Division: Inorganic Chemistry

 

Interest:Multifunctional materials

 

             Organometalics

 

Email: zuojl@nju.edu.cn

 

Tel: +86-25-83593893

 Recent Research:

 Our research interests are currently on magnetic, conductive and multifunctional molecular materials, metal-metal bonding complexes, and organometallics.  

 

(1) single-molecule magnets and single-chain magnets based on organic-ligand capped tricyano- or tetracyanometalates, which may have applications in high-density information storage, quantum computing, or spin-based molecular electronics.  

 

　

 　 

　 

        

 

　

 

 

 

　

 　 

　 (2) Multifunctional materials, such as molecular ferromagnetic semiconductor or conductors, based on the precursors of new versatile ligands with highly delocalized sulfur-rich core.

　

 　 

　 

 

 

 

 　 

　 

 

 

　

 

 

 

　

 　 

　 (3) Chemical studies on metal complexes for multifunctional molecular materials, such as chiral molecular magnets and multiferroic materials.

　

 　 

　 

 

 

　

 　 

　 

 

 

　

 

 

 

Selected Publications:

 FJ Yue, Shen Wang, L Lin, Feng-Min Zhang, Cheng-Hui Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo, You-Wei Du and Di Wu, “Large low-field magnetoresistance in Fe3O4/molecule nanoparticles at room temperature”,  J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 2011, 44, 025001.

Xiang-Yi Zhang, Qi Zheng, Chen-Xi Qian and  Jing-Lin Zuo*, “Some new progress on molecular wires”,  Chin. J. Inorg. Chem., 2011, 27, 1451-1464.

 Jing Xiong, Lei Sun, Ling-Chen Kang, Wei Liu, You-Xuan Zheng,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Characterization of Heteronuclear Complexes Based on a Versatile Ligand with Both Acetylacetonate and Bis(2-pyridyl) Units”,  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2011, 376, 36-43.

Gao-Nan Li, Jing Xiong, Ya Liao, Lei Sun, Yi-Zhi Li and  Jing-Lin Zuo*, “Syntheses, structures, and properties of metal complexes involving π-conjugated tetrathiafulvalene-pyridine ligand”,  Polyhedron, 2011, 30, 2473-2478.

 Liang Hu, Jie Qin, Nan Zhou, Yi-Fei Meng, Yan Xu, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of new metal complexes with the multi-sulfur 1,2-dithiolene ligand”, Dyes and Pigments, 2012, 92 , 1223-1230.

Jing Xiong, Gao-Nan Li, Lei Sun, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Mono and Dinuclear Co/Ni Complexes Bearing Redox-active Tetrathiafulvalene-Acetylacetonate Ligands: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Properties”,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2011, 5173-5181.

 Gao-Nan Li, Tao Jin, Lei Sun, Jie Qin, Di Wen,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Dinuclear Rhenium(I) Carbonyl Complexes Based on π-conjugated Polypyridyl Ligands with Tetrathiafulvalenes: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Properties and DFT Calculations”,  J. Organomet. Chem., 2011, 696, 3076-3085.

Jing Xiong, Lei Sun, Ya Liao, Gao-Nan Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “A New Optical and Electrochemical Sensor for Fluoride Ion Based on the Functionalized Boron-Dipyrromethene Dye with Tetrathiafulvalene Moiety”, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 6157-6161.

 Gao-Nan Li, Di Wen, Tao Jin, Ya Liao,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis and properties of new π-conjugated pyridine ligands with tetrathiafulvalene derivatives and the rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes”,  Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 675-678.

Ling-Chen Kang, Xin Chen, Xi-Sen Wang, Yi-Zhi Li, You Song*,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Hydrogencyanamido Bridged Multinuclear Copper(II) Complexes: From Strong Antiferromagnetic Couplings to Weak Ferromagnetic Couplings”, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 5200-5209.

 Ling-Chen Kang, Ming-Xia Yao, Xin Chen, Yi-Zhi Li, You Song,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Hexanuclear FeIII2CoIII2MII2 (M = Cu, Ni, Mn) Clusters Based on  Kläui’s Tripodal Ligand and Tricyanometalates: Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties”, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 2204-2212.

Ru Wang, Ling-Chen Kang, Jing Xiong, Xiao-Wei Dou, Xiao-Yu Chen, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Structures and physical properties of oligomeric and polymeric metal complexes based on bis(pyridyl)-substituted TTF ligands and an inorganic analogue”, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 919-926.

