Kelong Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
General Information
Email：zhukelong@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Address: School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006
Research Group Webpage: https://www.zhukelong.net
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 09/2004 - 07/2009
B.Sc., Chemistry, Ningbo University, 09/2000 - 07/2004
Experience
2017 – Present Professor, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University
2016 – 2017 Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University
2012 – 2016 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Windsor, Supervisor: Prof. Stephen J. Loeb
2009 – 2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Windsor, Supervisor: Prof. Stephen J. Loeb
Research Interest
We mainly focus on discovering the fundamental science of supramolecular chemistry featuring host-guest interactions, self-assembly and molecular machinery. With the novel molecules and recognition motifs we have developed, we aimed to design and fabricate advanced materials including porous crystals (MOFs, COFs), interwoven polymers, and biodegradable composites for clean energy and health. More recently, we expand our research interest into carbon nanobelts, a challenging topic in nanocarbon chemistry and materials science.
Selected Publications
1. K. Zhu, C. A. O'Keefe, V. N. Vukotic, R. W. Schurko, S. J. Loeb, A Molecular Shuttle that Operates Inside a Metal-Organic Framework, Nat. Chem. 2015, 7, 514–519. (Highlighted by Nature and C&EN News)
2. K. Zhu, G. Baggi, S. J. Loeb, Ring-through-ring molecular shuttling in a saturated [3]rotaxane, Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 625–630. (Highlighted by Nature)
3. J. Xie, X. Li, S. Wang, A. Li, L. Jiang, K. Zhu, Heteroatom-bridged molecular belts as containers, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, article number: 3348.
4. S. Wang, J. Yuan, J. Xie, Z. Lu, L. Jiang, Y. Mu, Y. Huo, Y. Tsuchido, K. Zhu, Sulphur-Embedded Hydrocarbon Belts: Synthesis, Structure and Redox Chemistry of Cyclothianthrenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18443–18447.
5. A. Li, Z. Tan, Y. Hu, Z. Lu, J. Yuan, X. Li, J. Xie, J. Zhang, K. Zhu, Precise Control of Radial Catenane Synthesis via Clipping and Pumping, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2085-2089.
