Zhuoran Zhang

Time in the Lab

Fall 2013–Summer 2018

Education & Experience

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2019)

Thesis: A systematic study of acene derivatives: synthesis, crystal structures, optical and electrochemical characterizations 

B.S. Chemistry, Peking University (2014)

Advisor: Dahui Zhao

Douglas Group Publications

Synthesis and Characterization of Electron-Deficient Asymmetrically Substituted Diarylindenotetracenes. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 1828–1841. 

Negative Isotope Effect on Field‐Effect Hole Transport in Fully Substituted 13C‐Rubrene.  Adv. Electron. Mater. 2017, 3, 1700018.

Partial Fluorination as a Strategy for Crystal Engineering of Rubrene Derivatives. Cryst. Growth Des. 2017, 17, 643–658.

Synthesis, electrochemical properties, and crystal packing of perfluororubrene. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 8127–8130.