Pubs

18. N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Supported Metaphosphoric Acids as Tunable Anionic Oxygen-Donor Ligands

Nakashidze, L.; Clark, W.; Van Praagh, S.; Sonneborn, W.; Bacsa, J.; Zhai, F.* N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Supported Metaphosphoric Acids as Tunable Anionic Oxygen-Donor Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c04732. Preprint: ChemRxiv 2026. doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv.15004851/v2 (deposited 07/02/2026)

17. Interfacial Hydrogen Bonding and Quantum Confinement Synergistically Control Triplet-Energy-Transfer-Mediated Photocatalysis by Perovskite Nanocrystals

Zahoor, S.; Soni, A.; Zhao, J.; Singh, J.; Ho, E. A.; Zhai, F.*; Wang, L.* Interfacial Hydrogen Bonding and Quantum Confinement Synergistically Control Triplet-Energy-Transfer-Mediated Photocatalysis by Perovskite Nanocrystals. Nanoscale 2026, in press. DOI: 10.1039/d6nr03307e.

16. Pseudo-Solid-State Polymer Materials for QD-Sensitized NIR-I and NIR-II Upconversion Beyond the Silicon Bandgap

Ho, E.; Soni, A.; Zhai, F.; Wang, L.* Pseudo-Solid-State Polymer Materials for QD-Sensitized NIR-I and NIR-II Upconversion Beyond the Silicon Bandgap. Adv. Mater. 2026, 38, e12741.

15. Sustainable Production of Reduced Phosphorus Compounds: Mechanochemical Hydride Phosphorylation Using Condensed Phosphates as a Route to Phosphite

Zhai, F.†; Xin, T.†; Geeson, M. B.; Cummins, C. C.* “Sustainable Production of Reduced Phosphorus Compounds: Mechanochemical Hydride Phosphorylation Using Condensed Phosphates as a Route to Phosphite.” ACS Cent. Sci. 2022, 8, 332–339.

14. Oxo 2-Adamantylidene Complexes of Mo(VI) and W(VI)

Boudjelel, M.†; Zhai, F.†; Schrock, R. R.*; Hoveyda, A. H.; Tsay, C. Oxo 2-Adamantylidene Complexes of Mo(VI) and W(VI). Organometallics 2021, 40, 838–842.

13. Boosting the Metathesis Activity of Molybdenum Oxo Alkylidenes by Tuning the Anionic Ligand σ Donation

De Jesus Silva, J.; Pucino, M.; Zhai, F.; Mance, D.; Berkson, Z. J.; Nater, D. F.; Hoveyda, A. H.; Copéret, C.*; Schrock, R. R.* Boosting the Metathesis Activity of Molybdenum Oxo Alkylidenes by Tuning the Anionic Ligand σ Donation. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 6875–6880.

12. Syntheses of “Phosphine-free” Molybdenum Oxo Alkylidene Complexes through Addition of Water to Alkylidyne Complexes

Zhai, F.; Schrock, R. R.*; Hoveyda, A. H.; Müller, P. Syntheses of “Phosphine-free” Molybdenum Oxo Alkylidene Complexes through Addition of Water to Alkylidyne Complexes. Organometallics 2020, 39, 2486–2492.

11. Silica-Supported Molybdenum Oxo Alkylidenes: Bridging the Gap between Internal and Terminal Olefin Metathesis

Pucino, M.; Zhai, F.; Gordon, C. P.; Mance, D.; Hoveyda, A. H.; Schrock, R. R.*; Copéret, C.* Silica-Supported Molybdenum Oxo Alkylidenes: Bridging the Gap between Internal and Terminal Olefin Metathesis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 11816–11819; Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 11942–11945.

10. Syntheses of Molybdenum Oxo Benzylidene Complexes

Zhai, F.; Bukhryakov, K. V.; Schrock, R. R.*; Hoveyda, A. H.; Tsay, C.; Müller, P. Syntheses of Molybdenum Oxo Benzylidene Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13609–13613.

9. Complexation of an Indole-Based α-Aminoimine Ligand to Pd(II)

Zhai, F.; Jordan, R. F.* Complexation of an Indole-Based α-Aminoimine Ligand to Pd(II). Inorg. Chim. Acta 2018, 482, 491–496.