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Datong Song is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto, located at the Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories on the St. George campus. His research focuses on transition metal compounds, catalytic systems, and biomimetic chemistry, aiming to design efficient synthetic catalysts inspired by natural metalloenzymes. Key areas include small molecule activation (N₂, O₂, CO₂), base metal catalysis, and metal-organic frameworks for sensing and gas adsorption.
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Research emphasizes cooperative effects in multi-component systems, studying factors like metal coordination environments and ligand effects to enhance catalytic performance. Recent publications include work on environmental catalysis and base metal systems. He advises a team of graduate and undergraduate students in the Song Research Group.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Song Research Group with facilities focusing on synthetic inorganic chemistry, catalysis, and materials characterization. Group members work on projects like lipid probes, ligand design, and iron/ru catalysis.
