Adjunct & Visiting Professors

Dr TSE Man-kin

Adjunct Assistant Professor

mktse.tse@polyu.edu.hk

Research Overview

We are developing new clean and efficient biological, chemical and enzymatic processes for production of chemicals for batteries, cosmetics and health products.
Our research focuses on development of green and sustainable process for the manufacturing of valuable chemicals and biological products in industrial scales. This interdisciplinary work includes technologies in chemistry, biology and engineering to develop efficient and energy saving production systems in a clean and market competitive way.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Academic and Professional Experience

Humboldt Scholar, Germany
Habilitation, The University of Rostock, Germany
Senior Chemical Engineer
Guest Professor, The University of Rostock, Germany
Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professional Mentor, Southern University of Science and Technology

Research Interests

Achievements

Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship 2002-2003.
9th International Symposium for Chinese Organic Chemists (ISCOC-9) and 6th International Symposium for Chinese Inorganic Chemists (ISCIC-6), 2006, Singapore, German Institute of Science and Technology-Singapore (GIST) Young Speaker Prize.
Group member of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award 2008 winners, Prof. Milton R. Smith, III and Prof. Robert E. Maleczka, Jr.

" Use of transition metal complexes as catalysts for the cathodic reduction of oxygen in fuel cells as well as procedure for plasma-assisted supporting, activation and stabilization of catalysts." D. Foge, A. Schmuhl, M. Beller, H. Junge, M. K. Tse, K. Anklam, V. Brueser, K. Schroeder, DE Patent 2006, CODEN: GWXXBX, DE 102005015572, A1 20060629.
"Production of Perfluoroalkyliodide with Medium Chain Length." A. S. C. Chan, L. Wang, J. Hu, T. Zhang, M. K. Tse, Chinese Patent 2009, 200910117428.3. "一種中等鏈長全氟碘代烷的調聚方法" 陳新滋,王來來,胡積青,張濤,謝文健,中國專利, 申請(專利)號: 200910117428.3.
"Production Methods of Perfluoroalkylethanol." Y. Ou, C. Liu, M. Yan, M. K. Tse, A. S. C. Chan, Chinese Patent 2012, 2012103988413. "全氟烷基乙醇的制备方法" 欧英勇,娄春亮,鄢明,谢文健,陈新滋, 中國專利,申請(專利)號: 2012103988413.
"Catalysts for Dehydrochlorination of Pentachloroethane and Its Preparation." S. Chen, Z. Wang, R. Gong, M. K. Tse, A. S. C. Chan, Chinese Patent 2013, 2013100547377. "一种五氯乙烷催化脱HCl制四氯乙烯的催化剂及其制备方法" 陈胜洲,王智春,龚荣荣,谢文健,陈新滋, 中國專利,申請(專利)號: 2013100547377.
"A Method for the Production of 4,4-difluoroethylene carbonate." M. K. Tse, Y. Q. Weng， G. X. Yue, L. Q. Qiu, R. W.-Y. Sun, A. S. C. Chan, Chinese Patent 2016，ZL201611122542.1. "一种 4,4-二氟代碳酸乙烯酯的制备方法" 谢文健,翁业芹,岳公星,邱立勤,辛伟贤,陈新滋, 中國專利,申請 (專利)號: ZL201611122542.1.

"Regioselective Bromination and Subsequent Suzuki Cross-Coupling of Highly Electron Deficient 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)porphyrin." M. K. Tse, Z.-Y. Zhou, T. C. W. Mak, K. S. Chan, Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 7779-7783. Corrigendum: Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 9399.
" Activation of unstrained aliphatic carbon-carbon bonds by a transition metal complex." M. K. Tse, K. S. Chan, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 2001, 510-511.
"Remarkably selective iridium catalysts for the elaboration of aromatic C-H bonds." J.-Y. Cho, M. K. Tse, D. Holmes, R. E. Maleczka, Jr., M. R. Smith, III, Science 2002, 295, 305-308.
"Development of a Ruthenium-catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation Procedure Using Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidant." M. K. Tse, C. Döbler, S. Bhor, M. Klawonn, W. Mägerlein, H. Hugl, M. Beller, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 5255-5260.
"An Environmentally Benign Fe-catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation of Aromatic Alkenes using Hydrogen Peroxide." F. G. Gelalcha, B. Bitterlich, G. Anilkumar, M. K. Tse, M. Beller, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7293-7296.
"Synthesis of diphosphite ligands derived from glucopyranoside and their application in the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of organozinc to enones. " Q.-L. Zhao, M. K. Tse, L.-L. Wang, A.-P. Xing, X. Jiang, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2010, 21, 2788-2793.
"Enantioselective Syntheses of Axially Chiral Phosphonates or Phosphine Oxides via Asymmetric Suzuki Reactions with Chiral Sulfinamide Monophosphine Ligands." Y.-Q. Zhang, Y.-S. Li, B.-D. Pan, H. Xu, H. Liang, X.-D. Jiang, B.-Y. Liu, M. K. Tse, L.-Q. Qiu, Chem. Select 2019, 4, 5122-5125.
"Palladium-Catalyzed Monoarylation of Arylhydrazines with Aryl Tosylates. " Y.-G. Huang, P. Y. Choy, J.-Y. Wang, M. K. Tse, R. W.-Y. Sun, A. S. C. Chan, F. Y. Kwong, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 14664-14673.
" [24]Crown-8-modified carbon nanotubes for templating metal deposition and active materials for pseudocapacitors." R.-T. Zhou, F.-K. Tang, R. W.-Y. Sun, M. K. Tse, Y.-J. Chen, A. S. C. Chan, S.-Z. Chen, X.-J. Zhu, K. C.-F. Leung, Mater. Adv. 2021, 2, 236-240.
"Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Cycloaddition of Benzofuran-2,3-diones with Alkynes to Flavones. "Y.-Y. Zhang, H. Li, X.-D. Jiang, C. V. Subba Reddy, H. Liang, Y.-Q. Zhang, R.-H. Cao, R. W.-Y. Sun, M. K. Tse, L.-Q. Qiu, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2022, 364, 525-530.

"Novel Ruthenium and Iron Catalysts for Epoxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide." M. K. Tse, B. Bitterlich, M. Beller in Activating Unreactive Substrates: The Role of Secondary Interactions, C. Bolm, F. E. Hahn (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2009.
"Recent Developments in Metal-catalyzed Dihydroxylation of Olefins" M. K. Tse, K. Schröder, M. Beller, in Modern Oxidation Methods, 2nd Ed., J. E. Bäckvall (Ed.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2009.