Zhaowen Dong
Scientist
zhaowen.dong@epfl.ch 41 21 693 93 14
EPFL SB ISIC LCS
BCH 3419 (Batochime UNIL)
Av. F.-A. Forel 2
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://lcs.epfl.ch
Fields of expertise
Main group chemistry, Small molecule activation, Organometallic chemistry
Biography
04/2019 – now | Postdoctoral Research Fellow École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kay Severin
01/2019 – 03/2019 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Chemistry, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller
07/2015 – 12/2018 | Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude) Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Chemistry, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller
01/2019 – 03/2019 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Chemistry, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller
07/2015 – 12/2018 | Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude) Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute of Chemistry, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller
Awards
2018 Best PhD Dissertation Award
Awarded by Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
2018
2017 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Awarded by China scholarship council (CSC), China
2017
Publications
Selected publications
| Z. Dong, J. T. Blaskovits, F. Fadaei-Tirani, R. Scopelliti, A. Sienkiewicz, C. Corminboeuf,* K. Severin* Chem. Eur. J. 2021, doi.org/10.1002/chem.202101742 |
Tuning the π-Accepting Properties of Mesoionic Carbenes: A Combined Computational and Experimental Study |
| Z. Dong, J. M. Winkler, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller Chem. Sci. 2021,12,6287–6292 |
Three-membered cyclic digermylenes stabilised byan N-heterocyclic carbene |
| Z. Dong, L. Albers, T. Müller Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 532−543. |
Silole and Germole Dianions as Precursors for Unusual Silicon and Germanium Compounds |
| Z. Dong, C. Pezzato, A. Sienkiewicz, R. Scopelliti, F. Fadaei Tirani, K. Severin Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 7615−7618. |
SET Processes in Lewis Acid-Base Adducts: the Tritylation reactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes |
| Z. Dong, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller* Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 10858−10865 |
Potassium Salts of 2,5-Bis(trimethylsilyl)-germolide: Switching between Aromatic and Non-Aromatic States |
| Z. Dong, L. Albers, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller* Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 1098−1105 |
A Germacalicene: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity |
| Z. Dong, H. H. Cramer, M. Schmidtmann, L. A. Paul, I. Siewert, T. Müller J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15419−15424. |
Evidence for Single Electron Shift in a Lewis Acid Base Reaction |
| Z. Dong, K. Bedbur, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 3052−3060 |
Hafnocene-based Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane Germylenes – Formation, Reactivity, and Structural Flexibility |
| Z. Dong, O. Janka, J. Kösters, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8364−8368 |
A Dimeric 1,5-Germole Dianion Bridged Titanium (III) Complex with a Multicenter Ti – Ge – Ge – Ti Bond |
| Z. Dong, C. R. W. Reinhold, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 7117−7123 |
A Stable Silylene with a σ2, π- Butadiene Ligand |
| Z. Dong, C. R. W. Reinhold, M. Schmidtmann, T. Müller Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15899−15904 |
A Germylene Stabilized by Homoconjugation |
| X.-Q. Xiao†, Z. Dong† (Co-first author), Z. Li*, C. Yan, G. Lai, M. Kira Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3758−3762 |
1,3-Diazasilabicyclo[1.1.0]butane with a Long Bridging N-N Bond |
| P. Tholen, Z. Dong, M. Schmidtmann, L. Albers, T. Müller* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 13319–13324 |
A Neutral 5-Aminoborole Complex of Germanium(II) |