 Jie Qin, Liang Hu, Gao-Nan Li, Xi-Sen Wang, Yan Xu,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, characterization and properties of Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes with tetrathiafulvalene fused phenanthroline ligands”,  Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2173-2179.

Min-Xia Yao, Zheng-You Wei, Zhi-Guo Gu, Qi Zheng, Yan Xu and  Jing-Lin Zuo*, “Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Low-Dimensional Heterometallic Complexes Based on the Versatile Building Block [(Tp)Cr(CN)3]-”, Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 8636-8644.

 Yu-Cheng Zhu, Liang Zhou, Hong-Yan Li, Qiu-Lei Xu, Ming-Yu Teng, You-Xuan Zheng*,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Hong-Jie Zhang* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Highly efficient green and bluish-green phosphorescent OLEDs based on iridium complexes with the tetraphenylimidodiphosphinate ligand”,  Adv. Mater., 2011, 23, 4041-4046.

Jie-Wen Ying, Isiah Po-Chun Liu, Bin Xi, You Song, Charles Campana,  Jing-Lin Zuo  and Tong Ren, “Linear Diruthenium Trimer of Butadiyn-diyl Bridge – An Unique Electronic Wire”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 954-957.

 Yan-Hong Peng, Yu-Jia Li, Cheng-Hui Li, Liang Hu, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, structures, and properties of tricarbonyl rhenium(I) heteronuclear complexes with the multidentate bridging ligand containing bis(2-pyridine) and carboxylic acid”,  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 3742-3749.

Ling-Chen Kang, Xin-Chen, Xiao-Yu Chen, You Song*,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Property of a Cyanamido Bridged Trinuclear Copper Complex”,  Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2010, 13, 109-111.

 Xiao-Qiang Liang, Dong-Ping Li, Cheng-Hui Li，Xin-Hui Zhou, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Syntheses, Structures, and Physical Properties of Camphorate Coordination Polymers Controlled by Semirigid Auxiliary Ligands with Variable Coordination Position and Conformation”,  Cryst. Growth Des., 2010, 10, 2596-2605.

Ling-Chen Kang, Xin Chen, Hui-Sheng Wang, Yi-Zhi Li, You Song,*  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Two Kinds of Unique Heterometallic Chains with Mixed-Bridging Ligands of Tricyanometalate and Alkoxide”,  Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 9275-9282.

 Yan-Hong Peng, Yi-Fei Meng, Liang Hu, Quan-Xiu Li, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Heterobimetallic Clusters with Tricyanometalate and π-Conjugated Ligands Containing 1,3-Dithiol-2-ylidene”,  Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 1905-1912.

Ya Chen, Cheng-Hui Li, Cai-Feng Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties of One-dimensional Chain Complex of Tetrathiafulvalene Carboxylate”,  Science in China, Series B, 2009, 52, 1596-1601.

 Ling-Chen Kang, Xin Chen, Cai-Feng Wang, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Heterobimetallic Complexes Based on a New Tetracyanometalate Precursor”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2009, 362, 5195-5202.

Wei Liu, Zhi-Guo Gu, Ru Wang, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Transition metal complexes based on pyridine ligand containing both bis(2-pyridyl) and 1,3-dithiole-2-ylidene units: syntheses, structures and magnetic studies”,  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2009, 362, 2556-2564.

 Ya Chen, Wei Liu, Bin Liu, Xin-Hui Zhou, Zhi-Gang Zou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis and Characterization of New Ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing Coupled Di(2-pyridyl) and 1, 3-dithiole Units”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2009, 362, 143-148.

Ru Wang, Wei Liu, Ya Chen, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis and electrochemical properties of a new tetra- (crown-ether-thiafulvalene)-annulated phthalocyanine derivative”,  Dyes and Pigments, 2009, 81, 40-44.

 Ya Chen, Wei Liu, Jian-Shi Jin, Bin Liu, Zhi-Gang Zou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes with bispyridine ligands attached to sulfur-rich core: syntheses, structures and properties”, J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694, 763-770.

Xin-Hui Zhou, Yan-Hong Peng, Xiao-Di Du,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Hydrothermal Syntheses and Structures of Three Novel Coordination Polymers Assembled from 1,2,3-Triazolate ligands”,  Cryst. Eng. Commun., 2009, 11, 1964-1970.

