Welcome to the F. Y. KWONG Research Team! Research in the KWONG Laboratory is focused on the advanced development of tailor-made catalysts and its application in cross-coupling reactions for organic synthesis. Prof. Kwong has expanded the methodologies for phosphine ligand design, and in the process built a library of such catalysts, thus providing a resource which can be used by the wider academic community and industry.
Mar 2025: The awardees were selected by a panel of judges consisting of representatives from six universities. Junya was awarded the "Best Poster Presentation Award". Again, congratulations to Junya.
Interview: RTHK香港電台<未來‧無限>催化化學的應用場景
Dec 2024: Prof. Kwong was invited by RTHK for an interview in a program of <未來‧無限>. 香港電台節目：未來‧無限，每個星期六，節目會邀請一位科學家，介紹在其研究範疇內一個正在影響世界未來發展、我們不可不知的趨勢，以專業和視野來培養具前瞻的預測與洞察力。 Listen the full episode in RTHK.
Dec 2024: Congratulations to Weijian, Wyman & Pearl on the publication of the arylation of benzoxazoles. Read more about this publication in Organic Letters. (Updated: Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 10958-10963).
Publication: Palladium-catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig Amination and Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling Reaction of Aryl Mesylates
Dec 2024: Congratulations to Smarco, Wyman & Pearl on the publication of the discussion addendum for Pd-catalyzed Amination and Suzuki coupling of aryl sulfonates. Read more about this publication in Organic Syntheses. (Updated: Org. Synth. 2024, 101, 438-459).
Publication: Preparation of 2-(2-(Dicyclohexylphosphino)phenyl)-1-methyl-1H-indole (CM-phos)
Dec 2024: Congratulations to Jenny, Wyman & Pearl on the publication of the discussion addendum for the preparation of CM-phos series ligands. Read more about this publication in Organic Syntheses. (Updated: Org. Synth. 2024, 101, 423-437).
Oct 2024: The S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) [ YHSA(Asia) ] is a research-based competition emphasising innovation, originality, creativity and persistence in research activities. It encourages students and teachers to formulate issues with quantitative precision and scientific rationales, with a view to nurturing students’ passion for scientific discovery, patience in the investigation, and rigour in deliberation. Inna and Jadyden from St. Paul’s Co-educational College joined our research team to investigate the project "Twisted Biaryl Towards Axial Chirality" and they were awarded the 2024 Honourable Mention. Again, congratulations to Inna and Jadyen. Read more about this award: S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) official webpage.
Achievement: Congratulations to Professor Michael KWONG: World's Top 2% Scientist according to Stanford citation ranking!
Sept 2024: According to metrics compiled by Stanford University, Prof. Kwong is listed among the top 2% of the world's most highly cited scientists, reflecting the high academic standard of our research tema's excellent research performance. Again, congratulations to Prof. Kwong. Read more about this ranking: Elsevier official webpage.
Event: Welcome our new PhD students
Aug 2024: Welcome our new members: Junjun (Sun Yat-sen University Shenzhen) and Zeyu (SUSTech)!!
Event: Congratulations to Natalie & Elaine for their PhD Graduation
Jul & Aug 2024: Congratulations to Natalie and Elaine for their PhD graduation!!!
Apr 2024: The awardees were selected by a panel of judges consisting of representatives from six universities. Natalie was awarded the "Best Poster Presentation Award". Again, congratulations to Natalie.
Publication: Application of indole-based monophosphine in ppm level Pd-catalyzed C–N bond formation
Apr 2024: Congratulations to Herman, Wyman & Pearl on the publication of the Pd-catalyzed amination with low catalyst loading down to ppm level. Read more about this publication in Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. (Updated: J. Organomet. Chem. 2024, 1011, 123124).
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Email: fykwong@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: +(852) 3943 6257 (office); +(852) 3943 1173 (laboratory)