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  1. Synthesis of substituted terpyridine nickel nitrate complexes and their inhibitory selectivity against cancer cell lines

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, July 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  2. Synthesis, cancer cell antiproliferative and antibacterial activity of zinc hydroxybenzoate complexes of substituted terpyridines

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, May 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  3. Synthesis, characterization, antiproliferative activity and DNA binding calculation of substituted-phenyl-terpyridine copper(II) nitrate complexes

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  4. A New Concept of Enhancing the Anticancer Activity of Manganese Terpyridine Complex by Oxygen-Containing Substituent Modification

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhen Ma

  5. Cobalt(ii) terpyridine complexes: synthesis, characterization, antiproliferative activity and molecular docking with proteins and DNA

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  6. Fe(ii) complexes of 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine ligands functionalized with substituted-phenyl groups: synthesis, crystal structures and anticancer potential

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  7. Silver complexes with substituted terpyridines as promising anticancer metallodrugs and their crystal structure, photoluminescence, and DNA interactions

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  8. Peroxides in metal complex catalysis

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, June 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  9. Copper chloride complexes with substituted 4′-phenyl-terpyridine ligands: synthesis, characterization, antiproliferative activities and DNA interactions

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  10. TEMPO in metal complex catalysis

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, November 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  11. Synthesis, characterization, photoluminescence, antiproliferative activity, and DNA interaction of cadmium(II) substituted 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compounds

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  12. Synthesis, Characterization, Photoluminescence, Molecular Docking and Bioactivity of Zinc (II) Compounds Based on Different Substituents

    Article • Molecules, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhen Ma

  13. Synthesis, structural characterization and antiproliferative potential of copper 4′-phenyl-terpyridine complexes constructed from building block reaction

    Article • Polyhedron, May 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  14. Multinuclear Zn(II)-arylhydrazone complexes as catalysts for cyanosilylation of aldehydes

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, April 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  15. Study on the substitution effects of zinc benzoate terpyridine complexes on photoluminescence, antiproliferative potential and DNA binding properties

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhen Ma

  16. Zinc(II) Terpyridine Complexes: Substituent Effect on Photoluminescence, Antiproliferative Activity, and DNA Interaction

    Article • Molecules, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhen Ma

  17. Synthesis, characterization, anti-tumor activity, photo-luminescence and BHb/HHb/Hsp90 molecular docking of zinc(II) hydroxyl-terpyridine complexes

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, December 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  18. Synthesis and Structure of Copper Complexes of a N6O4 Macrocyclic Ligand and Catalytic Application in Alcohol Oxidation

    Article • Catalysts, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Luísa Margarida Martins, Professor Zhen Ma

  19. Synthesis, characterization, photoluminescence, anti-tumor activity, DFT calculations and molecular docking with proteins of zinc(ii) halogen substituted terpyridine compounds

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  20. The effects of counterion of silver complexes with a tri-hexacyanoethyl functionalized macrocyclic ligand on the structures, photoluminescence, thermal analysis and biological activity

    Article • Polyhedron, January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  21. Study on the Photoluminescent and Thermal Properties of Zinc Complexes with a N6O4 Macrocyclic Ligand

    Article • Molecules, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhen Ma

  22. Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence of substituted terpyridine compounds and their molecular docking studies with bovine hemoglobin

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  23. A Neutral Dinuclear Silver(I) 4′-Phenyl-Terpyridine Compound

    Article • Journal of Structural Chemistry, January 2018, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Professor Zhen Ma

  24. Effects of counterions of colorful sandwich-type zinc(II) 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compounds on photoluminescent and thermal properties

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, October 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  25. The crystal structure of N5O3 cryptand

    Article • Journal of Structural Chemistry, May 2017, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Professor Zhen Ma

  26. Effective cyanosilylation of aldehydes with copper(II)-based polymeric catalysts

    Article • Molecular Catalysis, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  27. Synthesis, structure, and thermal and photoluminescent properties of a zinc(II) sulfate 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compound

    Article • Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Zhen Ma

  28. Copper(II) arylhydrazone complexes as catalysts for C H activation in the Henry reaction in water

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  29. Synthesis, characterization, thermal properties and antiproliferative potential of copper(ii) 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compounds

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Pedro Viana Baptista, Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Alexandra R Fernandes, Professor Zhen Ma

  30. CoII, NiII and UO2II complexes with β-diketones and their arylhydrazone derivatives: Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity in Henry reaction