 Yan Zhou, Hong-Ping Xiao, Ling-Chen Kang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Cheng-Hui Li* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses and Characterization of Neutral Iron(II) and Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Isocyano-triphenylborate Ligand”, Dalton Trans., 2009, 10256-10262.

Xin-Hui Zhou, Xiao-Di Du, Gao-Nan Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and and Xiao-Zeng You, “Coordination Polymers Assembled from 3,5-Pyrazoledicarboxylic Acid and Bis(triazolyl) Ligands: Chiral and Meso-Structures Induced by Ligand Flexibility and A Six-Connected Self-Catenated Network”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9, 4487-4496.

 Xiao-Qiang Liang, Dong-Ping Li, Xin-Hui Zhou, Yan Sui, Yi-Zhi Li, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Metal−Organic Coordination Polymers Generated from Chiral Camphoric acid and Flexible Ligands with Different Spacer Lengths: Syntheses, Structures and Properties”,  Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9, 4872-4883.

Xiao-Qiang Liang, Xin-Hui Zhou, Chao Chen, Hong-Ping Xiao, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo*  and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Self-assembly of Metal-Organic Coordination Polymers Constructed from a Versatile Multi-pyridyl Ligand: Diversity of Coordination Modes and Structures”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9, 1041-1053.

 Xin-Hui Zhou, Yan-Hong Peng, Xiao-Di Du, Cai-Feng Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “New 3d-4f Heterometallic Coordination Polymers Based on Pyrazole-Bridged  CuIILnIII Dinuclear Units and Sulfate Anions: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9, 1028-1035.

Wei Liu, Jing Xiong, Yong Wang, Xin-Hui Zhou, Ru Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures and Properties of Tricarbonyl (chloro) Rhenium(I) Complexes with Redox-Active Tetrathiafulvalene-Pyrazole Ligands”,  Organometallics, 2009, 28,  755-762.

 Xiao-Ming Li, Cai-Feng Wang, Yong Ji, Ling-Chen Kang, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “The Heterometallic Complexes Based on the Mixed Bridging Ligands of Tricyanometalate and Terephthalate: Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties”,  Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 9166-9173.

Zhi-Guo Gu, Yi-Fan Xu, Ling-Chen Kang, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “A Family of Polynuclear Clusters Containing Cyano-Bridged T-Shaped FeIII3MII (M = Cu, Co, Mn) Metal Cores: Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties”, Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 5073-5080.

 Cai-Feng Wang, Dong-Ping Li, Xin Chen, Xiao-Ming Li, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo*  and Xiao-Zeng You,  “Assembling Chirality into Magnetic Nanowires: Cyano-Bridged Iron(III)-Nickel(II) Chains Exhibiting Slow Magnetization Relaxation and Ferroelectricity”, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6940-6942.

Cai-Feng Wang, Wei Liu, You Song, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures, Electrochemical and Magnetic Properties of Rectangular Heterobimetallic Clusters Based on Tricyanometallic Building Blocks”,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2008, 717-727.

 Zhi-Guo Gu, Yi-Fan Xu, Xiu-Ju Yin, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Cluster-based copper(II) coordination polymers with azido bridges and chiral magnets”,  Dalton Trans., 2008, 5593-5602.

Yong Ji, Rui Zhang, Xiao-Bo Du, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You,  “A New optical/electrochemical Na+ Sensor Based on Platinum(II) Complexes Containing Crown Ether Annelated Dithiolate Ligands”, Dalton Trans., 2008, 2578-2582.

 Zhi-Guo Gu, Yi-Fan Xu, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Assembly of Iron(II)-Triazole Polymers from 1D Chains to 3D Interpenetrated Frameworks: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2008, 8, 1306-1312.

Cai-Feng Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Jie-Wen Ying, Tong Ren* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Novel Heterometallic Fe-Ru2-Fe Arrays via ‘Complex of Complexes’ Approach”,  Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 9716-9722.

 Cai-Feng Wang, Zhi-Guo Gu, Xiao-Mei Lu,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Ferroelectric Heterobimetallic Clusters with Ferromagnetic Interactions”,  Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 7957-7959.

Wei Liu, Ya Chen, Ru Wang, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes with New Pyridine Ligands Containing Crown Ether Annelated or Anthracene Functionalized 1, 3-dithiole-2-ylidene”,  Organometallics, 2008, 27, 2990-2997.

 Wei Liu, Ru Wang, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures and Properties of Tricarbonyl Rhenium(I) Heteronuclear Complexes with New Bridging Ligand Containing Coupled Bis(2-pyridyl) and 1, 2-dithiolene Units”,  Organometallics, 2008, 27, 126-134.

