2023年11月2日，应材料化学工程国家重点实验室邀请，美国波士顿学院张小祥教授（Peter Zhang）在弘毅楼三楼中庭报告厅，作了题为“Metalloradical Catalysis (MRC): General Approach for Homolytic Radical Reaction”的学术报告。报告由冯超教授主持，相关研究领域的师生参加了本次学术报告会。

报告上，张小祥教授向我们介绍基于金属-卟啉配合物的不对称“金属自由基催化”反应（MRC）。张小祥教授课题组设计并合成一系列手性金属-卟啉自由基催化剂并用于单电子转移催化的自由基反应，将金属自由基催化（MRC）应用于立体选择性的环化反应、C-H官能化反应、串联自由基反应等，并对其应用研究进行了详细报告。报告结束后，张小祥教授与在场师生就就报告中的难点进行了探讨交流。

附张小祥教授个人简介：

Peter Zhang's academic journey began with a Bachelor's degree from Anhui Normal University, China, under the mentorship of Prof. Huai-Zhu Ma. He then pursued a Master's degree at Beijing Normal University, China, studying under Prof. Bo-Li Liu, before advancing to the University of Pennsylvania for his doctoral study under the guidance of Prof. Bradford B. Wayland. His postdoctoral training was at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he worked alongside Prof. Stephen J. Lippard and later with Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald, significantly shaping his research interests. Currently, Peter Zhang holds the position of Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Boston College. He has been a member of various scientific panels and committees, including the Chemical Catalysis Panel of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the SBCA Study Section of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His contributions have earned him several accolades, including the Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, the NSF CAREER Award, and the ORAU Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Award, among others. At the heart of Peter Zhang's research lies the development and establishment of metalloradical catalysis (MRC). His work has focused on formulating and designing metalloradical-based catalysts to enable one-electron catalytic approaches for homolytic radical chemistry, with a strong emphasis on stereoselective radical cyclization reactions, C–H functionalization, and radical cascade processes.