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Department of Chemistry

Jian-Jun Zhang

Jian-Jun Zhang

Jian-Jun Zhang
Eddaoudi and Zaworotko Labs

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250

Lab: (813) 974-3008, SCA 436, 438
Lab 2: (813) 974-3451, SCA 405, 407, 412
Email: zhangj@cas.usf.edu

Education

Ph.D., Nanjing University, China, 2000
Research Associate, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Science, 2001-2005
Postdoctoral Fellow, Wake Forest University, 2005-2008

Research Areas

  1. Design, synthesis and characterization of metal-organic materials (MOMs)
  2. Octahedral metal cluster as building blocks for supramolecular assemblies
  3. Construction of high-nuclearity 3d-4f compounds based on amino acid ligands
  4. Copper and manganese complexes as metal enzyme mimics (CuZnSOD and Mn-Catalase)

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Syntheses of series of 3D heterotrimetallic frameworks

Fig. 3

Extend cluster-based supramolecular unit into metal-organic frameworks through the linkage of ditopic ligands.

Selected Publications:

  1. J.-J. Zhang, Y. Zhao, S. A. Gamboa, A. Lachgar. "Metal-ligand directed assembly of layered cluster-based coordination polymer and its solvent-mediated structural transformation." Cryst. Growth Des., 8, 172-175, 2008.
  2. J.-J. Zhang, A. Lachgar. "Superexpanded prussian-blue analogue with [Fe(CN)6]4-, [Nb6Cl12(CN)6]4-, and [Mn(salen)]+ as building units." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129 (2), 250-251, 2007.
  3. J.-J. Zhang, H.-J. Zhou, A. Lachgar. "Directed assembly of cluster-based supramolecules into one-dimensional coordination polymers." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,46, 4995-4998, 2007; Angew. Chem., 119, 5083-5086, 2007.
  4. J.-J. Zhang, S.-M. Hu, S.-C. Xiang, T.-L. Sheng, X.-T. Wu. Y.-M. Li. "Syntheses, structures, and properties of high-nuclear 3d-4f clusters with amino acid as ligand: [Gd6Cu24], [Tb6Cu26], and [(Ln6Cu24)2Cu] (Ln = Sm, Gd)." Inorg. Chem., 45 (18), 7173-7181, 2006.
  5. J.-J. Zhang, T.-L. Sheng, S.-M. Hu, S.-Q. Xia, G. Leibeling, F. Meyer, Z.-Y. Fu, L. Chen, X.-T. Wu, R.-B. Fu. "Two 3D supramolecular polymers constructed from amino acid and high-nuclear Ln6Cu24 cluster node." Chem.-Eur. J., 10, 3963, 2004.
  6. J.-J. Zhang, T.-L. Sheng, S.-Q. Xia, G. Leibeling, F. Meyer, S.-M. Hu, R.-B. Fu, S.-C. Xiang, X.-T. Wu. "Syntheses and characterizations of a series of novel Ln6Cu24 clusters with amino acid as ligand." Inorg. Chem., 43, 5472-5478, 2004.
  7. J.-J. Zhang, S.-Q. Xia, T.-L. Sheng, S.-M. Hu, G. Leibeling, F. Meyer, X.-T. Wu, S.-C. Xiang, R.-B. Fu. "A novel 2D net-like supramolecular polymer constructed from Ln6Cu24 node and trans-Cu(Gly)2 bridge." Chem. Commun., 1186-1187, 2004.
  8. J.-J. Zhang, S.-M. Hu, L.-M. Zheng, X.-T. Wu, Z.-Y. Fu, J.-C. Dai, W.-X. Du, H.-H. Zhang, R.-Q. Sun. "Synthesis and characterization of a series of novel heptanuclear trigonal prismatic polyhedra with different edge ligand." Chem.- Eur. J., 8(24), 5742-5749, 2002.
  9. J.-J. Zhang, Q.-H. Luo, D.-L. Long, J.-T. Chen, F.-M. Li, A.-D. Liu. "A superoxide dismutase mimic with high activity: crystal structure, solution equilibrium and pulse radiolysis." J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., (12), 1893-1900, 2000.