Jian-Qing Tao, Zhi-Guo Gu, Tian-Wei Wang, Qiao-Fang Yang,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Spin-crossover iron(II) complexes [Fe(Medpq)(py)2(NCS)­2] and [Fe(Medpq)(py)2(NCSe)2]: syntheses, characterization and magnetic properties”,  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2007, 360, 4125-4132.

 Qiao-Fang Yang, Zhi-Guo Gu, Cheng-Hui Li, Jian-Qing Tao, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “One-dimensional azido-bridged chiral copper(II) coordination polymers: syntheses, structures and magnetic studies”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2007, 300, 2875-2880.

Xi-Li Li, Kai Chen, Yu Liu, Zhao-Xi Wang, Tian-Wei Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo, Yi-Zhi Li, Yue Wang, Jin Song Zhu, Jun-Min Liu, You Song and Xiao-Zeng You, “Molecule-Based Ferroelectric Thin Films: Mononuclear Lanthanide Enantiomers Displaying Room-Temperature Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 6820-6823.

 Zhi-Guo Gu,  Jing-Lin Zuo*  and Xiao-Zeng You, “A three-dimensional ferromagnet based on linkages of copper-azido clusters”, Dalton Trans., 2007, 4067-4072.

Zhi-Guo Gu, You Song, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Chiral Molecular Ferromagnets Based on Copper(II) Polymers with End-On Azido Bridges”,  Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 9522-9524.

 He-Rui Wen, Cheng-Hui Li, You Song,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Bin Zhang* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of a Highly Conducting Neutral Nickel Complex with Highly Conjugated Tetrathiafulvalene Dithiolate Ligand”,  Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 6837-6839.

Zhi-Guo Gu, Xin-Hui Zhou, Yang-Bo Jin, Ren-Gen Xiong,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Crystal Structures, Magnetic and Ferroelectric Properties of Chiral Layered Metal-Organic Frameworks with Dicyanamide as Bridging Ligand”,  Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 5462-5464.

 Zhi-Guo Gu, Wei Liu, Qiao-Fang Yang, Xin-Hui Zhou,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Cyano-Bridged FeIII2CuII3 and FeIII4NiII4 Complexes: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties”,  Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 3236-3244.

Yong Ji, Rui Zhang, Yu-Jia Li, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures, and Electrochemical Properties of Platinum(II) Complexes Containing Di- tert-butylbipyridine and Crown Ether Annelated Dithiolate Ligands”,  Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 866-873.

 Wei Liu, Jing-Hua Lu, Yong Ji, Jing-Lin Zuo * and Xiao-Zeng You*, “A New Crown Ether Annelated Tetrathiafulvalene Derivative with Anthracene moiety as a Sensor for Li+ and 1O2”, Tetrahedron Lett., 2006, 47, 3431-3434.

Wei Liu, Cai-Feng Wang, Yi-Zhi Li, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Structural and Magnetic Studies on Cyano-bridged Rectangular Fe2M2 (M=Cu, Ni) Clusters”,  Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 10058-10065.

 Zhi-Guo Gu, Qiao-Fang Yang, Wei Liu, You Song, Yi-Zhi Li, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Cyano-Bridged Pentanuclear FeIII3MII2 (M = Ni, Co, Fe) Clusters: Synthesis, Structures, and Magnetic Properties”, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 8895-8901.

He-Rui Wen, Cai-Feng Wang, You Song, Song Gao, Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Cyano-Bridged Heterobimetallic Chains Based on [(Tp)Fe(CN)3] −”,  Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 8942-8949.

 He-Rui Wen, Cai-Feng Wang, Yi-Zhi Li,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, You Song*, and Xiao-Zeng You, “Chiral Molecule-Based Ferrimagnets with Helical Structures”, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 7032-7034.

He-Rui Wen, Cai-Feng Wang, Jing-Lin Zuo*, You Song*, Xi-Rui Zeng and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Cyano-Bridged Heterobimetallic Complexes Based on [Fe(bpca)(CN)3]-”, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 582-590.

 Cai-Feng Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Bart M. Bartlett, You Song, Jeffrey R. Long* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Symmetry-Based Magnetic Anisotropy in the Trigonal Bipyramidal Cluster [Tp2(Me3tacn)3Cu3Fe2(CN)6]4+”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 7162-7163.

