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Prof. TANG Benzhong

Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor, Dean, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Topic: Wonder Chemistry on/in/of Water

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TANG Benzhong
Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor, Dean, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Brief bio: Tang Ben Zhong received Ph.D. degree from Kyoto University and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto. He is now a Presidential Chair Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. He is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of Aggregate published by Wiley. His research interests include materials science and biomedical theranostics. He has received many awards, such as the National Natural Science Award (2017), the Nano Today Award (2021) and Biomaterials Global Impact Award (2023). His publications have been cited over 176,000 times, with an h-index of 185. He has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher since 2014 in both areas of Chemistry and Materials Science.

Topic: Wonder Chemistry on/in/of Water

Abstract: Water, as an omnipresent substance, plays a vital role in many aspects of our lives, ranging from sustaining living organisms to driving technological advancements. The exploration of organic reactions in water or utilization of natural water as a reactant has attracted significant attention due to their advantages, including unique reaction performance, environmental friendliness, and reduction of harmful wastes. In this talk, the recent research progress on new polymerization approaches involving water and monomers containing triple-bond functionalities such as diyne, isocyanides, and bromoalkynes will be introduced. Furthermore, several click polymerization methods in aqueous media will be discussed. The "on water" effect facilitates polymerization in aqueous media more effectively than in conventional organic solvents. Additionally, many luminogens possessing aggregation-induced emission and natural characteristics (BioAIEgens) are developed in a water system. The synthesized polymers, small molecules, and BioAIEgens show unique characteristics and functions such as aggregation-induced emission (AIE), clusteroluminescence, bio-imaging ability, and stimuli-responsive response. With the aim of exploring the chemistry on/in/of water, we hope this talk could provide insight into polymerizations of water and triple-bond based monomers, as well as the preparation of functional materials under mild reaction conditions or through the utilization of water.