Dr Zhifang Guo ~ Postdoctoral Researcher

My research focuses on the development of new synthetic routes for highly reactive rare earth metal-organic complexes, and new frontiers in the synthesis and structures of Rare-Earth metal-organic complexes. 

Interests

Research

• Rare-Earth Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Crystallography

Experience

• 2020 to present - Postdoc Researcher, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2019 to 2020 - Research Fellow, Monash University (Clayton)
• 2015 to 2019 - Ph.D candidate, Monash University (Clayton)

Research Disciplines

• Inorganic chemistry (3402)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)

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Journal Articles

• Hajiashrafi T, Sheikholeslami M, Arjanaki M, Tarighi S, Guo Z and Junk P (2023) Synthesis, structure analysis and catalytic activity of two Ln-coordination polymers containing benzophenone-4,4'-dicarboxylate linker. New Journal of Chemistry, 47 (5). pp. 2230-2239
• Aldabbagh A, Takjoo R, Najafi A, Guo Z, Hossain M, Rad N, Wang J and Junk P (2022) Syntheses and structural characterisation of some heteroleptic aluminium(III) formamidinates. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75 (4). pp. 265-275
• Ali S, Shephard A, Wang J, Guo Z, Davies M, Deacon G and Junk P (2022) Lanthanoid Biphenolates as a Rich Source of Lanthanoid-Main Group Heterobimetallic Complexes. Chemistry: an Asian journal, 17 (5).
• Daniels D, Guo Z, Shephard A, Deacon G, Jaroschik F and Junk P (2022) Synthesis and characterisation of divalent di(1,3-bis(diphenylphosphano)cyclopentadienyl)lanthanoid and alkaline earth complexes as potential platforms for heterometallic complexes. Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 648 (23).
• Gharib M, Esrafili L, Morsali A, Vande Velde C, Guo Z and Junk P (2022) Effective Dual-Functional Metal-Organic Framework (DF-MOF) as a Catalyst for the Solvent-Free Cycloaddition Reaction. Inorganic Chemistry, 61 (18). pp. 6725-6732
• Guo Z, Wang J, Deacon G and Junk P (2022) Selective Oxidation of a Single Metal Site of Divalent Calix[4]pyrrolide Compounds [Ln2(N4Et8)(thf)4] (Ln = Sm or Eu), Giving Mixed Valent Lanthanoid(II/III) Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 61 (46). pp. 18678-18689
• Guo Z, Deacon G and Junk P (2022) Unexpected C-F activation during redox transmetallation with silver N,N '-bis(2,6-difluorophenyl)formamidinate. Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 648 (19).
• Guo Z, Wang N, Blair V, Izgorodina E, Deacon G and Junk P (2022) Facile synthesis and structures of silver formamidinates and pyrazolates. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75 (8 & 9). pp. 558-565
• Guo Z, Blair V, Deacon G and Junk P (2022) Europium is different: solvent and ligand effects on oxidation state outcomes and C-F activation in reactions between europium metal and Pentafluorophenylsilver. Chemistry: a European journal, 28 (3).
• Hossain M, Guo Z, Wang J, Deacon G and Junk P (2022) Synthesis and characterisation of ??-arene (halogenidoaluminato)-lanthanoid(II) and alkaline earth(II) complexes. Polyhedron, 217.
• Hossain M, Guo Z, Wang J, Deacon G, Junk P, Diether D and Anwander R (2022) ??-Arene(halogenidoaluminato)lanthanoid(III) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity for Isoprene Polymerization. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 (7).
• Salehisaki M, Eslami Rad N, Deacon G, Wang J, Guo Z and Junk P (2022) Synthesis and reactivity of rare-earth-N,N'-(diphenyl)formamidinate and rare-earth-N,N'-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)formamidinate complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 539.

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