He-Rui Wen, Cai-Feng Wang, You Song,  Jing-Lin Zuo* and Xiao-Zeng You*, “One-dimensional Azido-Bridged Chiral Metal Complexes with Ferromagnetic or Antiferromagnetic Interactions: Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Studies”, Inorg. Chem., 2005, 44, 9039-9045.

 He-Rui Wen,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Thomas A. Scott, Hong-Cai Zhou and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, structure and properties of mercury complexes with a new extended tetrathiafulvalene 4, 5-dithiolate ligand”, Polyhedron, 2005, 24, 671-677.

He-Rui Wen, Jing-Lin Zuo*, Wei Liu, You Song* and Xiao-Zeng You, “Syntheses, structure and properties of chiral copper(II) complexes with end-on azide bridge and chiral-bipyridine ligand”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2005, 358, 2565-2570.

 Shi Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Hong-Cai Zhou, You Song and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Two cyano-bridged heterotrinuclear complexes built from [(Tp)Fe(CN)3]− (Tp = hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate): synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties”,  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2005, 358, 2101–2106.

Sheng-Gui Liu, Wei Liu, Jing-Lin Zuo*, Yi-Zhi Li and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Synthesis, structure and luminescent properties of lanthanide (III) Polymeric Complexes Constructed by Citric Acid”,  Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2005, 8, 328–330.

 Sheng-Gui Liu,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Yue Wang, Yi-Zhi Li and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, crystal structure and electroluminescence of a new blue zinc complex based on 2, 6-bis(benzimidazolyl) pyridine”,  J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 2005, 66, 735–740.

Yong Ji,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Lixue Chen, Yun-Qi Tian, Yinglin Song, Yi-Zhi Li  and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, characterization and optical limiting effect of nickel complexes of multi-sulfur 1, 2-dithiolene”,  J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 2005, 66, 207–212.

 Shi Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Hong-Cai Zhou*, Hye Jin Choi, Yanxiong Ke, Jeffrey R. Long, and Xiao-Zeng You,* “[(Tp)8(H2O)6CuII6FeIII8(CN)24]4+: A Cyano-Bridged Face-Centered Cubic Cluster with Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 5940–5943.

Shi Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Hong-Cai Zhou, You Song, Song Gao and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Heterobimetallic complexes based on [(Tp)Fe(CN)3]–: syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties”,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2004, 3681–3687.

 Shi Wang,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Song Gao,  You Song, Hong-Cai Zhou, Yuan-Zhu Zhang and Xiao-Zeng You*, “The Observation of Superparamagnetic Behavior in Molecular Nanowires”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 8900–8901.

Fritz E. Kühn,  Jing-Lin Zuo, Fabrizia Fabrizi de Biani, Ana M. Santos, Yanmei Zhang, Jin Zhao, Angela Sandulache and Eberhardt Herdtweck, “4-Ethynylpyridine as bridging moiety in mixed Ru/Re complexes”,  New J. Chem., 2004, 28, 43-51.

 Jing-Lin Zuo, Hong-Cai Zhou, R. H. Holm, “Vanadium-Iron-Sulfur Clusters containing the cubane-type [VFe3S4] core unit: synthesis of a cluster with the topology of the PN-Cluster of nitrogenase”, Inorg. Chem., 2003, 42, 4624–4631.

Jing-Lin Zuo,  Wen-Fu Fu, K. K. Cheung and Chi-Ming Che, “Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Photoluminescent Properties of a Tetracarbonyl (naphthyridylcarbamoyl) rhenium(I) Complex and a Highly Emissive Tetracarbonyl (naphthyridylamido) rhenium(I) Complex”, ”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2003, 255–262.

 Jing-Lin Zuo, Fabrizia Fabrizi de Biani, Ana M. Santos, Klaus Köhler and Fritz E. Kühn, “4-Ethynylpyridine as bridging moiety in mixed Rh/Re complexe”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2003, 449–452.

Yugen Zhang, Jing-Lin Zuo, Hong-Cai Zhou, R. H. Holm, “Rearrangement of Symmetrical Dicubane Clusters into Topological Analogues of the P Cluster of Nitrogenase: Nature's Choice?”,  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 14292–14293.

 Jing-Lin Zuo, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Fabrizia Fabrizi de Biani, Ana M. Santos and Fritz E. Kühn, “Ruthenium(II) alkynyl-hydride and ruthenium(II) bis(s-pyridylacetylide) as ligands and linkers for metal-metal bonded complexes”, New J. Chem., 2002,  26, 889–894.

