 20677824.
  12. ^ "Dr. Fuk-Yee Kwong receiving Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Award 2013-2014". Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  13. ^ US8212056B2, Kwong, Fuk Yee & So, Chau Ming, "Ligands for transition-metals and methods of use", issued 2012-07-03 
  14. ^ US10093692B2, Kwong, Fuk Yee; WONG, Shun Man & YEUNG, Chung Chiu, "Phosphines, synthesis thereof and their use in catalysis", issued 2018-10-09 
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