Capital Normal University | China
Prof. Chong-Qing Wan is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry at Capital Normal University, Beijing, recognized for his extensive contributions to functional coordination chemistry and framework materials, with a research record comprising 83 scientific documents, an h-index of 24, and 1,987 citations from 1,717 documents. He earned a BA in chemistry from Xinyang Normal University, an MS from Nankai University with research on coordination complexes, and later completed his PhD under Prof. Thomas C. W. Mak at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His work spans the synthesis, characterization, and application of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent–organic frameworks (COFs), ionic-liquid-based hybrids, and energy-related materials. He has published impactful studies in Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie, and Chemistry of Materials, contributing to advances in MOF/COF meltability, glass formation, proton-conductive crystalline ionic liquids, and atomically precise nanoclusters. His research interests include functional coordination complexes, energy-storage materials, photocatalysis, and phase-transition mechanisms in porous frameworks. Throughout his academic career, he has been recognized for high-impact publications and sustained contributions to materials chemistry. Continuing to advance the field through innovative synthesis strategies and collaborative research, he remains a leading figure in framework-based materials and functional molecular systems.
Featured Publications
Xue, W. L., Li, G. Q., Chen, H., Han, Y. C., Feng, L., Gu, X. L., Hu, S. Y., Deng, Y. H., Tan, L., Dove, M. T., Li, W., Zhang, J., Dong, H., Chen, Z., Deng, W. H., Xu, G., & Wan, C.-Q. (2024). Melt-quenched glass formation of a family of metal–carboxylate frameworks. Nature Communications, 15, 2040.*
Gu, X. L., Zhao, L., Sun, J., Cui, X. K., Li, G. Q., Hu, S. Y., Deng, Y. H., Li, Z., Li, K., Wang, H., & Wan, C.-Q. (2024). Synthesis and properties of zwitterionic covalent organic framework (COF): The meltability strategy and processability. Chemistry of Materials, 36, 2674–2684.*
Xue, W.-L., Deng, W.-H., Chen, H., Liu, R.-H., Taylor, J. M., Li, Y.-K., Wang, L., Deng, Y.-H., Li, W.-H., Wen, Y.-Y., Wang, G.-E., Wan, C.-Q., & Xu, G. (2021). MOF-directed synthesis of crystalline ionic liquids with enhanced proton conduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60, 1290–1297.
Qin, Z., Sharma, S., Wan, C.-Q., Malola, S., Xu, W.-W., Häkkinen, H., & Li, G. (2021). A homoleptic alkynyl-ligated [Au₁₃Ag₁₆L₂₄]³⁻ cluster as a catalytically active eight-electron system. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60, 970–975.*
Qin, Z., Zhang, J., Wan, C.-Q., Liu, S., Abroshan, H., Jin, R., & Li, G. (2020). Atomically precise nanoclusters with reversible isomeric transformation for rotary nanomotors. Nature Communications, 11, 6019.*