Jing-Lin Zuo, Eberhardt Herdtweck and Fritz E. Kühn, “Molecular rods containing ruthenium(II) alkynyl-hydride or bis (s-pyridylacetylide) and metal-metal bonding complexes”,  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 1244–1246.  

Jing-Lin Zuo, Xiao-Zeng You, “Chemical studies on the nonlinear optics of coordination compounds”, Chin. Sci. Bull., 2001, 46, 178.

Zhen Shen,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Song Gao, You Song, Chi-Ming Che, Hoong-Kun Fun and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Ferromagnetic ordering in a two-dimensional copper complex with dual end-to-end and end-on azide bridges”,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2000, 39, 3633–3635.

 Jun-Feng Bai,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Zhen Shen, Xiao-Zeng You*, Hoong-Kun Fun and K. Chinnakali, “A convenient route to synthesize the fully conjugated bimetallic complex, (Bu4N)2{tto[Ni(dmit)2]} (tto = tetrathiooxalate, C2S42-; dmit = 1,3-dithiole-2-thione- 4,5-dithiolate, C3S52-) and the crystal structure of a new crystal form”,  Inorg. Chem., 2000, 39, 1322-1324. 

Zhen Shen,  Jing-Lin Zuo*, Zhi Yu, Yong Zhang, Chi-Ming Che, Jun-Feng Bai, Hoong-Kun Fun, J. J. Vittal and Xiao-Zeng You*, “Crystal structures and magnetic properties of two alternating azide-bridged complexes [{M(dmbpy)(N3)2}n] (M=Mn or Cu; dmbpy=4,4’-dimethyl-2,2’-bipyridine)”,  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 3393-3397.

 Jing-Lin Zuo*,  Jun-Feng Bai, Zhen Shen, Xiao-Zeng You, H. K. Fun, K. Chinnakali and Chi-Ming Che, “A new self-assembled Copper (I) complexes of 2-thioxo-5H-1,3-dithiolo [4,5-b] [1,4] dithiepin-6 (7H)-one showing three-dimensional supramolecular networks”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1999, 292, 116-119.

Jing-Lin Zuo*,  Zhao-Hui Gu Jun-Feng Bai, Zhen Shen and Xiao-Zeng You, “Synthesis, characterization and physical properties of the bis(ethylene)-dithiotetrathiafulvalene radical salt of [PVMo11O40]4-”, Trans. Met. Chem., 1999, 24, 160-162.

 Jing-Lin Zuo*, H. K. Fun, K. Chinnakali, Xiao-Zeng You and Chi-Ming Che, “Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of a novel one-dimensional heterobimetallic polymer [{Co(dpa)(DMF)(m-SCN)3Ag}n] [dpa=bis (2-pyridyl) amine]]”,  New. J. Chem., 1998, 22, 923-926.

Jing-Lin Zuo,  Fei You, Xiao-Zeng You and H. K. Fun, “Syntheses and properties of the neutral nickel complexes of 1,2-dithiolates MEDT and PHDT, the crystal structure of [Ni(MEDT)2]”, Polyhedron, 1997, 16, 1465-1469.

 Jing-Lin Zuo,  Xiao-Zeng You, Tian-Ming Yao, H. K. Fun and B. C. Yip, “The syntheses, characterization and properties of the nickel complexes of multi-sulfur 1,2-dithiolene with strong near-IR absorption”, J. Mater. Chem., 1996, 6, 1633-1637.

Jing-Lin Zuo,  Tian-Ming Yao, Fei You, Xiao-Zeng You, H. K. Fun and K. Sivakumar, “Syntheses, properties and crystal structure of a series metal complexes of DMIT and DMISE ligand, Single ESR study of [NBu4]2[Cu/Ni(C3S4.4Se0.6)2]”, Polyhedron, 1996, 15, 3547-3557.

 Jing-Lin Zuo,  Ren-Gen Xiong. Xiao-Zeng You, and Xiao-Ying Huang, “X-ray crystal structure of Pt(bipy)(pddt)”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1995, 237,  177-180.

Jing-Lin Zuo,  Tian-Ming Yao, Xue-Xiang Xu, Xiao-Zeng You and and Xiao-Ying Huang, “Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of [DASPM][Ni(PDDT)2]”, Polyhedron, 1995,  14, 483-487.