    Article • Polyhedron, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  31. Characterization of antiproliferative potential and biological targets of a copper compound containing 4′-phenyl terpyridine

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pedro Viana Baptista, Dr João C Lima, Professor Alexandra R Fernandes, Paula Videira, Professor Zhen Ma

  32. Silver coordination polymers with tri- and hexacyanoethyl-functionalized macrocyclic ligands

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma, Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Luísa Margarida Martins

  33. Two Zinc Porphyrin Complexes Obtained by One-port Reaction

    Article • Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Zhen Ma

  34. Diethyl 2,2′-(ethane-1,2-diyldioxy)dibenzoate

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, April 2014, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  35. Synthesis and characterization of copper(ii) 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compounds and catalytic application for aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Luísa Margarida Martins, Professor Zhen Ma

  36. 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1,5-bis(pyridin-2-yl)pentane-1,5-dione

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, September 2013, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  37. A hexanuclear metallacrown palladium(II) cluster derived from 2-mercaptoethanol

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  38. Synthesis, characterization, photoluminescent and thermal properties of zinc(ii) 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compounds

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  39. New arylhydrazones of β-diketones and their optical and thermal properties

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  40. Poly[[μ10-4,4′-(ethane-1,2-diyldioxy)dibenzoato]dipotassium]

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, March 2012, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  41. Dichlorido(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridyl)zinc

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, February 2012, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  42. Diethyl 4,4′-(3,6-dioxaoctane-1,8-diyldioxy)dibenzoate

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, February 2012, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  43. Diethyl 4,4′-(ethane-1,2-diyldioxy)dibenzoate

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, June 2011, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  44. 4-{2-[2-(4-Formylphenoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}benzaldehyde

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, May 2011, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  45. Syntheses and structural characterization of cadmium complexes constructed from a tetrakis(3-pyridylmethyl) functionalized ligand

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Zhen Ma

  46. 2-Chloro-N-{5-[(4R,5R,10S)-dehydroabiet-4-yl]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl}benzamide

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, March 2011, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  47. Synthesis, characterization, solid-state photo-luminescence and anti-tumor activity of zinc(II) 4′-phenyl-terpyridine compounds

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Zhen Ma

  48. Synthesis, structure and properties of a new copper (II) complex, [Cu2(4,4′-bpy)5(H2O)4](ClO4)4(4,4′-bpy)(DMF)2(H2O)2

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  49. Dibromido(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridyl)copper(II) hemihydrate

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, March 2010, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  50. Copper(I) Iodide Complexes Derived fromN-Alkyl-1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantanes: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Photoluminescence, and Identification of the Unprecedented {Cu3I5}2−Cluster

    Article • Organometallics, November 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Zhen Ma

  51. Reactivity and solid-state photo-luminescence of cadmium compounds constructed from 4′-Ph-terpy and cadmium salts

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, August 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Zhen Ma

  52. The double-helicate terpyridine silver(I) compound [Ag2L2](SO3CF3)2 (L=4′-phenyl-terpyridine) as a building block for di- and mononuclear complexes

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Zhen Ma

  53. An Infinite Two-Dimensional Hybrid Water−Chloride Network, Self-Assembled in a Hydrophobic Terpyridine Iron(II) Matrix

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, March 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Professor Zhen Ma

  54. Bis[μ-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane-κ2P:P′]bis[(4-toluenesulfonato-κO)silver(I)] monohydrate

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, January 2008, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Zhen Ma

  55. Formation of a sandwich-type supercomplex through second-sphere coordination of functionalized macrocyclic polyamines

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  56. Two Novel Cadmium Polymeric Metallamacrocyclic Complexes Constructed from a Pyridylmethyl‐Functionalized Tetraaza Ligand

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, July 2005, Wiley

    Professor Zhen Ma

  57. An N8O6 cryptand: the host for Ag+guests and H2O molecules

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, March 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Zhen Ma

  58. Exploring the synthesis of infinite helical chains with 2-carboxycinnamic acid

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Zhen Ma

  59. Unexpected Dimerization of a N5O3Cryptand in Aqueous Solution after Being Protonated by Hydrochloric Acid

    Article • Synlett, January 2004, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Zhen Ma

  60. Synthesis and Characterization of a Cadmium Chloride Complex with an N 5 O 3 Cryptand

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Zhen Ma